A monumental day in the Davis Home....

It has finally happened! I knew this day would come, it just came way too soon! My little baby Madi is no longer a baby. She has started crawling (finally)! It is funny because about 3 months ago, people started asking us if she was crawling yet. It kind of hit us smack dab in the head that in order for her to grow and progress we actually had to put her down once in a while. We have just been so used to babying her and holding her all the time, she never had the chance to get down on the ground and actually learn some of the neccessary skills to grow! It was SO hard for us to put her down. We had created a monster! Every time we would put her on her belly (tummy time) she would scream bloody murder, thus breaking her mommy's heart and causing me to pick her up. It was such a hard transition to make, but alas, it was completed and all of our hard work with her finally paid off. She was home with her daddy yesterday afternoon and he had set her down to change his clothes and he looked over and slowly but surely she made her way across our front room and back. He called me as quickly as his little fingers could dial and by the sound of his voice, you would have thought we had just won the lottery (have I told you that I have the cutest husband in the whole world?)! He was so excited to tell me the news. So last night when I got home from work I headed over to my sisters house and we had to recreate the moment so that we could catch it on film. Here is what we got.

Preparing for the big event!

And she's off.....

Almost there.....

The sweet taste of success.....

Ta Da!!!!!!

This is just the beginning of many, many monumental moments I am sure. They are so bitter sweet! I love seeing her accomplish new things but everytime she does it makes me a little sad to know that she is growing up so fast!

Madi's New Room....

Poor Madi! She is 10 months old and her entire life she has been displaced with no room of her own. Poor kid had to shack up with ole mom and dad..... until today. I am happy to say that she has her very own room! My dad did such a great job on it too! For those of you that know my dad, he has a VERY creative mind. When he makes something he puts his own special touch on it. If you ever come over, look really closely at the texture on the walls, you just might see something. Ü

Here is Madi's Crib all set up in her new room. It looks great in there! I think she is pretty excited! Can't you just see the excitement in her face?Madi had just had her diaper changed in her new room and she was trying to talk to her daddy. Her personality comes out more and more every day! She is such a hoot to listen to.
Here is my little angel all tucked in for her first night in her new room! I must admit, I kind of had a hard time with it. We couldn't get the little radio deal to work so I was so worried she was going to wake up in the middle of the night and we weren't going to be able to hear her. So we left EVERY door in the house wide open so that we had a better chance to hear her if she did wake up. I have to tell you though, we have the best baby in the whole world! That kid is something else! She sleeps on average, 10 hours through the night. It isn't even like this is new either! She has been the best sleeper from the beginning. I really lucked out because I am a BEAR if I don't get enough sleep at night! I didn't have anything to worry about. When I got up for work she was still sound asleep! That kid is definitely a keeper!

Sorry I'm a Slacker!!!

So I realize that I am not the best at keeping up on these things. I am pretty sure we are probably the LEAST interesting people! I just don't even know what to tell you all. I wish I were kidding! The last little while we have been finishing Madi's room. I am glad to say that it is finally done!!!! WooHoo! I talked to Bryon today and since he is off work he did all the hard stuff and took apart her crib and moved her in. He said that when he finished he put some toys in her crib and stuck her in there to play and she was happy as a clam. I am guessing she is ok with her new diggs. I do have to tell you how cute my husband is though. So he calls me and is telling me that he did all this work in there but that we need to go and find a night stand or something to put in her room. I asked him why because she already has a closet and a dresser. I never expected what came out of his mouth next. He proceeds to tell me that we need a nightstand to put a TV on for her so she can watch TV in her room! WHAT? The kid is 10 months old, it isn't like now she has her own room we can just plop her infront of a tv and leave her in there to entertain herself. Am I crazy? People don't do this right? I mean, normal people don't do this..... yet.......... Seriously he thinks she is like us and likes to watch Simpsons as we fall asleep, seriously. Too cute! That is why I love him. Well, since we only take pictures of Madi anymore, here is a cute picture of her and her dad in her new favorite way of being held. Those are some pinchable cheeks right there. Oh buddy!

Mud Party Continued....

After all of the mud was washed off, the hair was combed, dressed in their jammies all the kids crawled on to Grandma and Grandpa's bed for a break. dirty or clean, who can resist these cute little faces?????

I guess all the tears were worth it.

It all washes off but the love...

So, my Mom took on the big task of having all of the grandkids over for a sleepover last Saturday. Being that we live down stairs and all, we were able to participate too. My mom really wanted to get some pictures of the kids all muddy. If any of you know my mom, that is the most unusual off the wall suggestion for her to make. She is such a neat freak! Anyway, all the kids were down so Dustin, my oldest nephew, went out back and started drenching the dirt. We tried to get individual pics of each kid. I will post our masterpieces.....

Here is Dustin in all of his war-paint glory....

Here is Oakley striking a pose....

Here is Kylie being as scary as possible.......

Here is Tyler giving his best Spiderman impression....

Ashley didn't want to cooperate.. so I tricked her to "think about where the cat might be" this is what she does when she thinks.... too cute!

Madi just flat out didn't like it.....

www.picnik.com

Ok, so I think I may have stumbled upon one of the greatest websites of all time! http://www.picnik.com/ enables you to customize your own pictures that you have saved to your computer. I have been playing around on it the last little while and it is amazing! I keep finding new things to do with my pictures.

I have taken pictures that I have saved on my computer and altered them to create amazing arangements. I think I love this website! You can add text to you pictures....

You can add just a touch of color to make that cute picture even cuter! I hope you enjoy this website! I know I sure have!!

Pretty as a picture...

We finally decided to be good parents and take Madi in to get her pictures taken. We went in about a month ago or so, but I just remembered the pictures and can post them now. We took Madi in on a night after work.....bad idea! She was cranky and just wanted to eat and cry! Needless to say, we didn't get any pictures that day! We rescheduled for the next Saturday and made sure to get in there early in the day. Our timing was still off! She was hungry when we were there. I fixed her up a bottle and fed her as quickly as possible but it was curtains from there! She did NOT want to smile. It didn't matter what we did, she was NOT amused! We actually were scolded by the manager for "over-stimulating" her. Madi still took some great photos regardless of the straight face and we couldn't help but order a bunch! Anyway, Here are some of her pictures!