Annual Friend's Thanksgiving

This past Sunday, we had our annual "Friend's Thanksgiving." The Christy family hosted this year and like usual, the food was delicious and the company was even better. It's a wonderful tradition that I look forward to each year. Michael and I feel so blessed by our friendships with these couples and it's truly a blessing to have friends who are starting their familes and are at the same stage of life that we are. Each year, a new baby joins our Thanksgiving photo. This year, Kirsten and Jeff's beautiful daughter Mallory joined the group. Next year, our Baby Madeline will be in the photo too!

2 Months... Oh My!

We're officially two months away from Baby Madeline's due date of January 11th. Holy Moly! The pregnancy has gone by fast, but I also feel like we've been waiting forever to meet her. I'm enjoying feeling her movements and day dreaming about my sweet girl... what she'll look like, her personality, how Connor is going to be such a loving big brother, etc. Connor seems excited to meet her too. He often comes up, unprompted, to my belly and kisses it and talks to her. He's such a sweet boy with a kind heart... I just know he is going to adore Madeline and she's going to have him wrapped around her finger (just like Daddy).  I'm getting bigger each day and dealing with some back pain, but for the most part I'm completely blessed. After seeing what Mandy had to go through with her pregnancy with CJ, I'm trying to focus on what a blessing the aches and pains are, because it means Maddie's still growing inside. And with that, we'll patiently await her arrival sometime in January! Keep kicking and growing sweet daughter of ours.

Baby Shower for Madeline

On November 6th, I was blessed with a beautiful "sprinkle" hosted by my wonderful friend Danielle with the help of my sisters and Heidi and Kirsten. I really am blessed by such great girlfriends and sisters. Not a detail was missed... delicious food, amazing desserts, custom-made decorations, and fun games. Madeline was given so many wondereful gifts... she's going to be the best dressed baby in town! We are so very excited to meet you Baby Madeline. You are loved by many already.

Halloween Night

Here's Super Man Connor getting ready to head out trick or treating.

 Poppy and Mimi playing around with Connor.

 Getting candy from the haunted house down our street.

 Snuggling with Baby Cayden. Happy 1st Halloween CJ!

Showing his candy gatherings to Uncle Chad and Aunt Mandy.

Halloween at the Sutherland's Annual Halloween Party.