Happy 4th Birthday, Madison!

Wow....My baby girl turned 4 today! I can't believe it. I have told her repeatedly since she turned 3 that 4 was it! NO MORE BIRTHDAYS after this one. She just can't get any older!!! ;) She tells me she can't help it. That she can't stop growing! Hee, hee! Although, I am excited to see what her future holds, I would love to keep her this age forever!

We are gearing up for SUPER FUN cowgirl party on Saturday. We can't wait!!!

Happy birthday to my fun, beautiful, smart, sweet daughter, Madison! Mommy loves you to the moon and stars and back a bazillion times and more!

Madison's 1st Day of Preschool

My baby girl started Preschool today. I am so excited for her, because I know she loves to go hang out with kids and she has a love for learning too! Chi-ching! I get to pick her up in a little over an hour. I can't wait to hear all about her day!!!

I have seen this idea all over blogland and I plan to keep it up every year:

We gave a flower arrangement just like this to her teacher last year too. Check it out here. I got the idea from this site.

At school:

Madison and her teacher, Ms. Ashley

Pumpkin Patch

We visited the pumpkin patch at church for the 2nd time yesterday...and it probably wasn't the last for this season. I took lots of pics of Madison, and I don't think she smiled for any of them. I promise she smiles a lot throughout the day, but if I pull out a camera-the smile disappears. Grrrrrrrr. I still think there are some cute pics even without the smile.

From left to right: Will Anna Kathryn, Sophia, Madison

Madison
Sophia and Madison

Madison's 2nd Birthday Party

Happy birthday to my sweet Madison! I can't believe you are 2 years old. I love every breath you take. I am incredibly blessed to be your momma. As my momma always told me, God knew just which little girl I needed. Thank you, God! She is perfect!

Although Madison's birthday is today, we had her party yesterday due to the logistics of guests' Sunday schedules with church and all. Her party was so much fun. I think she really enjoyed herself. Daddy worked very hard to get her swingset ready for the kids to play on at the party. It is not finished but it is almost done. They kids enjoyed the slide and swings...they don't care if it has the finishing touches. We also rented a spacewalk. This was Madison's first time in one of these....SHE LOVED IT! As a matter of fact, she and Daddy are out there right now in 44ºF weather so she can enjoy it today as well. They will have to come in soon to get ready for church. Then, we are going to eat Mexican for her birthday lunch. She will probably fall asleep on the way home from lunch, and when she wakes up it will be time to go to her friend's 2nd birthday party! WHEW! This is going to be a busy day!

As I said already, it is currently 44ºF outside....it actually cooled off on the Gulf Coast! It was a perfect fall day yesterday. I made hot apple cider to celebrate the cooler weather. My momma, Madison's MawMaw, made her birthday cake. It was sooooo cute! Thanks, Mom! Here are a few pics from her party.

My Baby Girl & Me

The weather was FANTASTIC here Thursday! We took a few pics in the yard.