Party Pics

Welcome to Madilyn's 1st Birthday!

amazing cake by Red Maple

proud parents...sleepy girl

we can't believe she's really ONE

not the greatest pic but you get the idea ;) wasn't so sure @ first but then she literally dove in

AFTER
getting all cleaned up

the percussion set mommy picked out...of course last gift...cozy coupe - she LOVED it!!!
birthday photo shoot
sweet profile
riding in style
seriously mommy?

Happy Birthday Madilyn!!!

I cannot believe it has already been a year since Madilyn was born. I remember that morning like it was yesterday! What an incredible gift God has given us! I can honestly say that being a mother is the most rewarding task God could ever bless me with and not a day goes by that I don't thank him for this privelege.

Madilyn Lea Holeman: born 3/30/09 @ 9:14 am weighing 6lb, 10oz and being 19.5 inches.

Today:
-weighs around 23 lbs
-loves to eat...hasn't turned down any foods we've given her so far *not picky like me
-getting her 7th tooth
-talks sooo much and still loves to entertain us by dancing :)
-would play in the bath tub all night if we would let her
-loves being outside so we are super excited about the spring weather!!

Birthday party pics from Saturday to follow in the next few days...

Where does the time go?

It is surreal to me that Madilyn is almost 11 months old and I'm already trying to plan her first birthday! Pete and I cherish every moment we spend with her and she truly makes us happier than we could've ever imagined. I'm so thankful God has given us the opportunity to be parents to such a special little girl.

She has changed so much in these last few months. It took over 8 months for her to ever get a tooth and now she has SIX. With those six teeth also came lots of fun table foods which she absolutely loves!! No more baby food which means we have started cooking more nutritious meals for all of us so we can make sure she gets plenty of veggies.

She crawls around constantly, she loves to walk around holding onto the couch and her new favorite thing is DANCING. At first it was a little "booty shake" here and there when her musical turtle would play but now she dances all the time and loves every minute of it. Of course Pete and I laugh every single time! How incredible to see her smiling and dancing and of course making sure mommy & daddy are watching!! She even seems to be on beat so maybe she'll take after me and have a love for music :)

holiday favs

2010 Cotton Bowl - Dallas, TX

Playing with Pawpaw

Cousins - Haylee & Jackson

Ticklish!

Bubba & Granny

Merry Christmas from Madilyn :)

Snow in MS

Thanksgiving

I can't even begin to name all of the things I'm thankful for but I can say one of God's greatest blessings to us is Madilyn. Not only have we watched her grow a ton over the last 8 months but she has had several changes just over the Thanksgiving holiday...she's army crawling, pulling up and now her first tooth is finally peeking through. We are blessed beyond measures with the experience of parenthood! We continue to thank God for this blessing and seek his guidance to be the best parents we can possibly be. God is so good!