Uncle Jason!

Jason came by for another Sunday afternoon- and of course got roped into staying all day and night!
We made dinner and jason spoke to madeline in sign language. and she stood there, transfixed. She loves him.
and the feeling is so mutual.

We all had a great time, and we caught the two of them snuggling up with a book more than a few times.

Thanks for the visit Jason! cant wait to see you again
xoxo

Madeline's Valentine's Day Book Giveaway!

Ok. Here are the contest rules:

We have a new MYpublisher photo book up for grabs. it chronicles the first year of Madeline's life. It is black linen with printed photos on 20 pages and captions etc.
It makes an awesome coffee table brag book.

We would like to see what everyone has to say about why they should be the ones to win the prize. So send us your comments or emails that describe why you are Madeline's number one Valentine, or why she loves you the best, or why you deserve a special Valentine from us to you- or something creative. You can feel free to send silly pictures or, video, or even a riddle or poem -use your imagination!

The contest ends on February 3rd so that we have time to send you this special Valentine.


click this link to see the prize that awaits you!

Good Luck!

Children's discovery musem

Madeline and her buddies claire and sachin went over the bridge to sausalito for a trip to he discovery museum and had an awesome time. we only saw a tiny slice of the cool stuff there and will go back soon for more fun!
Here they are in the underwater world for kids and then digging in the construction zone outside.

more december pics etc

here is madeline on the santa train in NY with her best big buddy, Gabrielle. they are in the last car and ellie is showing madeline the ropes! They were instant friends.



and surprising grandma at work too!

more wedding pics from december

here are a few more pics i just got from julie and kenny's wedding on 12/29

flower girl action shot

mom and dad

me and madeline at the reception

during the daddy/daughter dance

dancing at the wedding

madeline was a big hit at julie's wedding. i mean, there is a certain amount of mystique one takes on as a superstar flower girl. and everyone wanted to be her dance partner. she made fast friends at the reception. Here she is in her casual green hoodie with her gown- she has such style. She took to this little girl and dragged her all over the place!

but when shakira came on, madeline was done dancing, and her partner had other ideas.


i had to step in at the end there to catch madeline- sorry for the theatrical ending to the clip!

backlog of photos

here is a little hodgepodge of photos from december. we traveled for two weeks so i didnt get a lot of photos taken. as friends and family send copies to me i will be sure and post them.

the first pics are proof that her hair is in fact growing in- and it so curly!
the rest are pics from xmas eve in NY and Julie's wedding in KS. the handsome boy with madeline is cousin ryan fidotta, the next is dennis and mom with m and i,the dude with don is the big brother- carl mann and the bride is little sis- julie mann now= Julie Buyle! congrats you guys.
i have several videos but they take longer so they will show up later in the week with any luck!

i have another disk full of pics from ny and ks and will get those pics uploaded soon too- never fear.
xoxo

quick pics

We are still recouping from our whirlwind trip to New York and Kansas.
THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME!

But i know many of you have missed the little one and she was such a traveling trooper- so here are a couple of pics to hold you over till i get a few minutes to do a full post!

sorry- no time for stories, captions or red eye redux... ill be back on track by next week!

xoxo