2004 Christmas Card

Christmas eve video

In this video you see Kenzie opening a present along side puppy Roy.

Pictures

Grammy and sleepy baby

2004 Tree Hunt

Smirk

Cute hats

The princess and the bee

Pumpkin hunt

Chillin'

Woodpecker

Aunt Carol filmed this as Mason was doing his woodpecker impression in a hunt to find food!

Smooch

Fuzz head

First bath/target practice

The premie

New big sis

Kenzie didn't like the thought of her new baby brother having to sleep in the NICU all by himself, so she read him a book to sleep. It was the sweetest moment. She left the book with him "just in case."

Incubator

At 8 pounds, 4 ounces, Mason Earl outweighed all the other babies in the NICU. The nurses called him the "Mac Daddy of the NICU." After four days his lungs were fully developed and he was released!

Almost ready

Taken as we arrived at the UW Medical Center for the Big Day.

Journal Entry: August 24, 2004

Hello Little One -

It's almost a month before your official due date, but only nine days before a tentative surgery date where we'd get to meet you! You're an active one in my belly. I watch your foot make my belly roll from one side to the other. You kick very hard and frequently get the hiccups. That's about all we know about you. Oh, we think you're a boy based on an early ultrasound, but we're not entirely sure. Shhhhh...nobody else knows that we got a peek! Everybody is looking forward to 9/2. We don't have a name picked out yet but like: Tyson, Lucas, Mason, Carter and Peyton. We don't know what you look like but are anxious to see your little face! Kenzie has named you Bubbles. She looks into my belly button and yells, "Come out and play with Kenzie!"

Slide

On the slide with Mary-Jewel and Kiley.

Kenzie bike ride

Swimming at Donald & Michelle's

Butterfly Dance

Kenzie stars in her first dance video. Nathan came over and they had fun running and dancing. Kenzie spent much of the time picking the skirt out of inconvenient places, but thankfully that part was edited out of the video.

Birthday card

Two years

Sliding

Sprinter

Kenzie participated in the Beat the Bridge "Diaper Derby" at the UW stadium. Even though they claimed it was "non-competitive," she blew those other babies out of the water! Here she is stretching.

And then doing her victory pose.

First ferry ride

PEPS #2 birthday party

Walk in the park with friends

Kiley, Cassidy and Kenzie

Mary-Jewel, Kenzie and Celia

Sleepy girl

Brushing our teeth

Basketball training

Not so sure

Nathan sat on Kenzie's lap and tried to give her a smooch.

Music class

Cindy took Kenzie to a music class twice a week. The twins, Lexi and Kiley, also went. Kenzie loved it!

Neighborhood fun

All our neighbors came out and had fun with the snow! Kenzie rode the sled down several times, but never quite cracked a smile with it. But, she kept asking for "more" so we abliged.

Snow day

We didn't have any mittens for her little hands, so we bundled them in socks. It was a good idea, but didn't work well when she wanted to make a snowball.

The white dress - it begins