Dear God, Let my mommy calm down!

Things have been a little stressful in the Mercer household the past few weeks. I've been going through my thyroid symptoms all over again, and it's taking its toll on me physically and emotionally. This morning was particularly stressful, as Mikayla missed the potty, and we had to change her clothes, which made us late out of the door. As we were in the car headed to school, Mikayla was once again asking me a million questions, and wanting me to do a million things for her all at once. I told her she needed to calm down and be patient. Then she says, "Dear God, please let my mommy calm down." That was all I needed to take away the stress and put a smile on my face!

Mikayla also had a dentist appointment today. It's her second one, and she was actually looking forward to it. She enjoyed it the first time, and didn't have to face the dreaded drill (like so many have to), so she gets excited about the dentist. When I picked her up from day care today, I told her to come on, we were headed to the dentist, and her face lit up as she said, "Oh Mommy! I was dreaming about this all day long!" True to form, she was perfectly wonderful during the appointment. She smiled, and talked to the dental hygienist the entire time. Every time someone complimented her, she would reply with the sweetest, "Thank you."

I fall more in love with my Macey-bear every day. She is literally the sweetest little girl I have ever been around. She gives hugs all the time, and just wants to be with everyone. She wants to sit in Adam or my lap, or sit with one of us all the time. She laughs and smiles at us all the time. She's starting to talk a little bit more, but at this point, I don't think she sees much of a need to talk, as her sister does most of the talking for her.

Macey love hugging everything, and she loves shoes! She carries her shoes around, and wants me to put her shoes on her. As soon as they are on, she takes them off, then wants me to put them back on her. It's constant. It's cute, and I'll play along for a little bit.


For Halloween, Mikayla was Strawberry Shortcake, and Macey was a watermelon. They were pretty cute together. Mikayla loved being Strawberry Shortcake, and she got a lot of compliments on her costume. Some people even told her that they thought she was the real Strawberry Shortcake. She thought that was pretty neat! Macey was about the cutest thing in the world, too. She full understood this year about getting candy. You could NOT take away her bucket. She knew it was hers, and she knew what was in it.



Last Tuesday, the 25th, we went to Gateway's Fall Festival. This is our fourth year to go, and it has grown exponentially every year. It was at the new Southlake campus this year, and the girls enjoyed the games and candy. On Saturday night, we went to a Trunk-or-Treat at a Methodist church in town, and then Sunday night, we went to Lake Country's Fallapalooza. I was impressed with the Fallapalooza. It reminded me of when I was younger, and we had the "Jubilee Jamboree" at Lake Country. There were rides and games, and even a pony ride! It was Mikayla's first time on a horse, and she wasn't scared! Monday night, which was actually Halloween, we went to First Baptist Justin's "Trunk-or-Treat," then we came home and went door-to-door to trick-or-treat. Mikayla had it down, and wasn't scared to ring doorbells. Macey trotted right along with her up to the doors, but Macey was so tired, she had to ride in the stroller most of the night.

There was one house in particular that had a lot of Halloween decorations. The owners were in the driveway in costume with a chainsaw, and the garage door was open, with a strobe light and fog machine. Mikayla wanted to go up to house, but Adam and I told her it was too scary for her. She insisted that she wasn't scared, and that she wanted to get candy from that house. She started to walk up the driveway, and just as she reached the candy bowl, the guy with the chainsaw ripped the cord. "VVVRROOOOOOMMM!" screamed the chainsaw, as children and teens yelped and shrieked in excitement, but Mikayla was not excited. She turned around and was terrified. I ran up to her to comfort her, but the chainsaw scared her badly. She started to cry, so I scooped her up, and tried to calm her down. When I set her down, I bent at the knees to make myself her same height. I was telling her it would be okay, and I could feel her little heart pumping so hard. The thought of getting more candy in her bucket soon took her mind off the chainsaw, but I know I will have to spend an entire year hearing about "that boy with the chainsaw who scared me."