9 months already!!!

MJ turned 9 months yesterday! We are going to the doctor in the next week or so and I will make sure to get an update on her weight, height etc. She is a fun and loving little girl. She loves playing with her push toys and walking behind them. She chases Tank, giggles laughs, and even started a new little "scream laugh" that is really really HIGH and LOUD! She loves eating all food that we let her try and she thinks it is fun to eat her own food! What a fun little girl. We are sure lucky to have her in our lives!

Christmas with Grandparents!

How lucky we were to spend Christmas with all of our parents! It was a busy Christmas season and by then end MJ was pretty tired...but it was so much fun to see everyone!

Josh and MJ with his birth mom, Kathi and her son Daniel.

MJ with Grandma Donna and Grandpa Gary. (this was on Christmas night after a long few days..so MJ wouldn't sit for any more pictures!)

Plowing with Grandpa Nohava on Christmas eve morning!

Christmas eve morning playing in the snow with Grandma Nohava.

Thank you Santa!

Santa came and brought some fun gifts for everyone! Merry first Christmas Madelyn Jo!

Tankers got an elf animal!

MJ got a fun musical table with a laptop, calculator and phone on it!

Holidazzle Parade

We went up to the Holidazzle Parade on Friday night to see the parade. It was fun and not too cold. Maddie liked looking at all the lights.

All bundled up!

Family pic

Lookin at the lights from Daddy's shoulders

On the light rail holding on! She was the star of the train!

This year at Daycare Maddie got to be a sheep for the Christmas Pageant. She did a great job crawling to "Mary" and "Joseph" and then back again. She was super super CUTE!

St. Nick

Good old St. Nick came to our house this weekend and left MJ some yummy treats in her shoe! She got a ring pop, a book and a candy cane in her new pretty Christmas shoes. She thought the ring pop tasted pretty yummy and was upset when Mommy took it away because it was getting EVERYWHERE!

This is the BEST nuk ever Mom and Dad!!

WINTER WALK 2009

Maddie had fun at her first winter walk even though it

was very cold. It was fun to see her out in her

snow suite and look at all the lights and snowflakes.

She also saw frosty the snowman and some big

horses. Didn't get to see Santa mommy, daddy,

and Auntie Nenna didn't want to wait that long.

Daddy, Grandpas this is really what I want for Christmas.

Hi Frosty

We sure had fun decorating for Christmas this year

especially Maddie who had fun playing with all

the decorations.

HI MOMMY I am not playing with the tree

I promise Santa I have been good

Yummy jingle bell

OOOO Pretty Lights

Hi Mommy look at me

8 months!

Happy 8 month birthday Maddie Jo! We were talking about how this time last year we were saying "Wow...next year at this time the baby will be 8 months old!" Time has gone by really fast. Madelyn is a fast little bugger! She is everywhere, up stairs, down the hallway, in the bathrooms, you name it and she will get there! She was even crawling over my cousin Maren this year at THanksgiving!! She is enjoying food that we are eating now at dinner. Some of her favorite foods are mashed potatoes, corn, peas, rice, green beans, oranges, mac and cheese, spagetti, and hamburger. (I just make sure things are small!) She does "So BIG" and we are working on waving bye and giving five! She loves to read books, play with her toys and pull on Tank and Toby (Matt's dog!) She stands by things and now is starting to move from one object to another and stand on her own for a few seconds. She copies sounds that we say like Boo, Da, Ma and moo. She enjoys going to church and is usually an angel! We also say she is a little ham most of the time too because she loves to smile at everyone behind her!! Our little monkey is sure growing up! What a fun joy she is!!

Our Little Turkey!

For Thanksgiving this year my sister and I created fun turkey place cards for each member of our family! We decorated them to fit each person! Below are Josh, Maddie Jo and my turkeys!

This year at daycare Maddie Jo made a fun Indian hat! Then together with Mommy she made a turkey hat. So she had fun wearing them at Thanksgiving and the morning after! She didn't even really realize that she had something on her head, until it fell off! Funny Funny stuff! :-0)

Indian hat baby!

"Mommy, is there something on my head?!?"

BoWlInG

For Auntie Nenna's birthday we went and played a quick game of bowling! Check out the photo's below! MJ is having some fun at the bowling alley!

"So Big" by the pins! Right after this photo she turned around...and started crawling down the lane! Oops!

Soooo BiG

Maddie has learned how to do "So, Big!" And she LOVES puppies!!!

Look! Its Alex!

Soooooo BIG!

LoVe My AuNtIeS

Auntie Lin Lin, MJ and Auntie Nenna!

FaMiLy PhOtO!

We are thankful for each other this Thanksgiving!

Baby LoVeS her bath!

Maddie Jo's favorite place right now is her bathtub! She thinks she is pretty cool that she can sit all by herself, although she doesn't sit for long! She crawls (or tries) lays down and even goes on her tummy! Its a fun sight to see and if you get away dry your pretty lucky!

Umm...Whats that!

Favorite thing to do...put her little ball in her mouth and try to smile! :0)

Hi PrEtTy GiRl

Helpin Daddy with School!

Daddy needed to do a presentation on Infant CPR so MJ got to help out! Check out the pic's and refresh your memory on CPR! (Maddie didn't think it was too fun and we thought it was hilarious! )

Baby, Baby are you okay?

(I skipped the next slide of Josh asking for someone to call 911...didnt turn out too good because the "unresponsive baby was rolling over! ha)

All better! I love my Daddy!!!

Uncle Bubba helped!

Uncle Bubba helped me figure it out!

UTube!

I have not figured out how to create a direct link appear nicer than this! But here is the url for MJ's clip on Utube! Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPuBCxl6yxM

Where DId Maddie Go?

Friday night Josh and I were standing in the kitchen doing dishes and I asked him to go and check on MJ because she had been standing by the stairs. So he went to check on her and couldn't find her! He looked up the stairs and she decided to climb half way up our stair case! So she has now figured out how to climb! I had showed her the night before how to put her knee up on the stair and how to move her hands up, but I didn't think she would get it in one day!

Not only does she climb up stairs, but she climbs up almost anything that is bigger than her. He new favorite thing to do is climb up, stand on her feet and then let go because she thinks that she will not fall down! Little girl should be walking soon since she is doing this already! No fear I am afraid...no Fear! :0)

She is also copying sounds and does "So Big" sometimes...especially for her Auntie and at daycare with Grandma! If you give her a cell phone and tell her to say "Hi Auntie Nenna" she sometimes goes..."Hhhhiii" It's super cute!

Standing by the stair...her new favorite thing to do!

Silly Girl!

Tank thinks that he can hide on the landing right now...little does he know that it is not going to last much longer!