Madison Jay is 1!!!

Hi,

Today was the big day! Our baby turned 1!

Although we weren't able to make it out to do the couple things we had planned (not a great day to go out with the weather and a couple of us have bad colds), we had a fun day at home! We got up around 8, played for awhile, ate breakfast,

took baths, frosted her little cake and some cupcakes (which she loved to eat!),

and opened a couple presents! We will celebrate more next Saturday at her party! She fell asleep around 7:30 tonight (she was pooped!)

Just hanging out!

We were just hanging out last night and decided to take a couple pic's by our tree.

The girls were wearing matching shirts!

Then, we took baths! Lots of bubbles!

Love you all!

It's official...Madison is walking!!!

We think it is safe to say that Madison Jay is walking! She will be 1 tomorrow! Last night she managed to walk about 20 feet without stopping. I even turned to Jason and said "can I put it on her calendar that she is walking?" He thought it was safe to do that! That has been an ongoing question for us for about 6 weeks. She has been taking 4-6 steps for awhile now. We weren't quite sure what to consider "walking!" It is hard to believe...where does the time go? My baby will be 1 tomorrow! More fun birthday party details and pic's to come!

Presley's Christmas party at Sunny Days!

Presley had another great day at Sunny Days on Thursday! It was their Christmas party! Of course, the best part for Presley, was the presents! Mommy joined her for most of the party and helped Mrs. Larson and Carol. Presley had the show and tell bag (and brought some ponies and her letter from Santa). Then, they made gift bags for their mom's and dad's (they had made a pretty ornament on the Tuesday before), played "pin the red nose on Rudolph," listened to a Christmas story, played with the parachute, had snacks (even mommy got to sit at the apple table with Presley and had a snack),

and then opened presents! Presley got a really nice Barbie from another girl.

It was a fun day! She does not have pre-school now until after the New Year.

Presley's Christmas program at St. Matt's a success!

Presley did a wonderful job at her very first church program on Wednesday night at St. Matthew's. The pre-schoolers had to go up front and sing 3 songs. She sang her little heart out, did most of the actions, and rang her bell! Grandma Sue, Pauly, Uncle Eric, Grandpa Darwin, Grandma Mary, Great-Grandpa Harm, and Great-Grandma Rose all joined us to watch her! We were all so proud of her!

Weekend in Winona and Lacrosse

Hi,

We had a wonderful time this past weekend in Winona and Lacrosse. It was our annual Christmas / holiday shopping trip / getaway. We have been doing this ever since we got married + a few years when were were dating. We had not been to the Winona and Lacrosse area for 4 years. It's always fun to go back and see how it has changed. It's hard to believe it's been 6 years since I went to school in Winona. This was where I stood the day my family moved me to Winona.We had a great time eating at our favorite spot in Winona (Jefferson's - which you all probably remember as this was the place we ate when anyone would come to visti), seeing the sights (the 2 places I lived and some of our favorite drinking spots), swimming at the hotel in Lacrosse,

and shopping of course! We shopped on Saturday in Lacrosse and then again in Rochester on our way home. By Sunday...Madison was exhausted!

It was a great time!

The lights go up!

Hi,

Just thought I would share this cute picture of Jason and Presley! They were putting up Christmas lights the day after Thanksgiving! They are so cute! It ended up being such a nice day out...so Presley had a great time helping (and standing on the ladder!)