Easter Weekend

We started Good Friday off by taking a little trip to the mall. We met my brother and his family there for a little carousel fun! Camden and Madden are big fans of all the horses! Of course I wanted to get Madden's picture made with the Easter Bunny. I was hoping that this experience would go better than the Santa fiasco we had back in December. All the little kids ahead of us were just as smiley and happy as could be sitting on the Easter Bunny's lap. Then......It was Madden's turn. You can clearly see that he was traumatized. Poor little guy!

So after the mall became too much to handle, we decided to try and get a bluebonnet pic. Grammy and I took Madden out to a location where there were tons of bluebonnets last week. Well, it looks like we were a little too late. You can barely see what was left, but it's the best we could find. This picture makes me realize how fast my my baby is growing up. Last year at this time, he was beginning to crawl and now he is a little ball of energy that we can hardly keep up with!
He definitely keeps us on our toes!

Grammy and I decided that we would try to take Madden out to eat. We are so brave! He seemed to enjoy El Fenix. What little boy wouldn't have a blast throwing everything on the floor and trying to eat crayons? We did manage to survive! :)
Oh, Madden......I love you!


Mike, Madden, Grammy, Mimi, and I went to the zoo on Easter.
It was Madden's first Visit!

He did REALLY well. He stayed nice and calm most of the time and just soaked it all up. I think he really enjoyed just being outside. He seemed fascinated more by all the people than the animals. I am sure he will start to notice the animals a little more as he gets older. I am definitely glad we went. The weather was absolutely beautiful and it wasn't overly crowded.

The collage above is from the zoo and the egg hunt. Of course I had to add my favorite pic of my two loves as well:) Madden just ADORES Mike! He has been a major daddy's boy since day one:) They are so sweet together. It makes my heart go crazy to see the over-pouring amount of love that they have for each other. Madden is so lucky to have such an amazing daddy!

Madden fell in love with his Easter basket! He was so cute collecting all his eggs. We didn't end up hiding them. I decided it would be fine just to spread them out around the front yard. He was so happy running around gathering them. I think he emptied his basket out at least 10 times! So, we just kept starting over. It was great!

Thank you Grammy and Mimi for all the Easter goodies and the basket.

This is a random pic from the end of the day. I just thought Madden looked too cute in my sunglasses. I sure wish he hadn't of broken them right after these pics, but he had fun while they lasted.
He is such a little ham!
We are constantly laughing ourselves silly over everything he does!

Happy Easter, 2011!

Love,
Mike, Ashley, & Madden

Madden is 20 months(4/14)!

Where has the time gone?

Madden is truly our little monkey! He keeps us laughing with his unique and entertaining personality. We are starting to see some big changes with him lately. This morning, clear as anything, he said to the dogs, "GO, GO, GO!" He "talks" non-stop, but I really think he is going to start taking off with some language we can understand VERY soon. I might be kicking myself for this later, but I can't wait for him to be chit-chatting all the time....with his big boy words!

This and That of 20 months:
30 lbs.

Size 5 diapers

18 month-2T Clothes

Still Sleeps at least 12 hours uninterrupted during the night(We scored in this department)

CURRENT favorite food- Green Beans, oranges, and Ham(HATES Bread)

What he's most interested in doing at home- CLIMBING, running, throwing things, getting into the refrigerator/freezer, organizing, doing puzzles, building with his blocks, LOVES his books, and making lots of messes with his toy stash! He is just a typical little boy!

What I'm most looking forward to is wearing ourselves out at the pool this summer and having playdates! He has lots of girlfriends that he really needs to spend time with:)

I just love this picture! I wish he would drink out of a straw like this all the time, but it ends up being more of a toy than anything! The fact that he CAN drink out of a straw makes me happy:)

This picture makes me laugh! He is so in love with his ice cream cone. It amazes me that he didn't part from it during his little nap. As soon as we woke him up, he just started where he left off and continued licking it.
So funny!
I think he's going to take after PaPa Layne when it comes to ice cream.
Blue Bell was his middle name:)

This little 4-square is a mixture of this past month. The first pic was from a sleepover he had a MiMi's. Next to that is when he was pouting because he didn't want to leave the cemetery. He LOVES, LOVES, LOVES running around outside, so he wasn't a happy camper when I had to strap him back in his car seat. Obviously, he had a little help from me on his picasso pic. He held the markers, but didnt' quite push down hard enough, so I put my hand on top of his and he went to town with his motions. The last pic was from the Dr. visit we had last week. Madden tested positive for strep.
We had some rough days, but he is 100% well now:)

These sleeping pics just melt my heart. He falls asleep everyday on the way home from Grammy's. He plays his little heart out and just absolutely refuses to take naps on most days. I'm thinking that's why we have such an amazing sleeper on our hands!

Happy 20 Months, Madden!
You are the love of our lives!

Happy Birthday to TWO CUTIES!

Happy 35th Birthday, Mike!

Yesterday was my husbands birthday AND my nephews first birthday party! We were able to celebrate Mike's birthday earlier in the day. Then, Madden and I were off to Landry's party. Mike stayed home and enjoyed a "ME" day, since it was his birthday.
I hope Mike had a wonderful day.
He is such an amazing husband & daddy and definitely deserves the best!

Happy 1st Birthday, Sweet Landry!

Amy and Aaron's little monkey is just too cute! He is the happiest baby EVER! I am so lucky to be his aunt. Madden just loves him, too! Grammy watches Landry and Madden for us on school days. Madden, Landry, and Camden are already so close!
I love that Madden has such precious cousins to grow up with!

Landry LOVED his cake!
This picture makes me laugh! Madden is so concerned about the mess Landry is making. Anyone who knows Madden.....understands that he is just funny like that! He HATES for his own hands to be dirty and if things aren't just like he wants them......then he has HUGE problem with it!

Sweet Giggles

Kaitlyn is so great with these kiddos
Beautiful Family

Silly Camden

Landry's all clean!

Grammy Loves Landry

MiMi & Grammy

It's nearly impossible to get a good pic with him and I together!

Loving the slide

My ball!

Such a big boy now!

Family

Aaron and his MIL, Debbie

Emmy, Judy, Laura

Madden had a blast at the party, but he was knocked out as soon as we hit the road!

Thank you Sossamon Family for inviting us over to celebrate today!