More Snow!

We woke up to snow this morning! I was quite surprised. Madeleine made a few snow angels, we went sledding and she made a baby snowman!

Christmas Morning!

Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!

We had a fun, quiet Christmas morning with just the three of us! Madeleine slept in and Jeff & I anxiously waited for her to wake up. As soon as she did, I ran up to get her and Jeff got the video camera going. We couldn't wait for her to see her BIG present from Santa...a new bike! She was very excited to see her new princess bicycle and the other gifts Santa left for her. She also checked to see if Santa had eaten his cookie and if the reindeer had eaten their carrots. They did!!!

It was cute to listen to everything she said while opening presents! She would say things like, "oh wow", or scream/laugh in delight. So fun to watch! After our busy morning of opening presents, my family came over for a Christmas lunch. Jeff made us watch The Christmas Story a million times which my dad enjoyed. We had a very merry day :-)

Madeleine received a pillow pet from her Grandma JJ & GG in Texas. You can see how excited she was! She immediately took it to her room and put it on her bed. She sleeps with it every night.

Madeleine received another present by mail, a music wand from Aunt Sarah & Gail. She danced all around the room with it!

Here she is on her new bike! A tad too big so we'll all have to wait a few months to try it out. In the mean time, she has a new scooter from Grandpa & Grandma Schroeder!

29 1/2 Weeks!

I can't believe I only have about 10 weeks to go! This pregnancy has flown by. Jeff & I need to get organized!

Merry Christmas EVE!

Merry Christmas Eve! We celebrated with the Schroeder side this year and as always, tradition is to open presents and celebrate on Christmas Eve! We had a wonderful time with family. We watched movies, visited, the guys played a little pool and the kids played. We had lots of yummy food to eat and Santa even stopped by! We were wiped out by the end of the night.

Madeleine was very excited this year to open presents and wasn't shy about sitting on Santa's lap at all. At the beginning of the evening, she was excited and shocked each time a present was given to her but by the end of the night, she was asking for more presents! She got the hang of it real quick. Needless to say, we will be working on the joy of giving gifts, not just receiving, in the next year :-) She did say a lot of "thank-you's" though!

Raymont, Kathryn, Madeleine before Santa arrived!

Mommy & Madeleine in front of the Christmas tree

Family photo!

Santa has arrived!

Madeleine was SO excited for Santa to arrive! She hopped right up and talked to him. She loved Santa!

Love this look!

The present opening started...

New PJ's

Madeleine helped Daddy open all his presents!

Whoa!!! A new SCOOTER!

Couldn't wait to try it out!

Seattle Christmas Lights & Carousel Ride!

Madeleine & I picked Jeff up from work and stayed in Seattle for dinner and a carousel ride! We had lots of fun walking around the city and seeing all the holiday lights! Madeleine loved her ride on the "horsey" and we had a yummy dinner!

Holiday Crafts

We've been doing a lot of holiday crafts around here! Tonight Jeff & Madeleine made a sticker gingerbread house. So fun and keeps Madeleine busy! She is getting pretty good at these little crafts!

The Nutcracker

Madeleine & I got dressed up and went on a mommy-daughter date to see a mini production of The Nutcracker! A friend's daughter performed with her dance academy and it was so much fun! The show was the perfect length of time, about 45 minutes. Madeleine did very well. She watched very intently the entire time! It was cute to watch her take it all in and clap after each act.

Madeleine with Avery the ballerina and little sis Addison!

Bella also came to watch. The girls had fun playing together!