First Birthday Party

The big day was finally here! Even though Madeline's first birthday was last Saturday, we waited to have the party until today so that everyone could come. Godmother (Aunt) Alyssa came from Cincinnati, and Uncle Keith, Godfather (Uncle) Nick & Kate came from Denver! Great Uncle Marv, Great Aunt Kim, Cousin Greta, Great Aunt Janet & Great Grandma Weiers were there too :-)She got her favorite for dinner - Mac & Cheese!Then it was time for cake! At first she didn't really know what to do...

She started picking at it...but after she got her first taste she really dug in! After the cake was cut & everyone got some, we gave her her own piece - what a mess! She had a blast with the cake, but then it was time to get cleaned up and open presents.
She got new books and a dress from Marv, Kim & Greta.A new Xavier sweatshirt from Godmother Alyssa.She got a new yellow onesie from Godfather Nick & Kate.Stackers from Aunt Melanie.She got a Minnesota Twins jersey (Dad got one too!) and a pink camping chair from Grandma Judy.A new dress from Great Uncle Herb & Great Aunt Nancy.She got a First Birthday picture frame from Great Grandma Shirley.Wow, all this stuff, plus all of the gifts she opened on her real birthday last Saturday!
We think she might be a little spoiled... and hope her first words are Thank You!
We're truely blessed to have such giving Family and Friends :-)

Another New Toy!

Mom and Dad didn't only give Madeline a new wagon for her birthday she also got a swing! We hung it on Grandma Judy's clothes line - it was the perfect height - and let her try it out. She loves her wagon so much that she never wanted to get out... that was until we introduced the swing! Now she jumps and points every time we get within view of it and cries when it's time to get out. It looks like we're going to be spending a lot of time outside :-)

Madeline's Wagon

Daddy just couldn't wait until the birthday party on Friday to give Madeline her birthday present, so she got it today... a brand new Radio Flyer Wagon! At first she held on tight, but it wasn't long before she was waving! Daddy pulled her all around the yard. We even went down to the garden to pick raspberries. They're sooo good :-)

Madeline's First Birthday!

Madeline's first birthday!
Even though the official birthday party won't be until next Friday (when the whole family can be here), she still opened a few presents today that were sent to her in the mail. As we expected, she seemed to like the wrapping paper and ribbons better than the actual gifts :-) Grandma Judy sure liked watching her open her gifts :-) After opening gifts we went to cousin Kevin's high school graduation party. They live on a farm with cows! Madeline thought the cows were quite interesting :-) Then we ate some cake. It wasn't official birthday cake, but it was cake all the same - Madeline loved it and dove right in! We're sure she can't wait for her own birthday cake next Friday :-)

Playing Outside

Another perfect evening to play outside! Madeline loves finding sticks and leaves and rocks to play with :-) Daddy watches closely to make sure she doesn't try to eat all of her new "toys" :-)

Goofing Around with Daddy

Madeline loves it when Daddy gets home from work. They always play from the time he gets home to the time she goes to bed (taking a short break for dinner) :-) Dad loves to make her hair all spiky!

Father's Day

It was so nice out today - perfect for Father's Day! We went to downtown Minneapolis for an art festival. We saw all kinds of neat things and ate all kinds of new foods! Madeline and Daddy sure had a good time :-)

Another Wedding!

Today was our cousin Gretchen's wedding. Before we left we ate some lunch and Madeline seemed extraordinarily excited about eating - she even pointed to her new tooth :-) Then she did her new "thing"... when she's done eating she pushes away from the table and puts her feet up.It's kind of cute right now, but I'm sure it won't be in a week or two when we can't get her to stop...

Anyway, after lunch we put on her dress and headed to the wedding. No pictures of Madeline and the bride, but here is one of her and cousin Katie :-)

First Tooth

Madeline had a rough night last night. She was up 3 or 4 times, just crying. We didn't know what was wrong because she hardly ever wakes up in the middle of the night. This morning we noticed she had a little bit of a fever and we thought, maybe she's finally starting to get her first tooth??? Well, we finally convinced her to let us feel inside her mouth and sure enough, we felt her first tooth! It's barely visable, so no pictures yet, but I'm sure we'll be able to post one soon! In the mean time here is one of our feverish little angel :-)

Crawling Games

Madeline has definitely mastered the art of crawling. She gets from here to there so fast! She even plays a game with us where she starts crawling away, then looks back to see if we're following. If we are watching, she turns and crawls away as fast as she can, just giggling.

There she goes!