No McKenzie This Summer

McKenzie is going to school for three months. Tonight McKenzie came over to say good-bye to us.

For a few days we have all been reading Nick a picture schedule. McKenzie read the schedule to Nick to remind him about his summer.

The schedule says McKenzie will go on an airplane to school in China. McKenzie will sleep at school for July, August and September.

Ms. Schneider from Nick's class will take care of Nick in July, August and September.

In October, McKenzie will come home.

Daddy and Nick made this picture card for McKenzie to take with her. It has a map with an arrow pointing to Long Beach!

McKenzie told mommy "I will Read About Nick so I can see all the pictures and stories that happen while I am away."

Happy Birthday McKenzie

Yesterday was McKenzie's Birthday. In the morning we left McKenzie flowers with a Birthday card made by Nick. When mommy came home from work the three of us went to have dinner at The Outback Steakhouse. McKenzie and Nick go there all the time to eat dinner, but this was the first time that mommy went along too. At first Nick was mopey, he wanted to go to Michael's. But then the food arrived and Nick ate his coconut shrimp and broccoli. Mommy was very impressed that Nick ate these new foods and that Nick was good in the restaurant.

Then mommy and Nick went to Waldbaums and Nick picked out cupcakes and candles. We went home and Nick sang the Happy Birthday song.

When the song was done Nick started to blow out the candles himself but mommy said, "wait, let McKenzie blow out the candles!" She got in there just in time or Nick would have blown out the candles by himself!

Happy Birthday McKenzie

This is McKenzie, she takes care of Nick.

She comes to our house in the morning and makes Nick pancakes for breakfast. And then she packs his lunch, and makes sure his clothers look handsome for school.

In the afternoon she meets the schoolbus and she takes care of Nick. Sometimes they play computer games, or play in the yard, or do homework or jobs around the house. Every week McKenzie takes Nick to Gino's to eat pizza dinner.

Last week was McKenzie's birthday. Mommy and Nick made a card and a present. Nick painted a picture frame and put flower stickers on top. We also went to the store and picked out a rainbow cake with a butterfly.

Nick did a good job carrying the cake and singing happy birthday, but he started to blow out the candles before he got to the table, so mommy had to light them again

Nick sang Happy Birthday again and then Nick and McKenzie blew out the candles together, although Nick did most of the work.

Mommy said, "Hey, I want to take a picture." But Nick kept making sad, or serious, faces. He did not want to smile on any of the pictures . McKenzie said, "That's okay, I see Nick smile all the time."

So mommy turned off the camera and or course, Nick was smiling and laughing right away!

That's our Nickster!