Santa House 2012

Only in Midland, MI does Santa have a home away from home!!  We visit Santa's house every year, and this year was especially exciting for Caden.  He made sure to ask Santa that he got his letter - because it is gone from the Santa Mailbox in our house.  ;-)  Santa assured him that he studied it closely.

Yearly family picture!  

Mommy-Daughter Picture  :-)

Flying Maddie!!

Jackson and Caden had a blast exploring the Santa house while we were waiting in line!

Sid WHO?

That's right - Caden is ready for the Ice!  Sid's out?  Then He is IN! 

He got his new helmet and gloves tonight - we like to spread out the presents.  :-)  He had such a fun time playing "hockey game" with Daddy.  Video is below!

Who needs Pantene Pro-V??

Just wanted to share some pictures of Maddie...specifically, her hair...here is her 9 month Pooh picture.

Since she just started standing in her crib, Caden wanted in on the fun.

Protective big brother...  :-)

When Maddie is in the bath, her wet hair goes halfway down her back!  I'll try to snap a picture next time...

Watch out world - here I come!

Guess who is standing!  That's right, Miss Maddie pulled herself up today for the first time.  We came into her room after  her morning nap and she was standing in the crib.  Time to lower that mattress to the next setting! 

Not only is she standing, but she has a few other tricks up her sleeve!  Here's some videos of our little princess in action:

She is still army crawling, but getting a lot faster - even going down our kitchen step!  We think she might skip actual crawling on her knees, and go right to walking.

She just learned to wave "Hi!"....and she loves mirrors...the two in combination can provide at least 10 minutes of entertainment...

She also said her first word...Mama....and meant it.  She caught a glimpse of me  trying to sneak downstairs to do laundry...and started yelling "Mama!  Mama!" 

It's only fair - since Caden said Dada first...  :-)