Shout out to Mark

Mark has accomplished 2 BIG things recently! First, he ran his first marathon! He has been training countless hours preparing and the day finally came! I was so proud of him, and pretty jealous watching everyone come in! I have a tendon problem in my leg so I can hardly run =(!  He felt really good until mile 20 when his leg that he had hurt a month or so before started to really hurt!  Let's just say the last 6 miles he ran withour a ton of leg pain and a lot slower then he wanted BUT he finish!  He was a walking zombie the rest of the day and even the next day!  He has rebound and is planning on running another one very soon!

He also graduated this month!  He has worked very hard and been very busy with work, church, school then he added training for a marathon... he's crazy!!  He is so great and I love him very much! Thanks for all you do for our family! Your girls love you! 

Happy Birthday Madi Moo!

Madi turned one almost a month ago! I have been a slacker blogger as of late but I have lacked motivation as probably no one read it anyway!



The Birthday Girl!

We call her Madi Moo, so we had a cow themed party for her! 

 

We had a really good day!  After her party I was able to cuddle her and even got kinda sad that she is not a baby anymore!  She is walking, and she is very proud of her self!  She is happy most of the time!  She says, Momma, Dadda, TayTay, Dani(day), Bompa(Grandpa),light, drink, hi, bye bye, ought oh, book, baby!  She is always making noise, loud noise!  She is so loud, especially at church!  She has become a Daddy's girl in the last couple months, and puts up with almost anything her sister does to her!  She is our little eater and out eats her sister almost everymeal! 

We love having in our home!  Thinking about the last year it has been fun and tiring!  She definately has a mind of her own!  She loves  her binky, I am okay with that for the moment! It helps her sleep, which has been full of ups and downs!  Without it she is whiny and does not want to play but wants to be in our laps! So, maybe in a couple months I will tackle that but right now I am just not up for the task!

We love you Madi

CHIRSTMAS 2010

Christmas morning was so much fun at our house!  Taylor loved all her presents!  Almost every time she opened something she would kiss someone and so thank you!  At my parents she opened and present ran over to my mom gave her a kiss and said this is just what I wanted for 2 dollars!  Madison was a blast too!   She was going crazy and it was so much fun to watch!

We went to St. George for New Years!  New Years Eve we played WII!  It was fun!  We even got my Grandpa Sprouse to play!  We laughed so hard, between Grandpa Sprouse getting lucky, me bowling a strike with Madison on my hip when everyone told me I could not do it, and Dad being Dad competitive... wonder where I get it from! 

We could not get Grandma to play instead she spent some time with Taylor in her homemade tent!

 

Jingle, Jingle, Jingle

 

 Taylor waiting in tha hall with her class!

Taylor had her 1st dance concert!  She did a fantastic job!  She look so cute!  She was very excited to wear make up... thanks to my Mom for helping me... she is much more patient with my Grammie!  I loved watching her, she made me so proud!  Here is to many, many more dance concerts!

tAyLoR gRaYcE

TAYLOR GRAYCE

Taylor has been learning and growing so much the last couple months!  She has become such a tease, she likes to tease her Dad and her Bompa!  She likes to go to my parents and either cook or bead with my Mom or jump on the bed with my Dad!  Everyday she makes me laugh! She is always telling me when she gets bigger she can have gum, or when she gets bigger she can shave her legs!  Another thing she askes me everyday is if Madi can get bigger!  She does not foget anything you tell her or anything you say!  You really have to be careful, my parents dog Annie is always getting herself in trouble, she eats rose bushes, her food dish, trees and anything she can get her paws on... one day we found part of a rose bush with thorns all over it half eat,  Someone called her a stupid dog... well guess what!  Taylor heard and the next day she was in the bath with Madi and in the cutest little voice asked if she was a stupid dog... she did not know what it mean't, the way she said it was like is was a good thing!  I had to sit her down and explain that that is not a nice word!  I am very lucky to have her as a daughter, from the time she was born to now she has been such a good girl!  She has her moments but for the most part she is very well behaved!  She has her times when she does not want to listen or cries over everything, but most of the time she will realize she is being naughty and say she is sorry!  Today after I got her out of the bath she gave me a hug and told me I was a good Momma... nothing makes you feel better then that!  She is very loving, always kissing you tell you she loves you!  She requires her sleepm if she does not get it she is does not cope well.  Most days it hits about 1 oclock and she askes me if she can take a nap!  She is still very much a Daddy's girl and tells me all day she misses him! 

Miss Madison Danielle

Madison

Little Madison, well she is not little anymore!  She is now 5 months old as of yesterday!  She is so much fun, we is usually happy... but make her mad she will let you hear it!  She never stops moving, she started rolling at 3 1/2 months!  She likes to be able to see whats going on, she is not a huge fan of laying down!  Her Bumbo seat is a lifesaver! She would rather be held then be on her own!  She will sit in here Bumbo seat and watch her sister play, but lately she tries her hardest to get out of it... she just wants to play with her sister.  Madison LOVES Taylor! When we drive if Madi is awake she is looking at Taylor and she will sit and talk to her!  Luckily Taylor loves her too!  We have started giving her food... she loves sweet potatoes, carrots, potatoes, and bananas!!  She started throwing fits when we would eat, she wanted food SO bad!  She is not super interested in her bottle and most the time does not finish it!  She sleeps from 8pm to 7 am!  Her naps are not very consistent but are getting better, she will go down around 8:30 and sleep for 30mins to an hour, stay awake tell 11:30 then she usually sleeps until 3:00, then at 5 she needs a little cat nap!  I wish her nap schedule would be better take two naps, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, but she thinks otherwise!  She brings so much joy into our lives, we love her! 

Playing Dress Up!

   A couple of Thursday nights ago I came home from Young Women's to find Mark and Taylor doing this....

She dressed him all up and was calling him a baby!  What a good Dad and sport he is!