Bristol

We just got back from our yearly trek to Bristol Motorspeedway. We LOVE going to Bristol. I have been to a lot of races at a lot of different tracks, and there is nothing like it. The sound, the smell, the people.....

Here is Matt and Kevin in line waiting for pre-race inspections.

Driver introductions.....Matt Kenseth

and Kevin Harvick (go Bakersfield....). Read my story on how I became a Kevin Harvick fan (long love Jeremy)!!

Matt's pit stops were fast......go Killer Bee's

Matt and Kevin started near one another near the back of the pack, and the both finished where they started- Kevin was 30th and Matt was 33rd.

On a completely random note, on the way to Bristol we stopped for lunch. A new Family Christian store was opening and we got to see Bob and Larry from VeggieTales. This may not mean much to you, but to a 3-year old, when Mommy and Daddy got to take their pics with them, that's pretty darn cool!!

Visit with MiMi

Mimi came to visit us this past week. We had a great time with her, and she volunteered to watch Madeline for the weekend while Chris and I went to Bristol.

Here is Madeline and Mimi with the medical kit Mimi bought. Mimi is helping Madeline give Jesse a physical.

We celebrated Mimi's birthday while she was here. Madeline is singing Happy Birthday.

Madeline and MiMi shared a piece of cake and they took turns feeding one another.

We took Mimi to Madeline's favorite park, the Rolesville Park. Madeline LOVES to swing, and even though she has a swing at home, we spend most of our time at the park on the swings.

What a sweet face.

I always LOVE her hair when she slides. The plastic slide charges her hair and after she gets off the slide he hair stands up!

Random Pics

Here are some random pics we have taken over the past couple of weeks:

Madeline dancing!

Making silly faces.

Making play doh hair.

Check out this outfit, put together by the fashion-ista Madeline. Outfit consists of princess shirt, jeans, ballerina skirt, princess stocking hat and glass slippers. Look for this new look on the runways this spring!

The voice of an angel

For those of you that are not on Facebook, here is a video of Madeline singing "Mighty to Save."

Snow Day

We got our first 'real' snow today. This is the first time that Madeline has really gotten to play in the snow. It's still coming down, so we'll post more later.

Happy 3rd Birthday to my Sweeet Girl.

Hard to believe, but Madeline turns 3 today. Weird moment this morning. I heard Madeline in her room talking to herself. Looked at the clock and it was 5:03am (she has been waking up very early for the past few days). 5:03am happens to be the time she was born....just letting us know she is here!


From a sweet little girl....




To a Princess.......

Happy New Year....

That time of the year again. Time for the dreaded "New Year's Resolution."

Last year I decided to work on me. As I look back, I think I did a pretty good job. Everyday I see improvement. I am down 35 pounds since January 2008, my spiritual life is better than it has ever been, and Madeline is growing up to be a smart and beautiful little girl.

So this year I will continue to work on ME.

Hope you all have a wonderful 2009. May God continue to bless us all.