Party Time!

Today we drove all the way to Indy for Eric (Stinson) & Nancy's housewarming party. The party came at a perfect time, because it gave us an opportunity to say good-bye to all of our friends in Indianapolis before our big move to Minnesota.
It was pretty warm out, but we still had to wear our sweatshirts! The bright green of Tracey's sweatshirt went great with Madeline's bright pink :-) Madeline got to meet all sorts of new people. Mom & Dad weren't so good at taking pictures of everyone, but she enjoyed playing with Xander Scioldo (John & Joni's little boy) & meeting new baby Victoria Grace Kiger - Hannah & Jeremy were so happy to show her off for the first time!

It was so nice to spend the day outside - she even got to enjoy her bottle in the great outdoors :-) All in all it was a great day!

House for Sale

Today we met with our realtor & put our house on the market! Hopefully we can beat the odds and it doesn't take too long to sell...

Surgery

Most people didn't notice, but Madeline was born with a little extra piece of skin near her left ear. The doctor's say that these "skin tags" are just as common as any other birth mark.

Since it was located near her ear we took her to an Ear, Nose & Throat specialist to have a look. He said that it had absolutely no effect on her hearing so it would be perfectly OK to have it removed any time after she was 6 months old.

So, we made an appointment and the surgery was this morning.

She got to put on some really cool hospital PJ's and they gave her a brand new rattle to play with!Here's the "before" photo: They had to put her to sleep with some anesthetics (so she wouldn't move her head). Of course Mom & Dad were worried, but the whole surgery took less than 1/2 an hour and she did great! Only a few stitches and some steri-strips. No crying at all - just the same smiles we're used to :-) Once we got home we took the official "after" photo:We'll take more pictures in a week or two, once everything is healed.
Dr. Weit did a great job!

It's Official...

Well it's official, we both put in our resignation at Honda R&D today and let Enchanted Care know that Madeline will be leaving in 2 weeks.
It's exciting and scary all at the same time. We'll definitely miss all the people we've met here, but hopefully the move will give us more time with our family.
Now it's time to start the moving process... so much to do in such a short amount of time!

Madeline's New Tent

This afternoon we ventured outside to do a little yard work and Madeline got to try out her new tent! We just love this mini version of a grown up tent :-) It's perfect for keeping Madeline out of the sun. Plus it's a great travel bed - so easy to take with us when we have to spend the night away from home!

Dad got his car running today too! Both Dad and Madeline were happy about that :-)

Going to the Zoo!

Madeline's favorite book is called "Madeline Loves Animals". This morning Aunt Alyssa read it to her. Then we all went to the zoo to see the animals up close! We saw a komodo dragon, a big furry ape and something called a Duiker! Our favorite was the momma ape carrying her baby on her back! After a couple hours of animal watching Madeline was completely exhausted - we'll have to come back later to see all of the other animals we missed :-)

Going Bananas!

Madeline really likes her bananas :-)
So, today we decided to let her try and eat one on her own without mashing it up first. It was quite messy, but she thoroughly enjoyed it!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Today is Daddy's birthday! We made him a peanut butter pie - his favorite :-) After he made a wish, Madeline tried to help him blow out the candles! Then he opened up his gifts. He really liked the new craftsman tool Madeline got him :-)

We're Moving!

It's official - we're moving to Minnesota!
Matt just accepted an offer to work for RFA Minnesota Engineering. He'll be working on site at Caterpillar in Brooklyn Park on the Northwest side of Minneapolis. His time will be spent designing the electrical systems for Caterpillar paving equipment. We don't really know any details yet, but it looks like he'll be starting at the end of May!!!

Tongue Out!

For the past couple of weeks Madeline's tongue has been sticking out of her mouth constantly! We caught her sticking it out right after her bath while dad had her bundled up... Dad thought it was funny so he joined in :-)

9 Month Pictures

Today we went and got Madeline's 9 month pictures taken.

She got all dressed up in the yellow dress Aunt Lisa gave her for Easter.

First we put on the fancy pants... then we put on the dress, her sweater and finished off the look with a pretty yellow bow in her hair :-) Then it was off to Kiddie Kandids for the big photo shoot!
She did sooooo good - the pictures turned out really beautiful. She's definitely a cutie! These are just a few of the shots they got.
Check out all of the pictures using the following link:

Madeline's 9 Month Photos

We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!

Play Date with Baby Elise!

Today our friends Negar and baby Elise came to our house to play :-)
We had a lot of fun! It's hard to believe that just a few short months ago Madeline used to be that small!

Leaving Colorado :-(

It's our last day in Colorado and we really don't want to leave :-(

It was so much fun spending time with Grandma Judy, Dave, Uncle Nick, Kate, Uncle Keith, Aunt Alyssa, Aunt Melanie, Uncle Marv, Aunt Kim, Cousin Taylor & Cousin Greta!

Everyone is heading to the airport, but we grabbed Uncle Keith for one last picture :-) We're definitely going to have to do this every year!

Easter in Breckenridge

The Easter Bunny found us all the way in Colorado :-) Madeline got a new dress! And Grandma Judy got her a pop-up bunny book...We had so much fun coloring easter eggs!
Kate and Aunt Melanie showed Madeline how it's done. Then Madeline colored her own egg! After coloring easter eggs, Madeline played in her jumper with cousin Greta, and made her cousin Taylor laugh :-) She loved being able to spend time with Uncle Nick and Kate. After all the Eater commotion she relaxed in the tub with Aunt Alyssa & Aunt Melanie - so many bubbles! What a great vacation!

Snow Bunny

The sun is shining in Breckenridge, but that doesn't mean there isn't any snow! In fact, it's already snowed a couple of times since we got here on Wednesday!

Colorado Here We Come!

The family decided to take a trip to Colorado for Easter! Uncle Nick & Uncle Keith live here, so we decided it would be a great time to visit. We stayed at a house in Breckenridge and had a great time checking out the town. The weather was beautiful! Perfect for getting some great views of the mountains :-)

Madeline & Grandma Judy enjoyed taking in some sun! In fact is was so bright , Madeline had to wear shades :-)