Mommy is it christmas yet?

So the daily questioning by Madison has begun. I get asked about 20 times a day it seem. Its starts out like this...

(Maddie) Mommy is today Christmas?

(Me) No Maddie its just a school day.

(Maddie) Is Christmas tomarrow?

(Me) No Maddie Christmas its lotsa days away.

(Maddie) But no Mooommmm I don't want that!!! (she is starting to get sad and tearful)

(Me) well how about five more days till Christmas? ( gotta outsmart her here)

(Maddie) Okay mommy five more days!! (she is happy once again)

(Me ) Okay Maddie!! (wow I dodged that bullet easy how long can I keep this up)

Say Cheese!!!

I did a photo shoot this week for Alex and her fiance' Michael. They are such an adorable couple...always laughing and teasing each other. It was really fun to do this for them and get to hang out at the same time. We headed down to Santa Monica and the Adamson's House in Malibu....got some really great shots. This Shot is by a shed at the Adamson's House....the light was really soft and beautiful. The best surprise was the yummy pumpkin chocolate chip cookies that they brought me...thanks guys!! However I only got one cookie. You see I left them on the kitchen counter so my darling husband could have one for a snack later. But instead two sneaky little girls ( named Madddie and Lauren) took them and scarfed them down in seconds. I returned from putting laundry away to only find crumbs and chocolate fingerprints....lol At least they were enjoyed!

My baby can ride!!!

We had our second lesson the

other day and I was so proud

of Madison I had to blog about it

again. This is my sweet Maddie

riding "Carosel"!!!! YES...Thats

my baby horseback riding all by

herself without the trainer

leading the horse. She looks so

grown up doesn't she? Not to

mention she is quite the stylish

rider in that bright pink shirt...tee

hee. You've come a long way baby

...............and the sky is the limit!

Anticipation!!!!!

Yes this is the face of Anticipation. This is Madison waiting to have her first horseback riding lesson. You can see it in her eyes...you can see excitment! She got up on the horse and rode like she was born in the saddle. She turned "Cinnimon" the horse left and she turned him right. She made him ride all over the corral. She looked so grown up and her head was high with pride. I was blown away at how beautifully graceful she was on a horse...I'm proud of you baby!!! Ride-On!

Little did she know......

Little did she know .....that as Mommy was taking these cute Halloween pictures she was hours away from an Emergency room visit! Yes after a great trick or treat fest with the kids..(they were so well behaved and polite) we headed home for a relaxing evening! However I came home feel just crappy. It had all started with Maddie's classmates birthday party (at a extremely filthy house!!) the day before and steam rolled from there. On Halloween night I woke up at 11pm with my eyes and lips swelling shut and hives from head to top. Michael stayed with the kids and I had my mom drive me to the E.R. There I got a lovely shot of Epi, a dose of IV steroids, and a topping of IV Benadryl. Its been two weeks of medications that make me feel so sick and ya know I still don't feel better. I have plans to see an Acupuncturist on Monday...lets see if holistic medicine can heal me!