Christmas Day!

Wow—is all I have to say—what a day!! I  woke up at 6 for some strange reason—and our little boo didn’t wake up until 8:30—I mean what was she thinking?? We were all waiting on her to wake up—once she did—there was no stopping her!! She tore through her presents like a champ--- she loved everything she got!! She is one lucky girl to get so much great stuff!! She was going so fast it was hard for me to keep up with the pictures. Her face when she would open presents was priceless!!I tried to catch them on camera, but didn’t do a great job. We made the rounds on Christmas and boy was she a trooper with NO NAP!!! We are so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends to spend the holidays with!! Here are just a few pictures from our day:

               

Mr. Golden Sun

Madison has been singing this song A LOT, so I thought I would share

Christmas Sillies!!

I have been trying really hard to get a good picture of Madison in her Christmas Dress…well, this attempt did not turn out so well either! Take a look at what I got….I guess this is what you get when you mix a candy cane and a 2 year old—just silliness!!

 

    

Christmas Card 2012

I am so lucky to have such a great photographer that is so talented…..she designed the card and I picked out the images I wanted to use.  I love them!!  We did make one change that is not on here—we added sweet B’s name!! Merry Christmas!!

                                                 The Front                                                                      The Back

Precious

Just watch this video of Madison reading to her baby doll…..all I have to say is PRECIOUS!!!! My little mama!!!!

My favorite part--- when she says "Look at me" to the baby!! I mean you are 2 right??

Shriners Christmas Party 2012

We had the Shriners’ Christmas party this weekend and they never disappoint. Madison always has a BLAST! I think we may have seen her for 20 mins the entire time. She was off with her buddies playing and having a good ole time!! We just love all the Shriners and all they do for Madison. She is a true blessing and it melts my heart to see how much they adore her too!! This was Madison first real visit with Santa this year, so we were not really sure how it was going to go…. as in the past it has been not such a good experience. This year I told her if she sat on his lap she could have a candy cane….well she ended up talking Miss. Stacy into sitting on his lap and she sat on her lap, which was just fine!! She did tell Santa that she wanted 2 baby dolls and talked his ear off about other things. There was NO crying!!!!! We are making progress. Thank you Shriners for all that  you do for our BOO!!

    

Bowling

Ever since we got the invitation to Harper’s Bowling Party(shaped like a bowling pin), Madison has been obsessed with bowling. This was going to be her first time and I don’t think she had any idea what it was all about. This past weekend was the party and I think she started getting the hang of it towards the end. We helped her bowl a few times….then she tried it by herself. I think  we are going to try and take her back by herself sometime to see how she does. Happy Birthday Harper!!

Happy Thanksgiving

Gosh—we have so much to be thankful for I don’t even know where to start……our lives are blessed everyday and YES we do wish our SWEET B was here with us to celebrate, but we know he is up there in Heaven shining down on us this Thanksgiving day counting his blessings as well!! I am so thankful everyday for my amazing husband and beautiful children, who open my eyes everyday to how lucky and blessed we truly are. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!!

 

LPA Playdate

We hosted the LPA playdate this weekend and had a blast!! We had lots of great food and things for the kids to do. It ended up just being girls, so they played with dolls, rode the fields in their cars, went to see animals on the golf cart, and played on the slide. It went by way to fast and we can’t wait to do it again soon!! We hope more kids can come next time!! Here are a few pictures of Madison with her friends Sophi and Bria!!

           

Paul’s New Single

 

So most of you know my brother—Paul—is in a the band Explorer’s Club. He is such a talented musician!! He can play the piano, guitar, and sing. I mean WHAT!!!! Here is their latest single and guess who has lead vocals??????  PAUL!!! Check it out! I LOVE IT!!! WAY TO GO UNCLE PAUL!!  Enjoy!!

For some reason my download does not want to upload on here—I am still working on it—for now please go check it out here:

http://www.noisetrade.com/explorersclubmusic

 

 

 

 

Trick or Treating

Here is the cutest Minnie Mouse I have ever seen!! We did have to adjust her costume for cooler weather, but other than that it was a perfect Halloween. She had so much fun going trick or treating. We let her pick out 1 piece to eat when she got done….see pic below!! If you are wondering why she is holding up 2 fingers….it is because sometimes I have to ask her how many fingers I am holding up to get her to look at the camera—smart girl….she was copying me!

    

Happy Halloween 2012!

Fair 2012

Last night we took Madison to the fair……on the way there she was saying she wanted to go home……but after the fact SHE LOVED IT!!! There were only a handful of rides she could do based on her height, but boy did she love the ones she could do. I think we did the tea cups 4 times, carousel 4 times, cars 3 times you get my drift—she loved the rides. The other fun part about the fair is the food……YUMMY!! We didn’t go to crazy this year with the food. Craig ventured out and got one of those huge turkey legs (the healthiest thing he could find). It was actually very good. We did get Fiske fries as well…….Madison’s favorite--- fried cheesecake—YUMMY!!! Madison had such a great time riding the rides and eating the food with her cousins. We can’t wait to go back next year!!