Thankful Thanksgiving

This is the first holiday in 6 years which we've spent together as a family.

Peter: My job, Baby (that would be my Baby, I don't think he has any), and family!

Daddy: Happy for life, happy for health, happy for everything. Also happy we figured out the fireplace without gas leaking.

Mother: Spending this Holiday season with family; cause I love my family.

Mark: Healthy people.

Baby: Grandma, Grandpa and Uncle playing with me. Grandma putting me to bed and reading cause my parents don't. Daddy singing my ABC's every night. A new little sister sometime in February; and for immediate and extended family who love me.

Betsy: The health, love and safety of my family. For my brother living so close to Madeleine so he can be apart of her life; and my parents extended visit this year. I'm thankful for Mark who puts in crazy hours each week so I can work part-time so I can play with Madeleine while still enjoying the time we can travel to see the U.S.

Jinx

I jinxed myself. Last night was horrible. You'd think a 2 year old saying 'Hi Dadda!' would be cute, not at 4 in the morning; that was after the 10:30 screaming fit...and the 1:30am screaming fit.

Madeleine: BUBBLES
Me: No, Madeleine...that's dust flying around.
Madeleine: BUBBLES!!

She might give me a complex.

Big Girl

I'm so proud of Madeleine. For the past two nights, and about 2 weeks for naps, Madeleine has been sleeping in her 'big girl' bed. Janae has been awesome with putting her in the bed for naps, but Mark and I haven't been so brave! When she has the choice, she chooses the bed instead of her crib...yeah! At night my mom reads to her, says prayers, then night night...Baby cries for a minute then she's out! This morning we hear...knock knock...then her door open...then ours...'hi momma hi dada.' Luckily it was 7:20 this morning:-)

She has also been making great progress on the potty. Courtney had her just about potty trained last spring, but then we slacked this summer; now we're back on the band wagon!

I only hope I didn't jinx this whole thing!

Kids All Grown Up

Over the weekend one of our best friends - Jon - was married up at Hill Air Force Base and Peter was in the wedding! We're a couple of good lucking kids from Da U.P., eh?

P.S. - Peter is single...if anyone was wondering:-)

2-Two-Do

Madeleine is now 2...or 'DO' as she says.

We had a fun birthday with her; nothing too special. Just my parents, Peter, and Pops & Lani and boys...great food and a crying kid. Apparently she doesn't like the song 'Happy Birthday' cause every time we sing it, she cries. Maybe it's the candles she doesn't like?!

She also had her 2 year check-up...we have hit 22 lbs! She can now 'officially' be in the car seat which she's been in for almost a year... For those of you who are wondering, yes- we do feed our kid, yes-she does get whole milk, yes-she LOVES fried food and sugar...she's just WAY active. That's probably the same reason why I weigh less now than I did ten years ago...even when I was working out; all I do is chase after her!

And, because I'm a bad mom, or at least bad at documenting our lives, here are pictures from her 1st birthday!