S.I.X AND SPUNKY!

SHE HAD HAIR!  SHANNON HAD.....HAD HEARTBURN!  WHAT JOY!

MADELYN TURNED ONE RIGHT BEFORE HALLOWEEN.  I DARE SAY THAT SHE ATE A LOT MORE CANDY THAN ALLIE DID ON HER FIRST HALLOWEEN.  THAT DIDN'T HAVE TO BE MUCH....I THINK ALLIE HAD ONE SUCKER.

SHANNON WAS EXPECTING KARLIE....AND MADELYN WAS INTO THE FULL SWING OF ALL THEIR FAMILY TRADITIONS....INCLUDING A TRIP TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH!

AND IT SEEMED TO HAPPEN THIS QUICKLY THAT SHE WAS INDEPENDENT AND ALWAYS ASKING IF SHE COULD GO TO ELLA'S HOUSE....OR IF ELLA COULD COME TO HER HOUSE!

SHE REALLY IS SPUNKY WHICH MAKES GETTING HER TO HOLD STILL FOR A PICTURE DIFFICULT.  IT IS A GOOD SPUNK THOUGH.  SHE KEEPS US ONE OUR TOES AND LAUGHING.  SOMETIMES SHE DOESN'T LIKE IT WHEN WE LAUGH SO WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. OTHER TIMES SHE IS A COMEDIAN!

 THAT SPUNK DID MAKE HER A GREAT SOCCER PLAYER.  HER LITTLE TEAM WAS UNDEFEATED AND I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY TIMES SHE HAS SHOWN ME THIS MEDAL.....BUT EACH TIME SHE DOES SHE IS BEAMING!

MADELYN'S LIFE PRETTY MUCH REVOLVES AROUND KARLIE AND ELLA (AVA THOMPSON IS ALSO IN THIS PICTURE WHICH ALSO CAME FROM JILL).  DRESSING UP WITH THEM IS HER FAVORITE THING TO DO.
HOWEVER,  SHE IS SHANNON'S ONLY CHILD THAT BEGS HER MOM TO GO OUTSIDE AND PITCH TO HER SO THEY MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEONE THAT LOVES BASEBALL (SOFTBALL) IN THEIR FAMILY BESIDES NATE.  I THOUGHT SHE WOULD GROW OUT OF BEING SO ATTACHED TO SHANNON, BUT I DARE SAY SHE WOULD NOT COME TO OUR HOUSE TO STAY OVER NIGHT WITHOUT HER MOM.  EVEN WHEN WE ARE THERE, SOMETIMES NO ONE ELSE CAN MAKE HER HAPPY EXCEPT HER MOM.

SHE TOLD ME THAT FOR HER BIRTHDAY SHE WAS GETTING A NEW HALLOWEEN COSTUME AND SHE WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.  SHE REALLY LOVES PRETENDING SHE IS A DOG.....OR DRESSING UP AS A PRINCESS.  I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE WALKS IN THOSE CLEAR PLASTIC PRINCESS SHOES...BUT SHE DOES.

SHE LOVES GOING TO SCHOOL LIKE THE BIG KIDS, BUT I THINK SHE LIKES GETTING OUT EARLY SO SHE HAS TIME AT HOME.  SHE LOVES RECESS AND ALL SPORTS.  SHE IS GOING TO START GYMNASTICS AGAIN AND SHE IS VERY GOOD.  SHE IS A NATURAL ATHLETE AND HAS THE TENACITY TO BECOME GREAT.  ONE OF HER FAVORITE THINGS IS WHEN HER MOM READS TO HER.  WE LOVE YOU LITTLE MADELYN KAE.  YOU BRIGHTEN OUR LIVES AND MAKE US HAPPY.  WE ARE HAPPY THAT YOU ARE SO EXCITED FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY....LLOOOOOOVVVVEEEEEE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK!