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Go Fish!!

Reagan is now 21months and counting and I have never come across a child who is so busy and into everything as she is! Mackenzie will be quietly wayching one of her stories and Reagan will either pull her hair, or change the channel or whatever just to irritate Mackenzie. Last week she somehow managed to get the fish out of its bowl, when her daddy came to see what she was doing, she went on and on about the fishy and he realised it wasn't in its bowl! Needless to say, he yelled for me and we found it under the wash basket. I popped it back in its bowl and its till alive! I must add though that the fish bowl is on the bookshelf which is attached to the wall above the changeing table! So word of advice, keep all pets out of sight, not just out of reach!!

Last weekend we were lucky enough to have the family under one roof again! Mackenzie couldn't wait to see Uncle Iain and I could hardly tear the kids away for bedtime, especially when Uncle Iain is sitting right in front of the fire and he has a lap that easily accomodates two little girls!
There is an old saying that a picture is worth a thousand words, so take as many pictures of your kids as you can because one day they will look back on those pictures and each one will tell a story as each one has captured a moment in time...

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