Leaves

There have been a ton of leaves falling lately so Madison and I went out front and raked some into a pile. She had fun raking them but more fun playing with the pile when we were done.

Happy Thanksgiving

We all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We went outside and Madison found a football. I guess that is a typical family tradition to play football out in the yard during Thanksgiving. I thought I was taking pictures of Madison playing with the football but I was really taking videos - so enjoy. ;)

Nana's Backyard

Here are a few pictures of Madison playing in Nana's backyard. Madison loves playing there and tries to gather up all of the acorns that she can find. She also loves spotting all of the animals that come visit. There is a dog that visits regularly that she loves but one day a horse showed up and Madison really had fun seeing him (he didn't seem to impressed with us). :)

Happy Halloween

Here are the pictures of Halloween! We had a lot of fun trick or treating this year. Everyone came to our new house to try out the neighborhood. The neighbors did not fail...they handed out great candy and there were a ton of kids out trick or treating! All the grandparents came as well as Uncle John, Aunt Jill and cousin Addie. Madison and Addie had a great time and looked so cute in their outfits. As you can see by the pictures Addie was a big girl and walked to all the doors by herself. Madison was great at carrying her bucket and was sure to let people see it so she could get some candy but stayed comfy in either Daddy's or Nana's arms. The last picture had to be included - both girls were so cute wanting to help Daddy (Uncle Danny) hand out candy. On a couple of occasions I think Addie wanted to leave with the trick or treaters to get some more candy. ;)

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! :)