Spooktacular Halloween!

We had a Spectacular and Spooktacular Halloween! Maddie is the cutest little kitty!

 Meow!

Maddie's 1st Field Trip

We had the opportunity to tag along with Auntie Geri's preschool class for a harvest field trip at Miller Farms near Longmont. We got to pick potatoes, onions, carrots, and pumpkins.

It's so funny to see Maddie interact with the bigger kids in the way that she does. I really don't think she realizes that she isn't just as big as they are. It was such a great time, I hope that we can make it a tradition!








Farmer Maddie with her carrot in her pocket.

Maddie and both want to live on a farm. So we can have this pink tractor.

16 Months!

According to several things I've read the "toddler" stage begins at 16 months. I think Maddie has been in toddler stage for awhile now. She really keeps me on my toes. A few weeks back she started attempting the stairs. She has now begun going down the stairs in several different fashions: sliding on her toosh, climbing backwards, or she tries to walk down them like she is really big enough to do it! This scares me to no end. So we spend a lot of time on the stairs practicing these days.

Our little monkey. She loves to climb!

I have had to rearrange just about everything in our house because of it.

I like to take her to the park across the street, but I don't like taking her away from the park. Maddie would spend the entire day outside if she could, so when I try to make her leave she throws her new full blown toddler fit. It makes me laugh to see how her personality really is changing, she is so incredibly strong willed!

15 months... and Cathing Up!

Wow... time has been flying by as it usually does. We have spent the last few weeks getting our life and time back under control. Things are starting to even out a bit and we don't seem to be quite as hectic. We have made sure that we sit down as a family and eat dinner every night. It has become my favorite time of the day, when I can be with my husband and my daughter.

Lately, my health has really been affecting me, but I am convinced I can get it under control...I am also so extremely thankful that my family has been there for me, I don't know where I would be with out them!

Madeline has been so much fun running around everywhere. She has my cordination (or lack of) so she has been getting bumped and bruised while playing with some of the bigger kids. Yet, we are told that she holds her own (also like her momma).

Maddie is too cool......

I decided to post the pictures on the blog by date, regardless of when I upload them. So there are a lot of new pictures added to the ol' blog.

4th of July!

Spent a wonderful 4th of July with Pa Jack and Grandma Sherry AND Papa and Nene! Wow.. it was grandparents galore for Maddie! We spent the day at Garden of the Gods and Manitou Springs. We strolled, shopped, played at the arcade, and ate ice cream! Maddie is such a busy girl!

3rd of July..or Independence Eve...

Maddie just hanging out in the shade!

Finn, Maddie, and Will playing

14 Months!

Double fisting... Milk and Juice.. She must be a thirsty girl!

After a Spaghetti-O Dinner.. Messy!

She really, really, wants to be big enough to ride this bike!

In the mean time she can get a push from Grandma Nene.

Always with her Dr. Seuss Book.