FALL TO WINTER, WHAT A YEAR!!!

Well another trip to the Portland Zoo!

They just opened up the big cat section!

It is awesome, Madison had so much fun!

Crazy to think there is only a sheet of glass

between her and the momma lion!

We went to see the lighting of the tree and

Santa arrive in downtown Vancouver.

Madi's first encounter with an Elf!

Santa's ride was so great! Madi loves trains

so she thought that it was awesome!

Cousin Emma Sue's first birthday party

(Dave's sister's daughter)

Madi loved the crown.

Our trip to Redmond, WA!!!

I was able to take our little friend Ashley.

We stopped and had lunch at Rainforest cafe.

A first for both Madi and Ashley.

What a blast!

It was my little cousin Ericka's 8th birthday and

every year they do breakfast with Santa!

Madison blowing a kiss to Santa.

She wouldn't sit on his lap, maybe next year!

Madison and Ericka

This is on the bus ride to walk the Redmond lights.

Madi with her great Aunt Mary.

Looks like fun!

Christmas with my family in Corvallis.

Madi opening her gift from

Aunt Brittnee!

So beautiful! A home made swing,

just like in the movies! Can't wait till spring to

put it up and take lots of pics!!!

Thanks again Britt!

Cousin Kaden in his choir concert.

Christmas morning at home.

Kathy, our neighbor gave Madi some beautiful

jewelry to play dress up with!

My little Angel!!!

She got a new bike!

How soon till spring?

Christmas at Grama and Grampa Trails!!!

Madi and Cole being silly!!

Her favorite thing at grama's house!

Can't wait till she can ride the big horse's!

Grampa Alex opening his gift from us kids.

It was all the photos from his time in Vietnam.

We took them from slides to Photos and

put them in an album for him!!!

There are even pictures of a USO with

Nancy Sinatra and Bob Hope!!!

Madi got a baby alive from Santa.

The grandparents also gave her $500 to start a

Collage fund with!

Thank you guys soooooo much!

WE ARE TRULY BLESSED!

CATCHING UP!!!!

OK guys so our computer crapped out on

us about 2 1/2 months ago and I have

not been able to keep up on my blogging.

Well thanks to my brother-in-law

who let us borrow one of his laptops

I was able to catch up!!!

So I have added about 75 pics of the

last 3 months!

Madison hair is finally getting long, I was able

to braid it!

Cousin Cole's 3rd Birthday party!

Thomas tattoo!

Fun in the water!!

These two just love each other!!

Auntie Barbra.

Cole's new bike and helmet!

Madi wanted to try it out also, she need to turn the helmet around!

Madison and I met up with Gina and Jack for a

play date at OMSI!

"Fishes?"

"mom, now I can see them!"

We need one of these at home!!

earthquake house, she loved it!

Madi and Jack working together!

Dustin and Shasta's baby shower.

The diaper cake I made them.

My cousin Brian's wedding reception.

And his beautiful wife Becky.

Kaden being silly.

Madi talking to and old family friend Ika.

Chelsea, she's all grown up.

Kaden and madi playing.

He's trying to give her hugs!

Uncle Lonny singing.

cousin Jaclyn and her husband Tyson.

She finally passed out!!

We went to Roloff farms to get pumpkins this year,

it was a blast!

For those of you who don't know this farm it is famous.

The roloff family have a reality show on TLC.

They are little people and it show how they

manage life in a big world.

Petting zoo.

I was so exeited to meet Amy Roloff!

She is also an Amy Jo! I have only met one

other person with my name, kinda cool.

she was very nice.

baby lion, sooo cute!

Madi got to go on a pony ride!

I think we will have to get her one now.

She loved it so much!

We took our little friends Ashley and Aaron with us.

Madi just loves Ashley.

Ashley, Madi and Cole, playing in the hay maze!

What a great time!

The pumpkin house!

Matt Roloff with his pumpkins.

(it was in a black light)

Picking the perfect pumpkin.

The bigger the better right?

Only if you can carry it!

They were filming the show while we were there.

Always hugs!!

The Roloff's son Zack.

Matt Roloff.

Madi, Dobber and I playing in the fall leaves!

What a silly girl!

She had so much fun putting leaves in her bike.

Dobs just wants to chew on his rope bone.

Here are some fun, silly, and cute pictures I just had to put in.

Pumpkin carving!!!

Or as Madi calls it "PUNKY!"

Our neighbor brought her a book and some M&Ms,

we have some great neighbors!

And now off to get some candy!

If you cant tell she is a gorilla, and punky

went with us!!

OMG she is so cute!

Madi wanted to take the decor home, she wasn't

scared at all!

All the loot!!!

Grama brought a spider cake!

What a day!

FUN, FUN, FUN!

WE ARE SO BLESSED!

FUN AT THE ZOO!

After the crazy heat wave Madison and I

needed some time outside of the house.

So we decided to go check out the Zoo.

Madi is super into animals now and

I thought she would love it!

Brenda and her kids went also.

Madi and Cole had so much fun!!!

This is a cool new tunnel kids can slide or

walk down.

Here comes Cole!

After seeing Cole do it Madi was brave enough to try it!

FISHES!!!



Madi's not too sure!
(oh yeah she fell off right after the pic!)

BIG FISH!

She loved this hippo!

Cute camel!

Mighty mouse!

Our day at Cafe' sip-n-play!

Madi's little friend Sophie.

Trying on grama's shoes.

GLAD TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE!

SUMMERTIME!!! OFF WITH A BANG!!!!

LOTS OF PICTURES!!!!

OK so i know these pictures are backwards

but here goes...

Dave has had the last 28 days off so we

were able to get a lot of family time in.

I couldn't resist putting these super cute

pictures in. Madi and I went over to Gina's yesterday

and we all went for a bike ride.

(Dave is back to work)

Madi and Jack had so much fun!!

Cool helmet!

Soooo exiting!

Got our snacks....


and away we gooooo
HI MOMMY!

Thanks Jack and Gina we had a great time!





Dave's mom goes up to Timothy lake every year
with her horses and camps for a week.
We decide to go up for a day trip.
Aren't my baby's cute!





Grampa Alex with the horses.


Auntie Brenda got Cole and Madi glow sticks

"how do you work this thing?"

We went for a nature walk.

Uncle Cy and Cole checking for fishes.

Time for dinner!!!

Thanks for having us grama and grampa!!








We have a tradition every year on the 4Th of July

we invite the neighbors over for a little fireworks show.

Sense Dave has been on a 28 day lay off our

budget was a lot smaller this year.

we invited Dave's family over as well.

They brought some fireworks so it turned out to

be a pretty good show!

Emily and Andrew Glenn


Madi and Grama Trail.

Brenda and Cole shooting off roman candles.

Dave and Ashley.

Cool pic!

The Glenn family.

Miss Madi in awe of the fireworks.

She slept through them last year.

Grama with Madi and Emma.

My little cutie pie!!!

Look at those beautiful blue eyes!

Water fight in the front yard!

FREEZE KIDOS!

RUN MADI RUN!!!

Madi thinks Emma is super funny!

SUPER SOAKER!!!

Sprinkler!

Our trip to the coast!

Dave and I took Madi to the Newport

coast for a few nights.

Madi just loves the the Oregon coast winds.

I love this picture!

What a great little vacation.

And the weather was great!

Dave's mom just butchered another cow and we got

about 300lbs of beef so we thought we better

have a BBQ and start using it up.

It was so much fun with all the kids

playing in the yard.

Braden, Madi, Rodney, and Garrett.

Madi had a play date with Garrett and she loved

his pool!

Fun at the park...

Jenny and Scott came over and we all

went to the park.

First time on a slide!

Madi, Scott and Dave.

Love this picture!

Madi and I in prineville for Emma Baers

blessing. Madi loves babys.

Ready for church!

GOOD TIMES!!!!

FUN IN THE SUN!!!

Hello everyone!

It has been a while since I posted

and Madi has grown so much.

She is 16 1/2 months old now

and is doing great!

Dave and I are so thankful that her

CMV has not shown any signs of

damage to her.

When she turned one the doctors did

a hearing and eye test (CMV can cause

blindness and hearing loss) and she passed

with flying colors!

She is talking a lot and learning her manners.

such a sharing girl.
(time to wash the sippy!)

She has learned to tickle.

She loves bath time!

Our first play date outside with the new fence!

Madi's cousin's Cole and Emma came to play!

It's so nice to not worry about cars!

How cute is she! What a smile!

What a nice big brother!

Ok so we were all outside playing when Dave

needed to water the lawn. Well madi went

nuts. It was her first time playing with the

hose and she had a blast!!!

Dobber had to get in on the fun!

Those two had so much fun together!

This is what happens when the water

gets turned off and on when you are

looking at the hose!

Amazing!

Time for a nice warm bath!

CAN'T WAIT FOR MORE SUNNY DAY'S!

BEST GIFT EVER!!!

So I wanted a birthday gift that would

be useful and would last a long time.

So we decide to build a picket

fence out front.

Madi and I will be able to spend

spring and summer outside!!

YEAH!!!

I will be painting it white, to match the house!

LOVE IT!!!

EMMA BAER!!

My little sister Brittnee and her husband

just had their baby girl

Emma Baer.

She is named after one of our

Indian ancestors.

She weight 5lbs 9oz

and 19 3/4 long.

She is so beautiful and healthy!

This is the diaper cake I made for the

baby shower!

WE LOVE YOU EMMA BAER!