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Saturday, December 26, 2009
The Thomas Family
Where does the time go!?! 2009 flew by as we held on to watching Maddie learn and conquer so many new things this past year. They grow up way too fast!
Over the past weekend she really started adding to her vocabulary and putting words together. It's crazy how this stuff just seems to happen overnight. Some of her favorite sayings are "I like it" and "I don't like it". She will try and repeat any word you throw at her. I think she won my Dad over when she called him PaPa for the first time over the holidays.
Over the past weekend she really started adding to her vocabulary and putting words together. It's crazy how this stuff just seems to happen overnight. Some of her favorite sayings are "I like it" and "I don't like it". She will try and repeat any word you throw at her. I think she won my Dad over when she called him PaPa for the first time over the holidays.
The Thomas Family 2009
The Thomas Family 2008
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas!!!!
Plans changed quickly this Christmas season for us. We were all set, packed and ready to leave for Minnesota like we have done for the past 27 years of my life but this year the weather did not want to cooperate with us. We had an ice storm in Illinois while Minnesota was getting a blizzard (24 inches to be exact). This means we'll just have to have a HUGE 4th of July party in MN instead. The weather will be gorgeous so we can enjoy the lakes and the views while sipping on a cocktail instead of the treacherous roadways. Oh how I miss summer already!
However, we were able to make it to Michigan to celebrate Christmas. Although, we were fighting the ice storm on our way there. Just ask Mike how that went! He hasn't quite gotten down the winter weather just yet. For instance, he tried to bang the ice off our windshield wiper and I thought it was going to fly off but it held on for dear life!
I borrowed this picture from someone else but this is what MI looked like when we woke up on Christmas Eve! Ice everywhere!!!
Christmas Eve the kids got dressed up in their matching pj's (what can I say...my sister and I have great taste and strangely think alike but this will definitely be a tradition now) and headed to bed LATE because of all the excitement of what the morning would bring...
The kids were showered with tons of gifts from Magee and Papa and so were the older adults too! Thanks again for everything!!! We Love You!
Madison would also like to send a special shout out to Grandma and Grandpa Boyum, The Batterton's, Uncle Brian and everyone else who thought of Maddie this Christmas season! We appreciate everyone's thoughtfulness!
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
Plans changed quickly this Christmas season for us. We were all set, packed and ready to leave for Minnesota like we have done for the past 27 years of my life but this year the weather did not want to cooperate with us. We had an ice storm in Illinois while Minnesota was getting a blizzard (24 inches to be exact). This means we'll just have to have a HUGE 4th of July party in MN instead. The weather will be gorgeous so we can enjoy the lakes and the views while sipping on a cocktail instead of the treacherous roadways. Oh how I miss summer already!
However, we were able to make it to Michigan to celebrate Christmas. Although, we were fighting the ice storm on our way there. Just ask Mike how that went! He hasn't quite gotten down the winter weather just yet. For instance, he tried to bang the ice off our windshield wiper and I thought it was going to fly off but it held on for dear life!
I borrowed this picture from someone else but this is what MI looked like when we woke up on Christmas Eve! Ice everywhere!!!
Christmas Eve the kids got dressed up in their matching pj's (what can I say...my sister and I have great taste and strangely think alike but this will definitely be a tradition now) and headed to bed LATE because of all the excitement of what the morning would bring...
The kids were showered with tons of gifts from Magee and Papa and so were the older adults too! Thanks again for everything!!! We Love You!
Madison would also like to send a special shout out to Grandma and Grandpa Boyum, The Batterton's, Uncle Brian and everyone else who thought of Maddie this Christmas season! We appreciate everyone's thoughtfulness!Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Black Friday
I can remember going shopping with my mom the morning of Black Friday for several years. Waking up at 4am to hit all the stores for the "freebies". This year was a brand new experience for us!
We (or just myself) decided it would be a great idea to hit Toys R Us at midnight. They had so many great deals. I looked at the ad for weeks making my shopping list of everything I just had to get.
As my Mom, sister and myself traveled up to Kalamazoo (an hour away) we thought out loud that maybe we should have brought 2 vehicles since we had so much stuff on our lists to get. How quickly that thought faded as we pulled into the parking lot and saw the LONG line to get into the store. After all the years of experience, we honestly thought we were just going to walk in...what were we thinking???
This line was so long it took us an hour to get into the store after the doors opened! (So, it is now 1 in the morning)
Remember, we thought that we were just going to walk right in so we didn't bring any jackets or umbrellas to shield us from the rain or wind that night. I think this explains why I have had a Sinus Infection for 3 weeks now!
I'm still not sure how we stayed motivated to stay in this line for an hour as we slowly got closer to the entrance. There was no way that anything was going to be left. Did we just travel an hour to get to the store and stand in line for another hour in the freezing cold to walk in to nothing left on the shelves? However, we devised a plan that we were all going to go in separate directions to find anything that was on my list.
Once we found a couple of the bigger items my mom stood in the front of the store so we didn't have to haul them around everywhere as my sister was trying to find the end of the line. Who knew this would be the hardest part of the night. This line wrapped around the whole store up and down every aisle! I just kept shopping as my soldiers were stationed at their posts. I ended up finding the Store Manager and Receiving Guy who went in the back room to find EVERYTHING that was on my list. I was shocked! Plus, we were able to add so much more to my pile as we stood in line for over an hour just to check out. (The time after check-out was 3 in the morning)
I would love to share with you everything I got and all the great deals but I would hate to spoil anyone's Christmas surprise from the Boyums! So I'll give you a sneak peak....
We were absolutely exhausted and to now have to drive an hour back home. I'm not sure we'll ever do this again but we sure have some great memories and stories to share! (Arrival back home....4 in the morning!)
We (or just myself) decided it would be a great idea to hit Toys R Us at midnight. They had so many great deals. I looked at the ad for weeks making my shopping list of everything I just had to get.
As my Mom, sister and myself traveled up to Kalamazoo (an hour away) we thought out loud that maybe we should have brought 2 vehicles since we had so much stuff on our lists to get. How quickly that thought faded as we pulled into the parking lot and saw the LONG line to get into the store. After all the years of experience, we honestly thought we were just going to walk in...what were we thinking???
This line was so long it took us an hour to get into the store after the doors opened! (So, it is now 1 in the morning)
Remember, we thought that we were just going to walk right in so we didn't bring any jackets or umbrellas to shield us from the rain or wind that night. I think this explains why I have had a Sinus Infection for 3 weeks now!
I'm still not sure how we stayed motivated to stay in this line for an hour as we slowly got closer to the entrance. There was no way that anything was going to be left. Did we just travel an hour to get to the store and stand in line for another hour in the freezing cold to walk in to nothing left on the shelves? However, we devised a plan that we were all going to go in separate directions to find anything that was on my list. Once we found a couple of the bigger items my mom stood in the front of the store so we didn't have to haul them around everywhere as my sister was trying to find the end of the line. Who knew this would be the hardest part of the night. This line wrapped around the whole store up and down every aisle! I just kept shopping as my soldiers were stationed at their posts. I ended up finding the Store Manager and Receiving Guy who went in the back room to find EVERYTHING that was on my list. I was shocked! Plus, we were able to add so much more to my pile as we stood in line for over an hour just to check out. (The time after check-out was 3 in the morning)
I would love to share with you everything I got and all the great deals but I would hate to spoil anyone's Christmas surprise from the Boyums! So I'll give you a sneak peak....
We were absolutely exhausted and to now have to drive an hour back home. I'm not sure we'll ever do this again but we sure have some great memories and stories to share! (Arrival back home....4 in the morning!)
Monday, November 23, 2009
Football Tailgate at the Orsini's
Who doesn't love football season!?! So we decided that the Orsini's should host a Football Tailgate Party! We allowed everyone to dress up in their favorite teams jersey and we only had a couple outcasts that didn't wear Bears attire...how dare they!
It turned out to be another gorgeous Fall day. Lucky for us Chicago people...we'll take 50 degrees any day this time of year and wear skirts!
As of late, Maddie has been quite the daddy's girl. I guess this is normal of little girls. When Mike has to go to work in the mornings, Maddie will throw herself at the door begging for him to stay home. It's so sad to see those tears roll down her face but she is quite the actor. The cutest is when she hears the garage door open. She knows her Daddy is home and will run to the door with open arms! Why does she not do this for me!?!
Madison had so much fun playing with all the kids. I love this neighborhood because all the kids are roughly the same age. Here is Miley (19 months), Madison (15 months) and Grace (17 months). Not sure where Izzy (15 months) was...she was being the shy girl since her mom woke her up from nap time early to party!
Thank You Orsini's for hosting a great party! They ordered in food from Ruth's Chris!!! How lucky were we!?! Note to the next host/hostesses: We decided it would be best to have our next get together on a Saturday because there was WAY to much beer leftover. I guess that calls for another party ASAP! Who's in!?!
And what is a party without a few rounds of flip cup!?!? I really need to lay off this beer drinking. Christin is such a bad influence on me! These pictures are showing the beginning stages of "Fat Face" and we all remember that from Atlanta!
It turned out to be another gorgeous Fall day. Lucky for us Chicago people...we'll take 50 degrees any day this time of year and wear skirts!
As of late, Maddie has been quite the daddy's girl. I guess this is normal of little girls. When Mike has to go to work in the mornings, Maddie will throw herself at the door begging for him to stay home. It's so sad to see those tears roll down her face but she is quite the actor. The cutest is when she hears the garage door open. She knows her Daddy is home and will run to the door with open arms! Why does she not do this for me!?!
Madison had so much fun playing with all the kids. I love this neighborhood because all the kids are roughly the same age. Here is Miley (19 months), Madison (15 months) and Grace (17 months). Not sure where Izzy (15 months) was...she was being the shy girl since her mom woke her up from nap time early to party!
Thank You Orsini's for hosting a great party! They ordered in food from Ruth's Chris!!! How lucky were we!?! Note to the next host/hostesses: We decided it would be best to have our next get together on a Saturday because there was WAY to much beer leftover. I guess that calls for another party ASAP! Who's in!?!
And what is a party without a few rounds of flip cup!?!? I really need to lay off this beer drinking. Christin is such a bad influence on me! These pictures are showing the beginning stages of "Fat Face" and we all remember that from Atlanta!
My Little Dare Devil
Maddie doesn't understand that she is CRAZY! I know I've mentioned before on the teeter totter picture that it looked like she was falling but in reality she was just getting ready to stand up. I'm sure no one believed me and that I was just covering up for the fact my child was about to fall. I figured I better start taking some pictures of my little dare devil in action. No matter the toy, she finds a way to freak us out and finds it hysterical that her dad is screaming in panic!
Even her shopping cart...she can't push it...she has to sit/stand in it. What will be next!?! I'm sure she'll get herself into many compromising positions this weekend at Magee and Papa's house!!!
Even her shopping cart...she can't push it...she has to sit/stand in it. What will be next!?! I'm sure she'll get herself into many compromising positions this weekend at Magee and Papa's house!!! 
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Photography
My newest goal is to become this amazing photographer...who knew it was so hard!?! Now I see why they have classes for this. Do I have any volunteers to mentor me???
I've started taking a couple classes at our local camera store but their is just sooo much to learn. I'm excited to watch my progression and who doesn't love a pastime of taking photos of their beautiful baby...I mean toddler!
Here are a couple shots I got of Madison the other day. We took these at a local farm stand.
I've been trying to think of creative shots for Christmas time. Let me know if you have any great ideas. I would love to hear them!
Please leave me a comment and let me know your Christmas Photoshoot ideas!!!!
I've started taking a couple classes at our local camera store but their is just sooo much to learn. I'm excited to watch my progression and who doesn't love a pastime of taking photos of their beautiful baby...I mean toddler!
Here are a couple shots I got of Madison the other day. We took these at a local farm stand.
I've been trying to think of creative shots for Christmas time. Let me know if you have any great ideas. I would love to hear them!Please leave me a comment and let me know your Christmas Photoshoot ideas!!!!
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