Some Familiar Accents!

Auntie Kate, Phil and Mackenzie

We had a nice long weekend this weekend as it was 4th of July here. Mackenzie and I didn't do much to celebrate the holiday as John was not here. It would have been nice to go see the fireworks like we normally do, but I didn't want to deal with all the traffic! Next year I guess.
We did however get a visit this week from my Auntie Kate (some of you also know her as Kathy) and her partner Phil which was great! Not only did we get to catch up with some family, but it was great to hear some Aussie accents. They really have the life at the moment. They have retired and for almost two and a half years now they have been traveling the world. They have been all over the place. Some countries I can remember them telling me are India, Vietnam, China, Germany and Croatia just to name a few. Then they have traveled through a lot of South America, the last country being Mexico before they stopped in to visit us on their way to Canada. As I write this they are currently driving up to Canada. Anyway it was great to see them. Mackenzie warmed up to both of them really quick, which I was surprised about. It has left me believing that it was their Aussie accents. It's my theory that she relaxed a little quicker with them because they sounded like me. We got to see them for two days where we would go visit them after work and have dinner.

Auntie Kate, Mackenzie and me.

Work has been fine and a little quiet at the moment. I'm thinking that with the holiday people decided to take some extra time off. This has meant that Mackenzie and I have gotten to go home early a few times which has been nice. This week is looking to be much of the same. On Friday we had a red, white and blue dress up day at school so here is a pick of Mackenzie dressed up the event. She added the sun glasses herself which have become her favorite accessory at the moment!!

Too cool for school!

John is doing good and I believe left Hawaii today. I have to admit I was a little peeved that I didn't know how long he was going to be there for. With the numbers being low at school it would have been a perfect time for a trip and Mackenzie and I could have spent more time with him. Now we are just counting down the days until he comes back home.
Mackenzie is doing great and is as active as ever!! She is becoming very opinionated and it seems has more words by the minute! She is becoming very good at verbalizing what it is she wants which can be a good and bad thing at times. Her new favorite things to do at the moment is to scream at the top of her lungs when she is super excited and to giggle when she knows she's being naughty. She's going to have changed a lot for John by the time he gets back.
As for me I'm doing fine. I feel like I'm forever tired, but apart from that it's still hard to believe that I'm actually pregnant as I have no other symptoms. I am finding though this time I seem to be having more pelvic pains than I did with Mackenzie...I hope that doesn't mean trouble down the road. My next appointment is July 29 so I'll be sure to ask about it then.

Enjoying a Popsicle/Icy pole after school!


This is evidence of the super excited screaming!


Checking out the birds at the zoo

On Sunday we went to the zoo to get out of the house for a little while. Mackenzie had a great time there. She wanted to walk around a lot and she loved watching the elephants, meerkats and monkeys just to name a few! I got her her very own meerkat so now he is added to the list of things to take when we go out...she always has to have a toy with her in the car now!
So a short week at work and not a lot planned for us. This weekend we really need to tidy up the house a little so I don't plan to do much...hope you have a great week!

Watching the monkeys!