Fall Party

 Learned to Clap this month 

 MOM stop it with the camera 

CHEESE! 

Dear Madeline, 

    This month we had our very 1st annual fall party! All the kids came over to hang out in their costumes and to play in the play room! It was crazy a total of 8 kids all under the age of 4! Its moments like this that I cherish, I stand back and take it all in, because before I know it you will be off to college! Onto other BIG I finally launched my business & put in my two weeks at work. I will be baking at home running Sweet from Scratch right out of our kitchen! I will still be watching kids in the morning/afternoons but only 3 days a week. I can't wait until your old enough to bake with me, some of my fondest memories are baking from my childhood. Your great grammy GiGi sent me a cookbook that she used to bake from and it truly touched my heart, its recipes like those that will build a business because they truly mean something to me. 

Monday is your 9 month appointment! Right now you are getting 3 teeth so you haven't been feeling that great, low grade fever and chewing on everything. Your one tough cookie though sweetheart! 

Love you baby girl! 

XO Papa & Momma 

Pumpkin Patch

 Love our little family of 3

 Classic Pumpkin Picture 

 Playing in the corn box! 

 Madeline & Her Fairy God Mother 

Smile Baby girl! 

Dear Madeline Grace, 

       Fall is officially my favorite season of the year, I used to love it before you were born but now do all the fall activities is a lot more fun that you are here to enjoy them as well. Last weekend we went to Cox Farms to enjoy the beautiful fall weather. Your aunt Kiki, Aunt Krysta, Uncle Mike & Papa went with us! Of course you wore your little pumpkin dress so you could take the classic fall photo with all the pumpkins! It sure was a lot of fun, seeing all the kids run around enjoying all the slides. Next year you will be able to go down the big slides, and ride on the hay ride! This week we are prepping for our very first fall party, so I will post pictures next week of you in your halloween costume with all your friends! 

                   Love you! 

   Xo, Daddy & Mommy 

Happy 8 Months Madeline!

Happy 8th Month Baby! 

 Loving the beach 

 Woke up on the WRONG side of the stroller.. little grumpy 

Hi mom! 

Dear Madeline Grace, 

   Wow your officially 8 months old today!! I can't believe it, and you have already been to the beach twice in your life! Right now you weigh 21 lbs and your starting to show interest in crawling, you will eat pretty much anything that you are fed and you love love love your little cheesy puffs! Next month  you have your 9th month visit at Dr. Bill's office, and you will get to start yogurt and proteins.  fall season starts this saturday and I'm SO excited! We are hosting our first annual fall party, lots of pumpkin and squash type foods to eat and all the kids will be in their halloween costumes. We are also going to go to the local pumpkin patch and apple picking!! I have been busy baking lots of treats for friends of ours and I can't wait until your old enough to help me. Some of the most fond memories I have are in the kitchen baking with your Gigi (Great Grandma Tritt) & Grammy (my mom) the only thing I wish that I had was more pictures to look back on the memories. I will for sure have your papa take a ton of photos of you and I in the kitchen. This weekend is your uncle mike's bachelor party so papa will be out of town, and then sunday he has crew, so we will certainly miss him! I truly am thankful that I get to spend every day with you and watch you grow, I find myself just staring at you and how much you have changed over the last few months. 

     Love you baby girl! 

     XO, Daddy & Mommy

 BIG smiles! 

 Abby & Maddie Grace 

Maddie Grace Almost 8 months, Sean Almost 9 months, Luke Almost 8 Months 

Dear Maddie Grace, 

This past week was your second trip to the beach and this time we went to Rehoboth Beach in Delaware. Our friends The Golinos, The Coullahan's and The Bischoff's.  It was a packed house with 8 adults and 7 children (4 yr old, two 3 year olds, one almost 2 year old, and three babies under 1) Every morning you loved waking up to all the children and everyone paying attention to you! While we were there we stayed quite busy as we walked up and down the boardwalk, enjoyed the weather at the beach and went to the nearby outlets for some fall shopping. The mom's got a much needed girls night out and found out  once we had a few drinks it made us even closer friends. I hope that you will grow up with these children and that you will become as close with them as I have with their parents. Truly great memories with great people! The dads also got a night out but they didn't do much as it was the first week in football so they went out to eat then watched the game on tv. You also tried so many new foods, lots of fruit, pancakes, crackers, and your favorite french fries! 

I can't believe your already almost 8 months old! Love you sweet baby girl! 

Xo, Daddy & Mommy 

Papa's Birthday & New things!

 Loving her new PLAYROOM!! 

 Papa & Madeline at Grammy & Poppy's House 

 Grammy, Poppy & Madeline 

SMILE! One of my favorite pictures 

Dear Madeline Grace, 

   A couple weeks ago was your papa's 34th birthday and we had many many celebrations! 1st we had dinner at grammy and poppy's house, it was seafood night so unfortunately you couldn't try any of the foods that we were eating but you loved to sit there and watch everything. Plus the annual dinner at Maw's, then we went to the driving range the next day with some friends and you loved it! You wore your golf cart bubble and were smiling non stop at the camera! Its a good thing you like getting your picture taken because I think I take at least 10-15 photos a day of you! How can I not your just so stinking cute! We also went to dinner with our friends the Bischoff's, Coullahan's and the Golino's. Which you loved you tried your first corn muffin which you managed to get most of it on the floor but oh well the pieces you did eat you enjoyed! Today I called the pediatricians office to see if we could transition you to "table food" (meaning cheerios and small pieces of fruit and veggies) and to start you on fruit. Originally Dr. Bill said we had to wait until your 9 month appointment to start fruit but your more than ready! Only 5 more days and we are off to beach with our friends and 7 kids under the age of 4. I wouldn't call it a "vacation" but more of a getaway! All the kids are well behaved and you will love having all the kids to play with! 

    PS: my next project is to turn this blog into a book. Each year I'm going to print off the blog so you can look back and read all about your life! 

      Love, Daddy & Mommy 

 Happy 7 Months Maddie Grace 

 Say Cheese! 

Love her expression in this picture! 

Dear Madeline Grace, 

      Today is your 7th Month Birthday! People always said the time flies when children are young and boy were they right. Your daddy and I just find ourselves sitting back and staring at you in awe of everything you do these days. You love to sit up and play with your toys, anything that makes music is a favorite in your eyes. You also love to play with bouncy balls, your good at playing catch and rolling it on the floor. Since you were about 4 months you have loved to stand, and now you starting to show an interest in standing all the time! The past couple weeks your top two teeth are starting to break through, so you haven't been sleeping much, waking up at 5am everyday isn't easy for your mommy. Baby food is going well, I truly love making all the food that you eat and you have started eating puffs this week! In a few more weeks we are heading to the beach with your best friends and their parents. I can't wait! You will love the week long play date with the babies, and the older kids. Can't wait to see you in the pool with all of them. I love you baby girl, right now your asleep in daddy's arms so I should probably take a nap as well. 

       Love you! Xo, Daddy & Mommy 

Beach Trip

 1st time in the sand with Mommy 

 LOVING the pool 

 Cheesy smile 

Not so sure about the sand 

Maddie, 

     

     Last week we drove 6+ hours to Wilmington NC to visit your dad's great aunt and uncle. It wasn't such a great idea to leave at 7pm to drive but you did great in the jeep, slept the whole way there. After 2 days in the pool and walking around town we fell in love with the city. Even looked at a model home, if your daddy could find a job down there we would pack up and move tomorrow! Saturday morning we drove 7+ hrs to the Outer Banks, it was only supposed to be a 5 hr drive but we got stuck in traffic on hwy 12. You did such a great job in the car that we went straight to the toy store after lunch and bought you toy, you smile really big for your new butterfly that giggles. The 1st time we took you to the beach you weren't so sure about the sand in between your toes, it could be that it was your nap time. Once I put you in the water you had had enough, fell right asleep under the umbrella and took a nap for an hour. On day #3 you saw your first water spout and it started to rain, but it cleared up just in time for all of us to walk down to the beach. We all wrote messages on shells and through them into the ocean for your paw. You would of loved him baby girl, he sure was an amazing man, and you have his beautiful eyes. We love you sweetheart! 

                     Xo Daddy  & Mommy