Pumpkin Patch

A beat up Mackenzie on the tractor ride at the pumpkin patch.

Hard to believe that I'm writing another entry so soon after the last one! I think I mentioned last time about Mackenzie's strange sleeping habits, but in case I didn't she has started doing this sitting up thing where she sits up and crawls about while half asleep. Well last night she did it and managed to crawl off the bed without waking me up. I was awoken to a thud and a scream! I checked her out as best I could, but all she wanted to do was have a drink and go back to sleep. I basically slept with one eye open the rest of the night and when we woke up today I noticed the two grazes on her poor little nose! So as I write she is much to her disgust asleep in her own bed. I don't know how long it's going to last or what kind of sleep I'm going to get tonight, but I have no choice...it's for her own safety! Wish me luck people that this is a quick and painless transition for the both of us!

Amongst the pumpkins!

Today we went to the pumpkin patch with my friend Marjolien and her two children Tim and Sanne. I met Marjolien at my old job when I looked after Timmy. She is from Holland so we would both discuss our immigration woes and what life is like being foreign and living here. I glad to say that we have kept in touch and that I have a friend to go out with. Today we met up at a pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkins for Halloween. Both of us are new to this, but I've been waiting for this to get pics of Mackenzie amongst the pumpkins! Unfortunately her face was messed up from her midnight fall and she seems to have a bit of a head cold so she looks pretty miserable and had no idea what was going on. I picked her out a pumpkin though (which I'm not going to crave...I think I'll let her paint on it) and will get some photos of her playing with it in the next day or so.

Sitting amongst some pumpkins with her friends Tim and Sanne (that Marjolien making sure she doesn't fall off the truck!)

We had a nice short week this week as we had a holiday on Monday. Mackenzie did good and on one day didn't even cry when I dropped her off. Part of me was happy that she's feeling safe and secure and confident enough to be left, but the other part of me could have cried because my little girl is fine without me. This week I also got an opportunity to watch her play! She does have a lot of fun and I love that I'm right next door and can see her whenever I want. I know I tell parents of the cute and funny things their children do during the day, but being able to see it is so much better!
John is doing good and we have gotten to talk with him a couple of times this week. Mackenzie listens to him intently on the phone when he speaks to her and smiles, so I think she still remembers his voice. The other day I had to laugh because she was listening a smiling for a good minute or two the other night and then the news came on and she threw the phone aside to watch. I think she likes the graphics, but she loves the news (the weather in particular) on one of the local channels here. Whenever it comes on she stops what she's doing to watch. I think her Granddad Ian would be impressed by that because I can always remembering him complaining that we never made noise until the news came on and Mackenzie is the opposite...she loves to watch the news!

My little pumpkin amongst the pumpkins!!