All Photos by the very talented Trisha Faber - Faber Photography
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how her birthday photos turned out. Her eyes look amazing!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Maddie's 1st Birthday Cake Smash Photos
All Photos by the very talented Trisha Faber - Faber Photography
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how her birthday photos turned out. Her eyes look amazing!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
We're Back and Our Suitcases Are Heavier
That's because we brought back two extra teeth, a bad cold, and a cough. Matt started sneezing and sniffling the night we arrived in WI and Maddie started to cough the day we were leaving! The only one not sick (knock on wood) is mom!
First things first, the question everyone has for us "How did she do on the plane?".. she did great! On the way there we had lots of snacks, a little bit of sleeping, and a Wiggles DVD to keep us entertained. The way back was an evening flight and Miss Maddie slept the entire way. Oh, we were in business class on the return flight so we had cushy seats and the extra room was nice.
We stayed at my grandma's house and had a great time with her dog Schatzie (means "my sweetheart" in German). Maddie loved having a puppy around and finally stopped screeching and crawling after the dog after the first hour or so. She was very excited!
Grandma Behling and Schatzie
My grandma was certainly surprised as we walked her into her 80th birthday celebration on Saturday. She was so touched to see all of her friends and family there, especially my Aunt Mary who came down with her husband from Northern WI. They don't see each other very often but talk on the phone all the time and are very close. She looks just like I remember!
My aunt Mary and her fur-babies.. BJ and Bailey
Here we are at Grandma's surprise party
Unfortunately for all of us, Saturday was the worse day for Maddie. I noticed two new teeth on the bottom coming in on Thursday and by Friday night she was running a fever. She was pretty miserable during the entire party and only wanted Mom. That meant Matt was the photographer. He did a wonderful job and helped out so much with everything! Reason # 510 I love my husband more than anyone! I didn't even ask.. he just did anything and everything.
Poor Maddie was the only one not having a good time at the party
The cake was from Delicately Delicious in Cedarburg, WI.. so yummy.
The weather wasn't so great... it was 45 degrees each day and rained several days we were there... it actually started snowing one afternoon as the freezing rain changed into snow. It wasn't enough to stick on the ground but still... brrrrrr!
It may have been stormy, but the leaves were absolutely gorgeous. The middle of October is not traditionally that cold in WI (guess we just got lucky!).. the changing leaves are something everyone should see.
Another highlight of our trip was having photos done by Trisha Faber... Maddie's 1st Smash the Cake session went great and I was so excited to see the photos... here are a few from her blog http://blog.faberphotography.com
I'll post a slideshow of the photos once I receive the CD in a few days.
I was able to visit with my childhood friend Tina and her family while we were there but unfortunately unable to see my friend Heather and her family. They were all really sick so their house was off limits. I did get a quick chance to see her kids and husband when we dropped off a gift on our last day.
Heather your kids are getting sooo big and Miss Isabel is just darling! She's sooo tall. You said she was but I wasn't expecting it. Gorgeous!
Tina was glad we were able to spend the extra time with her and her family. We've been friends since the fourth grade. We used to play with our Cabbage Patch dolls and even had a birthday party one year.. They gave Maddie a Cabbage Patch Newborn doll, perfect size for her!
She made a great lasagna from scratch and they got Maddie a Winnie The Pooh birthday cake. Her kids are so big too.. I guess that happens when you only see people once a year, if that. Seeing them makes me wish we lived closer but I'll tell you, after a week away, it was very nice to be back home in our own bed.
Now if only everyone was feeling better!
Here are some more photos from our trip.
Grandma Behling gave Maddie a soft doll for her 1st birthday.. notice the excitement in her eyes?.....
For the box! She threw the doll aside and pushed the box around
Maddie and Grandpa Frank (my dad)
Leave a baby alone with a kleenex box for one minute... this is what happens!
Anyone looking to decorate their toity room and cheer their favorite team?
She wasn't all tears this trip.. here she is having fun in her car seat
Grandma Doris and Grandpa Frank playing with Maddie
P.S. Maddie has a new word... "baby"!
First things first, the question everyone has for us "How did she do on the plane?".. she did great! On the way there we had lots of snacks, a little bit of sleeping, and a Wiggles DVD to keep us entertained. The way back was an evening flight and Miss Maddie slept the entire way. Oh, we were in business class on the return flight so we had cushy seats and the extra room was nice.
We stayed at my grandma's house and had a great time with her dog Schatzie (means "my sweetheart" in German). Maddie loved having a puppy around and finally stopped screeching and crawling after the dog after the first hour or so. She was very excited!
Grandma Behling and Schatzie
My grandma was certainly surprised as we walked her into her 80th birthday celebration on Saturday. She was so touched to see all of her friends and family there, especially my Aunt Mary who came down with her husband from Northern WI. They don't see each other very often but talk on the phone all the time and are very close. She looks just like I remember!
My aunt Mary and her fur-babies.. BJ and Bailey
Here we are at Grandma's surprise party
Unfortunately for all of us, Saturday was the worse day for Maddie. I noticed two new teeth on the bottom coming in on Thursday and by Friday night she was running a fever. She was pretty miserable during the entire party and only wanted Mom. That meant Matt was the photographer. He did a wonderful job and helped out so much with everything! Reason # 510 I love my husband more than anyone! I didn't even ask.. he just did anything and everything.
Poor Maddie was the only one not having a good time at the party
The cake was from Delicately Delicious in Cedarburg, WI.. so yummy.
The weather wasn't so great... it was 45 degrees each day and rained several days we were there... it actually started snowing one afternoon as the freezing rain changed into snow. It wasn't enough to stick on the ground but still... brrrrrr!
It may have been stormy, but the leaves were absolutely gorgeous. The middle of October is not traditionally that cold in WI (guess we just got lucky!).. the changing leaves are something everyone should see.
Another highlight of our trip was having photos done by Trisha Faber... Maddie's 1st Smash the Cake session went great and I was so excited to see the photos... here are a few from her blog http://blog.faberphotography.com
I'll post a slideshow of the photos once I receive the CD in a few days.
I was able to visit with my childhood friend Tina and her family while we were there but unfortunately unable to see my friend Heather and her family. They were all really sick so their house was off limits. I did get a quick chance to see her kids and husband when we dropped off a gift on our last day.
Heather your kids are getting sooo big and Miss Isabel is just darling! She's sooo tall. You said she was but I wasn't expecting it. Gorgeous!
Tina was glad we were able to spend the extra time with her and her family. We've been friends since the fourth grade. We used to play with our Cabbage Patch dolls and even had a birthday party one year.. They gave Maddie a Cabbage Patch Newborn doll, perfect size for her!
She made a great lasagna from scratch and they got Maddie a Winnie The Pooh birthday cake. Her kids are so big too.. I guess that happens when you only see people once a year, if that. Seeing them makes me wish we lived closer but I'll tell you, after a week away, it was very nice to be back home in our own bed.
Now if only everyone was feeling better!
Here are some more photos from our trip.
Grandma Behling gave Maddie a soft doll for her 1st birthday.. notice the excitement in her eyes?.....
For the box! She threw the doll aside and pushed the box around
Maddie and Grandpa Frank (my dad)
Leave a baby alone with a kleenex box for one minute... this is what happens!
Anyone looking to decorate their toity room and cheer their favorite team?
She wasn't all tears this trip.. here she is having fun in her car seat
Grandma Doris and Grandpa Frank playing with Maddie
P.S. Maddie has a new word... "baby"!
Friday, October 9, 2009
Maddie Says Hi and Go Broncos!
11 month photo.. it's getting harder to keep her in the chair for her monthly photo
We've been busy, busy, busy! The days are really going by fast. I think it tends to do that once we reach Fall and before you know it, it's New Years Eve! This year I plan on slowing down and taking time to enjoy every moment of our little one.
I've been busy working on ideas for her birthday party and also coordinating my grandma's 80th birthday in WI. We leave next week and I can't wait to see all my family and friends.. especially my Aunt Mary. We haven't seen each other since I was much younger. We've reconnected via email and it's been fun getting to know her.. almost like I have a new friend that I really enjoy sharing with. She's so great and I can't wait to give her a hug. Not only that, but most of family has never met Maddie so it will be fun showing her off. I cherish my grandma and can't wait for her to meet Maddie. We'll be staying at her house.. hope she's ready for some crying and poopy diapers! :)
Miss Maddie seems to be evolving every day. More and more, she's like a little person instead of a baby. She's starting to talk (when she feels like it). She's said "dada" for awhile and actually meant it. We heard "hi" out of her the other day (check out the video below) and tonight I could of sworn she said "baby" when pointing to her photo while she got into her jammies.
She's starting to actually use her sign language. She knows the signs for baby, more, eat, and milk. She won't do them all the time and so far, it's just mimicking us after we do them or say the word but it's certainly a start and so cute, especially "baby" which is holding your arms together and rocking a baby in the cradle. Everytime I try to capture on video, she hears the beep from the camcorder and tries to attack us.. lol.
She's very big into pointing lately. I try to reward her communication by commenting about whatever I think she's pointing to. We have had a balloon in our living room for two weeks or so now and she LOVES it. If we ask her where the balloon is, she points straight to it.. same for her Cheerios, the kitty, and her large stuffed teddy "Bob" and a Little People named "Roberto". (aka Crista's dad.. inside joke)
It's so much fun watching the little wheels in her brain twirl as she discovers all these new things around her and expresses to us that she gets it! She's a little ham, standing behind her exersaucer and poking her head on the side or through toys to make us laugh. At the playground, she makes all kinds of noise until someone looks at her and comments on how cute she is. :) "Look at me everyone, I can go down the slide!"
Wish us luck on our plane ride there and back.. I'll report on all the fun when we return.
Maddie's first big boo-boo and just two weeks before professional birthday photos. :) She's ok and healing well.. little mishap with the front door and the welcome mat not being so welcoming that day. As you can tell from the photo, it didn't keep her down!
Her newest Mary Lou Retton moves
Grabbing a snack and watching the Bronco game
Touchdown- Broncos!!! We're number one!
Maddie loves watching football with her daddy
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