Mike Here....

It's Monday and I am signing in for another post.  This last weekend we went away for the  Black Friday Sales.  Lindsey the dedicated shopper she is, enjoyed getting the odd bargain here and there in the early hours of the morning. Now that is dedication.  Madilyn had sooo much fun shopping as well, just like her mum.  When we where in Target, Madilyn and I had the most fun walking through the toys and showing her all the fun toys.  As I was able to show her all these toys she was so excited and busy talking, whistling and grabbing stuff - wanting all the toys in sight.  It was an awesome experience to share in the excitement with Madilyn. And I look forward to doing that more often.  Madilyn either loves all the toys or loves to shop or maybe even both, we will see.....

Tonight while giving Madilyn a bath, which she loves, she has discovered the world of BIG splashes. She no longer does her little baby splashes. It is so fun to watch her as she splashes her hands in the water with almost half the water splashing out of the tub.  Bath time has certainly become more splashing!!!  

Also as you are all aware - Christmas is almost here!! And so we have been trying to introduce the Christmas cheer to Madilyn.  So tonight before Madilyn's bedtime we watched a little movie called Merry Madagascar.  It was funny and entertaining - atleast for the 5 mins Madilyn was interested. I look forward to more opportunities like tonight, to enjoy this festive season with my little family and see the excitement in Madilyn's 1st Christmas....

Getting Ready....

So first off, a couple of you are probably wondering if Mighty Mike is OK?!?! I am here to report that indeed he is just fine!!! However, I am also aware that he was "unavailable" on Monday to do his blog. And I may or may not have some part of that. After we got Our Little Angel to sleep, I put Mighty Mike to work. I have been wanting to put up our Christmas tree for over a week now, and just haven't got around to it. I have had all the other Christmas decorations up for a week, but not Our Poor Little Tree!! I had been debating if I really wanted to put up a Christmas Tree this year with our busy little girl. But I figured for her first Christmas - she must have a Christmas Tree. So that is what we did. I had Mikey bring it up from the basement, and we spent the next several hours bringing back to life Our Poor Little Tree. Long story short, but last year my darling sister-in-law gave us one of her old Christmas Trees. Very thoughtful and kind. However, this little tree didn't have much spark left in it!! Several of the bottom tree branches have fallen/broken off. But no worries - we have made it do. And it looks FANTASTIC!!!!

I have been busy getting things ready for Christmas. (This is the only advantage of having family so far away.) It gets me crack-o-lackin!!! I have pretty much done all of my Christmas shopping, wrapped presents, and got packages sent off to family down under. I'm on a roll!!! Now, BRING ON THE SNOW!!!!

I am pretty excited for Christmas this year. It is going to be so fun to watch Madilyn on her first Christmas morning. As her and her little cousins get so excited cause "SANTA WAS HERE!!!" Can't hardly wait....

Madilyn so far has enjoyed getting ready for Christmas. We have been listening to Christmas music constantly for about a month now, and she absolutely loves it!!! She starts to wiggle and dance, which is priceless. She is quite the little dancer!!! So Madilyn and I went over to mum's to 'help' her decorate. And Madilyn was fascinated with all mum's darling decorations. And now every time we go over there, Madilyn gets so excited over the music and all the decorations. So cute - I LOVE HER!!!!

She loves the tree...

Not too bad eh!?!
This is how I decided to keep Madilyn from grabbing the tree. I put it behind my buffet!!

Love these. May or may not have stolen them from mum's house.

Madilyn at mum's - what a big girl!!!

I've Been Thinking.....

I have been thinking lately.....this blog is just as much Mike's as it is mine. So.......I have come up with the idea that from now on - Mondays are Mike's day to post something on our blog!!! I know I know, kinda scary. I was a little worried too when this thought came to my head. But I figure it will make things a little more interesting around here.

So, as today is Monday - I guess we will get started on our "MIGHTY MIKE'S MUMBOJUMBO"....(this is what we are calling his posts from now on.)

Mike Here:

So I'm officially now in the world of blogging. And I have never even seen a blog before. And I definitely did not sign up for this. But hey - I'm going to give it a go and just maybe I'll become a pro at it.  But also, if you have any tips on "How to Blog" it would be great, or maybe a book "Blogging for Dummies".  Hahaha, the tips will be great anyways as I make the most of my blogging experience.  

I know that you all will be hanging out at your computer every Monday to see what MIGHTY MIKE'S MUMBOJUMBO is all about. Really its gonna be awesome....

So I have a lot of info on the motherland Australia. And as much as I love being in Canada, I still love Australia too.  I was able to meet Lindsey in Australia and see more of it in those months than I ever did in the many years I was there waiting for her.  I enjoy being able to share the experience's with Madilyn and ever wonder if she will pick up on my Aussie accent. It is exciting to watch everyday as Lindsey and Madilyn play and giggle. Everyday at the end of work I rush home to see my gals.  Today as I walked in, there was Madilyn busy playing with her toys. And when she heard and saw me, she came crawling as fast as she could and was a very happy gal to see her Dad. To me...this is heart wrenching and makes it a joy to come home to my gals. No matter how your day is, you will always have someone at home to lift you up....I'm one happy man... 

WELL HELLO AGAIN - LONG TIME NO SEE!!!

So it's been a little while. And I have decided that I am officially the worse blogger ever!!! But hopefully not for long. There has gotta be someone out there that is worse than I am at this whole blogging thing. Plus, I am gonna work on it and try and be better. I mean, I have an adorable little girl that can give me so much to talk about. I really have no excuse!! I have spent the last several days trying to decide where to start, and it is just way too overwhelming. So I have decided that I will just start with TODAY!!! And when I have the chance I will do some catching up from the past!!! So here we go.....

Today is Wednesday, as well as Remembrance Day. And Mikey had the day off. We have just spent the day together at home. It has been really nice. We have had fun playing inside as well as going outside for a little adventure. We went out to see the horses and to just walk around by all the old buildings. And of course I couldn't fight the urge to do a photo-shoot of Madilyn. So here are a few pictures of my little darling, while out on our adventure and just playing around the house!!