Funny Madison

Madison in her Winnie the Pooh box


having tea with her horse



she wants to eat like a big girl (that shirt got tossed)


The new way to carry a toddler

Miss Madison wearing multiple hats

Madison is a character... that's all I can say. I was cleaning out her closet yesterday and pulled out a bunch of hats. A couple minutes later I look down at her and she has three of them on her head. Tonight she sat on Aspen and started to ride him like she does her rocking horse, but she also likes to walk on him so she was put on time out. She also has this Winnie the Pooh box that she loves to carry around and either stand on or she likes to sit in it.

You can tell she is getting close to being two. One minute she is my sweet Miss Madison and the next thing her head is spinning and she's spewing pea soup!!!!! She starts flopping her arms around and throwing things and I just have to set her on the ground and let her throw a tantrum. For the last two months she has been attached to me, not wanting anything to do with JR unless it's sympathy (tonight during timeout she just kept saying "Daddy, Daddy"). It will be intersting to see how she is at Mic and Mark's wedding.

Wedding Shower

Countdown to the Iverson/Golden wedding begins. This weekend Madison and I were in Coeur d'Alene for Michala's wedding shower. The theme was Mrs. Iverson; every guest was assigned a letter for the gift. Everybody was very creative and I want to say thank you for your love and support to Michala. We played name the other half of the celebrity couple ( I realized Mic and I probably read way too much People) and how well do you know the bride (I failed). I will get pictures posted as soon as I can, but I am on Mom and Dad's computer and don't know how they load their pictures.
Madison was sick the beginning of the trip, but she's doing much better now. She calls Grandpa "Pappa", which he says he prefers. We are still working on her saying Grandma, but she does say Mic and Mark. There are engagement photos of Mic and Mark on the firplace and Madison kept pointing to Mark and saying Mark. It was pretty cute. She has become so vocal. She loves Kelty. She keeps coming up to her and kisses her and lays on her, but then she throws the basketball on Kelty. Kelty is getting mixed signals.
We will be back on Sunday for the final week before the wedding. Keep checking the blog I will have more updates and pictures.

Peter Rabbit Organics

I love Peter Rabbit. When I was at Starbucks this past week I noticed they had a snack for babies and toddlers that's called Peter Rabbit Organics, so of course I had to give it a try. Madison loved it. If you have a little one and are interested in a healthy, organic snack for your children give it a try. Unfortuantley, for those of us on the West Coast we can only find it at Starbucks or Amazon. Please visit the website www.peterrabbitorganics.com to learn more.

Snowshoeing

Mopping for Mommy

Madison eating lunch

Carving our own path (Aspen and Demon were in heaven)

Getting ready to go

Patiently waiting as we get ready

Giving Aspen his good night kisses

Doing her hair!!!

Waiting while JR fixes the tire

Our first flat

Crazy hair

We've had many firsts this last week. We had our first flat tire, our first trip snowshoeing with Madison, our first tantrum in the mall, and our first night going to bed without Mommy catering to Madison.

We knew our tire treads were getting low, so it was not a surprise when we got a flat from a rock on the way home from Coeur d'Alene on Monday. Luckily, we were right by a rest area. We went snowshoing yesterday, which was a disaster. My shoes hurt so bad that I wanted to puke, JR insisted we eat lunch after the hike so Madison and I were starving, and Madison completly lost it after lunch because it was waaaay past her naptime (she still didn't fall asleep until 10 min outside of Boise). We went to the mall today to find pants for JR for Mic's wedding and Madison got really mad because we made her hold one of our hands. When she refused we put her in her stroller where she proceded to scream until we left the mall. It's funny how many people tried to make us feel better. One couple said they could remember those days and another lady said she felt like doing the same thing. JR and I just laughed. Lastly, Madison pretty much went to bed without dinner tonight because she only wants to eat tomatoes and fruit so JR and I decided that she needs to eat her dinner before she gets her "dessert" Tonight it was cooked carrots, red potatoes, and chicken. Mommy wanted to give in and give her peaches, but Daddy insisted that we don't give in to her. I hope we aren't being bad parents (not many people have to say no to the 100th serving of fruit for the day or the 20th cherry tomato.

The good news.... I am all caught up on my DVR'd shows and Madison is hilarious!!!