Playing in the leaves

Tom blew the leaves again today (ask him how much he loves our trees...) and Maddie was able to get out in the fun. :) A beautiful, but brisk fall day here in Michigan. Here are a few pictures.

Cutie Pie

Gracie spent a couple of hours at our house today, playing with Maddie and walking all over the place!! I was able to catch a couple of pictures...not as many as I wanted as you can see with the full on pout face near the end of shooting. :) Love it!!! This is classic! The word is on the street she gets this from her Grandma Carlson...hmmmmm...... :)

BOO!! It's Halloween Time!

Of course we had a great day yesterday, being Halloween and all. :) It was a LONG but really fun day for Maddie. We went EVERYWHERE. Both Papa's work, Grandma Hosford's work, Aunt KelKel's, Daddy's, the Optech Department and NRMS. Grandma Fanning came with us all day. :) Then she went trick-or-treating at night. Needless to say, she was a little tuckered out in the end.

Madilyn originally wanted to be Darth Vader (yes, I said Darth Vader) I talked her out of that real quick, then it was Princess Leia. I tried to find Princess Leia costumes online for two months, and they were all sold out. She finally asked to be Cinderella, SOLD!! ;) She was a perfect Cinderella and couldn't have been sweeter all day. Thanks to everyone that stopped over last night and made the night a great one!!

Halloween Party '07

On Friday we had our 3rd annual VanderWall/Hosford Halloween Party. We had a great time and saw some amazing and creative costumes!! :) A HUGE thank you goes out to everyone that was there at the end and helped clean. ;) Here are some fun shots from the evening. Yes...That's Tom as Frank N. Furter from Rocky Horror Picture Show. He rocked that costume if I do say so myself.

Fall Day Down By The River

Maddie and I took a beautiful walk today, down to the dam. It was extremely crisp and chilly out. :) Here are some fun shots from today. ;)

Carving Pumpkins

After getting the perfect pumpkins yesterday, we decided to have a go at carving. :) They turned out pretty good!! :) A cat and a silly face. If you are in town, take a look. Here are a few funny pictures. Maddie wasn't too sure about the whole inside of the pumpkin thing. Full of goo...she's a true GIRL. :)

Fun at Robinettes

We went to Robinettes Apple Haus to find the perfect pumpkin and have cider and donuts yesterday. Maddie had fun going down the slide and thought the HUGE apple was just too cool. We found our perfect pumpkins and had a great time!!

YEH!! PUDDLES!!

How much fun...to be a kid. :) We were leaving my parents today and I just couldn't hold Maddie back from the puddles. You know...why not!! That's the best part of being a kid, enjoying the small things in life like mud puddles. We could all use a little of that sense once in a while. ;) I just so happen to have my camera on hand...;)

Reunion '07

This past Saturday I had my 10 year high school class reunion. (yeah...ten years) :) It was such a blast!! We got to see people we haven't seen in years and just party. I didn't bring my camera
( yeah, I know not like me AT ALL). We brought the projector and laptop, so I didn't want to haul my camera too. :( I'm sorry I didn't but I have snagged some great pictures from Amy N., Joy D. and Stephanie L. Thanks so much ladies!!!

Pony Rides

Today we got bundled up and went up by D&W where they had pony rides. :) Maddie LOVED IT. She was so excited and giggled the whole time. Here are a few shots.

Maddie's First Braids

All of you know how LITTLE hair Maddie had for such a LONG time...LOOK!!!!!!! French braids! :) She sat so good for me to do this.