Easter 2011

This year, Daddy was out of town working on Easter, but luckily Aunt Kelli and Uncle John came to the rescue and had us over for a great Easter celebration! We got to hunt eggs, dye eggs, play on their awesome water slide and have dinner with everyone! Maddie loved the Easter egg hunt and did really great! I'd have to say her favorite part of the day was the water slide though. Two of our favorite things....water and slides!

Ready to go....I kind of think she looks like a little old lady with the lace and carrying her basket like that....

Hunting Easter Eggs!

Showing Garrison what he has to look forward to next year.

Dying Easter Eggs!

Checking out Hudson's cowboy hat. She's definitely a Cowgirl.

Taking a spin down the water slide!

With big cousin Kenedy!

Thanks John and Kelli for having us! You made our Easter!

18 Months!

Wow! We've reached (and passed) the half way mark to 2! Maddie is getting to be a little girl these days, no longer a baby! She's so much fun and loves to make people laugh! She loves to "sing" any song. She knows "Rock-abye a Bear," "This little light of mine,' "Old McDonald," and anytime I want a great big hug and a kiss, I just start singing Barney's "We're a Happy Family." So sweet! Maddie's favorite things are jumping (even is she doesn't leave the ground), blowing bubbles, being outside, and sliding! She's gotten really brave on the slide! She loves building with blocks and dumping out our poker chips. She could either be an engineer or a professional gambler in the making....Fingers crossed for the engineer! Just a funny thing to note since this is for Maddie....you hate for your pants to hang down on your feet; I always have to roll them up if your not wearing shoes!

Here the pics from our unofficial "official" 18 month photo shoot! I think they are ADORABLE!!

*Thank you Bobette for the adorable tu-tu!

Maddie's First Conference!

Last night was Maddie's first of many to come, Allcat Conference. It's a great time to see everyone and very kid friendly with all the munchkins running wild. John Conlee played and he was awesome! Maddie was totally wound up and LOVED the music! She was up front the whole time, clapping, waving and dancing. She even shared her first county dance with big cousin, Hudson (2 1/2). It was so cute!

This is how much she loves John Conlee! :)

Thanks Hutton Photography for capturing the moment! Note to self...bring your own camera next time!

For Future Use

I'm officially my mom! I am hoping that when Maddie grows up she'll be a tennis star or maybe a tennis Olympian! I told John that we need to get her out there and capture the moment, so that when she is in a big game, they can show some pictures from her childhood when she developed a love of the game, playing with her mom and dad! Mission accomplished.

Masterpieces

We had Jen and Rogelio in town for the visit, and John and Rogelio used every block we had to build a couple of masterpieces! They were impressive!

Here, Rogelio realized they had one block left after they thought they were done. Luckily, it turned out okay!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

So, we're a little late with our update, but it's been a busy couple of weeks! We kicked off Christmas week with the stomach bug.....fun! We were supposed to fly to Nashville on Tuesday morning, but I spent all of Monday night sick as a dog! Luckily, it only lasted 12 hours so even though I still felt bad Tuesday morning, we decided to try to make our flight because the thought of driving instead was even worse. However, when we arrived at the airport and stepped onto the curb, Maddie got sick. So back to the house we went, where we spent the next 12 hours napping and taking care of a sick baby. Even worse than having the bug myself!

Then, on Wednesday morning, feeling much better and optimistic, I very stupidly suggested we throw everything in the car and drive. 18 hours on the road and one raunchy motel later, we made it to Nashville.

Once we made it though, it was great to see the family. Maddie loves playing with River and Skye and Uncle Josh hadn't seen her since last Christmas so he was surprised by how much she had changed. And to pay us back for our rough start, TN did provide a white Christmas!

Checking out the snow from the back patio

All bundled up; although this little TX girl could probably have used some thicker pants and a heavier coat.

Getting Ready for Santa!

Taking her new wheels for a spin!

Getting comfy in her new chair!

Always the early riser; Maddie got to check out the goods before anyone woke up. Don't tell River and Skye but we test drove their new wheels before they even knew what Santa how delivered!

New Years Eve held an exciting fireworks display that thankfully didn't result in any injuries or major property damage! Then off to bed for Maddie as usual, with Mom and Dad only outlasting her by a couple of hours! We're excited about all that 2011 holds and can't wait to see what another year with Miss Maddie will bring!

Just Plain Cute!

Nothing too exciting to report. Just Maddie being so darn cute! However, if anyone knows anybody over at Nilla Wafers, we'd be willing to discuss commercials! :)

In this one, Maddie's trying to make it up to Santa that she screamed in his lap at the mall. He's much less threatening at this size.