Maddie's Christmas pictures

These are the pictures Allison took of Maddie that I didn't want posted until I gave them out as Christmas gifts. I think they turned out SOOO cute! She wore the dress my Mama got her from Strasburg and I think it is perfect! She is our world! Thank you so much to my sister for making such special memories for us. I hope everybody had a Merry Christmas!

Christmas pics

Here are some pics that my sister managed to get of Dylan and Maddie. And it took alot of work to get them!! Maddie sometimes doesn't like Dylan's hugs or what I like to call chokeholds but he just gets so excited when he sees "Mammi Grace". LOL. Allison was able to get some more pics of Maddie in her beautiful dress that my mom bought for her. I am going to give those as gifts so I will post them later!! Just wanted to thank my sweet sister for once again taking such great pictures for me!! Thank you and love you!!

~Maddie's 1st time to see Santa~

So, yesterday we took the kids to see Santa! Boy was it crazy!! It was Maddie's first time to see Santa! She did so good until Santa touched her face with his beard...she freaked out! It was priceless! Although it was crazy my sister did manage to get some pictures! I will treasure these forever!

Update on Maddie

Our sweet little will soon be 10 months old. She is doing all kinds of things now. She has been pulling up on anything that she can reach and has been for about 2 months. My wonderful mother-in-law bought her a walking toy and it only took her 3 days to figure it out! She just crawled up to it and grabbed on to the handle and took off!! She didn't just take a few steps she was walking through the house!! I couldn't have been more proud!! She also has started saying mama!!!! I almost cried the first time she said it!! Everyday is a new adventure!! She also says bye bye, claps her hands and the latest is she claps her hands when I sing pattycake!! She is so precious to us and we love her so much!!

Update

Linda was able to come home yesterday after 12 days in the hospital!! She is doing well but still is very weak. She has a nurse coming by to check on her for the next couple of weeks. She says everyday is a little better than the last. I hope she feels like herself again soon!! We are still praying for you and love you very much!!

Recipe

No Bake Cookies


1 stick butter
1/2 cup cocoa
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup milk
3 cups quick oats
1/2 cup peanut butter (creamy or crunchy if you like nuts)
1 teaspoon vanilla


Cook butter, once melted add cocoa,sugar,and milk once it starts to bubble add peanut butter and mix well. Remove from heat and add vanilla and oats. Mix well. Roll out a sheet of wax paper and drop whatever size cookies you want on it.


I am going to list 3 people at the end of this. I will be leaving them a comment to let them know to look at my blog to check out this recipe. Then I want them to post a recipe and put it on their blog and tag 3 more people and let them know what to do and so on!!


The Brown Family
The Carnes Family
The Irvin Family

Update

As of yesterday Brad's mom was moved from ICU to a regular room!! She gets a little better every day, but it will be a long process before she is well. She actually was able to call me yesterday and it was sooo wonderful to here her voice!! She started physical therapy and said that it was hard. From the infection she became very swollen and numb and that is why she is doing physical therapy. She could only stand for about a minute with help from two nurses. We love our Nonnie soo much and can't wait until she is at home and feeling like herself again!! Get better soon!! We are all praying for you!!!!!

~Maddie's 1st Halloween~

I am such a bad blogger, but I am chasing around my baby girl that is all over the place now and I just don't seem to have the time! These are pics from Halloween and although Maddie is not even a year old yet, we had a great time! MiMi, Brad, Maddie & me met Allison, Jeremy & Dylan at the fall festival at Crossroads! Staci & Joe brought their kids too! We got Maddie dressed up in her costume Allison had made! Maddie & Dylan looked so cute in their 50's costumes! Maddie's 1st Halloween was another special memory we will always rememeber!

Update

Just letting everyone know that the doctors found out what is wrong with my mother-in-law. She has meningococcal sepsis,which affects a person the same way that has meningitis. She is still in ICU and will be for 2-3 more days. The doctors say that this is a severe case and that she is lucky to be alive. They also said that she is improving and will be ok. She has alot of recovering to do but at least the worst is over!! Thanks to everyone for your prayers. We love you Nonnie!!!

Please pray!!!

Just asking everyone to please pray for my mother-in-law! Brad and I were called today with some bad news. Brad's mom is in ICU with a blood infection. We don't know details, but we know that this is serious!! I will update everyone as soon as we know more.

Guess who is having another baby??

I recently found out that I am pregnant!! Yes, you heard it right!! Maddie and her baby brother or sister will be 17 months apart! We are excited and did some what plan this! Everybody keeps asking if I'm crazy and although I probably will be having two in diapers, this is the way I had hoped it would happen! My Mom had my sister & I 16 months apart and we are so close! I hope Maddie will love her sibling as much as I love mine!! I go to the doctor Thursday and I will update more then.

Our lil pumpkins

I am a little behind on posting, but here are some pics my sister took a couple of weeks ago of Maddie & Dylan. They are growing too fast! I love these lil pumpkins so much!!

Such a big girl

These are some pics that Allison took of Maddie at MiMi's Saturday! I bought Maddie some new bows and had to try them out. I think they look so cute!! She looks so grown! Our little Maddie is growing like a weed! She is crawling all over the place now, we can't take our eyes off of her! She has 8 teeth now with 2 more coming in! It is hard to believe that our baby girl will be 8 months old soon! We love her so much!

Pretty day with family!

Yesterday we went to my sisters for lunch and spent time with our family! It was such a beautiful day! Of course, Allison had to snap some pictures of our sweet Maddie Grace! Maddie LOVED being outside and loved all the attention too! Thanks so much for the precious memories, we love you Aunt Allison!

Our precious baby girl!

These are some pictures that my sister took of Maddie and I love them! She captured so many great memories for us and I am so thankful for that! Our baby girl is growing so fast! We love her so much!

Maddie's 1st Bama game!

Saturday we went to my sisters to watch the game! My friend, Alicia bought Maddie the most precious Bama outfit! It is 12 months so I didn't think it would fit, but it did! Allison had Dylan in his Bama jersey and of course she took some pics! They are so cute! We had a great time! Roll Tide!

This is the outfit that my sister ordered for Maddie's pictures this weekend. She ordered the tutu and headband with the flower about a month ago and she will use it for props. She got the t-shirt and butterfly applique today and I love it! This is going to be Maddie's best pictures yet! I can't wait!

Enjoying the day

Maddie and I were enjoying the beautiful day so I decided to get her pool ready that Mimi bought for her. She had so much fun playing with her rubber ducky and splashing. She is such a sweet little girl. We just love her so much!!!

Such a beautiful day!

We decided to go see MiMi this past weekend and Allison & Dylan were there too! Allison snapped some pics of my precious baby girl and I think they turned out so cute!! She is our little sunshine!

~Precious Moments~

Yesterday my sister took Maddie & I to Botanical Gardens to take some pics! It was so beautiful and we had such a good time! I absolutely love the pictures! I am so glad that Aunt Allison is the one who gets to capture Maddie's precious little moments!! My baby girl is growing so fast, she is such a blessing to us!!