Santa!

We had cancelled our trip to Santa last weekend because both girls were sick and snotty... so, we got to do it this weekend, finally! Maddy looked a little unsure, but at least she wasn't crying or fighting to get down. Izzy did a great job and suddenly decided that she wants a Barbie... too bad Santa didn't know about that sooner! She's been saying she wants a jewelry set for weeks. She did mention that to Santa, too, but only after saying she wants a Barbie. Ha!

Winter Family Photos...

In mid-November, we did our annual "photo shoot." With Maddy on the move, I wasn't sure how things would go, but we were able to get a lot of good shots. The photographer changed the background and things went quickly down hill after that, but here are some of the good ones we got with the Christmas background.

Time for Catching up!

Oh, my! It's been way too long... and many of you have pointed that out to me recently! So, I'm going to try to do a quick catch-up.

For most of the month of October, the princess tent was in our living room and the girls loved playing in it. Izzy seems really happy that Maddy is starting to get old enough to actually "play" with her sometimes.

Izzy dressed up like Violet Incredible for halloween, but wouldn't leave her mask on - you get the idea, though. The kids were all pretty squirly, so good pictures from Trick-or-Treat are scarce! Maddy wore Izzy's silver leopard outfit, which was cute, too! She learned that she likes M&M's on Halloween... but who doesn't, right?! :-)

Maddy celebrated her first birthday on Nov. 1st! She loved her cake and was really interested in the big kids bobbing for apples. She even made quite a dent in her own apple - she's got all of her 1-year teeth, so she can eat just about anything she wants these days. The weather was mild, so we were able to play outside quite a bit.