For Pepa

Hi Pepa! We went to the Pumpkin Patch today, and thought you would enjoy this picture. Madelynn loved the "tractor"!

Gym Time!

Still loving her gym class! We moved her up to the 2-2 1/2 yr old class now, and she is having a blast! Here are some funny pictures of her having a good time.

First Dance Class!

Madelynn and I started a "Mommy and Me" Dance Class last week at the studio. It is a really cute class, and a lot of fun. Madelynn (being the independent 2 yr old she is) decided early on though that she didn't like following directions. She wanted to do what SHE wanted to do. She is one of the younger ones in the class, and wants to run around and "dance" her own way. This week was a lot better than last week, and hopefully she will get better each week. I think she looks super cute in her dance stuff!

Happy Birthday Madelynn!

Madelynn had a GREAT birthday party with lots of family and friends. We cannot believe that our sweet munchkin is already 2 and each day she amazes us with the things she knows and learns. Her favorite part of the Birthday Party was everyone singing "happy birthday" to her. She and I had been practicing the song and how to blow out the candles for weeks, so she thought that was really special to hear everyone singing to her. She was not too impressed with opening presents. She wanted to open one...then play with it. She loved each present, but then did not want to move on to the next one. For the food, we barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs, made corn casserole and baked beans, veggies and dip, salsa and yummy watermelon salsa, my dad carved out a watermelon fruit basket, and I made tea, watermelon tea, and watermelon lemonade to drink. We had over 30 people in our house but luckily between the kids running around and a couple of extra tables set up, we had plenty of places for everyone to hang out. Here are some pictures from the party!

This is Madelynn when we were singing her "Happy Birthday". She has the BIGGEST smile on her face. She was so excited.

Opening up her picnic set from Grandma C

This is Madelynn's Happy Birthday sign. It is hard to see on here, but each picture is a picture of Madelynn with a letter spelling "Happy Birthday" that were all taken around my Pepa's house. My brother in law black and whited all of the pictures for me except for the red letters. It turned out great, and now I have a neat thing to put in her scrapbook.

Some of the cupcakes! They were Bumble Bees, Ladybugs, and ANTS!

Opening up more presents!

With her Grandma! Love this picture.

The whole table set up. I had a bit of a cake disaster the weekend before when I was making the cake as a "test run" for her picture session. SO...I did not make the cake this year. I did make all of the cupcakes though! (With the help of my friend Michelle)

2 Year Pictures

We took Madelynn to get her 2 year pictures done (as well as some family pics) with the same photographer who has done our maternity pictures, and Madelynn's Newborn and 1 Year Pics. She posted one for me to preview on her facebook, and here it is! I am so excited to see the rest!

4th of July

4th of July!

I know this was a long time ago, but I am trying to catch up on my blogging! Madelynn, Jeff, and I went to Little Elm Park by Lewisville Lake and watched fireworks. It was a good show for such a small town! I packed up tons of fruit and Madelynn sat there the whole time and ate it. She stared at the fireworks and kept pointing at them. She thought they were pretty cool.

Abilene

We had so much fun visiting Pepa in Abilene!

This is Madelynn making a "pizza"...we thought that was pretty inventive of her.

Sharing some grapes with Pepa.

Playing "Thomas and Percy"!