Determined

This is a clip of Madison using her toy from G'ma and G'pa Moon to stand with. She is trying sooooo hard to walk.

Christmas 2008

Here is Madison playing with the toy that Grandma and Grandpa Hausner got her for Christmas. She liked the toy very much from the get go. She uses it to stand up, as she does with just about anything that will allow her to stand.

Here Madison is helping her Daddy open up his present.
Madison is opening up one of her presents as we help her.

Madison sitting in G'pa Hausner's lap while reading a book about animals.

G'ma Hausner felt like she needed some Christmas cheer.

Madison's Day with Santa

Well...we finally made it to see Santa. One of the last days to do it too. I just didn't know how to do it. I didn't know how to look into it, or where to go, or when. So, finally Corey and I found out where and when, and went. Then we found a three hour wait, and Corey had to be a work in two. So we ended up going to another mall, designed for the tourist, and we practically walked right up. This guy was like the real thing. He had a real beard and was very nice. Madison cried, of course, but she stopped because I was at Santa's right leg talking to her and Corey was at the camera. Thankfully, they got a pretty good picture considering all that is going on around her.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Big Bear Cont.

Here are the guys we hired to bail us out of trouble. When the guys dug us out before, they got some pretty bad sores on their hands and they were wiped out. This way it was done and we could still enjoy our day.

Even though I threw out my back, I managed to make my first snowman. The snow was so dry that it didn't want to stick to itself. I wish we could have skied, but the Dr. said no. I couldn't even handle Maddy, so it was good for it to have happened while I had Corey around.

Martha and J.R. stayed for three nights, and we had a blast with them. We played cards, ate food, and watched movies. They tried to go skiing, but that was the day we had to get dug out of the snow, so they didn't make it in time for their lessons. They're going to go up again before the season is out.

Here is Daddy and Maddy. We went walking around the Village and had a fabulous lunch at the Peppercorn.



This was the valley below us as we headed home. The snow level was really low.

Big Bear Lake 2008

We went to Big Bear Lake, CA for my 30th birthday. When we arrived there was no snow, but rain/snow was in the forecast. Within a day and a half, we had a consistent storm that dumped almost a foot of snow. The dogs had fun playing with the snow. Then a day past with clear sky's and another storm followed. This storm brought feet with it. The first day Corey dug us out of the snow, but when the real storm came, we hired some guys to get us out.

Madison is just about crawling. She maneuvered herself over to Cassidy and was playing with her paws. The dogs are really good with her.

This picture gives you an idea of what I am talking about.

Madison and the Christmas Tree

Here is Maddy trying to eat a Christmas ornament. She isn't crawling in the traditional sense, but is getting around on her belly or rolling. Therefore, she gets around and before I know it she's at a present or trying to get an ornament off the tree.

Here is Madison sleeping while on her bouncer. She loves this thing, however as we are trying to stretch her for two naps a day instead of three, she fell asleep. She was so cute, we had to capture it.

Thanksgiving

Here is our Thanksgiving Dinner. Corey had to work during the day, but he got off around 3. Just in time for dinner and Jan's stuffing. Yummm. Madison is still too little for real food, so she sat with us and played. Grandma and Aunt Leah joined us for her weekly swim lesson. They were so cute with the camera and video camera going while she was in class. It was like she had poperotzy.

During Madison's holiday pictures, they cut off the cutest part of the holiday dress that Jan had gotten Madison. Therefore, here are our pictures of her with the bottom of her dress shown. Thank you Grandma, her dress was very cute. We will wear it to see Santa this month.