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Mackenzie, better known as Kenzie, was born on July 30, 2012 adding one more birthday to our ever expanding list of July birthdays. She came 3 weeks early, through no choice of her own really and has been an amazing child from the moment she was born.

Kenzie is a super happy, friendly, polite little girl. We have decided that if you are ever having a bad day, all you need to do is hang out with Kenzie. She rarely has a bad day and can lift anyone's spirits.

Kenzie is learning to read and it continues to be one of her favorite things to do. The only difference is that now she reads more to us sometimes than we read to her. She is excelling in school, especially in math. She loves working with numbers and building things with legos or doing puzzles.

Kenzie has become quite the artist lately and if you can't find her, the best place to look is in her room at her small table. She is likely to be found coloring.

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