My attempt at Christmas pictures with Mad...

Troy was away this evening so I decided to try to take pictures of Madison in her Christmas dress that Granny Eva bought her. It was a disaster. Maddie was hyper and easily distracted and my camera is slow. I tried all different poses and even added Kaiser to the mix. Nothing worked. But I had to share the results. Sometimes the best pictures aren't the prettiest. haha!

California girl?

Santa Madison at Molbak's

Our first Christmas together, Troy and I decided that we wanted to start a family tradition of going to Molbak's in Woodinville to look at all the poinsettias, pick out a decoration, and hot chocolate from Starbuck's. Maddie loved all the lights and pretty things to look at. She loves to people watch, so Molbak's on a Saturday was a favorite for her. By the time we left, she was exhausted!

Christmas Cookies with Granny Lucy

We spent the Saturday after Thanksgiving at Lucy and Shawn's house. Lucy has the tradition of making Christmas cookies all day. So being that we love cookies and we love Lucy, Maddie and I decided to help out. We had a great time and Mad even got her first taste of a cookie. She wasn't sure about it at first but ended up loving it. She really is my daughter. haha!

Help Support Robin!!

A few weeks ago Troy's cousin Robin lost her sweet baby girl Georgia Mae due to congestive heart failure. It was devastating to us on so many levels. I am so proud of the strength and courage that Robin has shown through this tragedy. She has decided to run a half marathon in February in honor of Georgia Mae to support the March of Dimes. The March of Dimes an organization dedicated to improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. I wasn't going to blog about this because it is a very private matter, but I wanted to spread the word to as many people as I could to support Robin and this cause. If you are interested in learning more about the March of Dimes go the their website www.marchofdimes.com or want to sponsor Robin go to http://fundraising.marathonguide.com/rmeguire.

Free admission to EMP

This happened a couple of months ago, but I never blogged about it so I thought I would now.

Troy heard on the radio that there were a bunch of museums in the Seattle area that were offering free admission on a certain Saturday. It was part of the National Smithsonian Day. We found out that EMP was one of the museums and decided to take advantage of a fun free activity. It was so fun to wander around looking at all the guitars, memorabilia, and read the history of the Seattle music scene. We even ran into our friends the Nelson's. All in all a fun day.

My First Thanksgiving By Madison Marie Linn

We had Thanksgiving at my Granny Lucy and Grandpa Shawn's house. My Mom and Dad didn't want to get out of bed that day so we didn't get to their house until it was pretty much time to eat. And eat we did. Boy was there a lot of food. Mom said that I could have some turkey before we got there, but she forgot my food grinder so I had to stick with mashed potatoes and gravy. Granny did sneak me some cranberry sauce, whipped cream, and sweet potatoes when no one was looking. It was a pretty fun day. Mom and I took a nap on the couch while Dad schooled the rest of the boys in poker. Whatever that means. Dad took a couple of pictures of me. Mom was a little ticked that we didn't take a family picture. She said that it was a waste of cute outfits. We had a great Thanksgiving. I can't wait for next year!! I'll get to eat anything I want and it won't matter if Mom brings the food grinder or not because I'll have TEETH! At least I better or I'm going to be really mad...

Waiting to eat!! Where is everyone?

And let the feasting begin!

My mom barely let me get a handful of mashed potatoes before she snatched the plate away! Rude! I hate that I don't have any teeth.