Our Love Bug

Maddie's first try in the Bumbo...she loved it!

Playdate for the kids, walking date for the Mom's :)

Nicholas has too many girls to choose from, what a ladies man!

Jeff and Maddie taking a little nap.  Maddie loves to snuggle with her Dad.

What a wonderful weekend!

We were so blessed to have family in town this weekend! Nikki and Rachel drove over from Seattle to celebrate Angeliki's 28th birthday and Gramdma Debbie's 49th birthday. Maddie loves her aunts...she had so much fun with them. We also were so lucky to be able to go with Nikki to get her wedding dress, we are so excited for Nikki and Dan and can not wait for their special day! Nikki was so beautiful trying on her wedding dress, little did she know it even made her little brother cry :) We feel so blessed to have amazing family! We also did a little shopping this weekend...it is necessary to stop at Nordstrom when they are having their half yearly sale. Maddie is finally big enough to face frontwards in her carrier, she loves to look at everything. Her new found love is her hands, if she could stick both fists in her mouth at one time she would be thrilled :) Jeff and I are starting to work out again. We are posting it on the blog so we can be held accountable by all. We are having a little competition...(obviously) to lose 25 lbs by April. I am pretty sure I will win (a new pair of 7 jeans are always a good reward)!

Nils is a little jealous

Maddie in the jogging stroller

Shopping with Mom

Maddie and Aunt Rachel

Nikki looked stunning in her dress

Big smiles for her aunts

Maddie working out at the gym with Mom and Dad

Friends finally meet

We had so much fun having Cassie and Hallie here to visit. We hope the next six years will fly by while Mitch is in med school. We can't wait until they are able to move back to the northwest :) The girls had fun playing together and we had fun shopping together. Hallie was such a trooper adjusting from the time zone difference! It will be so fun to watch these two girls grow, it is amazing how much they have changed already. Thanks for your friendship Cass, we loved seeing you.

Holy cow look at that giraffe!

Maddie went to Grammy's school to say "hi" to her 2nd grade class. She was amazed at all the "big" kids! Maddie loved the Mad Scientist's experiments. What a cute cow :)

Grandma Debbie came over to see Maddie. Maddie had big smiles for Grandma. Thank you so much for watching our little giraffe so I could get some "to do's" done!

We had such a fun Halloween, we got together with some of Maddie's friends. The group ranges from 2 months to 6 months. They had so much fun together. Our favorite friend is the little pumpkin...(her cousin Claire)

Maddie loves to play with her friend Claire after we go on walks. Jayme has been an awesome walking buddy. We are not ready for winter!

We are so excited for Monday. Cassie (my best friend) and Hallie (soon to be Maddie's best friend) are flying all the way from Iowa, and we get to spend 2 days together. We will have so much fun with the girls and will definitely post some pictures!