Happy Easter!!!!

Colin, Mommy and Madison enjoying a day at the zoo

"I'm bigger than this penguin"

My babies!!!

My beautiful girl!!

My Handsome Boy!!!!

Looking for eggs

She has the same egg pose!!!!

Mommy helping Colin with his first egg hunt

Found one!!!!!

 More eggs!!!!

Finally getting the hang of this!!!!

Sister helping her brother

My little Easter boy!!!

Madison and Kendall

Playdate with the two princesses

Helping Mommy get ready to paint our bedroom

Favorite time.... bath time!!!!

Painted wall

Helping brother float

I can't even begin to tell you how much Colin loves the water

Many faces of Miss Madison

Smiling baby

Grandma, Madison, and Papa

Grandma, Madison, and Papa

Morning with Papa and Colin

Tuckered out!!!

Buddies.... Colin sure loves Aspen

Madison getting her hair cut, but she looks like she's being tortured

Grandma cut Madison's neck and now she's terrified!!

Our bedroom with our new bedroom set

Our bedroom

Putting together Colin's helicopter

Look at JR's excitement!!!

At the zoo

Looking at those handsome kiddos

Lunch time at the zoo.... 13 mile bike ride

Madison trying to pick up Colin

Eliana, Madison, and Colin

Madison, Daddy, and Colin

We have had a busy couple months since we have moved into the house.  We have been busy unpacking and putting everything together, but still have a lot to do.  The main thing is to get shelves built in the garage and get the boxes up and finish putting pictures up.

Mom and Dad were down two weekends ago and will be back this next weekend.  JR had a weird episode of vertigo that landed him in the ER a month ago while he was already in the ER with a patient.  I drove in and spent the next 5 hrs with him until he was finally released after a clean angio CT.

I am amazed every day by how much Colin and Madison are growing.  I love watching the bond that they form every day.  Yesterday, we went for a 14 mile bike ride to the zoo and back and Colin fell asleep with his head resting on Madison's shoulders.

Aspen loves living out in Avimor.  He is able to go for walks off leash every weekend.  He is playful again and seems to be happy.  There's not a day that goes by that I don't think about Demon and Kelty and how much they would love it here.  Every time Mom and Dad come down I still expect to see Kelty drooling up a storm in the back of the pickup!!!

A few Random pictures



Colin put the Easter bucket on is head and grabbed one of his sisters Pom-Poms!!!




Madison did her own hair and accessorized herself.  She decided to use her hair barettes as dangly earrings.  She is so creative!!!



Conversation between Madison and Her Daddy

Aspen, Colin, and Madison

Coffee date with Daddy and Colin

Last night JR was putting Madison to bed when she looked at him and said " I know Colin is going to be tall like you, but am I going to be tall like you or STUBBY like Mommy."  I can't believe my little girl thinks I'm stubby!!!! I think I'd prefer petit.  When I asked her about it today she said she said stubby because she loves me!!!  I love the things that she says!  When she says her prayers at night now she ends it with "Fat fish and Bear combing his hair."  I have no idea where she gets these things!!!

New Home!!!

Daddy, Colin, and Madison wrestling!

Got Daddy pinned!

Daddy reversed the tables

Colin's special move... .the choke hold and face grab!!!

Does this seem fair?  

I love these guys!!!

Climbing on Daddy

Snuggling with Daddy!!

"I'm too old for this :)"

My Loves!!!!

Madison's new "Pink" bedroom!!

After wrestling is cuddle time with Mommy!!! Daddy got carried away and tried to make Madison's head part of the floor!!

Daddy making lasagna and Madison working on Valentine cards for preschool!!

We have been in our new house now for three weeks!!!  I feel like it's slowly becoming our house, but  a lot still needs to be done.  We are waiting for the weather to warm up enough for the landscaping to be done as well as the finishing touches on the outside of the house.  We are waiting for Mom and Dad to come down in the spring to bring  our new bedroom set that we got for Christmas.  I still need to hang pictures and get the garage organized, but I am amazed at how much we have achieved. It's all thanks to Mom, Dad, Mic, Mark, and Rick.  We couldn't have done it without them. JR has been working a lot not only with work, but also with hanging things and working with the sub-contractors to get things finished.  The commute isn't too bad.  When the weather is good I can get the kids dropped off to daycare and to work in less than 45 min. plus it is a beautiful drive when you can see the sky!!

Colin, Madison, and Aspen all seem to love having their own space again.  It took Aspen a while to figure out that he doesn't need permission to go in and out of the doggie door, but he's a pro at it now.  It is very nice not having to get up at night to let him in and out.  Madison and Colin are sleeping well in their own rooms and I sleep really well not sharing a room any more with children!!!  JR made the comment tonight that he loves having room in the kitchen.  He made lasagna, I made Colin a batch of baby food, and Madison worked on her Valentine's cards and we had plenty of room!!!!

Merry Christmas!!!

As the year comes to an end I will do a quick update on what has been going on with the McGee household the last three months. 
We started to build a house in October and are still in the process of it. In the mean time we are living with Jr's Dad and on the days JR works me and the kids stay with Mic.  Mom and Dad took Aspen and Demon to live with them while our house is being built.  Unfortunately, the night after they got back Kelty died all of a sudden and a week later Demon was diagnosed with Lymphoma.  I flew up with the kids and had to put Demon to sleep.  It was the hardest thing I've ever done and we miss both of them deeply, but we are so glad we still have Aspen and that he will be coming home to us when our house is finished the middle of January
That pretty much catches you up to everything that has been going on with the family, but here is a quick update on Colin and Madison.

Madison:  Just had her first dance recital.  She was the cutest reindeer ever.  She is enjoying class and can't wait for her next performance.  She is also loving preschool with her teacher Ms. Marsha.  She amazes me everyday with what she has learned and many times it comes up in a cute little song.

Colin:  Turned one, has more teeth than most 18 month old.  Loves his sister, but is starting to fight back with her.  He's also going through a Mommy and Daddy phase and I am just so thankful that he has included Daddy in this phase because Madison never did.  He had been sleeping through the night for about 2 months, but with the last set of teeth/cold/ear infection he has been waking up again.  Now that we are at Mom and Dad's he is completely in love with Aspen.  He loves to rub his head on Aspen's fur :)

They are both the light of  my lives and even though it is incredibly difficult working full time and having a husband who works at least 72 hrs a week, I wouldn't change them for anything.



Colin loves to wear Daddy's Alabama hat



Daddy wrestling with Madison and Colin



Mommy and Madison at the Disney on Ice Princess show



Aunt Mic, Mommy, and Madison



All of us playing Foosball together



Colin getting ready for his first trip in the snow

Not exactly sure about this white stuff



Papa coming to the rescue



Daddy building a snowman



Our beautiful Aspen



JR, Coling, and Aspen



Mommy and Madison headed to Christmas Eve service

Madison, Colin, Mommy, and Daddy (I am fighting a cold that has hung on since Thanksgiving... I was feeling pretty crappy)

Doing what dudes do best.... chillin!



Opening gifts



Playing with his buddy Aspen



rearranging Grandma's rugs



Madison and Colin headed out sledding



Pulling her brother



Papa, Daddy, Colin and Madison

First time sledding



Madison had so much fun



Colin gettting ready to head down the hill

Having fun also

Colin, Mommy, Madison, and Daddy

Colin and Mommy

Aspen and Madison... Aspen was in Husky paradise!!

Ready for nap!!!