6 Months Have Passed Us By,,,

I have not excuse for the time I have not blogged other than I'm lazy, as any one in my family will attest  The other reason this blog as gone unwritten is because I family it going through a, s significantly rough time; not sometime one generically wants to advertise. I'll start at the beginning from where I left off in the previous blog, and go from there.  I'm still trying to decided if I will break the moments into separate blogs or keep it one giant blog.  I guess we'll find out together.  :)

In reviewing the previous posts it looks like I haven't written about Scarlett, Halloween, or Christmas; therefore, I believe I will write an individual post instead of on long post, so 1) I hope I still have readers, and 2) one will hang out of the writings.

I believe the general order of items I am going to hit are (but I'm a rebel so who knows, I may mis i up):

• The arrival of Ms. Scarlet
• My accident
• Halloween
• Christmas
• *Employment
• Madelynn stories

On a side note, thank you to all of you who check in on our family even though I have been keeping everyone in the loop.  

So....with that being said, lets begin.

Bella's 3rd Birthday

Bella and her belly turned three on January 17th.  We love this nugget so much.  Uncle Jeremy is admittedly her favorite Hurst as she often tells him she misses him so much, and is so glad he comes back to her house.  Unfortunately Jeremy was unable to attend,but his absence went unnoticed as Bella was the belle of the ball.  She was so adorable, as were all of her guests.  Madelynn and I were glad for the invite, and had so much fun celebrating the birthday of 'baby' Bella!

Bella and Guests

Bella's 3rd Birthday Party Montage by Elly

 Since it is my blog, here is my adorable daughter.  I wanted a cute photo of her in her pink party dress, but the kid was all over with place with her face.  No matter the expression, this kid crack me up.

Spending Time with Poppa

Madelynn is a very loving child.  She loves hugs, and piggy back rides.  I love yous and games.
Madelynn's maternal grandfather doles all of the foregoing to Madelynn on a daily basis, and as a result Poppa Dave is one of her favorite people.

Every day when she gets home Madelynn has to run downstairs to greet Poppa and ask if he will play a game, read to her or spend time with her.  It doesn't matter the activity as long as Poppa Dave is around.

Madelynn and Poppa Looking Through Poppa's Photo Album

Playing Aggravation on a Board That Has Seen 4 Generations of Bowdens

Saturday Swimming with Poppa and Pooh Bear

Madelynn Learning All About Vinyl and Turntables

Tea Time

To say my child is spoiled is an understatement.  What started out as an imaginary tea party for her teddy bears turned into a real tea party complete with invitations, peppermint tea, outfits and cake.

Madelynn made three costume changes before settling on her purple ball dress and a white sun hat.  Joining her with costumes were Poppa Dave and Angie.

Madelynn was all smiles, and giggles as she sat down to enjoy her after dinner tea with the family.  She even learned from her father how to stick her pinkie finger out while drinking.

I keep assuring her there are perks to being an only child, and this is one of them. There is no doubt how much this child is loved.

Teddy Bears are Gentle Ladies & Men too.

The Invitation and Spread

Ms. Scarlet Hurst

Costume Changes Abound
She settled on the outfit in the top left corner.