1 year old pictures!

We had MJ's pictures taken last Thursday to celebrate her first birthday! We went back to the photographer that took our wedding photos for us. Diana did a wonderful job and they are so, so, so cute! Check out the link below to see the funny faces of Maddie Jo. We even brought a cake along for her to eat! :)

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Happy Birthday MJ!

Madelyn Jo turned one on Friday!!! Where has the time gone! This year I decided to make a slideshow for her birthday invite. It was so much fun to do and super easy! It is fun to look back at all the pictures from birth on. What they learn in the first year!!

Maddie and her Friends!

This past weekend we got together with a few friends and their little ones. The kids had lots of fun playing, especially with Max's dump truck! Addy got to push Maddie and then Max looked on until it was his turn. It was really fun to see Maddie running around with her friends. We cannot believe that we will be celebrating her 1st birthday next Friday...where does time go?

Swimming Lessons :)

Maddie had her last swimming lessons this week. She got a certificate of success and everything! Check out a few pictures from her last class when Auntie Nenna got to swim with her!

Little Red Wagon!

For an early birthday gift Maddie got a Little Red Wagon from Grandma Kathy! We put it together the same night and went for a ride. She had so much fun riding in it. Tankers even got to join in the fun! Thanks Grandma Kathy!

Look at my new boots!! Maddie got some boots from Laura Haugen last year and they fit her perfectly!!!!! She looked so cute in them! Thanks for the boots Laura and Brian! :)

Happy 11 months!

Since we were up north when Maddie turned 11 months I decided to use my favorite photo of her on vacation! She is getting to be such a big girl. She is about 18 pounds and a growing, growing girl! Here is what she is up to now...
-No more Crawling....WALKING only in our house! (talk about exhasting!)
-She has 8 teeth now...and is working on some more.
-Loves to eat anything that we are eating. She is not a pickie baby at all.
-If we say no and move her, she sure lets us know that she is not happy!!
-Loves Daycare and her friend Kailey!
-Babies are her favorite...if you give her a baby she will be happy for HOURS! She get this cute little smile and pulls her everywhere.
-She says Baba, Mama, Dada, Owwie, Hi, and she walks around saying "ohhh" all the time.
-Gives kisses and hugs
-Tackles her puppy and steals his toys.
-LOVES the pool and swimming lessons.

She is a busy girl, never sits still (even in her sleep) and she just loves life and people! We do not know what we would do without her. Its crazy those few days at the beginning of the week when we didn't have her it was a different world, a world that we forgot what was like.

Up North!

Sorry it has been so long since I have posted! It has been very busy at our house. THis last week we spent some time up north at Breezy Point. Madelyn went up with Grandma and Grandpa and Auntie Nenna on Saturday and we joined them on Tuesday. We had so much fun going to the pool, swimming in our hot tub in the cabin, snowmobiling and just watching Madelyn Jo run circles around the cabin! It was sure a lot of fun! Maddie even went down to the slide with Daddy and played in the kiddie pool. It was a fun week and we sure wish we could go back!! Check out the pictures below! We had lots of fun!!!!