Christmas

Just a quick family pic, more will follow soon!

Real SNOW & Christmas with the Wades

The last few days....

We left New Orleans on Thursday, and it was snowing! We got

 like 2 inches in 3

 hours, we pulled Maddy out of bed and forced her

 outside, she was a little confused.  It

 was fun while it lasted and after the car was packed, we hit the road to south GA.

I'm sure most of you are aware that Keith has a huge family.  So far, there are 24 of us, and it is always crazy when the

 whole bunch gets together.  We had our big Christmas celebration this past weekend and it was so fun.  

Since Keith's twin brother & fam were not able to come down for

 Thanksgiving, this is the first time Madison has seen him since early July. (aka, she didn't

 remember him)  The poor child was traumatized :(  We aren't

 really sure why she got so upset, but when Kevin walked in the room she started screaming....she eventually warmed up to him (thank goodness), but the story is fun to tell nonetheless.   

Saturday afternoon was

 the present opening extravaganza.  We drew numbers this year, so everyone got to watch one person opening their gifts.  I thought it turned out great, I really enjoyed it.  We got just a few pics! 

After everyone else went home, we got Ashton (Kevin & Amy's son) and Madison in their PJ's and took some pics in front of the tree.  We had a GREAT time, chaos and all!

Bath time

Just a short post about the 'not so fun anymore' bath time.  I've been using the baby tub inside the big tub for a while, but it's just too small for Madison now.  Since we moved to the big tub and she can sit up, she LOVES bath time even more.  She kicks her legs and splashes in the water, however, the down side is this: Every time we take her out of the tub she screams like we've just ended her whole world.  It's really pretty funny. 

Whirlwind

Hello blogger world. We have been traveling fools lately.  The Thursday before Thanksgiving, Mom and Dad flew Maddy and me home for a few days, Keith had to stay behind for school :( He was missed.   

We hung out with the family. Christie & Erin came up on Saturday, and Jess and Tatum (long time friends) even came all the way to Cleveland to visit! We had a great time catching up!  

Later on Saturday, Jeff and Courtney (his girlfriend) came from NGU for a surprise visit.  I'm so glad we got to see them...it's hard to coordinate a weekend where everyone is home at once.  We decided while there that Madison loves to read, as you can see by the picture below. I think she looked at that book for like 30 minutes, which made my arms hurt. 

Last Monday, Mom and Dad took us to Macon to meet Keith's Mom.  Keith joined us late Monday night, or should I say early Tuesday morning? We had so much fun with his family for the week.  This is Keith's niece Shelby, she looks almost exactly like him...it's scary. 

On Thanksgiving, we got to see almost everyone in the family at some time or another.  And during our off time, we had fun perfecting our Wii skills :)  Keith's Mom has a Wii Fit, so here is the yoga portion. haha.

Mema had a doctor appt. one day so we went to the park while we waited and Maddy was thrilled with the swing and slide.  She also tried her hand at driving. (make sure you notice Daddy's expression!)

We came back to NOLA on Sunday and Keith started his last week of class before finals.  So the next couple of weeks promise stress.  We are leaving again in 9 days for the Christmas rounds.  Whew! Hopefully I'll get this blogging thing under my belt soon and start a consistent routine! 

PS. The bath picture is to show how long her hair is! I don't think most 8 month olds have to worry about getting their hair caught in bibs, clothes, etc.