Spoiled Rotten!

My mom's been here at our house since the Richmond Marathon last Saturday. It's been SO much FUN hanging out everyday! We've been quite busy (hence no post for a whole week)! Having already done the DC site-seeing before, mom just wanted to hang out with Spencer, Madi and I and do what we normally do in a week. I've lOVED it!! Mom has seriously spoiled us rotten!! She's gotten Madi a surprise everyday, including her first Barbie, Elmo (a new obsession this month), and a stuffed monkey! Along with spoiling Madi, having her here has allowed me to do tons of stuff I normally don't get to do very often, such as:

*Date night out with Spencer- including dinner at Cheesecake Factory with Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake!
*Getting a nice long work-out in EVERY morning (thanks mom for getting up with Madi)!
*Going to the temple- TWICE (once with mom and the other time with Spencer).
*Running errands withOUT Madi!
*Making Christmas Cards (mom totally came up with the idea)!
*Etc. Etc. Etc.


Then just today we decided to brave the 30 degree weather and head into the city to go to Eastern Market-a famous flea/farmers market in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Our good friends told us about it and I've been dying to go ever since. Despite the cold wind, we had an awesome time!


While Mom and I went out shopping, Spencer stood in line for a hour so we could all get the famous "Blue Bucks" (blueberry buckwheat pancakes)!


They were definitely worth the wait!


After patiently cruising around in her stroller, Madi finally had enough and wanted to get out and smell the beautiful flowers!


After breakfast we headed out to look for more bargains. Mom and I found one booth that we absolutely loved-with great prices! I ended up getting two hats for $15 and a Dolce & Gabbana (knock-off) wallet for $13!! Mom bought the same wallet first, but payed $15 (ya, I know how to get a good deal:)! Along with the wallet, she also got a purse and some jewlery. Here we are showing off our goods!


We were only gone for a little over 4 hours, but it totally wore Madi out! She decided to take her nap in the stroller today. It was nice to have a quiet Metro ride home.


Thanks mom for the fun week! Luckily we still get her at our house for 3 more days! So stayed tuned for more pictures and an update on how Madi is no longer my "shadow". I've got Gram to thank for that one!