A tooorkey

Well now... what is that, Jase? Let me just get a closer look at that big ol' bird... Hmm...

Ah yes. It's a TOOORKEY.

Madeline took full credit for this hunt. She was glad Uncle Jason just happened to be there for the picture.

Turkey's say gobble, gobble, gobble - right, Maddie? .... Well, this guy doesn't say too much at all any more... Some day this blog just might have Maddie's first turkey on it... or deer... whatever comes first. We'll see....

We won!

My cowboy casanova (total Carrie Underwood pun there) won us tickets to go see Sons of Sylvia, Craig Morgan and Carrie Underwood at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw.
We had a good ol' time!

The love bugs in Saginaw...

I was really tickled with the seats - row 27 seats 19 & 20. We were right on the edge of the aisle which was cool because Aaron could stretch his legs and I got to shake Craig Morgan's hand when he walked down our aisle. He was singing Redneck Yacht Club at the time, which I really enjoyed. He was really funny, kinda like Brad Paisley.

Here comes Craig Morgan... the bald dude has his hand up in front of his face. Thanks, bald dude.

Anyways, it was an absolute blast. We totally needed the little escape from reality and to spend some time together. I am so glad that Aaron's boss was out of town and could not use the tickets!

Carrie Underwood was a lot of fun. She has a great voice and changed clothing approximately 14 times - no joke. She changed a lot and actually acknowledged that she was going to change a lot. I don't know how she did it. She was fast!
I have to say, she sure is pretty!!!

She came out of the floor on this cute little couch





She also rode around above the crowd in this neat blue truck that parked right over our heads and then she sang a song. I would post the pics of her overhead, but it literally is the bottom of a truck... lame pictures.



She sang Randy Travis' song while he was in the background on the screen. This was the song that she sang when she got inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.





She was on a swing that went way up high in this shot... singing like a canary. The girl has no problem with heights.

Good times were had by all! Well, Aaron at least pretended to have fun!

A letter to my baby

Dear Madeline:
You're almost 2! I can't believe it. Sometimes I don't want to believe it.

Where did the time go, Madeline? It seems like just yesterday that I was rocking you to sleep the night we brought you home from the hospital. I remember looking at you and marveling at how beautiful you were... and you still are. I cried that night thinking of how thankful that I was that you were here and you were ours to love forever.

I love being your mommy and I know daddy loves being your daddy. Everyday, you amaze us - your energy, your intelligence, your laugh... your appetite for Goldfish and ice cream sandwiches.

More than once a day, someone in the house says: "Did she just say...?"
More often that not, you did say it. You say sooo much now. Maybe only mommy and daddy understand it at times, but you are quite the talker.

"Righhht!" That's how you respond when we repeat what you are asking for. It is as if you are just as tickled to get your point across as we are to understand you!

You are doing so many new things nowadays. I love every moment - yes, every "terrible 2" moment. I might get frustrated and I might not understand what your deal is at times, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. And neither would daddy!

On Wednesday, March 10, 2010, you told me "I love you" for the first time before I left for work. I floated through the rest of the day. I told everyone at work that you said it. Those three words made me feel like the most special person in the world!

Today, on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, you peed in the little pink potty at Grammy's house for the first time! How cool? Someday you will read this and not think it is so special, but mommy and daddy do! (Especially after you peed on the same throw rug outside your bathroom twice now!)

Sometimes I get sad when I think about you growing up so fast. But sometimes I am excited about you getting older and all of the fun things we are going to do together (I tell you about them sometimes at night when I am rocking you - it always puts you to sleep).

Our Sweet Madeline... you certainly are sweet. You're our girl. Mommy and Daddy love you so much, Madely.

You'll always be our baby.
Hugs and kisses,
Mommy