Archive for November, 2008

Madeline Casts Her Ballot

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Yesterday was an exciting day for us. And while Madeline doesn’t know what happened, it’s something we’re looking forward to sharing with her in the future. The act of voting is very important in this household and so it was fun to vote as a family for the first time.

Madeline spent the 35 minutes waiting in line in her kangaroo pouch. She spent most of her time looking around and smiling at people. 

Jennifer and Madeline were finished first and waited outside the church for Andre’ to finish. While waiting, an older gentleman approached Jennifer and said "it’s very different to vote when you have a little one, isn’t it." She agreed. And he went on to say, "it’s even harder now that I have great grandchildren to think about."  It certainly does put this into perspective and Jennifer has acknowledged now that she had never thought her vote alone was that important. But yesterday as she clicked "Cast Ballot," it did feel very different.

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Little Georgia Voter
 
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Watching Returns
 
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She Couldn’t Make it to the End

Week Fourteen

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

We’ve already written and posted pictures about Madeline turning 3 months, celebrating Papa Willie’s birthday and the front yard tree removal. The other major event of the week was Madeline’s first Halloween. We decided not to dress her up this year, but she did help us pass out candy!

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"Here’s Your Marker, Mommy"
 
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"I’m Keeping It"
 
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Amused
 
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Here’s How We Found the
Little Pink Criminal Halloween Morning
 
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Her Crimes….Squishing the Giraffe
 
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Shaking Him
 
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And then Biting His Nose
 
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"I’ve Got Two of Them"
 
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Little Pumpkin with Big Pumpkin
 
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"There’s Ghosts Out Tonight?"
 
Family’s First Halloween
 
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Waiting for the Kids to Come Up Our Driveway
 
 
 
Fourteen Weeks Old – November 1
 
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Watching Football with Daddy and the Dogs
 
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Comfy
 
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Watching the Vols
 
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Her Response When Asked What Would Help the Vols Win
 
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Daddy’s Being Silly
 
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Sweetest Face