12.06.2009

Madison Gage is 3 today!!

My little miracle baby is 3 today. I wish I could say we celebrated with a great party yesterday, but James and I have been in bed since Wednesday with coughs and fevers! We have the flu! I think we might be the last ones in the state of Utah to finally get it. Maybe next year we won't procrastinate the Flu Shot.

We had to cancel Madi's party yesterday and postpone it until next Saturday. She wasn't too sad. All she really knew about the party was that Grandma and Nicki and her friends were coming and she was finally going to get to open her presents. So being the great parents we are we sang her Happy Birthday on Friday (2 days before her birthday), let her open her presents from Grandma and Grandpa Shores, Aunt Erin, Aunt Gioia and Aunt Stacey and then we shipped her off to Grandma and Grandpa Leavitt's house to play with Nicki for the weekend. Now James and I can get better without getting the birthday girl sick. I had so much fun planning her party this year and can't wait for next weekend.

In the meantime here are Madison's 3-year old portraits. This year I went cheap and did them myself... it is pretty obvious. The quality leaves a lot to be desired, but the subject is absolutely BEAUTIFUL, HAPPY, and FUNNY!

















At this point in the photo shoot Madi realized she was a little model and began her own posing! She is such a ham and always makes me laugh. I love her to pieces!












Who couldn't love this ridiculously fake laugh?

Family Picture 2009



Not my favorite, but I think the older I get the pickier  
I get. This is the first year I started noticing wrinkles. The quality isn't great because we just took them in the backyard with my old camera. A new camera is the only thing on my Christmas list so hopefully Santa brings me one!

9 comments:

Dee Dee said...

Super cute, Chris! Your pictures turned out really well. Madi sure is adorable. Hope you get over the flu real soon!!

Karie said...

Darling pictures! Absolutely priceless.

Lindsey said...

Madi is getting so big! And she is beautiful. I love the ringlets in her hair! Happy Birthday Madi!

us said...

Wow! Madi looks beautiful, Chris! I think you did a great job taking pictures!

Steff said...

Those all turned out so good! She is adorable! I still haven't seen her since she was a newborn!

sdheinens said...

OK.....Michaela just saw this and said 'MADI, oh mom that is my best friend! Do I get to go play with her?' I love that she loves her. Our big girls! The pictures are priceless and beautiful. I hope you guys are all better now. Tell Madi happy late birthday from Michaela. Love you guy ♥♥♥

Kort said...

you did a great job on her pics. they are so cute!! i love the second/third in the leaves. have fun this weekend with her party, wish we could be there to celebrate! love you

The Hunzikers said...

LOVE the pics!!!!!

Melanie Nielsen said...

I can't believe she is that old!! Where does time fly?? And the pictures,, are AMAZING!!! She's such a ham, just like her momma. LOL