Madden is Three!

Madden turned 3 on November 20th! We celebrated at home by making a cake and opening a few presents! Lots of Thomas the Train! At school, he got a sticker and got to pick a present from the present box. WOW! He picked a wooden treasure chest with paints.

Halloween

We went trick-or-treating in Friarsgate and went to the Fall Festival at Dutch Fork Christian Church. Madden didn't want to dress in a costume this year. He is being very indifferent about things like jackets and hats that cover up his clothes and head so...he wore his Wonder Pets PJ's that has a cape on it. That seemed to satisfy him well enough. He enjoyed trick-or-treating and had a good time getting candy. He said trick-or-treat very clearly and thanked everyone profusely for their candy. He carried a Thomas the Train pail and decided at the last minute that he wanted to wear his Thomas hat because Lenny, Tuck and Ming Ming (the Wonder Pets) wear hats too! What an amazing kid he is!

Day Out With Thomas

We went to see Thomas the Train in Spencer, NC on Sunday, October 5th. We had so much fun! We rode on a real Thomas the Train, saw a children's band, played in a bubble machine, got tattoos, played at train tables, met Sir Topham Hatt, jumped in a fun house and slid down a HUGE Thomas slide! Whew! We were so exhausted but what a great way to spend Sunday with the boy!

Travis and I went camping on Lake Murray with Jason and Eleanor Gray the first week in August. This was our campsite. We had a great time!

Jason and Eleanor Gray!

Madden is really getting into painting lately. He wants to paint just about every day! We are buying so many things from A.C. Moore weekly. This was a birdhouse for Geeky and Ga-Ga to have at their house. This week we are painting a treasure chest that Adrienne brought over.

Trying this out

OK.  I know.  I have been slack.  I am back at school and taking a computer class this semester so hopefully I will spend some time every Thursday adding to my blog.  I have now added Carly and crew, Wesley and crew and Evan and crew to my blog so I can "Follow" you.  I don't know what that means except that I hope I am not stalking you guys! :>  I do enjoy reading your blogs and I am going to try to do better.  I will actually try to put some pics on there as well. 

Love to you all!  

First Time

Hello everyone! This is my first blog! I am trying to keep up with the "times" and the rest of my cousins! I hope this works!