Halloween Time at Disneyland!

And here are some pics of us at the Halloween Time at Dland event. It was super fun. We went with our friends Jess and Betsy and their cute kids Ruby (the ghost), and Gus (Stay Puft). Maddy was a cute little banana, but this was only her warm-up costume. She's got another one in process for Halloween that is super!

Betsy and I thought this pic was so cute... We totally caught them off gaurd. This is how it always should be right?
Waiting for the parade and still happy at 10:30pm!


Maddy was so good and LOVED Disneyland. We are totally gonna have to get passes for Christmas! Right Tony?

Finally!

Ok, So I have kinda dropped off the planet for awhile, and probably still will be for another week, so I thought I would update everyone on our lives right now...

It has been a long run, but FINALLY we closed escrow on our little fixer upper by the beach. We were almost ready to give up, when it closed just a couple hours before our rate lock expired. Everything that could go wrong, went wrong. Every day for the last 2 weeks it seems there was a major problem dealing with our lender that took up our every minute trying to fix things. The economy I think had a major role in all our problems. The stock market crashed just a couple days before we were origionally supposed to get our loan, and the problems all came pouring in.

So anyways...we have our house and we are soooo happy! Now the renovations begin! We have never done anything like this, so we are a little nervous about the work, but super excited that we get to design the house how we would like it. Now if only we can stay in our budget...

We are also moving this week into my parent's house until our house is livin ready. Hopefully by the new year we can be in our own home and finally settle down!

I can't wait!

Here is our new little house, it's ok now, but imagine it with a cute little white picket fence, all those scary bushes and trees gone, pastel yellow paneling, black shutters, white trim, and lots of colorful Hydrangeas (my favorite flower)... Can you see it?

And here are some recent pics of the fam..

Heelarious

My mom and sister told me about these and I just had to check them out. These are so funny! I would totally get some if I knew Maddy wouldn't grow out of them in a day with her big feet. (= Maddy is on her way to size 4 shoes and she is not even 6 months. Crazy!

Super cute! They are called Heelarious her first heels. These are great!

Maddy's first bites!

So we got the ok from the doc today to start Maddy on Rice Cereal. I don't think she really likes it that much! By the way, Maddy is still in the 99% in height for her age at 26.75 inches tall, and 50% in wieght at 14lbs 2 oz. She is super tall and thin, but we'll fatten her up as soon as she learns rice cereal is really good! Tony wouldn't even taste it after the faces Maddy was giving. (=

Portraits Portraits Portraits...

All of a sudden after taking a little break from photography, I have been actually shooting alot of portraits. I haven't had much time to get them online, but finally here are some highlights of the last couple portrait sessions I shot. Enjoy!

Some of our best friends The Blume Family at Corona Del Mar...

Ruby and Gus... Ruby hammed it up and stole the show, but Gus was still super cute!

And then there was little Avyn, I think her pictures say it all...

But still the cutest baby of all... (I am biased), is still little Maddy. (=

Maddy's Milestones...

So we have been so busy lately, I have alot of super cute pics of Maddy but haven't had time to get them uploaded. I just wanted to post a few little video clips of Maddy until I can get my pics ready to be up. Maddy is growing up so fast! She is still super tall, but still skinny, and has reached so many new milestones..

She talks all the time, sometimes in the middle of the night, and every morning at 5am. Here are a few clips of her talking..

Here she is trying to talk to Mungo..

She also wants to be standing all day long. She can't sit up yet, she doesn't really want to sit up though. She would rather be standing or rolling around on the ground.

Maddy actually was rolling over about a month ago and then stopped for some reason. But now she is constantly rolling over...

and over..

We can't believe how much she's grown. She is so active, I hope she slows down on the crawling and walking. I heard it's all over then. (=

Our Day at the Pool!

We had so much fun at the pool today. Maddy actually wore her sunglasses for the first time and loved them. Sooo funny. Here are a few shots from our day.



We met our neighbors Cassie and little Avyn at the pool. Maddy was so excited to see them. She couldn't stop talking. We let Avyn borrow Maddy's hat. She is so cute. I remember when Maddy was that little. She is growing up way too fast!

Avyn and Cassie

Silly Maddy, you are sooo loud!

Happy Birthday Emily!

Happy Birthday to the cutest little girl ever. Our neice Emily, Maddy's only girl cousin turned 3 yesterday. Her family moved to North Carolina last year and we miss them a ton! We wish we could have been there to celebrate with you! Maddy can't wait to meet you!

My favorite memory of Emily was last year when we visited NC. I was just a couple months pregnant and pretty much slept the whole time I was there, but I taught Emily how to fake snore. She would lay next to me and fake snore really loud. It was so cute!

Here are some pics I took of Emily years ago when she was just a cute little chubster...

Happy Birthday Emily! We love you! We miss you! Come visit soon!

Love, Uncle Tony, Aunt Michelle, and Baby Maddy

Me being crafty...

Here are some of my new creations! I've started making hair flowers for Maddy, and it has been so much fun. She is a cute little flower child... I'll have to take some pics of her next!

Bath Time!

Maddy still loves bathtime and anything to do with the water. Here are her new updated bathtime pics!

We have been swimming at our new apartment complex everyday. I LOVE it! It helps so much with Maddy's naps! She finally takes them! She actually takes 2 long naps everyday now and is finally on a schedule! Hooray for me and free time!

Anyone that wants to join us swimming, come over anytime! We would love the company!

Here is Maddy in her tub back in May. She has grown sooo much! She is almost too tall for her tub now!

We wanted to also give a special thanks to everyone that helped us move. We really appreciated all the help and hardwork. Thank you so much! We love you guys!