Christmas girl

I found this Santa hat in our box of Christmas decorations so I decided to see if Maddy would play with it.  She was even so kind to let me put it on her for some pictures.  Now it stays on the changing table to distract her from the inevitable.  

I also let her roll around this ornament for a bit to see if any cute pictures came about.  It rolled away from her mostly and I kept a good eye on her during the process.  I promise she smiles all the time until I take the camera out.  

Here is a shot of our finished Christmas tree.  I'm still searching for a topper...we'll see.  Maybe I can get Logan to smile for a family picture this week.  I"ll probably have to work on some kind of bribe.  Hmmm? 

Mommy for a day

Last night on "Jon and Kate Plus Eight", Mady and Cara asked Kate if they could be mommy for the day. I don't know about you, but I'm not sure I would volunteer to take care of six four year-olds on any given day. Either way, I sometimes feel like I am just volunteering to be a mother for the day and that our Maddy's real parents are going to take her home at the end of the day. Logan and I both sometimes get this feeling that we're just babysitting and can't really believe that she is ours still. Today Maddy is five months old and I'm assuming no other parents are going to wisk her away. This morning she woke up at 5:30 after I got out of the shower. We cuddled for a bit and then she slept for another hour with Logan until it was time to go. I think I'll keep volunteering to be Maddy's mommy for the day.

Busy Weekend

This weekend we have been busy.  Well, somewhat.  On Friday we saw our camp friends Trevor and Lauren from Austin.  They were in town babysitting Lauren's niece while Lauren's sister and husband went to a Christmas party.  Ainsley just celebrated her first birthday this weekend!  She was very interested in Maddy and wanted to steal her pacifier just like Noah.  Seems to be a recurring theme for our girl! 

Saturday I bought our first real (well, real as in an artificial tree taller than three feet) Christmas tree.  I searched for cute green and blue ornaments, but didn't seem to find any I liked.  I settled on red and white for now until something better comes along.  We have all of our family ornaments on a wreath hanging up on the wall. 

Today, after a junior high parent meeting, I made one of Logan's favorite treats that his mom makes during Christmas time, Peanut Butter Blossoms.  (He has another name for them.  If you want to know what it is, I'll tell you after a drink sometime.)  Now, Logan is making his famous chili.  He only makes it about once a year so to me it's a treat.  I even convinced him to use turkey instead of ground beef!  

Maddy will be 5 months on Tuesday!  She is currently working on sitting up without support.  She can last about a second, but after that she's on the floor again.  I will have her four month wrap up and Facebook album up on Tuesday!  

Fingers and Toes

Maddy has had control of her fingers for a while, but today she finally found her toes.  I tried to capture a picture of her grabbing those little piggies, but she wasn't really cooperating with tonight's photo session.

Lord, I pray these little feet carry sweet Madeleine far in life.  Not by the world's standards, of course, but that you will guide her along a path that is full and rich in your abundant blessings.  I pray her hands help others around her so that she can share your love with anyone she meets.