Nick names and defending cousins

We were at my mom's last night as she had brought both Mac and Jake home from school.
First there was the story that Nana and Papa witnessed Mackenzie "defending" Jake's honor.
Apparently, Bryce had taken a toy from Jake and Mac told him "No, Jacob was playing with that, Bryce. You give that back to Jacob." Then some pulling and shoving ensued that got Bryce put into a timeout while Jake when off looking for a replacement toy.

Then I overhear a conversation between katy and Mackenzie.
K: Mackenzie, I don't have a nick name, you should help me get one.
M: yeah.
K: Do you know what a nick name is?
M: (silence)
K: What is your nick name?
M: Mackenzie Bella Lewis
K: No, that's your full name, what's your nick name?
M: (silence) heh
K: what do we sometimes call you?
M: (silence)
tt: Do we sometimes call you MacMac?
K: do we sometimes call you Mac?
M: My mommy sometimes calls me Mac Attack.
K: YES!!! THAT'S YOUR NICK NAME... What is Cameron's nickname?
M: Cameron Philicity Lewis
K: That's her full name. But what do we sometimes call her?
M: (silence)
K: Is it Cam?
tt: or do we call her CamCam?
M: Or we call her Cam-a-licious.
tt and K: YES!!!
K: Yes, everyone has a nickname. tt's name is tracy, but we call her tt. Nana's name is nancy, but we call her Nana. Papa's name is Brian, but we call him Papa. But I don't have a nick name. What's my nick name? Will you give me one?
M: You're name is KT, Katy... Don't you know your name?

(true cuteness)

Cold feet and chapstick

Sunday, we went to the mall. Three cousins and three mommies.
Then we went to TT, Kt, and Jacob's house for some homemade soup.

Mac is really cute, requesting things in extremely polite full sentences:
"TT, can you please get me more soup to eat?" And then later:
"Thank you for getting me that soup, TT."

She has a cracked lower lip and asked me,
"TT, can you please get some chopstick for me?" After a few minutes, I realized she meant chapstick and I was so enamored that I gave her the brand new tube out of my own pocket...

"Thank you for giving me that chopstick, TT," she said after the 6th or 7th re-application in less than fifteen minutes.

After dinner when we were playing, Mac peeled into hysterics when Jake was "flooping" on my belly. Then she started to take her shoes and socks off saying, "My feet are so cold." I wasn't really paying attention and I realized after that she kept repeating it, "My feet are soooooo cold..."
Next think I know, I feel two, small, completely toasty-warm feet up my shirt onto my back,
"Oh, TT, my feet are so cold, you warm them up..." And then giggles- she cracks herself up.

And yeah, she cracked me up too.

Hugs at drop off

Yesterday, when I dropped Jake off at day care, Mac saw me and started crying out,
"TT, WILL YOU PLEASE COME OVER AND GIVE ME A HUG?"

It was not a begging scream, but the sweetest request you can imagine.

When I brought her cousin over, Mac hugged and kissed him and then turned her attention toward me, (hugging) "TT. oh, TT." (laughing, giggling, hugging)

I dropped Jake off in the one year old room and went back for some more of that sweetness.

Update on the rugs

writing quickly on my way to the airport

Funny Mac Story:
Going to be is much better these days but she still plays games some night. One recent evening I hear from the bedroom
"Mackenzie you need to go to bed"
"why"
"Because I need to go to bed"
"Then go"
"I can't go until you are in bed"
"Oh"

Mac is really cute with Cam trying to motivate her to do things and telling her good girl all the time and also talking slower to her and in her face and asking her to repeat. I hear all my words coming back through her...even the DO NOT DO THAT words as well.

Cameron took one step (I think) yesterday.
She has a vocab - can you bleieve it - and understands what you are telling her like.

Give that to mommy...
Take your binkie out and give me a kiss...(open mouth of course)
She says "owl, moo (when she sees the cow), dada (which is so clear she means it), mama, papa, oh (for ut-oh), uuup (up), dow (down). It is impressive!!!

Love you girls!