Happy Birthday Mackenzie!

Happy 2nd Birthday Mackenzie! Uncle Ben & Aunt Katie love you.

Mackezie Helen Brzezinski turns 2 today and is already a vibrant character. She is just so much fun to be around! She loves to dance, and has the cutest little butt shake. Watch out Zack! For the most part Mackenzie has no fear and is quite the little dare devil. She is a tough cookie (those Brzezinski genes again!) and brings many smiles to her family. She is the life of the party when the family gets together.

I met Mackenzie in June of 2008. We first bonded over a few walks that first time, but over the months, and the many visits later, Mackenzie has become one of my nieces (on July 25th I will offically be her aunt!). It is so much fun spending time with and getting to know Mackenzie.

Ben absolutely adores Mackenzie. He loves to rough house with her, and puts up with a lot of attitude when Mac & I gang up on him. I remember when Ben first told me about Mackenzie. It was on our first date. We were sharing about our families when I asked him if he had any nieces or nephews. He immediately gushed about Mackenzie's cuteness and proudly pulled out a picture he had of Mackenzie in his wallet (of course I was waiting to show off my little niece's picture as well!). I was really touched at how much he loved Mackenzie. When I finally met Mackenzie in June, I understood why. She is such a lovable little girl!

Mackenzie sure has changed! Ben and I are looking forward to our visit with Mackenzie this weekend to celebrate her birthday. Be sure to check back for some more pictures when we return. Until then, please enjoy some video we have of Mackenzie.


Click here for VIDEO of Mackenzie in her boat

Click here for VIDEO of Mackenzie dancing

It's amazing we make it out of the house!

Lately Ben and I have been very forgetful. I swear it seems like we always manage to forget something when we go on a trip! Here's a little taste of what we've been like lately: when we were traveling to Michigan for Kate's birthday, we both forgot our cell phones! Then on our way back to Chicago, we forgot our camera in Michigan! So we don't have any of the cute pictures/videos we took at Kate's birthday party. We won't be getting our camera back until my mom comes back from her visit with Beth, Brian, and Kate next week.

So, here is a small post to satisfy our loyal followers (you know who you are and we appreciate your support ;) ). I was playing around with some old video we had (since our new stuff is in Michigan!), and I found some cute video of Kate when she was still learning to crawl. It was my first time editing, so enjoy!

Click here for VIDEO of Kate trying to crawl

Happy 1st Birthday Kate!

Happy Birthday Goddaughter! I love you!

One year ago today, Kate Elizabeth Davies' was born. I can't imagine our family without her! She is a wonderful little girl and brings many smiles to our faces. This year has been an exciting year for us all (especially Beth and Brian!).

Ben and I will be traveling to Michigan to celebrate Kate's birthday with her. We will be sure to post more later on this very special occasion. Check out my sister's blog for more adorable pictures and video. There is an adorable video of Kate walking. Again Happy Birthday Kate. Aunt Katie and Uncle Ben love you!

Rang in the New Year Brzezinski Style!

As we are writing this post Ben and I are finally back in Chicago (and back to work unfortunately). As you may have read, Ben and I traveled down to Brookville after our Bundalo Family Christmas in Michigan. We got to be there when Drake finally came home! We spent a lot of time with Zack, Jenny, Mackenzie, and Drake; which was wonderful! Mackenzie is the model big sister and is compeletly enamored with him. Anytime her mommy or daddy are holding Drake she wants to hold Drake too. Her parents and grandparents were very smart in giving Mackenzie her very own baby doll complete with mini stoller, pack-n-play, bouncy seat, play mat, and diaper bag. It was adorable to see her play with her baby and do everything Zack and Jenny would do for Drake with her own baby doll. One of the cutest things I saw Mackenzie do was "give" all of her toys to Drake. She would just hand over all her toys to her parents and say "Drake's". It reminds me of a story my mom tells about my sister Beth when my parents brought me home from the hospital. Beth filled my bassinet with her toys. Now one could argue that she may have had some alterior motives, but if you knew my sister you know that she did it out of sisterly love! (Right Beth! wink wink.) Ben's brother, Pat, and parents came down for New Years and we celebrated Christmas together. It was awesome to be together for New Years. We always have so much whenever we are with our families. 2009 will be an exciting year for Ben and I. We are really looking forward to our wedding. Only 199 days to go!

Below are some pictures and some video of our Christmas vacation. Be sure to check out the video of Ben changing Drake's diaper!

click here for Christmas Vacation Pictures

click here for VIDEO of Ben with Kate

click here for VIDEO of Ben changing Drake's diaper