November Birthdays

Grandma and Grandpa came up the weekend of Madison's dance recital, so we also celebrated November Birthdays. Ashley, Cy and my aunt Karen. Madison helped open the gifts as usual.

I can write my name

So Madison choose to write her name for the first time in the bathtub! So this is the keepsake that I have... She loves to write her name now on everything. Sometimes her letter's are still backwards, but we are working on it :)

My little black cat

On Halloween we went to Gradame's for lunch and the chiefs game. After the game we went to trunk or treat at school and then home for dinner before the big night. Madison was ready to go even before it was dark. So once we had had several kids come to the house we set off. I have never seen so many kids trick-or-treating as I did that night. Madison would run from group to group. I kept telling her to slow down, but she was too excited. After a few pieces of candy, Madison collapsed into bed.

hanging with the big girls

So I have some cousins that are crazy enough to want to trek to Everest Base camp. Dave is actually my mom's cousin and he went with his daughter Jenny's husband Brian. The weekend before they left, they had a good luck dinner for the one that lives here in town. Brian and Jenny have a daughter Anna that is 8, a redhead and Madison loves it when we see her. So we had a great send off dinner and Madison could have stayed all night with the older girls.

Halloween Parade

Madison's class had a parade at school the Thursdsay before Halloween. They walked around and around the gym waving, and then they all sang 3 Halloween songs they had been practicing. Madison ended up holding Annabelle's hand as they walked around. It was too cute!

Her class: Annabelle, Noah, Hank, Madison, next room Molly, Shreya, Marcel and Matthew.

posing

Randomly Madison decided she wanted me to take pictures of her and she always had a pose for me. They were too cute not to post...

jack-o-laterns

The weekend before Halloween we carved our pumpkins.Unfortunately it was a little too early and they were a bit rotten by Halloween. Madison had lots of fun cleaning out the pumpkins.