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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Twinkle Twinkle!

We took Maddie to see the Roper Mountain Lights last night.  We figured she would enjoy seeing all the light displays and we were right!  There is a place that you can get out and walk around.  You would have thought this child was five years old!  She was prancing around with her hands in her jacket pockets and trying to be miss independent.  She was talking a million miles a minute and didn’t want to be held at all!  She kept saying “twinkle twinkle” at all the lights and telling us what each display was.  Watching her look at all the lights I could just see the sparkle and joy in her eyes!  We just love taking Maddie places and having her experience new little adventures.  When we got back home Maddie told Mimi all about what she saw.  She didn’t miss a beat.  She was saying “twinkle twinkle lights, duck, penguin, Santa, Christmas tree, train”.  It was amazing that she remembered everything!  

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Merry Christmas!

We had a wonderful Christmas this year!  Gabe is off from school for two weeks so it has been great!  We spent a couple of days before Christmas in Charleston with Gramma McCoy, which was really nice.  Maddie was just getting over an ear infection, so her sleep was way off, but we managed to get through it and had a fun time.  We traveled back to our house on the 23rd to take care of the last minute things.  Omi and Pop-Pop came up again this year, which is always so nice!  Christmas Eve was a whirlwind of cooking, chasing after two kids, and lots of chaos, but once again we managed to get through it in one piece Smile .   When Maddie was happy, Carter was fussy and when Carter was happy, Maddie was not.  So that made for a crazy night of trying to exchange gifts, since we would not see Natalie, Ryan, and Carter on Christmas day.  Once all the presents were under the tree we couldn’t believe our eyes-I have never in my entire life seen SO much stuff.  I think we may have gone overboard for these two babies!  Nonetheless, Maddie had a great time tearing into her presents-we didn’t even scratch the surface of the stuff, because we saved most of it for Christmas day!

When Maddie woke up on Christmas morning we took her downstairs and the look on her face was priceless.  She ran right up to her cozy coupe and then not even two seconds later she spotted the kitchen and bolted right for it!  She immediately started to cook for all of us!  So much fun!!  We spent a couple of hours playing with Santa toys and eating a nice breakfast.  We then headed to Christmas morning church service and once we got back Maddie ate lunch and went straight to bed for a long nap.  She didn’t wake up until 4:00 and that is when we finished opening up the rest of her presents (and ours, too).  By the end of the day, we were all so exhausted!

I can’t believe Christmas is over!  It went by so fast this year!  Now we are gearing up for a birthday party.  I have not planned anything yet.  We will probably keep it small this year.  I seriously can’t believe that my baby girl is going to be TWO!!!

I hope everyone had a merry Christmas and will be blessed for a fantastic New Year.  I know I am excited to see what this new year has in store for us!  Here are a few pictures from Christmas.  You can check out more here Christmas 2011

 

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Monday, December 5, 2011

Yay Santa!

It is the beginning of December and we are in full holiday swing.  Our house is almost decorated and we will be getting our tree in the next couple of days.  I am busy wrapping presents and working on Christmas cards.  I am doing pretty good by staying on task this year and not waiting until the last minute.  We took Maddie to the library for a fundraiser to see Santa.  It was no mall Santa, but she was excited.  On the way there she kept saying “Yay Santa!”  She sat on his lap for the longest time.  She was never scared, but just sat and took it all in.  It was hilarious.  She never once cracked a smile, but we did get her to say “ho, ho, ho!” and hug Santa when we left.  As soon as we got back into the car she said “YAY SANTA!”  Yep, she was a little late on that one.  It should be lots of fun this holiday season with her.  I can’t wait to see how Maddie reacts this year to Christmas morning with all the presents!

 

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Sunday, December 4, 2011

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