Maddies first ranch trip!

Joe and I went out to the ranch last weekend - so Joe could go turkey hunting. I usually pass on going to the ranch because it's not a baby friendly place. But it was nice weather so we went! Maddie is not quite sure if she likes grass or not... she just sat in it... she wouldn't crawl around or anything. We only stayed one night but enough for Maddie to see the ranch and the animals.
On another note, Maddie is ELEVEN months old today... I can't believe she is going to be one in a month. Crazy! I've been very busy trying to plan a party... But I think I got it figured out. (Not that she will even remember her first b-day)

Bye Bye Daddy!

Mazie and Maddie both look out the kitchen window to see people coming and going. Unfortunately, today it was Daddy going. Joe got a job in Salem and had to leave town this afternoon. I'm super bummed about it. I'm grateful that in this economy he is lucky enough to have work but I just hate that it has to be out of town. That means that for the next 5 days I play single mommy! And I hate it. It's a lot of work and can be pretty lonely at times... Ie.. right now the baby is in bed and it's normally my time to chat with Joe over a glass of wine before we go to bed. So instead I'm blogging. Probably not a good thing to be blogging when I'm sad and pms-ing! Joe is happy he is gone this week. :) I just keep praying that this will end soon and we can have a normal life again with Joe home at night after work. Maddie doesn't understand.. thank goodness- that would make it really hard if she cried when he left. But poor Mazie is so sad. She sulked all day as he was packing up to go and just follows me around with her big sad brown eyes.
Okay- enough feeling sorry for myself... I'm going to go do some yoga!