A little about us!

> What are our middle names?

Ray and Marie

> How long have you been together?

Dated 8 months, engaged 6 months married 6 years!

>How long did you know each other before you started dating?

Well I knew him in band for a few months, so I would say 5 months maybe??

>Who asked who out?

I think I asked him over for dinner, to impress him with my cooking skills!

> Who made the first move?

He did. We were up late watching old Batman re-runs and he kissed me!!

> How old are we?

28 and almost 30! Guess who's older!!!

> Did you go to the same school!!

Heck yes we did! University of Oregon!! GO DUCKS!

> Who majored in what?

I have a BS in Elementary Education, Travis has a BA in Psychology.

> Who has worst temper?

Travis.

> How many children do you want?

I originally said 5 but now I'm thinking 3-4? Travis would probably say 3.

> Who does the cooking?

Me. He does easy things like spaghetti.

> Where did you go on your first date?

We went to a Eugene Thunder hockey game. It was raining and I locked my keys in the car!!

> Who has the bigger family?

Travis, he is the only boy with 4 sister!

> Do you get flowers often?

Travis usually get's me some for Valentines Day or our anniversary. I love Gerber Daisey's! And he knows it!

> What do you do for a living?

Travis is a Juvenile Probation Officer in Boise and I am a domestic engineer!!

>What is "your song?"

Brian Adams, "I would die for you." When UO went to the Fiesta Bowl, there was a New Years Eve block party. The band had to play then we had the rest of night for eating Tostitos chips and salsa! Brian Adams also did a live concert on the water! It was awesome, and from that concert sparks started to fly!!! So every year like clock work, he plays this song at 12am New Years and we dance! So sweet!

Well that's us in a nut shell! I wish I had a picture to post! Oh well. Maybe you learned something about us you didn't know before!! Now it's your turn!!

Adorable!

I was looking through some old pictures of Madison, and found some of my favorites! She love this Build a Bear Monkey, we had gotten for her on her first trip to Disneyland. She was pretty attached to "Norman the Monkey" which happens to be my father-in-laws name! Not the monkey part but the Norman part! I will look for pictures of Zach next!

Get Ducked Out!!

Here is just a continuation of picture! More to come!

GO DUCKS!

The day has come! It is Go Ducks Day in the McDowell house! We got up early and quickly dressed for the day! Madison and I painted our fingers and toes for the big day. She was so excited to be a duck at school today, we told her to be nice to people wearing BSU shirts even if she doesn't like the Broncos!! So here are the pictures of the morning. The baby in the picture is our niece Ryleigh. The outfit she is wearing was Madison's when she was a baby!

One down and many to come!!

Madison had a great first day. They learned where the bathroom was, they had recess and snack, and made gingerbread men. She loved it. Here she is getting off the bus and the smile that tells us all we need to know!! And here's one of Zach waiting for the bus!

First Day of School!!!

Well the day has come that Madison is finally in school!! She was so excited today when I woke her up @ 7:30am, this is early for a kid who usually sleeps until 9am! She has had her outfit picked out for a year! I am not joking, we bought this shirt last fall at Old Navy and it says "I got an A+ in sChool" (the s and h are scribbled out so it just says cool!) Anyway she told me that she was going to wear it because it means that she is smart! She already knows what an A+ stands for!!

She requested Mickey Mouse pancakes for breakfast and I was more that willing to make them for her. Well she only ate about half because she was sooooo excited!

I took her and dropped her off at the gate and said goodbye! I didn't cry! I can't figure out if that's a good thing or a bad thing! She told me last night not to! And she ran off. Well I drove around the other side of the school and saw her following the "big kids" I was about to run over and save her from the 4th grade when Sierra Beltran a friend from church took her by the hand and lead her back to her class door!!! How sweet! Okay that made me get a bit teary!! And now I wait for the bus to drop her off at about 12:30p.

I am so proud of my smart kid! She will do just fine!

First Day of School!!!