Time to get dressed and leave the house....

Barnaby stinks! And he sleeps in our bed as much as he can! So, we decided it was time to head to the dog wash. We have quite a few choices for dog washes and opted for this one by the car wash. Both dogs got a bath and we left a ton of hair there-which is better then here....

Aunt Erika's Tutu

Nana sent Madigan Aunt Erika's tutu before Christmas. It went over every outfit until we got the holiday dress (see previous posts). But since Madigan absolutely must have a tutu on at all times and Mom had to finally wash the new dress from Linx and the holiday dress, this tutu reappeared with all it's previous shine. She calls this a "real tutu" or a "show tutu".

There's been lots of dancing around these parts, and Madigan seems to have learned many new moves from the Nutcracker in a Nutshell ballet show.

Santa Brought a New Bike

Santa brought Madigan a new bike- it's a Skuut bike. It's pedal-less so she just pushes along. We're thinking this bike is going everywhere with us soon. And since the new baby will be in the stroller, Madigan can take her bike! It's a pretty awesome little bike that's popular around Bozeman so we've seen a lot of it. We let Madigan ride it in the house the last few days and she is starting to get the feel for it a little bit. We're excited to get it outside and go somewhere when the weather warms up a bit.
Oh yeah and most of the time, she uses it to transport various toys around the house....

Christmas

Christmas went so fast. I imagines knitting and cooking and maybe some reading....it was all presents and playing this year. We let Madigan open this package first thing in the morning and she never took it off (Thanks Linx!!-She adores this dress!)
We didn't take very many pictures, but here's a few of what we did get on "film".


These $1 headbands are pretty much the hit of Christmas presents. She doesn't go anywhere without one in her hair...

Playdates

Playdates with a couple of Madigan's friends are top priority for the holiday vacation from school. Since the girls are all in school, they have different schedules now. Paige came over before Christmas and we made gingerbread garlands to hang. Kyle also made crowns-lots and lots of crowns being made these days!
Oh yes and I forgot to mention the holiday dress. Grandma and Grandpa sent this dress the weekend before Christmas and Madigan wore it for 6 days straight! She LOVES this dress!

Letter from Santa

The Bozeman Recreation Department wrote letters from Santa or made phone calls from Santa. We signed Madigan up for a letter. I called and it took about 2 minutes with a tiny amount of Madigan's interests and the letter came the week before Christmas. I am still quite surprised with the sweetness of the letter...Madigan seems to still be in awe that she received it.

Cookies!

Oh boy, have we had cookies this year! We made three different kinds as our neighborhood gifts this year. Christmas sugar cookie cutout being my favorite and most nostalgic. We also made Helen's orange cookies and Martha Stewart's Chewy Chocolate Ginger Cookies.
And then all the baked goods started pouring in from our neighborhood and we've been riding on sugar for weeks it seems! We actually still have cookies we made and although I'm anxious for them to be gone, I'm enjoying each one I eat! (....Knowing after this baby comes it's all over for me.)




Madigan is my baking helper around here. I don't bake without her. We had a good time with these Christmas cutouts....of course it was after she snuck the bottle of sprinkles and hid in her room to eat almost the entire thing!....