Sleep... Beautiful Sleep

She slept last night, and it was wonderful :)

Constant Tears

This has been a tough week! Between the fall and Maddy's teeth coming in we can not seem to get out of our own way! She has been up a lot at night lately and while she is screaming and fussing I can easily slip into a state of panic, I want to throw the remote and be angry. As I was entering this "zone" last night I stepped back and realized that is life. A crying baby is a crying baby, that's it. Not the end of the world, just a stage in life. She will not always cry, but hopefully she will always find safety in my arms.

Stairs... Bahhhh!

Madelyn and I fell down the stairs early Tuesday morning. It was very scary but she is OK. I am very bruised and in some pain, but nothing is broken. How on Earth did nothing break?! So, because I'm a little sluggish here are some pictures...



A few pictures of Madelyn in Mikayla's angel costume. :-) Thank you cousin Mikayla for letting us borrow your wings!

It's her party and she'll be awesome if she wants to.

Maddy's birthday party occurred without a hitch! What a wonderful day, but ask me if I'm ever doing it again... no. I am so tired!! Nonetheless, it was a really fun day to share with family and friends. Maddy received some great gifts and cake! Here is a sample of her party...

More to come :-)

Want to see the Ring?

Going to the Chapel...

And we're gonna get married. Gee I really love him and we're gonna get married. Is that how it goes? Well anyway you get the point, as of Saturday October 17th I am officially engaged to the love of my life. In the most private and special moment Ray asked to spend his life with me, I cried and then said yes! In these past few years he has made me feel as though I am... well, special. To have him enter my life was nothing short of a miracle and something I am convinced my Nana sent to me.
So, I am getting MARRIED Maybe Maddy will be my maid of honor? :-)

I had purchased Madelyn some new PJs. Her pooh-bear belly sticks out a little, but she does look smashing in Dora.

On Tuesday we went to the Topsfield Fair with daddy, but mommy forgot her camera. We did have a really great time and got to try some fantastic food! On Sunday we went with Nana, this time making sure the camera was in the car...

The above picture is Maddy pulling Nana's earrings out not caring about the spectacular Clydesdale Show going on behind her.

We then went around to see the manamils, or animals if you want to be grammatically correct.

Flashback a few weeks... Remember when I said we went to see the Mansions in Newport but I didn't have pictures? Now I do!

Here is lunch at the Tennis Championship Hall of Fame...

A couple shots from around the grounds...

As we are on the subject of way-to-late posts I'll do my Not me!

Who went through the Dunkin Donuts drive-through this morning at too tight a clip and is pretty sure she ripped apart her tire rim but then still never looked to see because she didn't want to start her day off like that. Not me!