Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Happy Birthday Mackenzie




I can't believe that it was almost a year ago that I was laying in the hospital holding our brand new daughter. Nathan was currently working for the YMCA, taking a full load of classes at IPFW, volunteering with Big Brothers, Big Sisters and Special Olympics. I don't know how we survived those first few months, it was such a busy time. This year has gone by so fast and brought so many changes.

Mackenzie is turning into quite the big girl. I find myself saying things like, "I'm going to go check on the baby." or "Where is the baby?", when in reality she is no longer a baby. A few of her recent accomplishments include shaking her head no right before she drops food onto the ground or feeds the dog. This girl loves to be outside and has learned that when Cappy sits at the door, she gets to go along for the ride. It's to the point that when I tell her it's time to take Cappy out, she runs to the door, picks up her leash and pretends to hook it up. She doesn't have a lot to say in terms of real words, other than ball. EVERYTHING is a ball and it sounds kind of like baaal. She is kind of picky about adding the l sound, sometimes you get it and sometimes you don't. Mackenzie is definitely keeping us entertained, humbled, and on our toes.

Nathan was assigned his job last week and he is going to be............an Air Traffic Controller. He starts school in Pensacola, FL on October 1st. He will be there for a total of 16 weeks, we're not sure where Mac and I will be going. We'll keep you updated as we figure things out.

5 comments:

Jacquelyn said...

Happy Birthday Mac!!!!
Can't wait to see you guys this weekend!
I am suprised your page still works because of the amount of times i check it for an update! hehe. Hope that didnt sound psycho! Just love to hear updates!

jenny said...

OMG, Jacque, I was thinking the same thing. Its been a month since anyones posted! Mel, I'm still reading your blog, don't you worry.
Anyways, Happy Birthday MAC! She's such a cutie. Can you post more pictures please? I can't get enough.
Troy wants to know if Nathan chose that job or if he got it based on the needs of the military? He's looking forward to next year and doing all that stuff that Nathan's doing.

Melissa Jo said...

happy birthday mac! my goodness she is so big now! i miss you guys so so so much! can't wait to see you in a couple weeks! have a good trip home! ok, the girl is yelling for me :)

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday Mac! Lordy she is cute! I too can't believe she is a year old. Time goes by way too fast.

I am back to blogging! I sure have missed it.

Congrats on the air traffic controller. That sounds like it would be a good job. I hope he is excited about it.

N.G.Miller said...

Jenny, I was given that job based on many factors...mostly my performance, job preferences, and needs of the Corps, all the while trying to match the "right man/woman" for the "right job". What service is Troy looking at?