Happy Holidays!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Love,

Madelyn & Molly (woof, woof!)

December 2009 ~ 21 months

What a silly little girl Maddie is becoming!! :0) She loves to giggle, talk (toddler talk, of course), bounce, sing, read, dance, and spell! Maddie has become fascinated by letters and with help from Mommy and Daddy started spelling her name.

At the beginning of December, we had lots of fun at the tree lighting in Altamonte and Maddie loved seeing her first fireworks. Maddie has really enjoyed all the Christmas decorations at home and the Christmas lights around town. She especially LOVES the Christmas tree and has been 'showing' Mommy and Daddy all her favorite ornaments! (And of course 'showing' means taking them all the tree for a closer look!) Maddie and Molly had lots of fun opening their presents during our family Christmas on December 13.

Up next... our trip to PA to spend the holidays with family and some friends. YAY!!

We wish everyone a very happy Holiday season!!!

l

November 2009 ~ 20 months

What a crazy November!! We cheered on the Phillies (even though they weren't World Champs this year), went to the Kite Festival, rode on a triceratops at Animal Kingdom, had a yummy Thanksgiving at home, decorated for Christmas, went to the Festival of the Trees at the Art Museum, enjoyed the lights and fun at Light Up UCF, and... survived the FLU!!! AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Yep, Mommy and Maddie were sick with a nasty flu, but Daddy (our hero) held down the fort!! :0) Thank goodness we're all better!

October 2009 - 19 months

Maddie had a spook-tacular October! BOOOOOOOOO!! We went to the Magic Kingdom to admire their Halloween decorations. The Winnie-the-Pooh playground and "It's a Small World" were BIG hits with Maddie. We also went to a pumpkin patch (Florida style) and tried out a new indoor playground called Amaya Papaya.

At the end of the month, we had a wonderful visit with Nana, Poppy, and Mimi. We took them to see some butterflies at the Butterfly Experience and went to Cocoa Beach where Maddie had so much fun playing in the sand and chasing the seagulls! To celebrate Halloween, Maddie, Mommy, and Daddy went to a Pumpkin Party at Gymboree and a Fall Festival in Winter Park. Maddie even went Trick Or Treating to a few neighborhood homes. She kept her flower hat on the whole time... yay!!! She really enjoyed watching the kiddos in costume come to the door. Molly, however, was not thrilled with her bee costume or the kids ringing the doorbell. Poor pup! :0(