Fall 2010

Kansas City Pumpkin Patch

Minnie Mouse - Halloween 2010

Messy spaghetti

Visiting Great Grandma & Grandpa Ulm

Emily & I ran a 5K together in Kansas City.

Grandpa McArtor & Andrea's Visit

Grandpa McArtor & Andrea came from Ohio to visit us in August. We went to the St Louis Zoo and Madison loved seeing all of the animals. I think the penguins are her favorite, but she likes the elephants too!

Summer 2010

Dancing with the girls at The Hootie Hut for Haley's birthday.

Playing Dr with Theodore the bear.

Little Mermaid balloon bigger than she is.

We have had a busy & fun summer. Started with our beach house trip in Florida, went to the Ozarks for the Hull family vacation & have spent most weekends swimming or at the lake.

We are still working on potty training, but cannot find a "treat" that keeps Madison interested. Last night she told Willie that she didn't want to go on the potty because she was tired of Skittles. We tried to bribe her with a ZhuZhu pet if she went on the potty all week, but 5 days is too far away. She wants immediate gratification.

Madison is enjoying daycare & is excited to go most days. She knows all of her colors & can count to 31 (they count calendar days each day).

I am training for a 5K in October, so my free time has been devoted to that. For you that know me well, I do not run. I prefer to walk, but have found that running is better for weight loss. I am going to Kansas City to run the 5K with my sister Emily.

Madison LOVES to pretend now. That includes playing dress up, feeding her babies & helping them go on the big girl potty. Even though she has not mastered the potty yet, the babies have!

Madison 2 year pictures

Beach House

Madison finished celebrating her birthday with friends. Just when she got the idea that it was HER birthday, it was over and she wanted more cupcakes & presents.

We went to the annual Kids Fishing Tournament at our lake this past weekend. The tournament was 2 hours, and Madison was done after 10 minutes. She only tried to walk off the dock once (I was standing right there & caught her) and caught 2 fish...her total weight was 0.24 lbs :)

Madison had a disease called "Hand Foot Mouth" last week. It is typically picked up at daycare & is very contagious. However, she is the only one at daycare who had it, so we're not sure where she got it. She had a terrible rash on her hands, feet & a few bumps around her mouth. We kept her home from daycare last Tues & Wed and she's much better now. We're looking forward to spending Memorial weekend at the lake & leave for our Florida vacation in 10 days!!