Halloween 2009

Thursday night we finally told Nick and Madi that they could carve pumkins. Nick had been bugging us for the past week and a half and didn't understand the concept of them rotting so, last week we let them color the pumkins and this week they got to carve them.









I decided to send Nick and Dave out solo this evening. Madi wasn't up to par - she had been digging in her ears all day and wasn't able to sleep because of it so, I gave her a shot of tylenol and decided we should just stay home incase it is going to turn in to something more than an ear ache. I don't think she really cares that she is missing halloween this year - I think she would rather stay home and watch her favorite movie "Frosty the Snowman". Nick on the other hand was so excited to go trick or treating this afternoon that he couldn't even take his nap. He decided this year that he wanted to be a Minnesota Viking - Dave was really happy with his decision=)

A celebration of 50 years of Marriage!

50 years of love, life and happiness - what an accomplishment! They have made it through the good times and the bad. Richard and Judy are truely two people that I look up to and was so happy to be able to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with them. All of Dave's siblings threw Richard and Judy a wonderful party. Richard even gave hay rides and it was a must if you came to this party that you had to at least take one bag of apples home with you!!! The decorations were lovely, the food was wonderful and the pictures were great to look at. Carrie had all the old movies put on DVD so I got to watch Dave in action on some of them. I felt like I was watching Nick in some of those movies - they are so much alike. Well, last weekend it was a 50th wedding celebration and next weekend it will be a wedding celebration for Tina and Nathan! I can't wait to see my baby sister marry the man of her dreams!!!

Madi's 2 year pictures

Despite me having to leave because Madi cried and only wanted me to hold her I think we got some good ones. I am so glad that I talk my Mom in to coming with us for these kind of adventures!

Look who's 2

I am a little behind on the blogging of Madi's 2nd birthday but better late than never right? We had a wonderful celebration! My family came over and we had some cake and ice cream. Madi received a lot of great gifts but the baby dolls took the cake! The princess bike that Dave and I bought her was chopped liver compared to her dolls! Madi has spent many hours feeding, changing, talking to and pushing them around in the stroller. She loved every minute of it...she is a little shy because when we sang Happy Birthday to her she tried to hide - shyness, were in the world does she get that from? Now, on to the next big event!