Our weekend!

Jeff & I had a busy, fun weekend! We celebrated 4 years of marriage this past week & weekend, saw a lot of friends and I hosted a baby shower!

My friend Trisha & I hosted a fun girls night out baby shower for our friend Shannon! She is having her 2nd baby and this time it is a girl!

Jeff & I are officially celebrating our anniversary in December but I had already asked my parents to watch Madeleine this past weekend so we spent our free time relaxing together and going out with some friends we haven't seen in a LONG time. We had dinner out at the Cactus on Madison and then went out for drinks. We had a GREAT time and Jeff especially enjoyed seeing all his buddies!

It was Megan's 30th birthday so everyone went out to celebrate! They are expecting their 1st baby in February!

Brian & Elise - just got back from trekking in Nepal for 3 weeks. Amazing stories!

All the guys...don't ask what they are doing!

We watched Taylor for a few hours this weekend too. Madeleine and Taylor pretty much scream the entire time they are together out of excitement!

Snow?

Yes, SNOW! We had snow here in Snoqualmie! For most of you that read this that live here and a few that live out of state know that Snoqualmie is at a higher elevation so we see snow more than Seattle...in fact, I called my brother today and it was sunny in Seattle but was snowing here. Crazy! Too bad M was sleeping though because by the time she woke up, it had melted. I can't wait for it to really snow again so she can experience it! Bring on the seasons!

Haircut #2

Madeleine got her haircut at the new kids salon at Bellevue Square - Dooz. We all loved it and she will definately go back! They cut her hair and put the hair in a little envelope, took a before & after picture and then she got to get a toy when she was finished! They had all kinds of toys for her to play with so I don't think she even knew she was getting her haircut. No fussing at all, just a happy girl with a great haircut...and a cute little braid in her hair when it was all finished! It is a bit on the pricey side so I will be trimming her bangs in between cuts but the experience is well worth the cost!

Baby Kathryn Is Growing!

We stopped by to visit my brother, Sharyn and Kathryn for a quick visit over the weekend. We had all had a lot of fun seeing Kathryn and how much she has grown! She is a very good baby and so adorable. Madeleine did really well again with her too which makes me happy. She doesn't get as jealous anymore. Of course the next visit could be different but the last few times we've stopped by, she really likes baby Kathryn and doesn't mind if I hold her!

Bella Turns 1!

Andrea's little baby turned 1 already! Bella had a ball at her party and got a lot of great gifts. She looked adorable in her little dress and walking around! I can hardly remember Madeleine being so small and walking.

Here is Bella & mama opening our gift!

Bella just hanging out on mom's lap while all her gifts are being opened! Lucky girl!

Madeleine was right there with her crackers for all the action. She loved seeing all the new toys and was lucky enough to be able to play with Bella's new train set!

Happy Birthday Bella! Enjoy your cake!

Happy Halloween!

My paparazzi skills are fading....with Madeleine constantly on the move, I just can't seem to get as many pictures of her these days and honestly, I feel so busy running after her that sometimes I simply forget to take any pictures. But I did get a few on Halloween!

We had a few friends over for pizza, drinks and lots of candy! Our friends Lisa & Tyson joined us and they just had a baby girl named Olivia. We were proud to host her 1st Halloween! Taylor also came over (with Shannon & Conn of course) and he & Madeleine were out of control! They were so hyper that one would think they actually got to eat the Halloween candy. These two were so excited to answer the door and hand out candy and even more excited to walk around the neighborhood in the dark, knock on doors and grab candy. What fun!

Madeleine & Taylor giving each other a hug before heading out the door for some tricker treating!

Madeleine with her little pile of candy. She didn't even know what it was but she thought it was pretty cool!

Swim Lessons, Playdates, & Pumpkins!

Here is what we've been up to:

We started Madeleine in swim lessons again! Three of our friends are in it as well so that makes the lessons even more fun for all of us! Madeleine is getting very brave in the water and can now jump off the side of the pool into my arms.

After swim lessons, we dropped Madeleine off at my parents for the weekend so Jeff & I could officially celebrate his birthday. We hit two happy hours, saw "Couples Retreat" (so funny) and Jeff got to relax all day on Sunday and do what he loves to do - watch football!

On Sunday night, Madeleine's very best friend Taylor came over to play. They ate dinner together at Madeleine's little table and looked like a little old married couple enjoying a nice dinner together. So cute!

On Monday we went to a Halloween playdate with Odin!

On Tuesday night, we finally carved our pumpkins! We thought Madeleine would get a kick out of it but she said it was "yucky". Oh well, Jeff and I sipped some yummy wine and had a great time!