Santa Claus is coming to town...

After a fun filled Christmas Eve with my family, we went home to get some rest before another big day. Apparently, Santa came will Madison was sleeping. Here are a few pictures of her very 1st Christmas.

Someone must have been a good girl this year ;)

I guess she wanted to open that present first.

We decided to start her off with the smallest one instead.

She loves opening presents.

Inspecting one of her many new toys from Santa

Picture with daddy & mommy

Our big girl in her new chair

Daddy & Madison

Madison & Mommy

Twas the night before Christmas...

For Christmas Eve we have a yearly tradition with my family where we go to church at 7pm and have dinner at Tahoe Joe's afterwards. This year we decided to switch it up a bit and have dinner at Umi Sushi here in town. Whenever we don't feel like driving too far for sushi we usually go there to satisfy our craving. As always the food was delish! I think we might have a new Christmas Eve dinner tradition. ;) Anyway, after we finished we all went back to my parents house to open presents since my sister and her family were leaving to visit her in-laws in Texas the next morning. Here are a few pictures I took from that evening. My sister has a majority of them on her camera so I'll have to post those later.

 

Betty Crocker in the making ;)

This year we celebrated Christmas early with my mom's side of the family since my uncle had to work on Christmas day and my sister & her family would be out of town. To change things up a bit my Aunt came up with the idea of having a cookie contest (more on that later). Since I was in the mood to bake the night before our get together I decided to make two kinds of cookies...Andes & Reese's peanut butter cookies. I knew it was going to take some time to make two batches of cookies so I had my little helper join me. =)

Here are a few pictures daddy captured of all the fun we were having. I think we have a baker in the making! ;)

Baking with mommy

Madison is so intrigued by the mixer.

She LOVES baking & her spatula too! hahaha!

The final product...minus the Andes which I baked the following day.

Tis the season...

My little ohana

For months now I have been wanting to take a family portrait for our house but never got around to doing it since our schedules have been so busy. Since we were taking Madison in to have her 5 month pictures I figured what better time than now to finally take our family picture too. It would serve two purposes...the family portrait I've been wanting as well as our very first Christmas card! Every year I've always said I would do one but never got around to it. Now that Madison is here and it's her 1st Christmas I was determined! Here are a few pictures that were taken. Unfortunately, Madison was preoccupied with everything else going on at the picture place (it was super busy that day because of the holidays) that she wasn't paying attention in some of the shots. I think it also had to do with the fact that Jaime & I weren't behind the camera making her laugh like we usually do. The pictures came out ok. There was one really good one which I saved for our Christmas card. I'll post that one later. For now here is my little ohana...I love them!

5 months...not such a baby anymore!

Another month has past and our precious little princess is now 5 months old. I swear time is going by faster & faster every day. Madison has grown & developed so much in the last few weeks. Her little personality is coming out and it's so cute! She LOVES to talk/coo, laugh, & smile. She's such a happy baby & so much fun. We love it! It makes my day when she wakes up in the morning and she has a huge smile on her face when I go in her room to get her. Ahhhh...she melts my heart!

Not only is she so much fun to play with now....she's even starting to sit up on her own. Crazy!!! My baby girl isn't such a baby anymore! Since she only has check up's with her doctor every other month she didn't have one this month. In a way I'm glad she didn't so she wouldn't have to get any shots but on the other hand I wish she did so we knew how much she has grown. Everyone says she is so big for a 5 month old. Everytime I say how old she is no one can believe it. They all think she's much older...I guess because she is so tall. Here is her 5 month picture.

Since it's December we decided to have her wear the Christmas dress given to her by one of my managers. Isn't it ADORABLE?! I love it!!! My manager always picks out the cutest stuff for Madison. I had been looking for a Christmas dress for her for a little while now but couldn't find one I really liked. Thank goodness my search finally ended we she got this dress and to top it off...it fit perfectly! This is my favorite picture of her by far and look...she fits her Juicy shoes now! =)

Just like riding a bike...

What better way to celebrate your 30th birthday than shredding the gnar in Tahoe right?! That is exactly what my cousin's boyfriend decided to do since he loves the snow and we just had a huge storm that dropped tons of fresh powder. Since they were flying up from San Diego we decided to meet them at the Heavenly Ski Resort on the south shore for a day of boarding. We were all super excited to go since...
a) it was the first trip of the season
b) we haven't boarded together in a long time &
c) it just dumped lots of nice FRESH POW!

After gearing up we got on the lift to make our way up the mountain. I have to admit I was very anxious on the way up since this was my first trip back after having Madison. I had missed out all last season since I was pregnant with her. They say snowboarding is like riding a bike where you don't really forget how to do it no matter how long it's been but I was still worried. I didn't want to eat it off the lift or worse...crash really hard and hurt myself. It wasn't so much the pain part of getting hurt I was worried about it was more so if I got hurt how would I take care of Madison? She is my #1 priority so I want to make sure I'm healthy enough to take care of her.

Anyway, as we got closer to the end of the lift I could feel myself "shaking in my boots" hahaha! Sorry guess that's an inside joke. To my surprise I did much better than I expected getting off. We took the first run to the nearest lodge so my cousin could grab a quick snack since she hadn't eaten all morning. I was very nervous going down that first hill but it wasn't so bad after all...I guess snowboarding really is like riding a bike. I took it nice and slow the first couple of runs. That was my first trip to Heavenly and didn't realize how HUMONGOUS it is! Their runs are 4 or 5 times longer than all the other resorts I've gone to. Just to get back to the car from the lodge we had lunch at took us 45 minutes! I was EXHAUSTED by the time we got back and my legs were burning to top it off. Talk about a workout! I think I burned a million calories that day! Hahaha! It was all so worth it though.

Here are a couple pictures from our fun filled day. There aren't many since we were too busy having a good time to stop for a picture but you know we had to get a couple in there. I'm hoping to get back up the mountain again very soon especially since there is so much snow right now. I still can't believe how much snow there was in the beginning of Dec usually we don't see snow like that until atleast Jan or Feb. Who knew this snow season would be so epic! So glad I didn't miss out on this one!

Reunited with my favorite snow bunny! =)

Now I know why they call it HEAVENLY! ;)

Can you tell I was excited to get back up the moutain?! heehee!

Ho! Ho! Ho!

Since I had the day off I brought Madison to the mall to have her picture taken with Santa. I wasn't sure how she was going to react but it turns out she loves him! Check out her 1st Christmas pic with Santa...

So I just have to share the funniest story...after Madison finished taking her picture I went to get her from Santa, as I picked her up I noticed she was grabbing his beard. This wouldn't have been a big deal if it wasn't his REAL beard! Ahhh!!! I felt so bad! I know the strength of those little hands once they get a good grip on something! I apologized several times but he didn't seem to mind. What a nice Santa! =)

Happy Turkey Day!!!

Jaime and I are so thankful to have such great family and friends. We are especially grateful for the beautiful miracle God blessed us with this year...our baby girl Madison. We can't thank him enough for bringing her into our lives. We count our blessing everyday and never take any of them for granted. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! We certainly did...as this was our 1st Thanksgiving as a family...FINALLY! ;)

Madison's 1st Thanksgiving 11.25.10

My little lady...BLING...BLING!

Today Jaime and I took Madison to have her 4 months pictures taken. I know...a little late but with me going back to work & Jaime's schedule, it took us a minute to find the time to bring her. Anyway, since we were already at the mall I decided to go ahead and have her ears pierced. We really weren't planning on doing it today but I figured why not kill two birds with one stone. We're already here let's just get it over with. Of course daddy wasn't to keen on the idea and wanted me to come back with grandma but I had to put my foot down on that one. If I had to see my baby girl suffer he was going to too! hahaha! Anyway, here she is with her new bling! 

 
She actually didn't do too bad.. Of course she cried, but not as long as I thought she would. My lil' cupcake is a trooper. Love her to pieces!!!

God is good!!!

 Madison Kalea Antoque

Baptized into Christ 11.14.10

Praise the Lord! Madison has finally been baptized! We are so thankful to our family and friends that were able to share in this momentous occasion with us. We are grateful to have you all in our lives. Jaime and I can't thank God enough for blessing us with our little miracle Madison...she is our everything! Here are a few photos that were captured during this blessed milestone. All I can say is...God is good!!!

Getting baptized with holy water

Our family

Madison with us & her godparents (minus Auntie Kayla in IN)

Madiboo ;)

With the Escay Fam

Our baby so happy to be baptized

With Ninang Sarah & Ninang Kristine

The delicious caramel cake

Cereal anyone?!

Now that Madison is 4 months old we're finally able to feed her some solid food. Yay! At her last appt her doctor gave the go ahead on rice cereal so she can "practice" eating from a spoon. Jaime and I weren't sure how'd she react to it since it's a totally different texture than she's use to but to our surprise she liked it more than we thought. It took her a minute to figure out what was going on but once she got the hang of it her mouth opened everytime she saw the spoon. hahaha! Our little monster is a eating machine! Here she is eating rice cereal for the first time...

 

And here are a few pictures Jaime captured while I was feeding her. I love her expressions! hahaha!!! She LOVES rice cereal!

Roll over...roll over...

Today marks one of the first of many milestones for our little Madison. For a couple weeks now she has been trying to roll over but couldn't figure out how exactly do to that since her arm kept getting in the way. Jaime and I would get so excited everytime she'd try hoping we'd be the first to witness such an amazing moment. Unfortunately for us we were both at work when it actually happened. =( Atleast grandma & grandpa were watching her when she finally did it and they sent us a picture. Here she is...

Kinda funny right?! I think she suprised herself as much as grandma & grandpa which is why she's still has her face in the floor. hahaha! A day or so later when daddy was watching her. He was able to capture her on video for me since I still didn't get to see it. Here she is again...

Luckily when I got home that same night, I finally got to witness it for myself. Now she doesn't stop! hahaha! I love our little rolly polly! =D

4 months

Today Madison had her 4 month check up. Jaime and I were so curious to see how much she had grown since her last appointment 2 months ago. Just from looking at her we knew she'd grown a lot. She is definitely heavier and much taller too since her 3 month jammies are way too small now. We assumed she'd be atleast 15 lbs. but to our surprise she was just shy of that. Check out her stats below. Unfortunately, at this appointment she had to have another set of shots. Since she had to be undressed for her check up with her doctor we decided to leave her pants off and cover her with a blanket when we took her to get her shots. When the nurse was finally ready to give her the shots he asked us to remove the blanket. I must say his reaction was pretty hilarious! He couldn't believe how big her thighs were! If I recall correctly the first words out of his mouth were "Wow! I got some HAMMOCKS to work with!" hahaha!!! Jaime and I couldn't help but laugh. The nurse wasn't the only one that gets a kick out of her legs...my family is the same way! Everyone always wants to squeeze and bite them. Poor Madison! hahaha! Anyway, her pediatrician said everything looked good and she's nice and healthy (I think that's an understatement! hahaha!). Her next appointment will be when she turns 6 months which will be in Jan. Can you believe our baby girl will be a half of a year old?! Oh my how time is flying! For now here are her stats and 4 month pics.

Weight: 14 lb 13 oz (74%)

Height: 25 in (76%)

Head Circumference: 40 cm (40%)

* Growth precentile is based on average for her age

Trick-or-Treat!!!

My little flower child ;)

 

It's Pumpkin time!

Today we took Madison on her 1st trip to the Pumpkin Patch. Since I'm still on maternity leave and Jaime was off we decided to go with her cousins to Bishop's Pumpkin Farm in Wheatland. I was a little worried the weather would be too cold for her but for the most part it was great! Here are a few pictures from our fun filled day.

Madison & her cousins

She loves the pumpkin patch!

Can't get enough of this face! LOVE it!!!

The loves of my life...Daddy & Madison

Cousin Danica wanted the HUGE pumpkins. hahaha!

She LOVED the hay ride =)

On a mission to find the perfect pumpkin

Daddy & Mommy minus Madison since she was taking a nap

Music to my ears...

I can listen to this all day...makes me smile everytime! I was out running errands early today when I received this text from Jaime. Ahhhh..I LOVE it...Madison's laugh is thee BEST sound ever! =)

3 months...a quarter of the way!

Here she is...3 months old! I can't believe how fast time is flying by. Can you?! Our little cupcake or should I say cow is a quarter of a year old. I wish time would slow down a little bit since I can't seem to get enough of her! I never really knew how much my life would change once Madison was born...I must say sleep is a hot commodity these days. hahaha! I wouldn't change a thing though. I can be in the worst mood but as soon as I look at her cute little face nothing else matters. My heart melts and I could careless as to whatever I was stressed or annoyed at. Don't get me wrong...motherhood isn't easy but it's definitely worth it!

Now that Madison is 3 months old Jaime and I have noticed she's changed a lot. She's getting so much stronger. She lifts her head up so high and she loves to stand up. I think she prefers that over sitting. We've also learned she loves to watch tv. I think the colors intrigue her. We try not to let her watch too much though...we don't want her to turn into a tv head. Since she didn't have an appt this month I'm not really sure how much she weighs or how tall she is. Guess well find out next month. Here are her 3 month pics!

Our JUICY baby! =D

Mooo...

Happy Halloween!