Game ON

Miss Madison does not fool around when it comes to playing the Wii and NO ONE can touch, talk or take the Wii-mote without paying some sort of price. She's getting pretty good at baseball :) Too funny!

She won't even let you get close enough to wipe the chocolate kissess of her face! It's all business!

New Toy

Love working for a gadget geek :) My boss will buy the newest, latest, greatest everything and I normally end up getting the left overs! SO, my new latest hand me down? A 3rd monitor and it's a touch screen! It's from the kitchen in his house - and it was one of 6 if that tells you anything! LOL! I'm so pumped! I can officially run China from my desk :)

The Joy's of Parenting...A 2 Year Old!

Ahhhh, the joys (and pains - mostly pains) of parenting a 2 year old! Those of you who have been through this or are currently going through this will just laugh or smirk. Those of you who know Chip and I well will probably shake your head in satisfaction that "revenge" has come so early :)

First, Madison is over 3 feet tall. This may not sound like much but trust me, I stand 5'4" on a good day and at this rate, she will be out ranking me in height by the time she's 5! Second, why is it that ALL 2 year olds talk and look at you as if you are an idiot!?! What happens when they start to walk and even better yet, talk that makes them think that they now know everything!?!?

Seriously, I'm not sure how people restrain :) It's an effort.

For example, I go to pick up my little darling at school and it's raining. Hard. Needless to say, I forgot the princess' umbrella. I'm parked in the first spot at the school and my doors are unlocked.
We are standing at the glass doors looking to leave and Madison says "Mommy look it's raining and it's dark!"
Me: "I Know Sweetie - let's hurry to the car"
Madison: "Mommy - where is the umbrella?"
Me: "I forgot it honey, I'm sorry. The car is right up front and Mommy will run" (In 4 inch heels)
Madison: "Ok - hurry"

I cover my precious angel's head with a jacket (Oh yeah, I'm wearing WHITE FYI) and make a mad dash for the car - praying I don't break an ankle in these heels. I open the door and get her in safely and fairly dry! I'm impressed!
While standing out in the rain, completely soaked in totally see through clothes and mascara running down my face that would put Gene Simmons to shame, Madison proceeds to tell me that the water dripping off my long hair is getting her "wet" and for me to close the door.
At this point, there is no saving me. I finish buckling her in and walk around to my side of the car and get in.

As I'm squeezing out the water of my hair and clothes and trying to salvage what's left of my make up, Madison proceeds to tell me that she's wet, and cold and that I didn't bring an umbrella. You don't say!?!? I stopped for a moment debating if strapping your child to the hood of the car is legal in Texas - that would show her wet! :)
I quickly snapped back to reality and drove home wondering how I was going to get the little darling from my car to the house without a drop of rain on her precious skin. I quickly thought to call Chip to meet us outside with an umbrella - Nice going mom! I'm feeling pretty proud of myself as I see Chip waiting for us. He rushes out to the car, umbrella in hand and quickly gets Madison safely (and dry) from the car to the house.

I rush to the garage and I'm soaked. I look like I just jumped in a pool with all my clothes on. Chip is nice enough to bring me a towel. I take off my wet clothes in the garage (yes the door is shut people - let's keep it clean!) and head inside. The final kicker?!?! After all my sacrifice...Madison looks at me and says "Mommy! Daddy brought an umbrella and didn't get Madison wet!" "Good job Daddy!"
YES - GOOD JOB DADDY! I growled under my breath.

Let there be light!!!

My parents gave us their old under cabinet lighting since they replaced theirs :) Chippers put it up last night - looks pretty good huh! I like it! Looks much better in the dark - and when my counters are clean!

Denise and I took a little "me" time and went to get our toes done last night! Was a fun break from the norm! We are even going to see Eclipse this weekend!!! So fun! Look at me! 2 social events in 1 week! I'm baaaaaaaaaack :) Watch out Chippers!!! LOL

Happy Birthday Chippers!

Man o Man - Hard to believe it's been over 11 years that I've been celebrating Chippers birthday :) He's gettin' OLD!!! LOL
Thank you again for everyone who made it out to his final party on Saturday! He's a big boy now so I don't think I'll be doing big blow outs for him anymore!!! He had a good run!
We had a great time! We all went bowling at 300 Houston. We kept having issues with our original lane and the place was packed so we got moved to our own PRIVATE VIP Lane and that's when the fun really started! Mostly everyone bowled close too, or over 100 each game so really, we did good! Happy Birthday Babe - I love you! xoxo

Crocs :)

I've never really been a huge fan of Crocs. They are cute but not really my thing - I'm more a high heel type of girl :) Maddie's school requested that she get Crocs while potty training so in case there is an accident, the shoes are easy to clean. So, off to the mall we went this weekend and got Maddie her first pair of Crocs! Goodie for me - she LOVES them! I of course, wanted Pink.....it came down to a burnt orange color or red. I'm glad we got the red :) Anyway, she put a Nemo, Thomas the train, a bling'd out turtle and a Mickey Mouse on them for decorations - who knew!?!? Only Maddie can make Crocs cute!!! LOL

Happy 4th of July

So, even though it's been a total down pour in rain for the past 6 days straight..and counting it didn't stop Miss Maddie and I from having some 4th of July fun - out in the rain!!!

Madison's growing up and it was really ready for Chip and I to get on board....we are famous for wanting to keep her a baby FOREVER :) Anyway, we finally bucked up and got her a BIG GIRL room with her very own BIG GIRL bed. We made the nursery her play room and so far, she's doing great! She's sleeping in her bed, potty training, brushing her teeth, no bottles, playing in her play room, dressing herself - full steam ahead! It's like she went to bed 2 and woke up 10! Good for Chip and I, I think it's just going to take us a minute to get used to the fact that our baby is gone :(

Gio Turns 3!

So Maddie went to her first birthday party :) She has 3 boyfriends at school - one of them is Giovianni "Gio". He was turning 3 and was celebrating at Chick-Fil-A. His parents are really lovely and live down the street from us - it was sweet of them to include Madison in a family event! It's a good thing my daughter knows Spanish! I need subtitles! All in all, it was fun and the little love birds got to spend some time together. It was all smiles and hugs till the giant COW came out - suddenly the party was cut short on Madison's end!

Can you believe it?!?! Check out the picture of my niece! She's starting HS next year - so hard to believe she was just learning to walk when I moved here! So beautiful!

Swim Lessons

So, Madison is taking her 3rd swim lessons since she was born - hopefully, this time, she will learn a bit more. 1 cause she's older and 2, I've heard, that Houston Swim School is like baby boot camp for swimming!

For the few of you who know my daughter well, you are doing the same thing I did..."Ok, we will see how this goes but you can not MAKE Madison do ANYTHING she doesn't want too and if you upset her, well then, your on your own!"

So it's a 2 week class, every day. We have accomplished, and I do mean accomplished 3 days thus far. Day 1 - eh, was about 50/50. She wasn't overly thrilled but she made it through - no damage done. Day 2 - A breeze! The kid was a super star! Acted like she ran the pool, knew what was up and I was the idiot!! Day 3 - Total melt down!! What happened to yesterday!?!? You ruled the pool - day 3 you would of thought they were secretly holding them under water when I wasn't looking! Literally, trying to crawl out of the pool - it was not so pretty. So, today, we are on day 4 - I'm hoping, praying for a repeat of Day 2 or else I'm gonna have 1 cranky toddler on my hands who isn't forgiving and doesn't forget! If we actually make it through the full 2 weeks with Madison being some what cheerful and not hurting someone, I'll be impressed! Fingers crossed! I actually managed to catch some "calm" moments on camera while I could....

Graduation!!!

So, Maddie had a graduation too! She graduated from her Super Beasts class at The Little Gym!

and after......

New Front Yard

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