Thanksgiving 2012

We had dinner at the Butlers on wed evening before thanksgiving. Makenna really likes this little pony that she can bounce on.

Thanksgiving morning I ran the Mesa Turkey Trot (10K) with Jordan. Here is the Shumway family preparing for the 2nd annual turkey trot.

 Brad was still recovering from knee surgery so he borrowed his niece's (Sam) bike to keep an eye on the course.

Crossing the finish line!

So excited about her medal. She still proudly wears it around the house sometimes.

High Five!

Makenna enjoyed a ride too.

The weather was perfect outside and made for a very enjoyable thanksgiving lunch.

 Makenna loves all her cousins. Samantha is especially nice to play with her so much.

Walk the Walk

Now that Makenna is like a pro at walking I figured I better document it. She has been able to stand and take a few steps for a while, but just in the last week and a half or so she has really been working on her walking skills. I loved how when she was first learning she would stand by the couch, then take a few steps and fall, then she would crawl over to the same spot and try again. She was "practicing".

Happy Halloween!

It sure seems like we did a lot of Halloween partying this year. Makenna had a lot of fun watching everyone dress up and playing the games at the events.

The Hula Girl

At Carolyn's Halloween party

The Frankenstein Cake for the Cake Walk

Our Ward Trunk or Treat

Having fun with Daddy

Baby Kenna is 1

Makenna's birthday was October 13th and a few day's before we had lots of people come and help us celebrate.

 Makenna had lots of cousins near by to help her open some presents. She has really been enjoying having lots of books to read and some new toys to play with.

 She really wasn't too interested in the cake. I was disappointed, I was hoping for a good show. Especially when just a couple weekends before we were at a friends birthday and I had to restrain her from getting into our little friends cake.

 She decided she liked the ice cream better. Her aunt Erin helped her get what she really wanted.

Here are a few things about Makenna at one year old:

Makenna is trying to walk and can take a few steps. She can say a few words like, Mama, Dada, Ba (Bath), Ball, Mo (More). She also says No No Do (Don't), but I don't always think she means it.  She babbles a lot which, often consists of  many grunts and oohs. She loves books and likes to be read to. Whenever Makenna is playing, she always seems like she is working hard, like she is getting a job done. She likes to push boxes around and plow through things. She still sucks her thumb when she is tired. When she hears music she likes "dance" by waving her arm with the occasional bouncing of the legs or kicking her feet.  We are so grateful for our little sweetie and are so glad she is ours. Happy Birthday Makenna!

Knee

"Helping" daddy walk with the crutches

A week ago today, Brad had arthroscopic surgery to have his right knee scoped.  This is the same knee that he had the ACL surgery on in 2003. It has been giving him a  few problems over the past few years and so it seemed time to see if there was something going on. During the surgery they didn't find any other tears, but they did remove some scar tissue. He seems to be recovering quite well. The swelling is going down and he has been able to go to his rotation this past week. Hopefully after removing the scar tissue he will see some improvement.

Little People

Makenna hasn't really been too interested if something is playing on the TV, but she is slowly starting to pay more attention. However if it has anything to do with the Little People video ( that her aunt Sarah gave us) she is interested. If you start singing the theme song she will crawl over to the TV expecting it to come on. So be careful when you sing it, or she might get a little disapointed.

It is really cute to see her like something so much. It is also nice because if I really need her solidly occupied for 10 mins I can put it in while I'm finishing getting ready or whatever. Normally if she gets a hold of the vhs boxes she starts to destroy them, but this afternoon while watching conference she pulled down the box for little people and just sat there looking at it for a good 2 mins. She loves them.

I'm so glad when Daddy comes home!

I love the look on Makenna's face when Brad walks in the door at night. He is so good at making her giggle and is just so sweet with her. They are too cute!