Train ride!

Can it get any better than a little boy's first train ride? It can when you get to ride with not only Mama C and Pop but also Auntie Birdoo and Olivia on the way Imaginon! Wow, what a fun trip!

Waiting at the train station. Holy cow, there are two of them!






What a happy boy!



Playing outside of Imaginon.









Olivia and Mack were so cute together at the library. We were so proud that Mack took this opportunity to charm Miss Olivia.












Two train rides in one day?! On the way home.






Thanks Mama C and Pop!

A Golden Evening

I left work a little early today to assume mommy duty while Richard went to get beat up by a massage therapist (seriously, he has bruises and scrapes). Mack and I went to Gold Park while we waited for him to get done. It was a super fun night.

Here's us down by the "way wuh" (water) under the "da daks" (train tracks) throwing "ock" (rocks) at the "diss" (fish).






What do you hear Mack? "Abba!" ("airplane"...not the '70's band)



This is funniest thing and we have no idea where he got it from. When Mack sees or wants something small, he says "mahw"...in a tiny voice while pinching his nose. Ha ha!



And then, surprise! We ran into Mack's friend Ella. Yay! Time to climb!



When Richard got to the park, Ella said "Mackey, go see your daddy!!!!!" What a fun Thursday night. :-)


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Missing My Boys!

Richard and Mack have been on a trip to the beach with the Armstrong side of the family since Saturday morning. I miss them so much! I've never spent more than one night away from Mackey and have decided it is not good to do so! It's been nice to have some "me time." As an introvert, I really need my downtime now & then to recharge my batteries and regain my sanity. But I am now running low on snuggles and kisses! My guys should be home tomorrow...thank goodness!

Here a pic of the little man enjoying some nakey time that Richard texted me from the beach:







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Auntie's last night in Efland

Elizabeth is moving out to live with younger, cooler people in civilization. So we threw an Efland mini-neighborhood "send off" on her last country night. To say "bah bah" Mackey enjoyed a cup of homemade pudding with "Yiszh":



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A boy on his throne

(To add to the mandatory collection of pictures intended to cause scenes of mortification & embarassment during Mack's teenage years.)

We got Mack a potty a few weeks ago. He was pretty thrilled about it and enjoys taking it apart and carrying it around the house (see below). His Pooh Bear has had more time on the seat than Mack I think. But last night, before tubby time, we plopped Mack down on it...and he pee peed in the potty! So far, this was a solo occurence but we have high hopes for things to come. Yay Mackey!