Kitchen Renovation 2012!

These first few photos are from when we first moved in....alot had already changed since these, however we forgot to get true "before" photos....

One day I came home from work to this....

After lots of hard work by Matt, his dad, and Jason it is starting to come along....

The cabinets we bought were unfinished...so Matt has been staining them himself....

We still have to pick out new counter tops. But it is coming along nicely....

Notice the "Beam" Matt and I put up today....(on the left)...someday one will be on this side too...

11 Months Old!

I can't believe our Miss Madilynn is now 11 months old! Where has the time gone?

In just one more month she will be a year old! That is hard to believe.

Here are her 11 month photos - taken today....

This month flew by - I can't even believe it is already the 17th! With Christmas and New Year's celebrated this past month we stayed very busy! Not much in the way of updates on Miss Madilynn - as not much has changed since last month. She will still wave and say "Hi" sometimes - but
not nearly as much as she was last month....guess I should have left the Santas out a little longer! She isn't really saying anything....don't get me wrong...she "talks" A LOT - it's just we can't really tell what it is she is saying!  She still only has the two top and two bottom teeth. She is still crawling to get around, though she is getting more and more brave and stands on her own from time to time - though still not really taking any steps. She did get a new dinosaur that she can push around, so I think that will help! One of the cutest things she has been doing this month is turning her little stool upside down, and putting Ruby in it...which she then pushes all around the living room floor.  She is still enjoying all of her new toys...it is so fun to just watch her and see what she is going to come up with next! She's doing very good at sleeping through the night, and sleeping in on days mommy has off. She is also getting much better at taking 2 long naps on mommy's day off - I think mainly because the days she goes to daycare she only takes 1 nap - I think she is just exhausted the days we have off!

Her new shirt from Aunt Katie - dressed it up with a little pink!

This is how she pushes Ruby around - it is the CUTEST thing!

Helping with the dishes...

                                   

Playing with Tugger...

                                    

She just LOVES dogs - here she is loving on Aggie....

What a month it has been - can't wait to see what the next month has to bring!

Christmas 2011

What a wonderful first Christmas Miss Madilynn had! Mommy had to work on Christmas day, so everyone came over on Christmas Eve to enjoy our time together.

Because this was the first time Madilynn has really "opened" gifts she didn't really know what to do...so we had to do a majority of it for her. Below are a few photos of our evening...

A new shirt from Aunt Katie.

A new book from Grandma - it has a button that plays music, Madilynn LOVED pushing the button!

                        
                                             A new drum from Uncle Brian

                                                             A huge cow from Uncle Jason

A new music/light play table from Grandma Teri and Papa

Another cammo outfit - this one from Uncle Jason!

Look at me standing all by myself!!!

Opening new blocks from Mommy and Daddy (Tugger has chewed up quite a few of these...so they have been put away for awhile).

Look mom - a New Farm!

Loved riding in my box....

Our Family on Christmas Eve

With Grandpa Jim

Aunt Katie and Shane

With Grandma Teri and Papa

Madilynn on Christmas day - ready for church...

Jason, Grandma Teri, and Papa

Madilynn had a wonderful Christmas - she was spoiled with all of the new toys she received - but sure does love everyone of them. We wish that we could have seen even more of our extended families over the holiday...but Mommy had to work....