Happy Birthday to Mady!

For Mady's birthday this year all she really wanted were some 'designer' jeans and a palm pixi (that's a cell phone). She didn't think she was getting the phone so she was really surprised and excited when she opened the box.

Besides a lot of clothes and her phone she also got a bead watch, some jewelry, $$$, a scarf... pretty much the essentials for a teenager...wait, what?...Ahh! We now have an official teenager in the house! Thank goodness our Mady is such a sweetheart (for now anyway). Well, since it's Mady's birthday this post is going to be all about her.
Mady LOVES to dance. Absolutely loves it. When she's not actually at her dance classes 8+ hours a week she is at home making up dances with her friends in our basement. They always perform them for me and they are so fun to watch, they really have a talent for it.
She also really likes to go mountain biking and rock climbing with her dad. All her dancing has given her a great set of lungs and some pretty strong legs. She can keep up with Dusty all the way up the mountain. Last summer she went on a ride with her dad and his friend and some 14 year old boys and she put the older boys to shame. She beat them all up the mountain and she was the only kid who didn't have to rest.
Mady also loves to snow ski and in true Mady style she has taken to it really well. Dusty says she can 'shred'. That's some kind of skiier lingo I don't understand, all I know is that she can smoke me down the mountain.
Mady is a great baker and is always making cookies! I think I've gained 5 pounds since she learned to cook...
She also likes to draw, read (depending on the book), go shopping, hang out with her friends, wear jammie pants, listen to music, keep up on her gymnastic skills, facebook, argue (she should go on the debate team in high school) and design rooms and clothes. She and her sister really want to start a swimsuit line for girls, they have already designed dozens of swimsuits, now if we could just get some funding... maybe some day.
Some of her favorites are:
Food - Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowl from Rumbis
Color - pink
Song - When I Look at You (Miley Cyrus), Baby (Justin Bieber), Telephone (Lady Gaga, Beyonce)
Treat - Cookies, Cinnamon Rolls
Movie - Step Up 2
T.V. show - Good Luck Charlie, Phineas and Ferb
Mady might be a little bit forgetful at times but she is so dependable and I can always trust her with the younger kids, she's always been a little mom. She makes good decisions and I know that wherever she is, she is making the right choice. She is a good example to others and stands up for what she knows is right. She is also such a HAPPY girl! She almost always has a smile on her face and she is so giggly. Almost anything can set her off and then she can't stop forever! Her laugh is contagious. She is also quite the talker, she could talk your ear off sometimes... especially if it's time for bed. I think she pretty much tells me everything and I'm so glad that she feels like she can talk to me, I wonder when that will change. Hopefully it never does! Mady is a wonderful daughter and sister and we are so lucky to have her in our family. We love you Mady!