My Tattoo Artist

This is my sweet baby girl Maddy =) I don't know what I'd do w/o her!!! I was looking through some older pictures and had seen these and said "Ahhhh... other mothers can or will relate!!!" My daughter and her first "Tattoo" ala-crayola. I had to scrub off as much as I could BUT most of it just had to wear off. Lesson learned- KEEP MARKERS WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES!!!

Family Photo's

A family friend took our pictures at Cooper Park in Mtn. Home. Although we were all freezing our tails off Madison was a real trooper.

My little Indian

This Thanksgiving was a little out of our "ordinary" Thanksgiving. Missy and her family couldnt come up and Mom didn't want to cook so Mom and Dad took us out to eat at the Waggon Wheel in Mountain Grove. Before we went Madison wanted to play like an Indian since I taught her about the first thanksgiving and read her a book about Plymoth Rock. She told me she was thankful for crayons, glue, markers, God and Jesus, Papa & Jo-Jo, Me-Me, Jay-Jay, Nickey, Lauren, Ooper, Mr. Luke, our Church, Corn on the Cob and of course ME!!! She said that she needed to change into a dress because the pilgrim ladies wore dresses and that is why she's half naked in these shots so she is mad b/c I made her get dressed and well you can see who won that argument!!! We are all very thankful for our many blessings and we look forward to a better year next year =)

I love to see the Temple

We went to a non-member friends wedding in Memphis. Before we went to their wedding we first stopped at the Memphis Tennessee Temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. A lot of my friends and family know that I'm a Latter Day Saint (most people call us by a secular name- MORMONS). We believe that families can be forever and by being sealed in the Temple we know we will be a forever family and not just until death separates us- for more information go to http://www.mormon.org/ . Madison and I took pictures in front of the temple and a few of these pictures I just cried b/c it reminds me of the primary song I love to see the Temple. In one of those pictures Madison was looking in on the Temple and it looks as if she's thinking I'll go inside someday!!! AGAIN I JUST BAWLED LIKE A BABY!!! I look over these pictures tons of times and that song replays in my mind and I know one day Madison and I will return to the Temple w/ a worthy priesthood holder and become that eternal family one day =) The picture of the Temple spire with the Angel Moroni atop of it-believe it or not Madison took that one and it's a wonderful picture!!!

Madion's First Haircut

I think I took more pictures than any average person when my daughter got her first haircut!!! Good thing my friend Robin who cuts our family's hair at the House of Style in Willow (SHE'S AWESOME) was laughing her head off b/c she knew what it was like when her baby boy got his first hair cut!!! Madison thought she was the Queen of the day when we went to get her hair cut because we even went and got McDonald's!!! I was so sad b/c when she started cutting Robin turned and said to me "Do you need to sit down?" I told her I just cannot believe that my little baby is finally getting her hair cut for the first time. Robin made her feel like a true princess and every time we pass her salon now Madison says "I need a haircut, I need to see Ms. Robin!!!" WATCH OUT- A DIVA IN TRAINING!!!

Precious Memories

My daughter loves her Papa Dave! These are the cutest pictures on earth of her and her Papa. They were at the Homecoming Parade and it was a candy-fest for Madison!!!

NEWEST COUSIN JOSHY

My ex Sister In Law Katie finally had a baby and she wanted us to see him. These are actually not the first photos of Joshy and Madison @ my ex In Laws. BUT HEY at least I've got photos of them two together!!! She loves babies and wonders when I'm going to have another one for her. I said when God sends your mom a "worthy" husband:) So she said when can I get a new baby like Joshy I said remember Chocolate Pudding at Wal-Mart in the toys. That is the only baby your gonna get for a while:) She was happy with that.