Not Much to Catch Up On

Showing off her art shirt

Sorry it's been a while since I caught you all up on our lives here in San Diego! Last weekend we had a lot on, so I never really found the time to write. Also Mackenzie has been struggling with a upper respiratory infection for a little over a week which has meant constant gunk coming out of her eyes so she hasn't looked picture perfect as you can imagine!
This weekend we are taking it easy. I really have a lot to do around the house before John gets home and it's meant to be a rainy weekend anyway, so they are always best spent at home. As I mentioned above Mackenzie has been a little sick. The whole time it never affected her and we continued to go to school, she just looked terrible because her eyes wouldn't stop producing gunk. We have also had pink eye/conjunctivitis going around the school which she never got, but I'm sure a few people thought she had it. On Tuesday though when her little boyfriend called out with pink eye I took her to the doctor just to make sure and I was right! Her eyes are beginning to clear up great now so I'm hoping she's over it!

This was how she wanted to take her pics today!

She's been doing great a school and amazes me at what she is learning and doing. I'm actually beginning to see a more mischievous side in her because sometimes when she knows she has done the wrong thing she will lean in for a kiss or when she knows she's up to no good and I'm telling her no and trying to take something away from her she starts to giggle! It's very hard to stay serious when she does either of these!
We also had her 15 month check-up this week and she's doing great! We had yet another different doctor which is the frustrating part of having her with the Navy hospital. This guy I was not impressed with. He was nice enough and answered all my questions, but he spent more time tapping away on the computer than he did looking at Mackenzie, he didn't even ask about her eczema, I had to mention it and he yawned through most of the consultation! I won't be asking for him the next time I go! I have her measurements written down somewhere, but I can't remember them off the top of my head.

Me and my girl

So last weekend was a busy one for us. On Saturday we had my friend Sasha's little boys birthday party and on Sunday we went to my friend Brittny's for a little get together. Nathan's party was held at this place called Pump it Up and it's basically this huge room with big jumpers/jumping castles in it. When I got there I was a little worried because everyone was going crazy! The adults were jumping around like kids and I was scared Mackenzie was going to get hurt. Mackenzie on the other hand did not care at all and if I had of let her go into the jumpers she would have gone! She had a good time walking around, playing with some balls and jumping on the exit parts of the jumpers and trying to climb in. I only got one photo of her there as my stupid camera got a flat battery and I forgot to pack my second one! (fingers crossed I get a new camera for my birthday!!) Mackenzie also had her first piece of chocolate cake there and loved it! She has a sweet tooth just like her Mummy!

Getting ready for lunch

On Sunday we were at Brittny's. She is starting to sell some stamping and craft supplies so she had a little get together to show off her supplies. They are real nice products and I'm always one to support my friends. I am actually very interested in making my own cards as I spend so much on them buying them! We made a really cute birthday card and a gift box which I didn't really make because Mackenzie did not want to co-operate. It was a real nice afternoon to be around friends and actually do something adult related! I don't have a whole lot of time these days to do what I want to do so it was nice to get crafty again. If anyone is interested in looking at Brittny's website the address is: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/brittnysmith/


Doing what she does best!

John is doing good and the ship has actually started to head home! I still have no idea where he is or when he will be coming home which is frustrating beyond belief!! I'm hoping they make a port call real soon so I can actually get a date. I especially want to be able to make sure I get the time off from work to go pick him up. I should just be happy that he's on his way home right?


At Nathan's party

This week and a bit has been a little depressing in San Diego. Some people within the US might have heard, but for those of you overseas last Thursday a seventeen year old girl went for a jog in a park and disappeared. Her name was Chelsea and she was an avid runner and went to Dakota's high school. On Sunday they arrested a registered sex offender in relation to the case and another attempted attack in the area last Decemeber, then on Tuesday they found her body in a shallow grave close to a lake in the park. The whole case has stirred a lot of emotion here. People are upset that this guy was out on the streets, especially when the courts were told his chances of re-offending were very high and I think people in general are upset that they can't keep their children safe. I know personally the whole thing has upset me, especially being the Mum of a little girl. I can't even imagine what her last moments of life were like and it makes me want to never let Mackenzie out of my sight.
On Thursday I received a message from Dakota's Mom saying that Dakota actually knew Chelsea because they were on the Cross Country running team together. As you can imagine Dakota is very upset by all this. Her Mom told me that they volunteered at the search effort over the weekend and went to the candle light vigil that was held on Tuesday. I spoke to Dakota last night and she told me that she's glad that they got the guy and that things at school are slowly getting back to normal. I hope that the lesson Dakota gets from this is that she should always be aware of her personal surrounds, that bad things can happen to anybody and that she should never go out running alone. Make sure you pass these lessons on to your kids too!