Happy New Year!!!!

I apologize in advance, I don't have any Christmas pictures because my camera wasn't charged. I thought I had downloaded mom's pictures, but I didn't so I will load them on later.

Madison helping Daddy fix the faucet (she put the headlight on all by herself)


Daddies little helper


Dressed up for Christmas with her new baby doll and computer

Checking her email with Zoe this morning

Our year in review....

Madison has turned into a toddler, no more baby

I became a certified esthetician and oncology esthetician

Jr got a second job

Jr had his appendix taken out

Numerous ER visits (thanks JR and Madison :)

Mic and Mark got married and moved down here

Dani and Aaron moved here

Numerous trips to CDA and also a trip to Oregon and our first camping trip with Madison

This year has been full of many ups and downs, but I am so thankful that I have my family beside me all of the time. We lost two wonderful members of our family: my Grandpa and Aunt Theresa.

A Stressful Week

Madison's finished gingerbread train!


Playing with the candy.... Let's just say the dogs got some candy that day.


Working on the train... don't mind me I just look a little tired and sad.

Daddy and Madison

Recuperating in bed

Daddies finished sandwich

JR's work party that Aunt Mic took Madison too at Monkey Business

Miss Madison

Madison playing

Last week JR started having pain in his lower right abdomen and lower back. After many negative tests, a trip to the ER, Doctor, surgeon, and two CT scans JR was admitted to the hospital and had his appendix removed the next day. His pathology came back and his appendix was slightly inflamed. Luckily he feels much better, but is still recuperating from a week of no sleep, pain, nausea, and no appetite, plus surgery. Thanks to my sister and sister in law I was able to be with JR and Madison was able to still have fun and not be lugged around the hospital visits. Thank you everybody who sent us your love and prayers.
Even though JR has been sick it has been nice having him home. I am ready for him to be fully better so he can contribute around the house, but he is slowly getting better. Right now he is making dinner and Madison is sitting on my lap begging to look at pictures.

Madison has been a big help to me though. She has made JR breakfast and lunch and has taken it to him.

More Thanksgiving Photos

Madison putting her decorations on the tree (5 bulbs on 1 branch)


Decorating the Christmas tree


Madison helping Mommy and Grandma old laundry

Helping Papa put the angel on the tree

JR, Leah, and Owen

Madison and Owen getting ready to sled

Madison and Owen

Miss Madison


Miss Madison (look at that attitude)

Demon and Madison shoveling the back patio and Grandma and Papa's

Kelty and Madison

North Idaho sledding :)

Sledding with Mommy

We are back in Boise and busy decorating our house. I only have a few pictures of us decorating the Christmas tree, but Madison really enjoyed it. She put all of her Disney ornaments on the same branch and that has been the only day she has kept them on the tree. Every morning she wakes up and tell me "No, No Mommy, these don't go on the tree." They spend all day on the couch :)

I think JR found out this week that he really needs to watch his language around Madison. I climb in the car after they pick me up and Madison tells me "the idiot wouldn't get over".... oops Daddy!!!

Thanksgiving in Northern Idaho

Pappa and Madison

Madison, Mommy, and Daddy

Nichole and Owen, Jr and Madison, Matt and Leah ( Madison was so terrified, but we were all so excited about the fireworks and I was trying to get a picture that we didn't even notice for awhile)

Daddy and Miss Madison, Nichole, and Owen, Matt and Leah

I'm sorry, but Madison's face makes me laugh :)

Owen and Madison (she was trying to talk to him, but he already has that glazed look that her Daddy and Grandpa get)

Pappa, Madison, and Grandma

Miss Madison said she had to put a "hooker" on the ornament :)

Madison and Grandma decorating the tree


Madison took this picture of Pappa

Kelty wanting to come in

Miss Madison


JR, Aspen, and Madison shoveling snow

What a beautiful week we just had. We have been up here in Coeur d' Alene for almost a week and will head back tomorrow. We have been very busy, but it has been relaxing at the same time. It has been a beautiful white week. We had Thanksgiving dinner here at the house with Mom, Dad, JR, Madison, and my Grandma. We went and visited our friends Matt and Nichole that morning and Madison had her first kiss. Their son Owen gave her a kiss on the lips on the way out and Madison kissed him back. It was so adorable, but JR will deny the whole thing.

On Friday we went down to the parade and the lighting ceremony. Madison really enjoyed the parade, but once the fireworks started she became terrified and we had to leave.

Saturday, Dad, JR, Madison, and I went down to the CDA library, had coffee, and then walked to the shops and did a little shopping.

Today we went back to Matt and Nichole's and the kids went sledding behind Matt's lawnmower. I went with Madison and it was a lot of fun. Tomorrow we head home ( I don't want to). I would move up here in a heart beat. It's just nice to be surrounded by our family and close friends.

Letting Go

painting Mommy's fingernails


Painting Daddy's toenails


making lasagna

Daddy and Madison making dinner... yum!!!!

Madison is becoming more independent and with that JR and I have both had to let go of our control a little bit. Madison loves to cook now and so the other night she was helping JR make lasagna. JR had a hard time letting her add things in the wrong layers. Miss Madison has also gotten into painting fingernails and toenails (thanks Aunt Mic :) and I have had a hard time not letting the paint job be perfect, but she has fun and that's the important part.

odds and ends

Madison's Halloween costume for next year

Madison took this picture of Daddy and Aunt Dani

This is the bite that Madison gave me when I tried to rock a bye her instead of Daddy:(

Helping Daddy with the leaves. She was dumping them in the garbage can

Shoveling up the leaves

I think she was spreading them out at this point :)

Beautiful Miss Madison :)

Aunt Dani and Madison doing yard work

Madison in her pseudo Halloween costume. We only went to Aunt Mic and Uncle Mark's and Steve and Nina's house. She handed out candy at our house, but kept saying that the kids were scaring her.

Madison playing with play dough for the first time.

The other night we looked out of our window and there was a firetruck at the neighbors house. Madison started to freak out because Aunt Mic was kinda excited and Madison was feeding off of that. At some point she started calling it a ladybug