Couldn't leave out Angus...

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Birthday Weekend

This weekend was full of firsts...Madison ate her first pancake and we got Madison's very first Christmas tree. It was also a weekend of birthdays....mine and Madison's 11 month bday :)

I've attached a short video of Madison eating her pancakes (all by herself) with a special cameo by Angus.

We'll post pics of our tree once it's all decorated. Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes...now the countdown is on for Madison's big 1 year!!!

We're going to be doing a lot of fun Christmas things this upcoming week. Kevin has taken a nice long vacation for Christmas/New Year's Week. Last weekend we didn't make it to Santa or Disney, so that's on the agenda for this weekend. Then we'll be finishing Christmas shopping and just walking around town taking in all of the Christmas decorations. I'll be sure to post pics of our finished tree and Madison in her holiday outfits.

Also, we're going antiquing as my birthday present from Madison. We're on the hunt for an antique jewelry box (or something just as special) that will be passed down to Madison one day.

Reflection

I can't believe we've been here in Paris for 3 months already! With only 4 1/2 months remaining it is crazy how fast time is flying by. I guess what makes it most obvious is how much Madison is growing every single day. When we got on the plane in September, Madison had just started eating cheerios and now she's munching away on croissants and meatballs :) In September she was sitting up on her own and now she's standing up by herself and getting ready to walk! It's just so crazy all of these changes happened in 3 short months. Just imagine what she'll be up to in 2 months when we come back to NJ for a visit!

I posted some pics of Madison from September the week we left for Paris and some from this week...isn't the difference incredible?

Some video

Here's a very brief video of Madison pulling up to stand on her own. I know how much Lexi (and a few others) like watching the videos :)

It's Been a While...

Wow, I can't believe it's almost Christmas already! Thanksgiving was good. George and Sue visited and we had such a great time. We had all intentions of eating Thanksgiving dinner but were way too full from a long lunch of wine and pizza to even think about it. While they were here we did lots of sightseeing, eating and drinking. Madison and Angus both really loved having them around :)

Madison is getting bigger by the minute. I swear she wakes up from a nap with more hair on her head! She's pulling herself up to stand now and is attempting "cruising" on the furniture. She's eating more and more real food...today was her very first meatball. She's even mastered how to sneak Angus her leftover biscuits (he's very happy about that!).

This weekend we'll be celebrating my birthday by doing lots and lots of Christmas stuff! Saturday we're getting our tree and then walking around the Christmas village on the Champs Elysees (visiting Santa of course). Then Sunday we're headed back to Disney to see it decorated for Christmas (and to visit Santa again). Monday Kevin and I will be going to dinner for my birthday (restaurant not yet determined). We'll be sure to post pics of our Christmas tree once it's all decorated.

No videos this week but there will be some to come shortly. For now I posted some pics from tonight's bath and bedtime.

We have our dates set for our visit home! We'll be flying in Thursday, Feb 12 and leaving Sunday, March 1. We're really looking forward to seeing everyone!!!

Some pics of our apartment

Finally here are some pics of our apartment. The light is not so good today because we actually had a rare snow flurry (it hardly ever snows in Paris). The chairs and couches are actually white but we have to keep them covered because of Angus :) White furniture and bulldogs don't mix. Please remember that our apartment came fully furnished...furniture, artwork, linens,etc. So you can tell that it's not exactly our taste but it's a typical French apartment.