The Huseby Post: December 2012

On Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 we celebrated Maddy's 4th birthday. We had guests over for an afternoon dinner, opened presents and ate cake & ice cream. Maddy was so lucky to receive numerous cards and gifts. She really likes all the gifts! If we ever get her Leap Pad 2 away from her, we may be able to take more photos. Hopefully, we'll have some from Christmas. Ollie, our scout elf, has been making an appearance every morning to Maddy's delight. We hope you're having a merry & bright December. Blessings to all during this joyous season!

Singing Happy Birthday to Maddy

4th birthday balloons

Little Mermaid Cake

Birthday Dance

Opening presents

Playing her Leap Pad 2

Opening gifts from Jerry & Donna

Madeline is 41.3 inches tall and weighs 41 pounds. She is a size 5 for clothes and a size 10 wide for shoes.

In early November we took a trip to Mall of America. Maddy had a blast! She swam in the hotel pool every night. On our first evening there we dined at the Rainforest Cafe'. We sat by the animatronic apes which put on a show every little while. Maddy held on tight during the first tropical rain storm, but got used to the loud claps of thunder. During the morning on our 2nd day of the trip, we gained a better understanding of aquatic animals in the Sea Life Aquarium. Sharks, sea turtles, jellyfish, rays and a variety of fish were available for viewing. Maddy was able to touch some creatures in the touch pools. In the afternoon, we took in Nickelodeon Universe. It's an indoor amusement park. Maddy went on every ride they would allow her to, but the highlight was meeting Sponge Bob and bouncing in his giant pineapple house. After supper at Bubba Gumps Shrimp, Maddy shared her wish list with Santa. She and Santa had quite the conversation. On our final day at the mall, we went to Lego Land, the Disney Store and spent 2 hours building 2 rainbow bears at the Build A Bear Workshop store. Our time spent in the cities was so much fun!

On Nov. 14th, Maddy had her 1st school program. Guests enjoyed a turkey supper and the fall program afterwards. You've never lived until you see 60 preschoolers shaking their bottoms like a turkey and gobbling. Sooo cute!

We hosted Thankgiving and were lucky that both Grandmas could enjoy turkey with us. It was a really great meal spent with family. In the evening the winter weather brought blowing snow. Thankfully, we were already home with plenty of blankets & leftovers. Ahh, the perfect storm.

We hope everyone's to-do list is getting shorter as the holidays approach. We will post some pics of Maddy's birthday soon!