Only 1 More Week

Til Christmas!!! 

Getting our Christmas Tree after Thanksgiving!!! Maddie is helping Daddy find the perfect one. 

 We found it!!!

 Scottie got it all set up, and then we had pizza and decorated it.

 Here we are with Mr. Christmas Tree (that is the name Madison picked)

 

 Parker gals in our pea coats

 Not the greatest, but we took it ourselves!!! 

 Our Christmas cutie!!! I just adore how she says Merry Christmas, sound kinda like "merry Missmiss"

ONLY ONE MORE WEEK AND WE CAN'T WAIT!!!

Madison's 1st Hair Cut

Madison got her first official hair cut!!! 

Before

After

On Monday we (Grandma Tracy, Grandpa Groovy, Daddy, and Mommy) went to Cookie Cutters and let them work their magic. Maddie did such a great job and loved the kid salon from the moment we walked in til the moment we left. She let Lauren cut her hair without moving and even let her use a blow dryer on her hair (Maddie is scared of my blow dyer!!!). Madison loved "driving" her car and was especially happy with the balloon and sucker she got at the end.

Another extreme BEFORE PICTURE-My child rarely "looks like an orphan" so enjoy and laugh about this pic below!!!

Here are some pictures from the fun event!!!

Getting all ready

 Daddy getting her to look down

 Mommy getting her to look down

 Some entertainment by Gpa Groovy 

 Looking so cute after with all of us!!!

 Getting a balloon, sucker, and kiss from Gpa. 

What a great first experience and now her mullet is gone!

Thanksgiving

Being back in Utah is great because we got to return to our beloved St. George for Thanksgiving! We had a wonderful time with Scottie's family and enjoyed getting to visit our Grandma Norma and Grandpa Joe. Maddie and I especially enjoyed the time off of work Dr. Parker got!

Thanksgiving dinner was kept simple this year and we went to Chuck Arama. It was fun getting to eat all different things on Thanksgiving, and I loved hearing my nephew Corbin, say, "this is So GOOD it is sick!"

Group Pictures

Black Friday aka Black Thursday Shopping!!! Scottie and I had our sights set on many things this shopping weekend and were able to get the two big door busters we hoped for!

I had to be a protective "mama bear" to make sure I got Maddie's kitchen for Christmas! I was thrilled to get it!

Grandma Norma is amazing, and makes a quilt for every great grand child (from our old jeans) and we fondly call them pockets of love. Here is Maddie getting her blanket, and she totally loves it.

Our amazing grandparents

We enjoyed our time together as a family playing some mini golf.

Daddy showing Maddie how it is done!

Then Mommy getting a hole in 1...whoooooooooooooooot whooooooo

 Family Pictures

 having some fun 

 

 Maddie was making her cubby cheeks face in almost every picture, so I was happy to get a few of her actually smiling. 

All the grandkids

Thanks for the great Thanksgiving! We have so much to be thankful for:)

Just Fishin'

It Happened!!!!!!!!! Daddy took Maddie fishing for the first time last week, and it was perfect! I still remember when Scottie played this video for me when we found out we were having a BABY GIRL! We're so grateful to have Maddie in our lives, and I am thankful for a sweet hubby who has a special relationship with his daughter and takes her fishing, "she thinks they're just fishing, but they're not!"

Almost two years!!!!

Madison 1 day old

As much as I hated to do it, I updated my blogger header/page. It doesn't seem real that my sweet baby girl is almost 2 years old. I still feel like she was just born! It's been a blessed, wonderful, and happy two years.

 Madison 20 months old and fishing with Daddy for the first time

Maddie wouldn't take her eyes off the fish they caught!!!

Happy Halloween

It was a wonderfully fun and spooky HALLOWEEN! Madison was absolutely adorable with Halloween this year and Loved LOVED LOVED Trick or Treating. In fact, I can still hear her cute little voice saying "Trick or Treat".

My cute little Pebbles Flintstone

We had a Hallow's Eve Party with some of our neighbors and had a great time eating some yummy treats, and playing some Halloween games. Here are a few of the pics I snagged (I didn't get all the families sorry guys!!!)

 The Whetstone Family

 The Boyers

 Ashley and Eleanor

 The Adair Family

 The Clark Family

Playing the mummy TP game!!!

The Traditional Dinner in a Pumpkin

Maddie was a big helper and got all the guts out of the pumpkin with me.

 All done!!! Having some leftovers for dinner tonight! 

 Halloween 2013- Trick or Treating

 Maddie knocking and getting ready for that CANDY!!!

 Pebbles with Papa Fred Flintstone

 Trick or Treat

 Maddie getting a sucker!!! She def knew how the drill went! 

 Out Trick or Treating and saw one of my piano students, Katelyn. 

Happy Halloween from the Flintstones!!! Now it's time to start thinking about next year's costumes.