The BIG 1!!

Well it has definitely been too long since I have posted anything on our blog and a lot has happened.

* Most of you know that we made a journey to Las Vegas, NV almost 3 months ago where Danny now serves as one of the three "Regional Campus Pastors" at Central Christian Church. God definitely made it clear to us that this is where he wants us to serve for now and we couldn't be anymore happier. It was hard to leave our family and hard to come home and leave again around the holidays but God is doing some awesome things our here is Vegas and we are so excited to be a part of it. Everything that we prayed for in a church we got so we are very thankful that the Lord answers prayers!

* Secondly today is Maddie's 1st birthday!!!! I just cannot believe that it has already been a year. Time really has flown by and while it's sad to think of our little baby becoming a toddler, it has been the best year of our life. She brings us more joy than we could ever imagine. I just love every new stage. Every laugh, every cry, every hug, and every kiss!

We got to celebrate her first birthday party last Saturday after Thanksgiving. I am so thankful for all of our friends and family who love Maddie and were able to come and celebrate. We had a great time. She was a little fussy considering the time change and no morning nap but she did pretty good if you ask me. Of course we forgot our camera (the most important item to have) so I'll have to get pictures from my mom and post some.

We also got to see and hang out with Kingston and Theresa a bit. I wish it could have been longer but it was fun to see the two crazy walking babies play together. The last time the were together neither one was walking yet so it was fun to watch them. I think they mostly crawled up and down the stairs the whole time while Kingston "love patted" Maddie's head. They were too funny.

It is so fun to see Maddie's little personality come to life even more. She used to be so much like her daddy and very even keeled but things have changed and she is now like her momma! She is CRAZY and I don't mean like normal 1 yr old crazy, I mean she is a WILD WOMEN! She is sooo busy and into everything and if she doesn't get what she wants she already throws herself a little tantrum. If only I knew where she learned that from! ;) She loves to talk and hates to sit still. What a great combination!!! She would climb up our whole food pantry if I would let her. This girl can destroy our house in less than a minute but she is also the sweetest most lovable little girl I know. She loves giving and blowing kisses, waving to every person she sees, playing with her daddy and scaring him, and snuggling! Snuggling with her just makes everything so much better. I just know she is going to be a daddy's girl and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Maddie is up to 9 words now. She can say momma, daddy, papa, doggie, kitty, pretty, bye bye, baby and hi. Some people may argue but a mom knows what her child is saying. She is also officially on cows milk! YAY! We are still working on drinking out of sippy cups instead of bottles but this process may take a little while. She can also now eat just about everything we eat. Her favorites are peas, chicken nuggets, and any kind of pasta. She loves baby dolls and balls. She gets really excited when we go down the toy section in target and sees a baby. She'll start saying "ooooooh oooooh baby" and point.

Well hopefully I can get some pictures of Vegas and Maddie's first birthday up soon.