Hurricane Irene and Madi's Party!!

The party was a blast!! We got a little rain, but nothing that could slow these kids down!

Confetti, Bubbles, Balloons, Dance Offs and More.... What more could you possibly ask?

Happy Birthday Madison!! Hope you enjoyed!! xo xo


P.S. - Thanks to Matt and Tori for their help in organizing everything and all the beautiful decorations!!!

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Fun with a Possum!!

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Last weekend was an absolute blast. Funny stories and good times with the family. One of the most interesting ones was when Tori reached in the out door bin to get out a roll of toilet paper and missed grabbing a possum by an inch.

The little bugger found himself a nice little secure three story condo nestled right above and endless supply of Purina weight control dog food. He really didn't bother me except for his really long, hairless tail. Cliff finally got the thing out of the garage, but only after Tori and I jumped on the hood of my car and got my index finger crushed. Cliff just sat back and laughed!! We were really a sight to see, I can promise you that.



Cute little guy...NOT!!


Cliff was such a good Daddy this past weekend!! He not very easily agreed to be the model for Madi to put make-up on. It was absolutely hysterical!! She would yell at him to "Keep his eyelid straight!!" and not to move. After a couple of times shes, she would grab his eyelashes and pull them down real hard. Cliff would of course say "ouch!!". To that Madi would reply, "Now you know how much this hurts!! Just deal with it!!" The whole episode was just so funny I could hardly stand it.



What pretty make-up Daddy!!



Madi's Birthday and other Stuff..

So I know it's been a long time!! It never seems like there is enough time in the day to post. Since the last post, Madi went to her first over night camp at Camp Chestnt Ridge with Olivia from her class in school. I was very worried, especially with her stomach issues and her ability to become very homesick very quick. However, she did great!! She made a ton of friends and plans on going back again next summer for several weeks!

Madi also decided to enter into preliminaries for Miss Junior Dance of N.C. this year. We are so proud of her!! She is giving it her all and practicing very hard. Her new tap instructor is the best!!! Ms Lisa works her real hard, but knows exactly how to encourage her and keep her going. We also needed a new costume top as Madi's from last year doesn't fit!?! Oh well, Ms Lisa gave us one of her old costume tops and Ms Betty is gonna work her magic and bring it back to life for little Ms Madi!!

So this weekend, is Hurricane Irene, and of course Madi's pool party!! So far so good. We are hoping that it should be mostly gone by the time her party starts at 6pm. We will see how it goes. I am hopeful!

Here is a quote from Madi's facebook page regarding today and the hurricane, "My party is not going to be destroyed by a little rain or wind!!!! I refuse to let it be a huge problem for my party!!
HA HA HURRICANE IRENE!!!"

How cute, right??