Happy Birthday to me!

Kevin outdid himself this year - dinner at Galleria de Paco and an overnight stay at the Black Hawk hotel... wonderful time! Don't worry... we didn't get the bottles mixed up. :)

Power Outage

A couple of weekends ago, we lost power for about 20 hours. Luckily, the town of Williamsburg had power so we weren't stuck with nothing to do. The flash from the camera was the most light we had during the short time we were home... my view was of a bright light shining from Kevin's head. :)

Christmas 2009

We had a great Christmas season with family - as you can see from the slide show, Maddie got especially used to being held!

family happenings

especially for great-grandma Shirley: Here are photos from Kyle and Jessica - highlight the web address, copy and paste into the address bar, then scroll over the top of each picture. There are captions to each picture. The boys are getting so big!

http://picasaweb.google.com/kharms2/YearInReview2009?authkey=Gv1sRgCIyG2p-gs-bpyQE#

"normal" baby

To anyone who has spent time 24/7 with a fussy baby, you have my condolences! Maddie is still pretty well-behaved, but is now awake for brief periods (and sometimes the whole period) in between feedings. At some point during her wakefulness she finds some reason to scream, and I can't imagine trying to console a baby who does that for hours on end! Maybe Maddie would be the same way, but all of you who recommended "Happiest Baby on the Block" - your advice has been a godsend. :)

sleeping

Even though Maddie is the spitting image of her father, she sleeps like a Thornton (well, at least her mom and Uncle Brent)... rolled up in a blanket and head covered at all costs - blanket, hat, whatever. Even if it means bare feet!

baby pics

For all the friends and family who don't live nearby, here are some pictures of Maddie. :)