Happy Halloween!

From our Little Garden Gnome.

Work

'I working'.

She thinks it is pretty cool to get on the computer

and 'do some work' whether she's at home, at the library, or GiGi's and Pop-Pop's. 

She's learned she loves the computer!

Names

'Mommy's name Vicki'

'Daddy's name Matt'

'Jackson's name Jackson'

'You name Madyin'

You got it little love.

Outside Happenings

First encounter with cotton candy.

I'd say it was a success.

Meeting up with friends.

Venice couldn't take her eyes off of Madelyn.

I think she wants to be big like her...like now.

And Madelyn couldn't stop saying 'baby Venice'.

Madelyn enjoyed picking out pumpkins with her friend, Bryce

and practicing trick or treating in their costumes.

Loving every minute!

Pumpkins, Fall, and Fun!

I love the fall.

With it comes cooler temperatures,

the colorful outdoors, 

warm soups, and ciders...

and of course Matt would add in Football.

(or as Madelyn calls it 'Feetball')

We have had our days full of fun for the month of October-
Pumpkin patches being one of them.

Meeting Baby Jovi

Madelyn got to meet her new baby cousin, Jovi, today. 

And let me just tell you. 

She was in love. She was smitten. 

She just stared at her and then when she got to hold her she didn't want to let go. 

Precious!

 Cheers to more cousin friends!

Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3

Yes. We have reached that stage. 

Madelyn will test me in everything I do and say these days.

If I say 'come on, lets go'. 

She stops in her tracks and looks at me like 

'And what are you gonna do if I don't come?'

If I say 'don't put that in your mouth'.

 She stares me dead in the eye and moves it closer as if saying 

'And why not...'

If I say 'it's time to go inside'.

 and she's not ready it's 'No!' 

After many attempts at getting her to come inside nicely 

and many attempts at her testing with the word 'No!' 

Which soon leads to a quick burst scream from her as if saying 'I said no!' 

I tell you what. 

Stubborn. 

And I know she gets that from me, but that doesn't make it any better.

The sad thing is I have to turn my head because I'm often

laughing at this new found independence.

Hopefully this is just a phase and like many other milestones...this too shall pass.