Christmas was wonderful!!

Christmas was absolutly wonderful! Madilyn woke up about 6:00 (very early for her) and was ready to go! She went right to her stocking and had a blast opening everything that Santa brought her. Soon after, she was soooo tired, she went back to bed for another hour. Finally she woke up and was ready to go for the day. She knew just what to do with her presents and wanted to play with everything as she opened them. Between Daddy and Uncle Sean, they were able to get everything open and I swear, she actually played with EVERYTHING! She loves her Little People Noah's arc that Santa brought her and her Little People Farm that Uncle Rob got her. She had a blast staying at home with daddy all week and playing basketball with her Little Tykes hoop from Uncle Sean and Aunt Jen. We spent the morning with the Hoyt side and the evening with the Mealy side. Im ready to take our first annual Christmas day tradition next year, and have all the family come over to our house! :-) We had to take Maddie yesterday to have blood drawn for a Lead test. It was the worst experience ever!!! I had to sit and hold Maddie in my lap while holding her right arm down so she couldnt move it. Dave had to stand and hold her left arm straight she wouldnt move while the woman was drawing the blood. As a mom, it was so hard to see my child going through that! The funniest part of the experience was when Maddie pointed to the calander and said...."CLAUSE." It was a picture of a huge fluffy cat with a santa hat on!!!! We hope you all have a wonderful New Year and hope that 2008 brings you nothing but wonderful things!!

Maddie has Croupe :-(

Well, we're definatly ending 2007 with a bang! Maddie has Croupe AGAIN! She just got over it about a month and a half ago and now she's got it again! I woke up with what seems to be the beginning of a cold, so now we just need to pass it along to Dave (which I pray doesnt happen) and we'll be set! We took Madilyn to Santa's workshop and she had a blast making her toy with the elves. This year, however, she would not sit on Santa's (Maddie refers to him as just "clause") lap. She did blow him kisses and talked to him, but she stayed in my arms the whole time! I've been told there are a few more years just like this ahead. She does love to talk about "Clause" and loves to see his picture. When asked if she wants Santa to come and if she's been a good girl this year, she answers both questions with YESSSSS! Well, this is my first attempt at a blog.......we'll see how well I keep up!

Have a wonderful HOLIDAY! I hope Clause brings you everything your little hearts desire!