At the airport and ready to fly!
Daddy gave Madison a bite of a cookie (not a food staple), and she clearly enjoyed it!
Madison is not quite walking yet, but she is getting closer. While we were waiting for the plane, Madison walked around, and for the first time, she let go of one hand (before she would only walk if we were holding both of her hands)!
So proud of herself! We were very proud too :)
Madison has learned how to scroll through the pictures on Matt's I-Phone! Oh boy, the world of technology!
Preping the turkey at Grandma Bettye's house
Eating toast...daddy snuck a few bites while Madison was not looking
Grandma's dog Mitzy was a little unsure about Madison...from this picture, Madison looks a little unsure of what to do too! Madison really loves dogs though and really wanted to play with Mitzy, but Mitzy felt a little threatened with something else her size in her house!
Playing with her shape puzzle
Cousin Andy and his beautiful "Mini Andy" little boy, Noah
Grandma Bettye gave Noah and Madison musical reindeers for Christmas and they both loved them...Noah liked cuddling with his!
The Thanksgiving outfit...a little purple sweater dress, and a big bow of course!
Madison and Noah really liked playing together. They are roughly 3 weeks apart (Madison is older, but a peanut compared to Noah!). I found out that Noah and I share the same birthday...January 9th...however, in January, Noah will be turning 1 and I will turning 30!
I think Matt told Noah to do this :) He was trying to take off her bow, but don't worry, I rescued it! (I think everyone knows by now how much I love the big bows!)
Such nice sharing :)
Grandpa Tim loves to play the harmonica!
Madison loved listening to Grandpa Tim play...he's actually really good!
They both loved playing with t his alphabet drum, and Noah was being very nice to let Madison play with it too
Cousin Andy and the two babies!
Playing with her tongue again...she's fascinated by it!
Happy girl...she loves her cheese!
Madison LOVED climbing Grandma Bettye's BIG stair case...everytime she could escape, she would manage to find the stairs and Grandma Cindy was nice enough to always chase her :)
Madison was so proud of herself when she got to the top, but also kept trying to escape from getting her nose wiped! (We both had a little cold over the holiday, luckily hers was not as bad as mine)
Andy, Peter, and Matt looking through some of Andy's work...he's a professional photographer
No matter how many times I tried to turn this photo, it would not allow me, so its crooked, but this is the cooked turkey! It was beautiful and Grandma Bettye did a great job!
Matt, Tim, and Peter...great photo of three of the Fargo Men
A Family Thanksgiving Photo in Grandma's garden
Matt and his Cousin Alex
Carving the Turkey...Tim always gets the honors and does a great job!
Such a happy girl! We thought she looked so cute in her sweater dress!
The very proud carver!! All smiles!
Eating Thanksgiving dinner with Grandma Cindy...Madison enjoyed most of the food that she tried, especially the stuffing and sweet potatoes! Yummy!
One of the dinner tables...there were 3! Grandma Bettye had 19 people over for dinner!
The other side of that dinner table
Matt and Peter being silly boys as always...what would a nice dinner be without silly boy behavior?!?
Another dinner table (Alex, Aunt Kathy, Mackenzie, Sarah, and Marcella)
Reading books with Great Uncle Bob...Madison loved it, and Bob was great with her!
Crawling around...thanks for the Thanksgiving bib Nana and Papa!
Madison loved playing with Uncle Peter's hat...and she looked so cute in it!
"Grandpa, you're so silly!"
"Here, I'll take that hat Grandpa"
Bye Uncle Peter...he's off to Chile for a few months!
On Friday we went to Zuma Beach in Malibu and it was BEAUTIFUL! A perfect day and not a cloud in the sky! This was Madison's second time to the beach and she LOVED it this time (last time she was only 4 months old)
"Now what do I do?"
We sat in the sand and had lunch while watching the beautiful waves and playing with the big beach ball
I thought that this was a neat photo...Grandma and Madison both looking out the the ocean while holding onto the ball 
"Look up there mom!" 
Madison had a lot of fun rolling the ball in the sand...it made it a little tricky to walk though
Rolling the ball with Grandma and Daddy
Family Beach Photo
Cautiously walking up to the cold water...Madison LOVED it though! The temperature did not bother her one bit!
Such a happy girl! She laughed everytime a wave came her way and kept wanting us to put her in the water
Madison was having SO much fun and just could not get enough of the water. If we would have let her, she would have run into the ocean!
Ocean fun with Mommy and Grandma
"Let's stay in this water all day Grandma!!"
Our "M" family :)
Madison got so wet in the water that we had to take half of her clothers off, so we walked around the beach to dry off a little. She's happy here, but right before this, she was very mad and crying because we took her out of the ocean...that's how much she loved it!
Walking on the beach together
On the edge of the sand, there were hundreds of birds, and we decided that for the sake of a photo opportunity, we would run up to the birds so that they would all fly up...it was mean to disturb them, but check out the next photo!
This was so cool, until it started "raining" white drops...EWWW!!!
We all had such a fantastic day at the beach! We could not have asked for a better day!!
Such a great photo...Christmas card??
Finally the proff Cindy needed that it was called "dressing" as well as "stuffing" :)
She looks a little unsure here...but very stylish in her ruffled coral sweater
I have been to California many times in my life, but never visted Hollywood Street/The Hills/Rodeo Drive, so finally we went and it was so exciting...at least for me :) The boys thought that I was crazy! 
A dream for many girls...Tiffanys on Rodeo Drive!
We were being so silly, because it was so exciting to be in Hollywood!! (Okay, I admit, it was my idea and Cindy was a good sport)
Accepting the"Best Grandma" Oscar award
This store had an "oscar" award for almost evrything you could think of...we found this "Best Accountant" one for Matt, but weren't so sure he would appreciate it as much as we did :)
Matching Hollywood Hats!! We actually bought them!
The famous "Walk of Fame"...It was SO cool to see!!
The famous Kodak Theatre and sight of many awards shows...I was hoping that we would see someone famous, but never did. At least we got to walk where they did up the Kodak Theatre stairs!
Phil Collin's star!
The Donald's star 
I'm not really even a P Diddy fan, but I just decided to pose with it for fun :)
We're in Hollywood!
Another fun sight to see...The Hollywood Sign
"I just want my food, PLEASE!!" (Kind of a scarry face that I caught in this photo)!
Madison quickly figured out that if she dropped food, all the pigeons would flock over to her...something she found so funny :)
"But wait, just let me explain..."
"Let me get your nose Grandma" 
We ate lunch on the Malibu Pier and had the most amazing table outside on the patio overlooking the water
Madison looked very confused when we told her she could pick something as a souvenir...she didn't actually get anything, but she did like looking through all the toys
A great day on the Malibu Pier
Madison with Grandma and Grandpa
Walking on the Pier 
She was having so much fun, and was such a happy girl
Going on a walk near Grandma Bettye's house...it was a little chilly that morning
We tried to keep Madison occupied at lunch by letting her "color" with Grandma, but she decided to try and eat the crayons when Grandma was not looking :)
Last day of the trip with Grandma Bettye
Grandma Cindy, Madison, Great Grandma Bettye, and Daddy
We had such a great time with the family and celebrating Thankgiving in California, but it was time to get home. We had a slight delay, so Madison had fun playing in her stroller.We are SO very blessed and thankful for all the wonderful things in our lives. Thank you to Grandma Bettye for a wonderful Thanksgiving, and to Grandma Cindy and Grandpa Tim for making more fun memories for Madison!
Beautiful photos! What a great story teller you are. It was wonderful spending time with you guys. Can't wait until Christmas when we can do it again!
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Great Aunt Kathy
You guys look like you had such a good time. I am sorry that we didn't get to visit! I hope to see you all soon! Are you coming out for Christmas/the Holidays?! Madison is getting so big!!! Love you!
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Ashley