Christmas

New sled from Santa. Daddy had to try it out inside first. And then we went outside.

Opening presents at Grandma & Grandpa's.
The ladies.
Makin' cookies - and taking a bath immediately after.

Snow Baby!

Maddie and Sarah came outside yesterday to help mommy shovel the driveway. They even made a little snowman!

Thanksgiving, Lake Geneva, Walking

Uncle Jeremy and cousin Eva at Grandma and Grandpa's house watching TV.
Weekend in Lake Geneva. Great Grandma (Gg) with all the great grandchildren on Mommy's side.Six teeth and counting!
Cookie Monster - Maddie always picks him up by the eyeballs.
Look at that big present!First Steps and bubble play.

Enjoying Bday Gifts

Little girl in red...Note the pink bunny slippers (Christmas present from Santa that now fit)...
FOUR teeth for sure...
Puff girl wears black...
Blabla goes for a ride with silly socks...
New pink sweater from my Uncle Rob...

Budding Artist

A bit of yogurt and a drop of food coloring, and you have finger (mouth) paint! Not quite as impressive as cousin Justin, but we've got some time to practice...

Halloween and Boo Day Party

A giraffe gets ready to trick-or-treat.
Playing with some new toys.
A special birthday cake.
A new tradition - a birthday ring.
Birthday girl with Uncle Rob.

Happy Birthday Maddie!

Maddie enjoyed opening up a few of her birthday presents this morning. Here she is surrounded by her gifts. "What's in her mouth?" you may wonder. It's a spoon! Sarah bought Maddie a super-special birthday present that is a tradition in Germany. It's a kid's cutlery set, engraved with "Madeline" and is a bright, shiny, big hit.

On the move "running" after Daddy.

Her 1st "Boo-day" party is Sunday, so stay tuned for more pictures and video!

New Tricks as a Treat!

We are all back home from Puerto Vallarta and we're all healthy!

Maddie is now starting to drink on her own.
Doing headstands with Rudolph.We went pumkin pickin' today.Mommy & Maddie taken a few minutes ago
Climbing up the stairs (not too good at going down yet).

PVR - Wednesday

We released sea turtles into the ocean. Daddy named his Forest, so he could say "Run, Forest, run!"
Mommy looking at the sun set. It was a nice one!

The gang at the Manager's Reception and Fire Show. (Rob, Joanne, Dawn, Ted, Mommy, Daddy, Sarah, Mike is taking the photo)The harpist before the big Fire Show. It was beautiful!
Woody and Eva joined us and we all had dinner at El Patio. The food was good and Mommy ordered a Mexican coffee which was set aflame. Awesome!

Margaritas y Razzberries?

A few pictures before we left for vacation, along with a few from Puerto Vallarta today.

Baby Girl pulls herself up...and makes a little musica...



New hat for the Chicago winter...



Daddy does the salsa with Mommy...



Geicos on the ceiling of the hotel...tomorrow, iquanas!...

Saturday Evening

We had a lot of fun on Saturday - lot's o' consumption. Here we are having dessert with the Ewings (Rob, Jill, and Mom).

Puerto Vallarta 1

We made it! Had fun today. We watched a wedding and it rained a bit this evening. We miss Maddie!
Here is a view from our room. More pics tomorrow!

Ready to go to Grandma & Grandpa's

Maddie's got something on her nose.And Daddy had something on his nose too!
Fall asleep in whatever position
Swimming lessonsBlueberry lips
Two teeth in for sure.
Throwing Rudolf is so funny.

Starting Friday, Maddie stays with Grandma & Grandpa for a whole week while Mommy & Daddy have fun in Puerto Vallarta. Aunt Nea will be in charge when Sarah is not on duty.

Brendan's Bachelor Party

After playing hockey for 90 minutes we went downtown for some fun.
This was a stunt for charity.



An interesting find in EvilOlive.