California Adventure!

Last Thursday, we went to Disney's California Adventure Halloween night. We went with Tyler's family, and we had a blast! This is us at dinner in down town Disney before entering the park.
The Briney gang (Jeff, Bethany, and Alexa)!

Brook and Chad. What a cute pair!Grandpa and Grandma with our little lady bug Madison! Grandma Sue found this costume for her- isn't it cute?!

Isn't Tyler's mom a babe!! She is such a great mother in-law, and an awesome grandma too!!

Merry merry-go-round and round!!

Madison is obsessed with all the Disney princesses! This girl was just dressed up as Belle, and she looked so legitimate, that we thought she worked for Disney. It turned out that she was just a park goer, but she was more than gracious when asked to pose for a picture with Madison. This made Madison's night!! Thanks Princess Belle!

It was a long night for a 2 year old, so she decided to take a rest on daddy's BIG brainy noggin'!!

Madison and daddy on the bumper cars. She was upset about having to put the lap bar down, because it put her out of reach of the steering wheel. Just another example of our highly opinionated child!! : )

Aunt Brook having a moment with Madison and Alexa - so cuteI decided to go see my family on Friday. Madison was so excited to see her grandma Marlene - she was all smiles from ear to ear!!

Trunk or treat at the Carlsbad ward (my sister's ward). Madison with a mouth full of candy!Madison with her cousins Ashley and Paige - so cute!

Our little lady bug dancing in the street after trunk or treating!!

Give me an M, give me an E...this is my sister Melissa working her daughter's pom-poms!! All she is missing is her uniform!

We painted!!

Well, we started painting our house...phew! It took us 3 days (working at night) just to get 3 walls and a nook area done. We learned some painting tricks though, and the tricks worked well. The best trick we learned was to use caulking in the crease between the tape and the ceiling and where the baseboards meet the wall. This trick ensures perfect lines in the end - a lot of preparation, but well worth the result! It was a lot of work, but we saved a ton of money doing it ourselves. We also used the top line of Sherwin Williams paint, and that was worth the extra money as well. I love the color, and I am excited to have a little color on the walls! We are going to do some rock work on the bare wall you see in the photos, but we haven't decided on the rock color or style just yet. We are also in the process of ordering curtains for the windows and the slider, but they are on back order...ugh! Anyway, I just wanted to post the portion we have completed thus far, so here it is...


This is the wall we will do rock work on!

I GOT LIPS!

I was on the phone tonight trying to get a babysitter for Saturday, I walk into my room, and there's Madison with my mascara!

Me: Madison, what are you doing? Oh my gosh, did you put mascara on?

Madison: Hi mom, I'm putting on your make-up! Look, I got lips!!

As you can see, she got a good amount of mascara on. Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee......
eeeeeeeeeese!!!

This is what she had out. She is such a stinker!

Pictures over the last week!

I love this picture of Madison! Huh, if only there wasn't a booger in her nose...lol!!

Look how big she is?!! She looks huge to me lately!
This is how I found her sleeping today! I just had to take a picture of my little tush (her nick name). If you were wondering, I'm BIG tush! :)
Look at the insane amount of books Madison insists upon having in her crib before her nap! She makes me put every last one in!!!
This is how I found her 2 days ago when I went to get her up from her nap. The little skipper can read!!
Helping dad put the new stools together! She loves to help her dad with projects.

Tyler at the lake last weekend
Ok, so this was his highest jump of the day, and I cut his head out of the picture...oops!
Life jacket...check, milk...check, smile...check, perfect day at the lake...check!!
Madison actually got in the water by herself. She usually makes us hold her. Just another sign that our little girl is growing up!

SNL bailout skit

Hilarious!