Self-Love

Dear Mackenzie,

You are drawing in your room right now and I just heard you say, "I like myself." And you should, because you are amazing!

Love,

Mom

Little Seamstress

Dear Mackenzie,

You had one of your dresses laid out flat on top of your doll's hot cocoa stand. I asked you why you put it like that and you told me that it was your "sewer" and that you were fixing the dress (sewer = sewing machine). I asked you how you know what a sewing machine is and you said it was from when we watched Cruella (the live-action one, where she is a fashion designer). So cute! I said, "Mackenzie, you are so creative!" You replied, "I have a good imagination!" Haha, yes, you do!

Love,

Mom

Pain Reliever

Dear Mackenzie,

You called your Bluey advent calendar an "Advil calendar" and now our family will only refer to advent calendars as that forevermore.

Love,

Mom

Boss Lady

Dear Mackenzie,

I heard you talking in your room last night and when I peeked in, you were sitting on your desk chair and addressing the stuffies on the floor. I asked you what you were doing and you said, "I'm telling the people what to do. I'm the boss." Yeah you are! And you are definitely a boss when it comes to figuring out letter sounds and how words are spelled. Yesterday, I gave you short words like "car" and "jam" and asked you how to spell them. You carefully sounded out each word and spelled them all correctly. So smart! When I praised you for your excellent spelling, you said proudly, "I found the solution! S-uh-loo . . . how do you spell 'solution'?" It's a trickier word, but you'll learn that one soon!

Love,

Mom