Today's photo shoot...

I am such a happy smiley baby:) 

Her flirty, devilish look

Such a big girl

Serious

Silly

Inquisitive

Active

Innocent

Pretty girl







Makenna 6.27.10



Makenna 1.7.11

Ha!  I couldn't resist!!  

Snowflake kids

Some fun pics from our playdate with the triplets on Tuesday.  It's so hard to believe that just a year and a half ago, these babies were all frozen!  Love it, love it, love it!!! 

Adelyn, Makenna, Ellie & Quincy

Adeyln, Makenna, Ellie

Love how they are linking arms together:) 

Funny how Adelyn and Ellie are total mirror images in this one. 

Thanks for having us over, Rachey!  We had so much fun and hope to see you again soon!  We need to pack in as much QT with you as we can before you move away....

7 months already!

Happy birthday baby girl!  I can't believe you are already 7 months old!  You are SO much fun and have such a cute little personality!  Here are our token monthly shots with Mr Monkey - you are starting to tower over him!

Such a happy baby

Smiling for daddy and getting ready to put her fingers to her lips to make funny noises

So sweet

Love these little jam jamms on her - the tutu is too too cute!

 I couldn't resist one more Badger pic from yesterday - its too bad they lost because I was getting all excited to take some fun Rose Bowl Champs pictures with daddy.  Nevertheless - she's rockin' this cheerleader outfit.  And seriously, just look at those killer eyes! 

So, what are you up to this month? 

-You are still quite the healthy eater... never passing up a meal

-You have FINALLY rolled over!!  It took quite a bit of coaxing.  On Christmas day, daddy held a blueberry muffin in front of you, thinking food might make you roll.  No such luck.  A few days later, you were playing with your new toy purse from Miss Elizabeth and I put the play dollar bill next to you - sure enough, that did the trick.  I think I'm gonna make you a shirt that says "will roll for money". 

-You are a little chatterbox!  You started out with mama, but unfortunately you would mostly just say it when you were whining... maaaa maaaa.  You moved on to dada a few weeks ago and recently you've started with the baba (although it ususally sounds more like bob), nana and lala.  You are on a big O kick this week.  You look so darn cute when you do it, too.  And a few days ago you started blowing while you say the letter O, so it looks like you are trying to whistle.  Too stinkin' cute! 

-You sit up great and have been for about a month now.

-You LOVE your exersaucer - you jump up and down in it and smile and squeal away.

-PT is going very well.  You are back down to just once a week and we've seen alot of progress in the last 2 months.

-You are most definitely, without a doubt, a daddy's girl.  Even just tonight I was trying to take your pictures and you were looking everywhere but at me.  Daddy walks in the room and you stare right at him with big smiles.  He is the best at rocking you to sleep, too - he has the magic touch

-You are a very curious girl and are into just about everything you can get your hands on (and your mouth on).

Happy birthday, Makenna Lee!

Rose Bowl ready!

Hogging my grocery cart:)

Happy New Year!

Thanks, Papa for the idea!  Here's the best of 50+ shots trying to get her to smile.  Oh well....

And Happy 92nd birthday Cookie Beek!!!! 

Here I am practicing my O's with my funny cousin Drew

And finally...... this year's ornament.  Every year since the year Brad and I met (2001), we buy an ornament and put our names on it, the year and the big happenings of that year.  Our first year just has our names and 2001 - looking back, I chuckle at that one because we had only been dating 7 months, but I guess somehow we knew it would be the first of many ornaments to come.  There was "we're engaged" in 2002, "our first Christmas" in 2003, "Bugsey's first Christmas" in 2004, "Aloha" in 2005 after we spent Thanksgiving in Hawaii.  2006 was painfully blank - our second year into our infertility struggle and a tough ornament to hang that year.  2007 we went back to Hawaii to "get away" from our infertility struggles so that year has "Mele Kalikimaka" on it.  2008 we were matched with our first Snowflake family shortly after Thanksgiving so it says "Let it Snow" on it.  2009 says "We're Pregnant" and "It's a Girl!" and now at last, here is 2010's!!  I packed up our tree tonight and cried as I got ready to decorate this year's ornament thinking back at all the heartache we went through to get to this point.  What a blessing Makenna is and if I had to do it all over again, I would because I wouldn't want any other baby in my arms.  I love you, baby girl!!!  Happy New Year! 

And here are 2 super cute ornaments we received from Auntie Sharon:) 

My sweetie with my sweetie

Daddys little girl

Serious bed head:).

And now, I seem to think its playtime, not sleepy time!

Piggie Remnants......

Quite the look.....

Christmas Fun

Love the funny faces this girl makes...

Uh oh, teethers are starting to bother her again.... Still none popped through, but she sure was a fuss fuss on Christmas morning

Nothing like a little daddy time to cheer a girl up:)

 Our first family Christmas!

Cookie Beek working hard for a smile out of me

Time to open presents presents and more presents at Papa and Oma's house

Oma got me this Christmas book - its the COOLEST thing ever!  She taped her voice so now any time I want her to read to me, I just turn the pages and I can hear her voice!  Thanks, Oma!

  

This was taken at 11:30 Christmas night.  Makenna went to bed shortly after 7pm and before heading to bed myself, I commented that I was sad that Makenna's first Christmas was almost over.  Just a few minutes later, I heard her babbling away awake from her slumber just asking to be held.  Here she is snuggling with Uncle Jeffy, sucking every last minute out of her first Christmas:) 

Chillin' with Oma

Laughing with Great Grandma Rita

What a great Christmas we had - its so weird to finally be able to celebrate with a little one after waiting SO long for this.  It was certainly worth the wait and we had such a good time!  Thanks to everyone for all the presents and the "presence" - we love you & Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas to all and to all a GOOD Night!

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All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth..... NOT!!

Noone told me teething would hurt this much! My poor little santa fuss:(

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Thanks for the cute hat Auntie Sharon!

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All I want for Christmas is YOU Baby!

Merry Christmas Eve everyone!!  What a fun day we had celebrating with Brad's side of the family tonight.  We are so excited to finally be celebrating a Christmas with a little one in the family.  Makenna is the first little one on that side of the family since Brad's cousin Katti, who is getting married in a few months!  Its been awhile:)  Makenna had a blast playing with everyone!  I've said many times this Christmas that I really don't need anything - my baby girl is present enough this year. Of course, noone listened and there were way too many presents exchanged, but what a great night together!!  Here are some fun pics from today.

A learn your letters game that Great Grandma Rita made for Makenna- it must have taken a LONG time to make, but it looks AWESOME - she's going to have so much fun playing with this someday!

With Uncle Derek

Opening more presents

With Daddy's cousin Katti

Thanks for the puffer vest Uncle Derek & Sanam - I'm totally stylin' in it!

Such a happy baby

Happy Birthday Jesus!!

Thursday afternoon, Annika and Elizabeth came over and we threw a birthday party for baby Jesus.  What a fun time!  We opened presents from each other and ate birthday cake.  Hopefully the first of many years of this tradition!