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!