Water Baby

Madden, Charity, Braden, Grammy, and I went down to our community pool yesterday. We had a great time! Madden mainly just floated around in his turtle and took it all in:) This was his first time in a big pool. Braden did a lot of playing and Charity did a lot of fetching....of course, she had to retrieve all of his toys:) That's how Mike and feel when we are home. Madden is ALWAYS throwing EVERYTHING. It's a boy thing!
Madden and Mr. Turtle

He was grinning and waving at Charity:)

Seriously, Grammy! Another picture!

Having fun in the sun!

Mike Jr.

Braden

Charity and little Harvill

I could get used to going down to the pool every weekend. We will definitley have many more pool dates this Summer!

Happy 10 months, Madden!

Our little roly poly is 10 months old today! We adore everything about him! This is the only pic I took of him today, because he was super fussy. Every baby has his days....and his was TODAY!

Madden is growing and changing right before our eyes. He has achieved all of his developmental milestones, so we are just waiting to see what he surprises us with next. One of his favorite things to do right now is turn off all the lights. We go from room-to-room, so he can flip all the switches. He also is obsessed with looking at himself in the mirror....he knows a pretty sight when he sees one:) We are definitely venturing out of the house more these days. He loves to go out to eat and shopping! Our little guy is just a pure joy! I can't believe that we will have to start planning his 1 year B-day party soon. It just doesn't seem possible.

Sweet Sunday

Oh, how I wish every day was Sunday. We had such a nice day. Mimi Morris came over to watch Madden so that Mike and I could go on a date. We were able to go out to eat and to a movie; just us two! Then the best part of all.....we came home and took a

N-A-P! I'm not sure we even know what that word means anymore:) Thank you Mimi Morris for giving us a day to enjoy each other....It was MUCH needed!

Madden and I went to the Sossamon's this afternoon while Mike finished up the yard work. Madden pretty much watched Camden's every move. Now that Madden is getting a little bit older, he can interact with Camden better. He definitely noticed sweet Landry more today, than he did on our last visit. It was nice just to hang out with my brother and his fam:) I can't help but to think that they ARE going to be best friends! They are too sweet with each other!
Something interesting has caught their attention
Hey, Madden! I have a secret to tell you:)
I want to kiss you....because I love you!
I love you so much....I'm coming back for seconds:)
I really like the rolls on your legs!
Uncle Aaron takes good care of me when it's just Mommy and Me visiting.

Camden was pointing and saying, "Ashy car, Ashy car!" I know I've said this before, but I think my nephew is BRILLIANT and absolutely adorable!

Grammy's House

Grammy was so happy that we came to visit today! She hasn't seen Madden since Monday. I know it's only 5 days, but she's used to seeing him almost EVERY day. I know they miss each other. He's definitely still in good hands though. Madden has been having a lot of fun with Mimi Morris, while Mike and I are teaching Summer School. We appreciate her so much for taking care of our sweet boy. She's on babysitting duty for 13 more days!
Madden waiting patiently for Grammy's "airplane" to land in his mouth. He's not going to risk missing it, by smiling for mommy!
Now I'll smile for you, Mommy:)
Grammy let's me eat like a big boy. This is how a little guy should drink his bottle......

INDEPENDENT & RELAXED!

All fed and happy

Trying to decide if I like Grammy's new couch...
It does feel pretty good...

Ok, Grammy...We can keep it.

I LOVE it!

Hugs for Grammy!

Good morning, Sunshine!

"Uh, Oh. Mommy caught me!"

"It's so nice to go from my tummy to sitting up all by myself!"
"Watch what else I can do!"
"I'm such a big boy! My daddy will have to lower my bed soon....or his little monkey might escape!"

A Milestone filled Memorial Day Weekend

Happy Memorial Day!

We had a good Memorial Day weekend. The main attraction was watching Madden crawl! He has been getting from place-to-place now for a while, but he is finally crawling EVERYWHERE now! I think Mike and I were more excited than he was. My mom kept telling us that he had been crawling at her house for a long time now...I guess he was just holding out on Mommy and Daddy.
Mimi Morris came over on Saturday to visit. She got to spend some quality time with Madden; which is always nice. She has offered to watch Madden for us while we are teaching Summer school. Mimi is going to get to love on our little guy for 16 whole days! This week has been filled with Milestones! In addition to crawling, I found Madden sitting up in his crib this morning! So, that means that he can go from his tummy to sitting. Again, my mom says, "He's been doing that for a long time now!" Gosh, Mike and I miss out on so much during the day. He is also waving hi and clapping!
A few weeks ago, I posted about some of Madden's recent fears. Well, he is FEARLESS now! He used to be terrified of this scary looking owl from one of his books that I read to him at night. He now stares at this owl with a smile. I'm so proud! I thought for sure he would forever be traumatized of owls! He also is brave now for the mooing cow and the blender. Isn't it funny how feelings can change so quickly?
Madden loves this lion that Grammy bought for him to play with at her house. He loves it SO much that she bought him a second lion to keep at our house! Grammy knows how to keep our baby boy happy!

Here's Madden hugging his lion....And kissing his lion:) XOXO!

Pretty soon he'll be riding around the house on his lion!
Monday was a nice day. Mike, Grammy, Madden, and I went to eat lunch at Campo Verde. The food was less than appetizing, but Madden got to see the train, so it wasn't a total loss. After lunch, Mike drove us to the cemetery. All the flags looked great, but we were sad that Papa didn't have one:( On the way home, Mike was sweet enough to wait patiently in the Snowflake Factory line! They have the best Coconut snow cones! We had a relaxing Memorial Day weekend.

Much Love!