Best Friends

We took Madison and Miley to the park yesterday because it was such a gorgeous Fall day out. We missed seeing Izzy and Parker though. The girls are at the age where they are beginning to love playing together. Ok, well maybe not yet but it sounded good ;)

I look at them playing together now and think back how they used to just lay on the floor and look at each other. It seems like just yesterday they were born and drinking bottles and eating baby food. I can just picture the two of them being the best of friends in the future. I love watching them play together now. Pretty soon Jill and I will be taking them to the nail salon and the mall...oh goodness!!! We better start saving our pennies now. These girls are going to take us for everything we have!

I know it looks like Maddie is falling here but she's just being a little daredevil these days. She was in the process of standing up with no hands. Do we see a circus career in her future? (It's a good thing Dad wasn't around...he doesn't find this stage so amusing.)

This is Maddie's I've fallin' and I can't get up because I have food in my hand I won't let go of it and I hate getting my hands dirty pose!

I'm looking forward to watching them grow up together and to see what adventures we can get into this winter! I hear gymnastics is in the works. Should be interesting!

No More Bibs!!!

This is a HUGE deal for the Boyum household! For any of you that know Madison, you know she has always been a drooler. A drooler to the point that she must be wearing bibs at all times or her shirt will be soaked in the matter of seconds. For some reason she found it too time consuming to swallow her spit. As of today, we are no longer wearing bibs! I think I found this more exciting then her first steps. Pictures will look so much better without stained mismatching bibs!

Goodbye Bibs! Hello Teeth!

Indian Summer

What a gorgeous weekend it has been! We were able to spend a lot of time outside enjoying the last few rays of sunshine until the snow comes in. Madison enjoyed playing at the park in a sundress and having the breeze fly through her hair while laughing in the swing. It's becoming more of a workout at the park that she now wants to do more then just swing. Our rotation is usually swinging, slide, walk around while she tries her darnedest to keep up with the other toddlers and then teeter toter.

Halloween

Madison was the cutest Minnie Mouse I had ever seen but its too bad she didn't feel the same way I did :)

This year we only took her to a few houses around our neighborhood just to say she went Trick or Treating. I promise next year we'll do it right because by then she'll know what candy is! My mom was in town because she was kind enough to babysit Maddie so Mike and I could be kids and get all dressed up and go out on the town to celebrate his and Becky's birthday.


Madison is now officially a copycat. She will try and copy anything we do or say. It is the cutest stage yet. She will copy everything from mouth gestures (clicking your tongue, kisses, blowing bubbles, etc.) to the way we walk (stomping, jumping, walking backwards, etc.). She still loves to give big open mouth slobbery kisses and I will always love to receive them!

Some of the words Maddie can say are:

• Mama

• Dada (favorite word...I'm a bit jealous)
  

• Thank You

• Hi (whenever she holds a phone up to her ear)

• Daisy
  

• Up

• Cheese (with the biggest smile ever)

• Baby
  

Other cute things Maddie does:

• Wave Hi and Bye

• Scrunch her hand together for "More"

• Shake her head "No" when shes all done with something

• Blows kisses

• Claps

• Winks (at least tries to but ends up shutting both eyes really tight)
  

Hotlanta!

We went to Atlanta this past weekend for my BFF's wedding. We flew down Wednesday so we could spend some time with Mike's parents.

Madison had so much fun at their house. They now are proud parents to 4 dogs! Madison loved playing with their 2 chihuahua's. They spent all day running around the backyard chasing each other. I'm not sure how Suk Hui influenced Mike but Maddie got one of her first tastes of candy, chocolate to be exact, that she is addicted to now but who isn't!?!

Madison with Sophie and Shorty

Madison with Lennox...sorry Lucky we didn't mean to forget about you!

On Friday, Dennis was kind enough to haul us all up to Atlanta for the Burzynski/Thaxton wedding. I must say that this was a challenge to try and get everything we brought up there! We ended up having to rent a van for the day! Sonia met us at the hotel as her and Suk Hui were our babysitters for the weekend. Madison loved their company. They did a good job of listening to our instructions. It's very simple to keep Maddie happy...Feed Her!!!!

We owe you both! This surely was a lifesaver and you all are very much appreciated for all your help!!!!!

The wedding was beautiful and the bride was gorgeous but we didn't expect any less! We were sad to leave all of our friends and family on Sunday but excited to be back home to relax before I have to head off to Michigan for a week long Sales Conference.

Congrats to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thaxton!!!!!! We Love You Both!!!!!

Michigan Fall Festivities

We went to Michigan this past weekend to visit Magee and Papa and enjoyed all the Fall colors! Maddie loved exploring the outdoors with the nice cool brisk breeze. Thanks Magee and Papa for everything! We love you!

We were able to make a trip to Jollay Orchards and enjoy the traditional fall activities. As the girls get older it gets easier and easier to take pictures of all 3 of them together. Now we just have to work on coordinating smiles!

This was Maddie's first time going apple picking and as you can tell below the apples were a weeeee bit tart! We went later this year so there were no more Honeycrisp apples left (our favorite) *** tear :'( *** Only baking apples were left to pick.

What is October without going pumpkin picking!?! Madison of course picked out the biggest pumpkin they had in their field. That's my girl! We'll be carving pumpkins hopefully in a couple weeks so those pictures will be coming. I know that's kind of late but we have a SUPER busy October.

I think Maddie's favorite part of the whole day was the "petting zoo" The animals loved her and she loved them right back. She couldn't get enough of the little guys. She was able to feed goats, piglets, sheep and ducks.

The funniest part of the whole trip was when we were doing bath time on the last night. We could tell Mads was working on a #2 so we quickly and frantically threw her onto the toilet and sure enough...she used the toilet!!! I'll save you guys the picture but you better believe there is one out there of Maddie's first #2! She sure is going to love me when she gets older. :)

Maddie Loves....

giving open mouth slobbery kisses.

sitting in our laps and reading books, especially ones with musical buttons.

carrying balls in both of her hands at all times.

grapes, bananas, cheese and yogurt.

Daisy (someone has to make up for the lack of love Mike gives Daisy).

going for walks.

the park.

staring at other kids.

drinking water out of Daddy's bottle instead of her sippy cup.

helping me put away the silverware from the dishwasher.

going to Magee and Papa's house.

getting massaged at night on her couch from Daddy before bedtime.

spending time with her cousins.