I love when october rolls around. lots of fun things to do. we didnt get to do all we had planned but we still had so much fun. maddies little school group had a field trip to hee haws one day and she just loved the animals. it was fun. one night we decided to make a haunted gingerbread house... didnt go as well as we planned so ry and maddie just ended up eating all the candy. it was way messy and way fun in the process though. one night we went to ry's sisters house for family night and we carved pumpkins and had doughnuts and hot choc. it was way fun. maddie's school also had a halloween carnival one day. it had lots of fun games to play and blow up slides and bounce houses. and she got cotton candy. she was way excited. then for the big day maddie dressed up as the cutest little kitty cat. she loved it. then we went to ry's parents house and had a yummy dinner and then set out to do some trick or treating. maddie loved it. her and her cousin jace had more fun taking turns ringing the doorbell than getting the candy.. it was funny. then when we got back to the house and they had fun handing out candy to some trick or treaters. i can't believe that october has come and gone... now only a couple more days and we will have a new baby girl... and then... let the holidays begin!
maddie and her two cousins
eating her cotton candy
ry hard at work with the pumpkins
watching and feeding the animals at hee haws
showing off their purple tongues
getting ready to decorate our house
yeah our little baby girl Hallie is here. she was born on nov. 10. we were hoping she would come sooner but she waited until my scheduled c-section. everything went well and she is a healthy baby. she was 7lbs. 8 oz. and 20 inches long. she looks a lot like maddie but not as much hair. so far she is really good. we are so excited to have her in our family. maddie has done really well with the change. she loves to "pet" her and kiss her and hold her. she is having a little bit of a hard time sharing the attention but adjusting fast. its so fun to have a baby in the house again.. and its so good to be done being prego! what was really great was my sister that lives back east came for a week to help with maddie. we haven't seen her in a year and a half so it was so nice. maddie loved loved loved her aunt tiff. they had tons of fun playing. my grandparents were also able to come to utah wich was great. it was so fun to have all my family together. we even had thanksgiving dinner on sunday so it was just really good. thanks everyone for all your help and support!
in the stroller ready to ride
grandma and maddie at the pigs
auntie brookie showing mads the bunnies
hanging out in the stroller
maddie with ry being a mt. goat
daddy making a castle while maddie tries to figure it out
eating popsicles with her friends
us on the train
at the zoo
maddie picking yummy blueberries
well it has been a really busy time which means lots of fun. July came and went so by its crazy. towards the end of the month we went up to Washington state to visit my family. Maddie loved the airplane ride and i was so thankful we weren't driving. 6months prego and a 14 hour drive? no thanks. we had a great time while we were there. Maddie loved picking fresh berries every morning from my grandma's garden and she probably ate her weight in them too. we went to the Oregon zoo which was way fun. they had a cute baby elephant and an awesome train ride which was probably Maddie's favorite part. we also went to the coast. it was amazing weather. we played in the sand forever. my mom Ryan and Maddie played in the water but it was way too cold for me. Maddie had to of course ride the merry go round.. it was hard to get her off. she road it like 3 times. one day my grandma took me for a nice relaxing morning and we went and got amazing pedicures. my toes needed it so bad. it was awesome. my mom came for half off the week which was great. we met up with some friends and let Maddie have some play time. she had such a good time rolling around in the grass with Lincoln. it was way cute. it was just great to get away and spend some family time! now we are on our way trying to get things ready for baby sister to come. we officially have Maddie's room together with no more crib. she did really good with the transition. yeah. now we just need to get babies room together.. i did order new bedding which i am very excited for. so as for us that's about all the excitement for now! sorry lots of pictures!
thursday was maddies 2nd birthday. we satrted off the day by going up to st. marks with our moms to find out what the new baby is. and we r excited that we r having another little girl. after the ultrasound we went to gateway mall so maddie could go to build a bear. she decided to make a monkey... it was so cute. we then went to california pizza kitchen for lunch. on our way back to the car we passed the fountains... maddie couldnt resist. so ry took her and boy oh boy did she get soaked. it was so cute to watch. later that night we had a birthday party with all of our friends and family. it was so fun and she got lots of fun toys. by the end of the day she was so exhausted ...... we have also been having a lot of fun swimming maddie is loving it.
