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Possible Christmas Card??

Madsion's Birthday!

Maddy is officially a three year old! Of course, if you were to ask her, she would tell you she is six years old. We went to lunch at McDonald's that afternoon. She was so excited to play with Judith in the play land. Madison chose a Dora themed birthday, everything Dora! She goes around singing the theme song all the time now. Her Daddy brought home a gigantic Dora balloon that plays the tune...loudly! I hide it when Maddy isn't looking.

Madison did a great job blowing out the candles. I told her to make a wish, and I am sure she did, but, of course, since wishes don't come true if you tell anyone, we'll never know. From years of experience, we were very careful not to let anyone burn their little fingers.



Grandma Roxanne left a special present for her little "Gracie" when she was in Utah visiting. It was a beautiful princess carriage snowglobe. Now we'll see if this one actually stays in one piece!



Grandma and Grandpa Axmann came to visit Madison and brought her a Littlest Pet Shops set. Now that she has her very own, perhaps she'll stop stealing McKenna's? Not likely! Just more to add to the collection we are starting, I suppose.



I can't believe my little girl is already three! She is such a blessing to all of us and I cherish the time we are able to spend together, just the two of us, while Matt is at work and the other kids are in school.



                                       Happy Birthday, Madison! I love you!

Halloween

Our three cats, Zach, Cody and Boston, were just so happy to get dressed up in their Halloween costumes this year. Okay, it was a tad difficult to pose them all together for a photo. In fact, our fourth cat, Quincy, didn't make it in with the other cats at all, since he was being a sour puss. We had to sneak a picture of him when he wasn't looking.

Shanna hosted her annual Halloween Party. She was a pirate this year. (Of course, I will be sporting the hand-me-down pirate costume next Halloween.) The guests wandered through our neighborhood

 in search of items for the scavenger hunt. The house was decorated so well for the party that it almost felt like we were living in a Halloween store. Creepy!

McKenna was dressed as a witch and Madison had decided she wanted to be a Halloween Fairy. We started off trick-or-treating in the afternoon at the assisted living facility Grandma is staying in. There were tons of kids! It wasn't long before we realized that we could make a few rounds through the building undetected, collecting candy. The elderly residents completely forgot that we had been there just minutes before. Of course, we only took advantage of that once, or maybe twice... The kids didn't let the rainy weather prevent them from filling up their bags with candy. Matt took them door-to-door with umbrellas and coats. They returned home with lots of chocolate for mom to eat. Yummy! I was able to persuade the kids to take a picture with me. All but one kid, that is. Chase always manages to dodge the camera, leaving me with nothing but a lasting image of his retreating figure, as usual. Well, Happy Halloween!