May Madness

May has always been a busy month for our family. Somehow we have managed to pack all sorts of stuff into May.

2nd of May: Samantha's 3rd birthday!

She was very excited to turn three and we celebrated on her birthday by going to McDonald's for lunch and she got a new princess bicycle. She couldn't quite peddle it but she was pretty excited that it came with a little carrier so she could ride with her stuffed animals.




5th of May: The Party!

 We had a party at the park for Sammi's birthday. Friends and family came. Everyone braved the wind and cold to celebrate. We ate some pizza and I made her a green cake. Her favorite color is green so we had a green cake, green monkey decorations that she picked out herself and green balloons. She got spoiled with presents and got to hand out party favors to her friends and cousins. It was a lot of fun.



7th of May: Our Anniversary!

Tim and I have been married for 6 years! Wow I can't believe how fast time flies by. We actually have been together for 9 years. Our anniversary of our first date was in May 2003 (See we have a lot in May!) In all that time so much has changed. Aubree has grown up into a young lady and we have added two sweethearts: Sammi and Maddi! I am grateful that I got to marry Tim and love him so much.







9th of May: The Airport

So it is here! After two years I took my brother and parents to the airport! They are on their way to pick up Nathan from his mission in Seoul, South Korea. I can't believe that in a little over a week they will be home and have my little brother with them. Since they have been gone they have video called us so we could see Nate. Today they fly to Japan for a week and then they are home. This picture is one a member in Nate's old ward took.



11th of May: Dinner

Well being a Mom means that eating without a child on your lap is a rare treat. That eating something other than McDonald's is gourmet. That being said I love being a Mom but it was nice to get to have an anniversary dinner with my husband, kid free. Thanks to Aunt Emily for watching the girls so we could eat in peace. This is a picture of Madeline and Emily's nephew, Summit, giving kisses while Emily was babysitting.




And it is only the 16th of May!  More to come...

Our Easter

 So because I don't post as often as I should I usually just dump a whole bunch of pictures of what we have been doing and hope that you get the general idea...for example...here are our Easter pictures. They are pretty straight forward...

First we....

 Then we...

 After which we...

Then of course we had to...

And Maddi got to...

And it wouldn't be Easter without...

And...

Finally...

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See pretty straight forward right?

Our Sweet Little Blessing

Madeline was blessed a couple Sundays ago. We took a ton of pictures of her with family and friends who were there to celebrate with us. She looked like a little angel! She has a sweetness about her that melts my heart. I love her so much!

The blessing was beautiful, the dress was beautiful, the day was beautiful. It has been such a blessing to have her in our lives!

With Pa

With Uncle Dave

With Blondie

With big sister Sammi

With Mommy and Uncle Zac

With Aunt Sue and Aunt Sheila

With Daddy

With Hailey

With Aunt Karie

With Auntie Emily

Brandon, Jessica and cute little Peyton

Funny baby Maddi and her flower...

So Maddi has started rolling over from her back to her tummy. She has been doing tummy to back for a couple weeks. While she was sleeping a couple nights ago she started stretching and sure enough she rolled herself right over. Since then I unsuccessfully attempted to take a little video of her newest feat but couldn't quite catch it. She also started sucking her thumb so I took a video of that and that is the video you see below...she was enjoying her thumb sucking when things went a little wrong...

I was going to help her remove the flower but then she rolled over and wanted to get that on camera so I just left it on so I could get her rolling over.

The Last Couple Weeks...

So here is what the last couple weeks have brought us...

Madeline started smiling a lot and giggling!

Sammi loves books and Maddi seemed pretty entertained as well...

Putting up our toilet paper tube bird feeder...

MaddiLu looking styin in her new flower...

Sammi and I made this Sammi sized snowman...

Maddi went swimming for the first time. At first she had this confused look but after a few minutes started loving it...

Oops...pictures out of order...Sammi making our bird feeder...

Here comes the Sammi....

With a new baby and my futile attempts at keeping my house clean and going to the gym has made me not so fun a Mommy. So in attempt to be more "fun" I bought this app for the ipad which consists of 365 days of activities do with your kids. Proof that there really is an app for just about anything.

The first day I bought it the activity was "Play Dress Up" and so during Madeline's nap time that is exactly what Sammi and I did. We don't have a ton of dress up clothes but Mommy has way more than I really should so we hit up my closet. Sammi couldn't stop laughing, she thought it was too silly. Her favorite thing to dress up in was Aubree's flower girl dress from our wedding. I even pulled out my veil so she could "get married." It was a little eerie how much she looked like a miniature bride. All in all we had a lot of fun.

Day 2 was make Valentine's and Day 3 was roll around the floor and laugh. I didn't take picture of the valentines before they were mailed and lets be honest no one needs a picture of me laughing while rolling around on the floor. I am hoping these activities will remind me to spend more time playing with my girls cause look at that face...she is so fun to be around!

Madeline's Baby Pictures

I had Madeline's pictures done and they turned out so cute I had to share them. Both the photographer, Whitney from Fotogenix, and I got the inspiration for the pictures from my newest obsession: Pinterest. Everything from the poses, the letter initial, the backgrounds were all a combination of things we saw on Pinterest. Even my brother's girlfriend made the tutu from a tutorial she saw on...yep...Pinterest. I thought that they were so wonderful and it helped that Madeline is about the cutest baby in the entire world. She is the sweetest thing and am so grateful for her in my life everyday.