Butterfly Kisses

Maddie was a beautiful monarch butterfly for Halloween.  I had originally wanted her to be a bumblebee.  I found the cutest costume from Gymboree.  Of course I waited too late and they no longer had the black and yellow striped tights that made the costume.  I was so disappointed.  Then I found this costume on the internet.  It is the cutest thing that I have ever seen.  Maddie looked so cute.  I was pretty surprised that she did not try to take the head portion off.  When I put her in her costume, I put her in front of the mirror so she could see just how cute she was.  She laughed.  Edie, Mason, and Karli came over and all of us (and Karl) went to the fall festival at their church.  Maddie had a good time watching all of the other kids.  While we were there, she spotted a piano.  She could barely reach the keys, but that did not stop her from playing.  We had a good time.  When we got home, we still even had some trick or treaters.

Mason as Spiderman, Maddie as the butterfly, and Karli as the cheerleader

Playing With The Kitties

Maddie loves to play with the kitties.  When we let them out on the porch, she will sometimes cry at the door because she wants to go out and play with them.  She loves to hug, squeeze, and even pull out their hair.  Just recently she has learned how to brush them...needless to say...she's their new best friend since she discovered the brush.

Maddie getting ready to brush Tommy

Belle wants her turn too!

I'll brush my hair now too

Belle

Tommy

Maddie chasing after Belle

TEETH!!!! Or Shall We Say Tooth

Ok...so I am so disappointed with this picture.  With my camera, I could zoom in and see Maddie's newly cut tooth.  However, when I loaded the picture to my computer, I wanted to zoom in and crop it.  I could not figure out how to do that with my Mac.  AHHHHH!  Well, finally the day arrived.  I have been waiting for 9 months now to write this in the blog.  Maddie has teeth!!!!  Well actually just one tooth.  It's her bottom middle left one.  She finally cut one.  She is also trying really hard to cut 4 on top.  Needless to say, she has NOT been a happy camper.  She is in a LOT of pain.  Since I have started the Tylenol/Motrin rotation, she has definitely improved.  Last week, Maddie was called to go to Carter's in Atlanta to try out to be a "fit model."  When it was Maddie's turn, we entered the room and they immediately started measuring her from head to toe.  They got out their tape measure and measured the length of her arms, her inseam, the length of her legs, the circumference of her head, etc.  She did NOT like the tape measure.  I think that she thought she was at the Pediatrician's office.  Anyways, she started screaming.  I thought...so much for that.  The next day I got a call and she had made it.  She was the right size.  So basically she was a mannequin.  She tried on a pair of pants to make sure that they were the right fit.  I was not able to take her so Grammie came up from Savannah to take her.  She was quite a hit!

October 21, 2008

Grandpappa, Mimi, and Ma came over for dinner.  Maddie had a great time showing them her "squeaky" shoes!

No More Bows Momma!

Maddie has decided that she no longer wants to wear bows in her hair.  The second that I put them in her hair....she immediately takes them out.  It is very frustrating.  Especially because they look so cute in her hair.  When I was shooting these pictures, I kept putting the bow back in her hair...then I finally gave up.

So cute!!!