Coolest Costume Ever - Halloween 2009

Kayla Parry as Mary Poppins

We were luckily enough to see the Broadway play of Mary Poppins for Mackynzie's 16th birthday. From that point on, Kayla decided she wanted to be Mary Poppin's for Halloween. She had purchased the Mary Poppin's umbrella at the show and she figured all we had to do was plan out the rest of the costume, no biggie right? I called Jan Strickland in my ward and asked if she was up to the task of sewing a costume. She agreed and I was off to pick out all of the needed supplies.

I had not sown anything for years, so I was a bit nervous about grabbing everything I would need. In the store I met a wonderful lady that assisted me with all the needed details of the costume. Jan did a beautiful job on the costume and I have to say, I did a great job picking out the material and colors. Kayla looked darling.

Mack's Homecoming Answer!!

HOMECOMING 2009 - YES!!!
Chris Wong asked Mackynzie in class with a balloon filled with confetti and a poem inside. Her teacher had her stand up and read the poem in front of the class. Chris is an excellent writer and had worked hard on this one just for her. He is getting some of his poems published, so she felt pretty special that one was just for her.

CHRIS WONG'S POEM:
I would fill up balloons until they blocked out the sun
If I could just see you smile from having some fun
I would bring you bouquets and bouquets of fresh flowers
If I could just be with you for a couple of hours
I would sing to you songs until I ran out of air
If I could just hear you laugh without a worry or care
I'm sorry I don't have a billion balloons
Or flowers or the talent to carry some tunes
What I do have for you is a question, you see...
Mackynzie Parry will you go to homecoming with me?

Sean and I were in Berlin when she answered him. She was going to just tell him yes, but we told her she needed to think of a fun way to answer him. She made him ask her in a fun way - it is only fair to return the favor. She was trying to get to his house to decorate his room, but the easier solution was decorating the car. It turned out great. She decorated it while he was at football. He was excited to see it after practice one day. They should have a lot of fun together.

Mack and her friends Zack and Trevin blowing up balloons....

The finished product!