We have been busy!

Many of you know that I do not bake. This is the extent of my skills. Last Thursday on my day off, I took pity on Mackenzie. She found my Christmas cookie cutouts in the Christmas boxes, and begged for 2 days to make cookies. Ten minutes, many bites of dough, and only 8 cookies cut out, she lost interest. They tasted great. And after all the taste-testing between me and Mackenzie, only a little of the dough was left to throw out!

Sampling the finished product.

The first cup of white milk Mackenzie has had in 2 years!!!

Jon took this one while I was in the shower. Apparently it was "Dress up like Mommy" time.

We went to Asheville over the weekend to visit my grandmother in the hospital. It was the first time Mackenzie slept in a real bed at a hotel. Our last hotel stay was Labor Day 2007. She did great, no problem at all. Of course, she had to wind down first! Regrettably, I forgot to take any pics of Mackenzie with 'Bama 'Ceil. Also, we were going to try to fit in the Biltmore, but with my lack of time management skills, it didn't work out.

When we got back in town from Asheville Sunday night, we stopped by the mall to see Santa. Mackenzie told us she was going to stand next to him, but when he held his hands out, she let him pick her up. Mackenzie stayed true to her word, and told Santa she wanted "Handy Manny toys, a Barbie, and a Care Bear".

After visiting Santa, we drove by the Lights of Life. Several times. Mackenzie has enjoyed the lights and decorations so much this year. In fact, she's our designated Christmas tree light-turner-on. She takes her job very seriously.

CHIROPRACTIC!
Ho!Ho!Ho!

We took this video one night this week after dinner. Suddenly, Mackenzie began to sing a song from "Finding Nemo" that Marlin and Dory sing. She hasn't watched Nemo in ages!!!! Anyway, it's cute. If you can't understand her, it's "No eating here, tonight, WHOO, no eating here tonight, WHOO, no eating here tonight, you're on a diet!" She was so funny! (Sorry for the sideways video!)