Favorite Foto Friday.....

Way to go Madisyn!!

Madisyn at her dance performance.....
Madisyn got a Christmas package from her Nana and Pop

Way to go Madisyn!! She received straight A's on her report card again this grading period! We are so proud of her!

It's beginning to feel like Christmas!

I love this sweet, sweet baby face!!!!

Madisyn with her new blanket from Tori!

Lyza opening her gift from Jenny!

Woo Hoo....Look Mama' a box arrived for us!!!

Today we received a very special Christmas package from our friends "The Wrights" who live in Georgia! They are our FTIA buddies and will be bringing home Baby Gabe very shortly! We can't wait! We had a blast opening all our surprises from them! Now I am in the Christmas mood!

Madisyn had her dance performance at the high school tonight and all the girls looked very cute! They danced to "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"....very cute! I will post pic's tomorrow of that!

My friend Jennifer sent me a little book called "Laugh Notes"....there are some really cute quotes in there.....and some who fit me just perfect! Here is your "Laugh Note" for today!

"SUCCESS is just getting the wash into the dryer before the mildew sets in"

xoxoxoo

Misty

Oh Christmas Tree....

Chris and Madisyn.......Silly people!

Daddy pushing Lyza to reach for the star....yes, she was scared!!

Our Tree......

Ok, so as you can tell, the artificial tree is up, not the one we bought so that we could plant!! The weather has been icky here and the real tree would not stop leaking......and it was too tall! So...it is still outside, decorated with lights and the good ole' artificial tree went up instead! Lesson learned!!

So today Chris and Madisyn went Christmas shopping! They were gone just a little over three hours and they both came home red in the face and mad!! So much for bonding time! HA! It can be extremely frustrating to shop with a preteen...and it can be equally frustrating shopping with Chris! So.....then Maddy babysat for an hour while I went with Chris to finish up Maddy's shopping! We brought dinner home, then decided that the tree would not fit and decorated the fake tree! It was fun watching Lyza sort through all the decorations and her face when we turned out all the lights and the tree was lit up! Bet she is thinking that we Americans are crazy putting a tree in our house and all!

Chris is on dayshift this week, Madisyn only has four days of school.....then Sat morning my parents are coming down and Madisyn is having her Christmas!! We are heading to Louisville for the night on Sunday and will return home on Christmas Eve after Madisyn flies out to Pennsylvania. We are then heading to a cabin for the week after Christmas. I am really looking forward to the peace and quiet and just relaxing!!

xoxox to all!

Misty

Favorite Foto Friday......

Here is Madisyn and Lyza playing outside when it was 70 degrees this week!!! Like my little "Wild Girls" hair today?? 8 ponytails.....sometimes I just feel like it would be a shame not to mess with all that curly hair!!!

Why Mama....WHY?!!!

I hope that everyone has a wonderful weekend. We are expecting a little bit of snow, hopefully! After 70 degree weather this week that is hard to imagine! Madisyn is dancing this weekend at a high school basketball game....so we are looking forward to that! Hopefully I will have some great pictures to post!

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Rain...Rain Go Away

Lyza the first day we got her.....last January at 10 weeks old!

Ok...I know some people are wishing for rain, just as I am wishing our rain would move to them! Yesterday we hit a high of 70! It was so nice, but the rain headed back in today and looks as if we may get a touch of snow this weekend! We are going to get our Christmas tree this weekend and putting the final touches on the decorations. Madisyn has a cheer clinic all day on Saturday and will be performing with the "Honeybears" at the high school basketball game! That should be fun to watch!

Lots and Lots of PGN OUTS and Pink Slips being issued this week!! That is so wonderful that so many families will have their babies home by Christmas! What a blessing!

xoxoxo

Misty

Happy Monday!

Lyza Faith in her Christmas dress........

Madisyn singing her heart out at the talent show......

Madisyn in her Christmas dress.....

Don't I have good looking girls? Ok, a mama has to brag now and then! Madisyn had her first orchestra concert tonight. She plays the violin. I must admit, I wondered just how this sixth grade orchestra would sound......the violin solo stuff was starting to get to me! Shhhh, don't tell her that! However, WOW, they did an awesome job. The orchestra and band played tonight and they were better than MANY high school bands I have heard. They did awsome and I was a very proud mama! I was also delighted that Lyza sat through the entire two hours just shaking her shoulders, dancing and clapping! Other than that I didn't hear a peep out of her.....Except when she yelled "Sis Sis" and waved when Madisyn took her seat. Everyone was cracking up and I have to say, it was adorable! I was surprised she recognized her out of all those people! These kiddos amaze me every day.

Madisyn had basketball tryouts this evening as well......they are only electing 5 sixth graders to be on the middle school team. She made the first cut and goes back tomorrow, however, they cut 25 sixth graders tonight and that only left 5 and she was one of them. So I am thinking she probably did make the team. Way to go Maddy! Report cards come out next week also and as of today she has All A's and one B. She has her final test this Thursday that will be the deciding grade for that class.

Still raining here in Indiana. Supposed to be 60 degrees tomorrow. Unreal! I am not counting on a white Christmas this year!

Blessings to all,

Misty

Merry Christmas.....

Below is our family photo......The Melvin Clan! Chris, Misty, Madisyn, Lyza, Brian, Christine and Lia!!!

Lyza Faith had her first family Christmas party today! Luckily, she feel back asleep this morning and slept until 10:15 am and didn't mess up her nap schedule by attending the Christmas party. She didn't take a nap and did very well! She loved the ham as you can see and we had a wonderful time with our family!!

It was a rainy, cold day here in Southern Indiana. Part of me wishes it would turn into snow.....wow, we'd have a lot of snow!

Have a blessed weekend!!!

Favorite Foto Friday

This photo of Lyza and my niece Lia always cracks me up! Doesn't Lyza look like she is saying "UGGGG, Get this over with Mom!!!"........

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Not much new to post today, other than our princess is sick! I am hoping she is better by tomorrow so we don't have to miss out on her first family Christmas party!!!!

xoxoxo

Misty