A bit of real snow finally fell a week or so ago so I of course felt obligated to take Maddie out to see what the fuss was all about. While she didn’t actually walk, roll or really play in the snow because it was a bit chilly for all that, she did enjoy just taking a stroll around the yard looking at the critters and laughed when she got pelted in the face with snow flakes as she looked to the sky. She did get to at least touch the snow when I put a little snowball in her hand and she shook a branch of one of the pines in the yard. Next year should be a real blast…if we get any snow of course !!!
Archive for the ‘1st Half’ Category
Snow time
Saturday, February 7th, 2009Double digits (ten months)
Sunday, January 25th, 2009
I’m a little late getting this one up but better late than never !! My fellow Aegis photographer Nicole Munchel shot these fun pics last week when grandma called out sick…it was take your munchkin to work day !! Madeleine was good and was a welcome distraction to the newsroom. She made a great little subject for some photos as you can see. The munchkin turned ten months old in January. She’s crawling like a flash and walking is coming slowly but surely as she pulls herself up on everything. Talking is coming along well too, cat, pop, wow, ba ba or bob for her bottle and many more. When she starts laughing…it’s the greatest thing !! hope to have some video soon ? Teeth are coming in like crazy and she’s starting to eat real people food, chopped into tiny pieces but real people food none the less. It is amazing to see the personality start to show a bit more day by day…she’s going to be a handful but she certainly is a good baby !!!
December 25th 2008 (Maddie’s 1st Christmas)
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
Well we took her to see Santa, got through the photo with no crying, did a little shopping and finally the day came. December 25th, Christmas day but not just another Christmas, this was Madeleine’s FIRST Christmas. We started and Poppy and Nonnie’s for gifts; a nice princess chair, a talking purse (very cute) and some other fun…then back to the living room to play with the new toy lawn mower and other stuff from Santa and friends. A little later we through on Maddie’s Christmas dress and it was off to Grammy and Gramp’s for even more loot. A nice wooden rocking chair and teddy bear and some other fun toys. She had as much fun crawling around collecting the bows on presents as she did tearing the paper. Though I’m sure she really didn’t know exactly what was going on I know she had fun and that’s what is important. Next year will be an entirely different experience I feel…can’t wait !!! Please check out the 1st Christmas page to see more photos.
Some family Christmas fun
Monday, December 29th, 2008
So for some family fun and to begin a family tradition…this year we went to historic Ellicott City to visit the B&O train station museum for the train gardens. Gramps Gran had fun showing the munchkin the trains and she really seemed to enjoy watching them go around. It will be fun to see where we end up next year !!!
Christmas tree search
Monday, December 29th, 2008
We took Madeleine to search for the 2008 Button family Christmas tree a few weeks ago. It didn’t take long to find a perfect little tree that we all loved. While were at the tree farm, a place called Enviromental Evergreens owned by a friend and former teacher of mine Bob Chance, Maddie met Santa Bob and his reindogs.
Trick or Treat !!
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
So for Halloween Madeleine was a pink bunny rabbit complete with an orange carrot. She was just toooo cute, as you can see !!! She made the rounds with Kathleen since I had to work that evening. She hit up aunt Kris & uncle Jeff where she met up with cousin Elise too. Then she visited our friends and co-worker Jim and Anne Kennedy and her biggest fan Mrs. Terri Thomas before heading off to see Grams and Grandpa…who said she looked like Ralphie from the movie ” A Christmas Story”. Though she really didn’t get any loot she still had fun being all dressed up and hanging out !!! I’ll be putting up a few more pics soon so please check back.
The little fish
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Madeleine had her first swim lesson Saturday !!! She and Eli had a great time splashing around and having fun. She even went under the water with no problems. Check out the Little Fish page for a few more photos.
Maddie Meets Poe
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
I had to cover a fall festival at Swan Harbor Farms on Sunday, which is where Kathleen & I got hitched. So we got Madeleine all geared up in her Sunday Ravens gear and headed out. The first thing we spotted as we entered the festival was POE !! the Ravens mascot. He was of course mobbed with small children, even a few adults acting like small children, so we waited until the crowd died down a bit and moved in for a few pics of the munchkin with him !!! As you can see she wasn’t scared a bit and even gave him a high five. Though I think she was more interested in his beak.
Maddie & the Bus Boys
Monday, October 6th, 2008
Wearing her game day gear, which consists of her pink “my first Ravens Tee” T-shirt and purple pants, Madeleine met up with my good friends the Bus Boys; Fan Man, the Maniac, Camo Man and Raven Rick Sunday morning before we headed out to the Ravens vs Titans game. Of course the boys were more than happy to take a moment for the photo opp. They even gave her a gift, a cool Ravens hoodie. Please check out the Maddie & the Bus Boys page for a few more pics !!
Art in the Park
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
The Bel Air Festival for the Arts, which is really more of a craft show, happened a few weeks ago. I had to cover it for the paper so Kathleen and Maddie along with Amy,Bryan and Eli came along for some good family fun and a chance to see some cool art on a really nice sunday afternoon. All had a great time, Maddie even got a cool hat for the winter (pics to come) and tried out the cool shades. Please check out the Art in the Park page for a few more photos !!