Category: 8-9 month Maddie

Hero is an expert at taking care of kids (young and old).  Madeline absolutely loved the food that Hero would make for her.  Can you see the love in this picture?

I will do a post for both kids here.  Christmas was a blast – we spent the first week at Esther’s place (Grace’s sister) and then stayed at Grace’s parent’s place.  It made for a different feeling at Christmas – also, add in the fact that it was Madeline’s first Christmas. 

Madeline was a bit young to know what was going on but that didn’t take away from the fact that she was super excited to open and receive gifts.  Here are some photos.

Enjoying the swing!	Opening treats from Santa
Spending some time with Hero	Opening a gift!
Madeline’s gift from Ryan	Opening more stuff!!

This year on our trip to LA things were a bit different.  Daddy went to Toronto first to celebrate Mike Westwood’s marriage to Heather.  For those that don’t remember Mike was Jasper’s old roommate in Toronto for many many years.

The fact that daddy was in Toronto meant that it made much more sense for him to fly directly to LA for Christmas rather than flying back to Toronto and then to LA which meant Grace had to take both kids by herself to LA.  In the end it all worked out but I can only imagine how hard it must be to travel with both of our kids on a plane alone.

Here is how Ryan and Madeline got ready for the trip.