Friday, December 26, 2008
First Ever Drawing and Give Away!
In the spirit of the holidays I am having my first ever drawing and give away! If you want to win this handmade, (by me) snowman ornament, leave me a comment in the next few days and you will be entered in the drawing. There are three ornaments up for grabs! All comments must be posted by December 31, 2008. The drawing will take place that night(names will be placed in a hat and drawn out by Matt). I will post the winners on January 1, 2009. I will mail or deliver the ornaments in person to the winners. Good luck! I look forward to hearing from you!
Heart Broken Mama
Last Saturday I went to get my hair cut. The last few times I have gotten my hair cut I have taken Madelynne with me and she has gotten her hair cut too. As I was leaving for my appointment Madelynne kept saying she wanted to come too and have Julie cut her hair. I told her she didn't need her hair cut this time. And I will forever regret not taking her with me! While I was gone Madelynne was supposed to be taking a nap and instead decided to take matters into her own hands and butchered her hair! I am a heart broken Mama....
When Matt went to check on Madelynne he found this!
Here is the side view of Madelynne's hair.
This is what the front looked like and how short she cut the sides! Ugh!
My sweet friend, Julie, dropped everything when I called her in tears about Madelynne's hair to try to salvage what she could. She gave me hope that it wouldn't be so bad. A thousand thank yous Julie! I don't know what I would have done without you!
The finished product. Julie you are a miracle worker!
When Matt went to check on Madelynne he found this!
Here is the side view of Madelynne's hair.
This is what the front looked like and how short she cut the sides! Ugh!
My sweet friend, Julie, dropped everything when I called her in tears about Madelynne's hair to try to salvage what she could. She gave me hope that it wouldn't be so bad. A thousand thank yous Julie! I don't know what I would have done without you!
The finished product. Julie you are a miracle worker!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
To Grammie's House We Go...
The week before my parents left to spend Christmas in Utah I took the children to visit them. We are sad we will not get to spend Christmas with the rest of the family in Utah, but were glad we could spend a week at Grammie's and Grampa's house!
SEWING WITH GRANDMA
Madelynne enjoys helping with all kinds of sewing projects and did not hesitate to help Grammie pin all her projects.
Jackson didn't really help with the sewing, but he is a great distraction. Who can resist those cheeks? Don't you just want to kiss them?
A LITTLE BIT OF MISCHIEF
Madelynne discovered some markers and very quietly colored herself the colors of the rainbow. Thank heavens for stain remover!
Grampa and his Greenway grand children
I love Jackson's shirt. If you look closely you can see that it has a knight riding a dragon and it reads, " Grandma's Prince Charming".
HOLIDAY PARTIES
We got to attend both my parents' work parties. At my Dad's office party the children were given gifts. Madelynne got a princess backpack and Jackson got a little stuffed tiger. You hardly ever see Madelynne without her backpack and all her treasures. Jackson has discovered the tiger has ears and loves to chew on them. Silly boy! My Mom's party was held at the Spaghetti Warehouse and Madelynne had this balloon mermaid made special just for her.
The week passed way too quickly, but we loved every minute we got to spend with my parents. While we were there I also got to work on some Christmas projects, I sewed matching stockings for our whole family and made Christmas candy with my Mom. Stay tuned for pictures of the stockings!
SEWING WITH GRANDMA
Madelynne enjoys helping with all kinds of sewing projects and did not hesitate to help Grammie pin all her projects.
Jackson didn't really help with the sewing, but he is a great distraction. Who can resist those cheeks? Don't you just want to kiss them?
A LITTLE BIT OF MISCHIEF
Madelynne discovered some markers and very quietly colored herself the colors of the rainbow. Thank heavens for stain remover!
Grampa and his Greenway grand children
I love Jackson's shirt. If you look closely you can see that it has a knight riding a dragon and it reads, " Grandma's Prince Charming".
HOLIDAY PARTIES
We got to attend both my parents' work parties. At my Dad's office party the children were given gifts. Madelynne got a princess backpack and Jackson got a little stuffed tiger. You hardly ever see Madelynne without her backpack and all her treasures. Jackson has discovered the tiger has ears and loves to chew on them. Silly boy! My Mom's party was held at the Spaghetti Warehouse and Madelynne had this balloon mermaid made special just for her.
The week passed way too quickly, but we loved every minute we got to spend with my parents. While we were there I also got to work on some Christmas projects, I sewed matching stockings for our whole family and made Christmas candy with my Mom. Stay tuned for pictures of the stockings!
Decorating the Tree
Saturday after we had Madelynne's birthday party we finally put all the fall decorations away and brought out the Christmas decorations. As I came upstairs from the basement I could hear Madelynne excitedly saying, "Daddy let's make a Christmas tree!" She was a great helper to Daddy as they worked together to "make" our Christmas tree. Matt would tell Madelynne which color tag they were looking for and she would find all the pieces for that section.
Daddy putting the final piece at the top of the tree.
The cutest little Christmas helper!
Madelynne thought all the "bells" needed to be grouped together. I finally convinced her we should spread them out over the tree. Since then I have found little "bell" clusters on several occasions. That girl knows what she likes!
Daddy putting the final piece at the top of the tree.
The cutest little Christmas helper!
Madelynne thought all the "bells" needed to be grouped together. I finally convinced her we should spread them out over the tree. Since then I have found little "bell" clusters on several occasions. That girl knows what she likes!
Madelynne's Princess Party
We had Madelynne's birthday party the Saturday after her birthday. All of her friends came dressed in their favorite princess clothes and we played pin the crown on the princess, the Pretty, Pretty Princess game and each girl got to make her own crown, wand and princess paper doll. We rounded out the party with "brownie" cakes with crowns made out of Starbursts on top.
Look all those beautiful princesses!
The girls did a great job creating their crowns and wands.
Chocolate-yum!
Look all those beautiful princesses!
The girls did a great job creating their crowns and wands.
Chocolate-yum!
Madelynne Turns 3!
I can't believe my little girl is three! Where does the time go? Madelynne had a busy birthday and loved every minute of it. It is good to be three...
Madelynne got to open a few of her presents before Dadddy went to work. Can you tell she likes princesses just a little bit?
When Madelynne woke up on her birthday I asked her what she wanted to do. She replied, "Go to Target!" Evie and her Mommy met us there and here are the girls helping with the shopping.
Madelynne chose a princess cake of course!
Jackson enjoyed hanging out in his swing during the festivities.
Tom and Melissa were able to come over and have cake and ice cream with us. They have been to almost every one of Madelynne's birthday parties since she was born and her "pre-birthday" party too!
Kristen and Lincoln having birthday cake. Well, maybe not Lincoln!
Here are all the children devouring their cake.
Evie, Madelynne's best friend.
The birthday girl enjoying her princess cake!
Madelynne and her new Hello Kitty pack-back (as Madelynne calls it).
Madelynne got to open a few of her presents before Dadddy went to work. Can you tell she likes princesses just a little bit?
When Madelynne woke up on her birthday I asked her what she wanted to do. She replied, "Go to Target!" Evie and her Mommy met us there and here are the girls helping with the shopping.
Madelynne chose a princess cake of course!
Jackson enjoyed hanging out in his swing during the festivities.
Tom and Melissa were able to come over and have cake and ice cream with us. They have been to almost every one of Madelynne's birthday parties since she was born and her "pre-birthday" party too!
Kristen and Lincoln having birthday cake. Well, maybe not Lincoln!
Here are all the children devouring their cake.
Evie, Madelynne's best friend.
The birthday girl enjoying her princess cake!
Madelynne and her new Hello Kitty pack-back (as Madelynne calls it).
Thanksgiving 2008
We spent Thanksgiving in Pennsyvlania with Matt's family. Matt's whole family was actually there! We enjoyed a traditional Thanksgiving dinner as well as girls day out, boys day out, a big birthday party to celebrate all the grandchildren's birthdays and just spending time together. The week just flew by! Every time we would get in the car to go somewhere Madelynne would say, "I can't go home. I need to stay at grammie and grampa's house!"
Greenway Family Bowling
One thing the Greenway family loves to do together is bowl. It is so fun to watch the little ones different bowling techniques. It was Madelynne's first time bowling and she is a good little bowler. She almost scored higher than Mommy!
Christmas Project
When the guys went to enjoy their day out, the women stayed home and tended the children and made these cute Christmas boards. Amazing what you can do with some wood, scrapbook paper and decoupage! The hardest part of the whole project was choosing the papers and which font we wanted to use. My board is the one on the far right.
The Grandchildren's Birthday Party
Each year in Matt's family we draw names to exchange Christmas gifts. The grandchildren draw names as well and give gifts to their cousins. We decided the cousins would exchange their gifts at the birthday party so they would have gifts to open. Madelynne love the princess crown and earrings her cousin, Isaac, picked out for her. Jackson got a new rattle from his cousin, Andrew, and it has since become one of his favorite toys.
Everyone loves a good party and this was no exception. The expressions on their faces are priceless! Do you think they had a good time? Each child got to make snowflake ornaments, have a funfetti cupcake with chocolate icing and open a present. Each grandchild also got a new set of pajamas from grandma and grandpa. The adults even got a present too! Each couple got a gift certificate to Olive Garden for a dinner out! Yum! We decided it would be cute to get all the grandkids in their new jammies and take a picture. Easier said then done, but still cute!
Bat Baby
Jackson loves to be upside down. We have nicknamed him "Bat Baby". He would hang out upside down all day if he could!
Madelynne got to be grammie's model for the nativity costumes she was sewing for her ward Christmas party. In the other pictures she is just being silly and eating chocolate(of course!).
Greenway Family Bowling
One thing the Greenway family loves to do together is bowl. It is so fun to watch the little ones different bowling techniques. It was Madelynne's first time bowling and she is a good little bowler. She almost scored higher than Mommy!
Christmas Project
When the guys went to enjoy their day out, the women stayed home and tended the children and made these cute Christmas boards. Amazing what you can do with some wood, scrapbook paper and decoupage! The hardest part of the whole project was choosing the papers and which font we wanted to use. My board is the one on the far right.
The Grandchildren's Birthday Party
Each year in Matt's family we draw names to exchange Christmas gifts. The grandchildren draw names as well and give gifts to their cousins. We decided the cousins would exchange their gifts at the birthday party so they would have gifts to open. Madelynne love the princess crown and earrings her cousin, Isaac, picked out for her. Jackson got a new rattle from his cousin, Andrew, and it has since become one of his favorite toys.
Everyone loves a good party and this was no exception. The expressions on their faces are priceless! Do you think they had a good time? Each child got to make snowflake ornaments, have a funfetti cupcake with chocolate icing and open a present. Each grandchild also got a new set of pajamas from grandma and grandpa. The adults even got a present too! Each couple got a gift certificate to Olive Garden for a dinner out! Yum! We decided it would be cute to get all the grandkids in their new jammies and take a picture. Easier said then done, but still cute!
Bat Baby
Jackson loves to be upside down. We have nicknamed him "Bat Baby". He would hang out upside down all day if he could!
Madelynne got to be grammie's model for the nativity costumes she was sewing for her ward Christmas party. In the other pictures she is just being silly and eating chocolate(of course!).
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