Cooking

Helping mommy cook.

Golf Outing

Our marketing director snapped a couple pictures of Madeline when I brought her to the company golf outing a couple weeks ago. I really didn't even notice her taking them so I can't believe they turned out so cute.

Sick

This picture I just found on my phone was from a couple weeks ago when she had her ear infection. Poor baby felt horrible so she was laying with mommy on the couch. It seems like when she's sick is the only time I can get her to cuddle anymore.

Big sister

Madeline is pretty excited, or at least we hope she is to be a big sister in April.

Bath

Bath time

Sharing

It won't be long before we're going to need to teach Madeline the meaning of sharing. This morning I dropped her off at daycare and as soon as I sat her down she made a bee-line over to her friend Josh and snatched his toy right out of his hands. She looked at the toy for a second then threw it down and crawled off to find herself another toy. I couldn't believe it! I asked Vicki Lou if she does that to poor Josh often. She said, "yeah, ...Josh usually doesn't mind though, but when he tries to take a toy from her she hangs on for dear life"! Little Madeline's not even 10 months old yet and is already bullying? Oh goodness!

Fun

Madeline is getting to be so much fun to play with. She's starting to understand how to actually play with her toys and not just bang them together.

Ipad

It's amazing to me how kids just know the things they aren't supposed to play with and that's what they're drawn to. Oh, and please excuse the fact that she never seems to have pants on ... Hey, it's been hot ; ).

So close....

Madeline is so close to taking off crawling. She can go backwards and in circles but still not forward.

Wakesurfing

I think I have a new favorite watersport... wakesurfing. I convinced Dustin to get me a board and we tried it out for the first time this weekend. It's a little harder than wakeboarding, but once you get it it's a blast. I was baffled at first by how to stay behind the boat without a rope, but once you "catch the wave" your board just pushes you along.

My favorite part of the weekend had to be when Vienna and Ainsley fell off the tube for the first time. Poor girls were both crying after they went under water, but afterward they were both talking it up like they were big stuff the rest of the weekend. Vienna is all GIRL... she just made it back into the boat and while still crying, looked at her mom and said "mom, are my earing stickers still on?" Ash said "yes they are"... then she said "yeah, but are they still sparkly?" While that conversation was going on, Ainsley was describing to me how she had her mouth and eyes open and the water "just jumped right in". After realizing going under the water wasn't so bad (she didn't even lose her sparkly earings) Vienna decided to try wakeboarding with Uncle Aaron.

Memorial Day Weekend

Here are a few pictures from Memorial Day weekend Ash took. It was BEAUTIFUL and we had a blast!
I hope I can still ski when I'm 61... heck, I would love to be able to ski like him now!
Madeline's new "look" she makes her mouth look like this then scrunches up her nose. Pretty cute... but hey, I think everything she does is pretty cute!

Notice how my skiing picture isn't as good... I prefer to keep my hair dry. :)

Ainsley and Aunt Emmy

Dustin getting some air!

Chelsea likes to keep her hair dry too. :)

hum... maybe it's just a girl thing.

Vienna's first ski run on the "Easy Ski Trainer".

Aaron getting some air!

Don't they look like they could be sisters.

Roller

I may be wrong, but I think Madeline might be a late crawler. She has become a master "roller" and now has no use for crawling. If she sees something on the other side of the room she wants, no problem, she'll just roll her way over there to get it.

Legs

This little lady has some serious lumpy/chubby legs. I love them! I had to take a picture of her this morning with her summer outfit on showing them off.

Cereal

About a week ago we started giving Madeline some cereal. She gave the funniest face the first couple times she tried it. I wish I could have gotten a picture of it. She LOVES it now. I gave her some formula in her bottle for the first time tonight too, really hoping it agrees with her tummy. In other funny news she has started to grab both of her feet at once a lot! It's quite the ladylike move.

Jumping...

Madeline is getting really good at her "jumparoo". This was the second time I put her in it. The first time she liked playing with the toys, but didn't really get the fact that she could jump. Now she's a crazy jumper!

Cape

I can't wait till Madeline starts talking and saying funny things! Ashley is babysitting Madeline today since our babysitter is taking the day off. Madeline was pulling on her bib and Ainsley said, "Mom, I don't think baby Madeline wants to wear her cape anymore"... lol.

Ainsley

My sister Ashley got her daughters' pictures taken a while back and in the process of picking a couple to order I just can't help but crack up at Ainsley (the youngest). These pictures capture her perfectly. She is naturally hilarious... always making silly faces, just for her own entertainment. I also can't believe what beautiful, sweet girls all three of them have become!

Outside...Finally!

It was so nice outside this week! I walked outside every chance I got. I'm not sure why, but this winter seems to have drug on even longer than usual.

Madeline's first stroller ride outside, she was pretty exctied. I'm really loving having someone to walk with. I think she's going to be able to convince Dustin to come with us pretty soon too, who could say no to that smile. :)

Pictures

Madeline is getting her pictures taken today. Hoping she smiles a lot, but you never know with her. She is usually so good, but she can go from happy to screaming mad in 2 seconds.
Here is where we were practicing her smile this morning.



It must have been exhausting because while I was trying to send the pic on my phone she fell asleep.