Carving our pumpkin

Here are some photos of us (Madison) carving one of our pumpkins that we picked at the pumpkin patch. Madison wasn't so sure about the slimy stuff inside but liked the final outcome - as you can see from the first picture of her trying to kiss the pumpkin. Sorry the photos are in reverse order.

1 1/2 Year Old

Madison is officially a 1 1/2 year old. She is such a big girl! We had our doctor appt. the first of this week and she did great. She wasn't crazy about meeting all the new people and wasn't crazy about the shots - especially since she had an idea of what was going on. The doctor said she looks great and is very healthy. She weighed in at 25.4 lbs. and is 2 feet and 8 inches tall. She had to get 3 vaccinations - not fun but the difference this time is that she got two in the arm. Sorry the quality of photos is not great. We also wanted to share with you guys that Madison enjoyed her first pony tail...for the time period that it lasted. :) Also just an fyi - my camera finally bit the dust so I probably won't have any videos to share for a while...at least till I get a new camera! ;)

State Fair and Pumpkin Patch

You will have to excuse the photos - they are in reverse of how our day went. Uncle John, Aunt Jill and cousin Addie came up for a visit. We all went to the state fair which was a lot of fun. I think the girls enjoyed feeding the animals the most. We then headed to the pumpkin patch to go for a hayride and pick our own pumpkins. We again got to see some more animals and again I think Madison loved it. It was a very cold day and I don't think we were well prepared but it was a lot of fun and as you can see Madison found the perfect pumpkin! :)

Our New House

Well we finally have a house...no more apartment living!! We closed on the 15th and are really excited. We have started putting our own personal stamp on it - which is taking up our nights and weekends! :) We are having a blast doing it and can't wait till we get all settled. I haven't taken any pictures of the outside...don't ask me why. But here are a few before pictures. We have been really grateful for Pop who has been using his handy carpentry skills making our new house look even nicer and for teaching us how to do some basic remodeling ourselves...saving us some money!! :) Here is a picture of Madison watching a video while we all work on the house.