Happy Easter!!

We had a fun Easter weekend and it was nice to get some good weather!  Mike's mom came into town because Ashley (Mike's sister) is going to have a baby anytime now.  So we had Easter dinner over here with them and had a great time talking all evening. 

My kids were not interested in taking a picture together...so this is the best one we got :)

Licking whipped cream off the beaters.  MMM!

 

These are just playing around the night before Easter.  I love these pictures of the two of them :)

 

These next ones are from Easter morning.  I know this picture is totally blurry, but it at least captures how excited she was when she saw the Easter baskets! 

 

Maddie got a helmet with her Easter basket which she wore all morning.  Apparently she loves it!

Playing outside!

These are some cute pictures of Maddie playing outside on Saturday.  She was running like crazy!  I think she's had some major cabin fever. 

 

Nice Weather

So thankfully, the weather has been a bit better lately!  On Saturday Mike took the kids for a walk and to the park, and yesterday Madilyn and I got out a played for a little bit.  Not much else has been going on! 

Mike and I are going to Park City today to listen to a salesman try and get us to buy a timeshare at the Westgate Hotel.  When they called, they offered a free night and a 50 dollar gift certificate if we'd come and listen.  We told them we'd love to but we for sure aren't buying anything.  They said that 90% of people don't buy, but that's ok, they'd still love to have us come.  So we're going to go so that we can use the free night on our Anniversary coming up! 

Anyway, here are some pics from the last few days! 

Maddie sweeping our driveway off.  She LOVES brooms.

 

Here's Mike taking the kids on a walk.

 

I thought this picture was funny.  Max does not look too happy about this...

So Maddie is trying to help him feel better.  I don't think it worked!

I've been Tagged!

Lindy tagged me...so I've got to post 5 random facts about myself.  I can't guarantee they'll be interesting!

1.  I'm terrified of being chased.  Even if it's just a "fun" game of tag, I can't handle it.  Mike and I will be goofing around sometimes and he'll start to chase me; oh my word, I freak out and can't move. 

2.  I've ridden a camel in the sand dunes of the Middle East (Qatar). 

3.  Mike and I randomly watched this movie last night called "Sydney White".  It was so good!  We were both surprised that we liked it so much.  It's with Amanda Bynes and it's a play off Snow White.  Anyway, it's totally funny and we recommend it :)

4.  One of my biggest pet peeves in the whole world is generalizations.

5.  The place I most hope to visit before I die is Austria.  Ever since seeing my in-laws pictures from there, I have been dying to go.  It looks like the most beautiful place!

~ Okay...I tag Andrea Garber!  You're it :)

Maddie is TWO!!

My sweet baby girl is 2!! I cannot believe how fast the time has gone.  She is such a blessing in our lives and I'm so thankful for the joy she brings us.  She's such a happy little girl, and so caring.  Madilyn just really seems to be a nurturer and is always looking out for others.  She really is my little buddy and I love how she still likes to cuddle!!  She loves to giggle and be tickled and to play outside.  I'm so happy that she is a part of our family and I love how she is developing such a sweet, and fun-loving personality.  We love you Madilyn!!

We had her B-day party at my parents house last Sunday.  She had a GREAT time and especially loved when everyone sand Happy Birthday.  She has been singing it constantly since then, except she sings "happy birthday to Maddie..." over and over.  I guess we'll have to teach her the right word is "you"!  She got a lot of great presents and has been playing with each of them like crazy.  Anyway, here are some pics!

Eating Taco salad, she loves taco salad!

 

On her new bike for the first time!

 

She got a little overwhelmed for a minute.  I thought this was a funny picture of her crying. 

 

I think this is a cute picture of her riding away!

 

She decided pushing it is easier.  Haha!  I guess we'll have to practice!

 

She got a little shy when everyone started singing.  She's trying not to smile :)

 

Mmmm, I think she likes it!

 

Well, that was fun!

Maddie and the Red Hat

 

Maddie LOVES this hat from my mom's house.  She puts it on every chance she gets! 

 

This is her looking for her shoe.  She always puts her hand above her eyes like that when she's looking for something, and she'll start tip-toeing around to try and find it.  Silly girl!

Maddie and her "bankie"

This is Madilyn's favorite blanket!  She likes to take it everywhere with her.  On Friday she discovered that if I tied it on her head, then she didn't have to carry it, but it'd still be with her!  What a great idea!  So this is how she wore it for probably an hour on Friday. 

I figured she's ready to go out to the Middle East and visit Grandma and Grandpa!  She'd sure fit in with her little head scarf.  Well, I guess it's yellow with pink flowers, so she wouldn't quite match, but close! 

 

 

First Real Food! (if you can call baby food that....)

We fed Max food for the first time last night.  He had sweet potatoes.  I didn't know how he was going to like it; Maddie wasn't really into it the first time we gave it to her.   I wasn't really wanting to start him on baby food yet, but I just love to see their little faces when they first taste food!  So I thought we'd give him just a little and take a few pictures. 

Well...he LOVED it.  I couldn't feed him fast enough.  He ate half the container, and that's only because I stopped!  I didn't want him to have too much the very first time he was eating. He was so funny!  He kept grabbing the spoon from my hand and trying to shove it into his mouth.  I guess I might have to start feeding him regularly now.  I'm not really looking forward to it, because it is such a MESS!   But if it's what he wants, I guess I'll do it :)

I love him so much.  He's such a cutie and brings our family so much joy!  We have such great kids. 

 

 

 

 

~Kisses~

Maddie LOVES to give Max kisses!  I love it too!

Here is a picture of Max in one of the cute shirts Mike's mom got for him :)

Nothing exciting...

So not much happened this weekend, but I figured I'd post anyway.  We went to Costco (I've decided that's my favorite store, I love it, I don't know why...).  And then we came home and cleaned out the garage.  Saturday was such a nice day!  It seems like it was probably upper 60's in the morning, but then a storm rolled in and it got cold!  I felt spoiled!  I had had a taste of spring, and now I want it back :). 

Anyway, we had my parents come over on Sunday for dinner and I made some Apple Dumplings that are SO GOOD!  But definitely not something you can eat all the time.  Quite a bit of butter in them!  I got the recipe off of http://www.thepioneerwomancooks.com/.  I love her recipes!  Anyway, I totally recommend them. 

Maddie has been so fun with Max lately.  She calls him "Little Buddy" all the time and is always wanting to be involved with him.  Anyway, here are a couple of random pictures from Saturday morning.   Maddie is sitting at the table coloring.  One of her favorite pastimes! 

 

Here is a close-up of Max going to town on his two fingers.  He has those two fingers in his mouth all the time!  His second tooth just popped through :).