13dec2011 - happy birthday

holy cow...can't believe it's been a whole year! mackenzie and papa both came down with a little cold yesterday, but we're all very happy!

here are a few photos and several videos since bubie, shatzie, grandma and grandpa want to "be with her" today.  we're planning to pick her up a little early and have dinner together.  i'm making pumpkin bread (cupcake format for mackenzie) with a candle and mackenzie will open the gifts and cards she got in the mail.

mackenzie and i went to weight watchers before swimming on saturday, she was fascinated with my wallet and just kept flipping through it for about 10 minutes.  it was geat to get to a meeting (we've had a hard time getting there recently) and mackenzie was SUPER into her swim lesson on saturday!

mackenzie just loves her little cozy...here she is reading about the curious caterpillar.
http://youtu.be/WxKl_g_YmDw

papa picked up mackenzie's first pair of shoes on sunday and here is mackenzie practicing, she's a little wobblier with shoes than she is with her bare feet...but she's still adorable and wants to walk, walk, walk (with our fingers)...until she wants to get somewhere in a hurry, then she drops back to all fours.

http://youtu.be/huWjwKU1a5A

here are mackenzie and brody after our monday afternoon run...poor mackenzie has not been sleeping enough lately.

i'll e-mail you a link to a video papa got of mackenzie's awesome practice at standing up on her own but don't want to post since she's in her birthday suit!

and here are a couple of videos from yesterday at home with me...again practicing with shoes and even more progress at standing up (and then getting mad at the toy that bonked her nose).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-54KyMWHWCY
http://youtu.be/1nHHLYkPXF4

we'll post a birthday photo tomorrow, then we'll probably not post until we get back from california!  happy holidays!