Trick or Treat!

Madeline had a great first Halloween. We didn't have very many trick-or-treaters come to the door, but we had fun watching her play in the candy bowl, and talk up a storm. She was SO SO cute in her pumpkin suit. Her Grandmother had the great idea to dress her up like a pumpkin, because she called her Punkin all the time! We decided to pick Maddie's costume just for her! We hope Grandmother liked it.

Boo!

Madeline put on her BOO shirt and wanted to tell everyone Happy Halloween!! More pics of her in her costume coming soon!

Surprise!

Madeline got 2 surprises today. First, Cheryl called on our way to Wilmore and said that her girls were sick, so Mommy had to take a last minute sick day. We turned around and headed home to have a girls day! She was such an angel baby all day. We had a good time. The second surprise was at dinner-- instead of cereal like she's had for the last 2 weeks, Maddie got bananas! It was her first actual baby food experience. Watch the video and see if you think she liked them!!

Pa's House

Yesterday Madeline got to watch the UK game at Pa's. She lasted for about 3 hours of it, then told us it was way past naptime, so we had to head home before the game ended. She got to see Uncle Rich for awhile, played outside crunching leaves during halftime, then ate Cracker Barrel for dinner. (Just the sauce off of some fried apples--she loved it!) We had a very good day. She's the smartest one of all of us....she slept while we all trimmed shrubs before the game! She woke up just before kick off. Thanks for dinner, Pa!

Keeneland

Today was Madeline's first trip to Keeneland. The weather was beautiful. It was pretty windy, and Maddie got a big kick out of the wind blowing in her face. She had lots of fans there! Everyone was talking to her and telling us how cute she was. We thought it was so funny that the #11 horse in the first race was named Daddy's Lilpunkin. We had to bet on it! Since she's fascinated with paper right now, she had a great time looking at the newspaper to help Jerrod pick horses to bet on. She is definitely her Daddy's Little Punkin!

A Week of Firsts

Fall Break has turned out to be action-packed for Madeline. She sat for the first time in a high chair at a restaurant, took her first ride sitting up in a shopping cart, bought her first winter coat, and ate her first mashed potatoes at Ramsey's. Tonight she ate in her high chair at home for the first time. The rice cereal is going very well. She really likes it! Next week, we get to start adding fruits and vegetables too.

Punkin at the Pumpkin Patch

Madeline took her first trip to Boyd Orchards on Sunday afternoon. The weather was great and she was good as gold. She got lots of compliments on her pumpkin shoes, Halloween shirt and her hair bow. She was so cute watching everyone and looking at the animals in the petting zoo. We got her a very small pumpkin so she could hold it by herself! We are planning on carving the big one that we picked out. That should be interesting!