09.30.11 - Ghost lights

Angie came up with this clever use for empty milk jugs at Halloween. Draw on a scary face with a Sharpie and then cut a hole in the back. Use a strand of white Christmas lights to illuminate each jug, creating a strand of ghost lights. Include one cheesy two-year-old and you've got yourself quite a cute Halloween decoration!

09.26.11 - "I wanna go fast!"

Maddie is always telling us to slow down when we're driving in the car but when it comes to swinging she wants to go fast!

09.25.11 - Scary ghost

Maddie is already practicing for Halloween. Tonight she was a scary ghost!

09.17.11 - Down in front!

There were some emergency vehicles on our block today for some reason (trust me, they're there even though you can't see them) and Maddie just had to get a better view. Of course, we let her stand there just long enough to get the photo then we made her get down. Fun haters, I know.

One of my favorite photos of Maddie's first year was taken just about two years ago from the other side of the same window. Click here to see it.

09.11.11 - Why the long face?

I took Maddie and Nate to the Law Enforcement Expo this morning. We enjoyed looking at the different police vehicles but Maddie turned shy when she had the chance to meet C.J., a member of the WPD's mounted patrol. But the highlight of the day came when we bumped into Wichita Eagle photographer and friend Travis Heying, who snapped this photo of us and put it in the paper. It's below the fold on the front page of Section B or attached to this story at Kansas.com.

Special thanks to Travis - who's keeping a daily photo blog of his daughter Helen, link over there on the right - for sharing the photo with us to use on Maddie's blog!