she stands…

Only stands.  It seems that the fleeting moment of walking was just that.  Fleeting!  Maybe she’s saving herself.  Maybe she walks everywhere behind my back.  Maybe she is just being stubborn.  Maybe she is just NOT ready.  Who knows.  I don’t even think SHE knows!  But hey – that’s how we roll around here.  in a state of unknow!  Since her ‘walking’ a few days ago – Murph has since learnt how to bum shuffle.  Now she bum shuffles everywhere when she wants to take something with her – usually an item of food.  Have YOU tried crawling with a banana in your hand – not a good look.  She CAN stand though.  Look up there.  PROOF!  Only on her own terms.  She stands and smiles and giggles.  We all give a raucous cheer and she sits!  It’s a fabulous game.

She’s one cool kid.

Mackenzie had to make her first MAJOR decision today.  She is going on an excursion with Kinder – on the double-decker bus.  On a picnic.  She had a choice – she could take any one or more of Daddy, Murphy and myself.  A few days ago it was emphatically Daddy.  Then Madison (not an option!).  Then back to Daddy.  Finally the Murph and I got a look in this morning.  her teacher and I let her know that she needed to decide by the end of the Kinder session today.  I really wanted her to make the choice.  yes – I would LOVE to come along – but I also wanted her to be able to choose and have special Daddy-time.  In the end – Daddy was the winner.  Yay for Mackenzie.  yay for Daddy – and super yay for the double decker bus! We told Daddy today – and he is VERY excited!  Maybe I could squish in at the back?

I have omitted to tell Daddy that he is on sausage sizzle duty on Saturday morning at bunnings for the Kinder fundraiser.  *:30am – 10:30am.  Surely he’ll enjoy it.  Possibly even eat more than he sells.  Who knows!  Good luck to him!

On that note – here’s a little munchkin that I ‘did’ the other day!