Colorado Easter Vacation - Day 1

We got into Denver late last night and made it to Uncle Nick and Kate's apartment a little after midnight. After some catching up we all tried to get a little sleep, but were up early to go and get Aunt Alyssa from the airport. When we got back to the apartment Madeline was already up and loved all of the attention she was getting from having so many aunts and uncles around!
She settled right in with Godmother Alyssa. It looks like the 2 months it's been since she's seen Godmother (except in pictures) didn't phase her at all. It's going to be a great vacation :-)

Happy St. Patty's Day!

We didn't have any Saint Patrick's Day festivities planned this year, but decided it wouldn't be a good idea to stay cooped up in the apartment. So, we went to the Saint Louis Park Rec. Center for Open Tot Time. Madeline got dressed in her green pants and we were off. She found some new things to play with today...

A tricycle (no peddling on her own yet) And a fire truck! Always a good time :-)

That girl doesn't have any clothes on!!!

We haven't taken pictures of Madeline at bath time for quite a while, so we thought it was about time to capture her in action! Whenever she gets ready for the bath she takes the opportunity to run around the apartment without any clothes on - she thinks it's hilarious!!! When we finally catch her, into the bath she goes.
Most of her time is spent playing with her bath toys, but she likes dumping water on herself too :-) Eventually the soap comes out and she gets all cleaned up :-)
Time to dry off and get those PJ's on!!! Always an adventure :-)

A trip to Wisconsin

The very unfortunate loss of a Kate's brother, Jack (20), moved us to make a trip to Wisconsin to attend his services (Kate is Uncle Nick's long-time girl friend). Grandma Judy made the trip with Mommy and Madeline.
It was very sad, but we hope Madeline's smile helped make Kate feel a little better. So many of Kate's family and friends were there for support.

We took this very rare opportunity to capture Uncle Nick with all three of his Godchildren... Madeline and Cayden became fast friends :-) We love you Kate and think of you often...

Happy Birthday Aunt Melanie!!!

A night out with family is always fun and it's even more fun when there is a birthday involved :-) So, to help Aunt Melanie celebrate her 19th birthday we drove down to Saint Peter and met her & Grandma Judy and Dave for dinner. Madeline was so good and kept everyone entertained as usual :-) Happy 19th Birthday Melanie!

Is it Spring Yet?

The Minnesota winter seems to be lasting forever, but we're trying to keep things entertaining here in our apartment :-) Today all of the cushions came off the couch and turned into Madeline's very own fort! She climbed and crawled and jumped and even invited all of her stuffed animal friends to join in the fun :-) Amazing the hours of entertainment your furniture can create!

A Friend Visits from Chicago!

Since we've moved to Minnesota, Mommy and Daddy don't get to see many of their friends from college any more, but today Kelly was in town from Chicago so we went to meet her. We did some shopping at the mall and then went to the Cheesecake factory for lunch. We had a lot of fun!
We love visitors so anyone heading up to the Great White North (Minnesota) should give us a call - we'd definitely love to see you :-)

Madeline meets the Little Einstiens!

Madeline's absolute favorite thing is Disney's Little Einstiens cartoon. We think the reason she likes it so much is because it's pretty much the only show she gets to watch and she typically only gets to watch one 20 minute episode a day...
Anyway, today Toddler Tuesday at the Mall of America had the Little Einstiens so we just had to go! We got a great Little Einstiens poster, colored some Little Einstiens pictures, read a Little Einstiens book, listened to the little Einstiens sing a song and even got our picture taken with them! It was Madeline's favorite Toddler Tuesday ever!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Today Mommy and Madeline colored a Valentine's Day card for Daddy and anxiously waited for him to get home to give it to him! When Daddy got home he opened his card and then Madeline opened the other gifts she got in the mail...

A new chair from Grandma and Grandpa Frantz... A new dress from Great-Aunt Lisa and Great-Uncle Bob... and a great new Dump Truck from Daddy. Thanks everyone!

Rec Center Fun

The Saint Louis Park Rec. Center has Open Tot Time every Monday and Wednesday morning. We've been going for a few weeks and Madeline really has a good time. They have all sort of new toys.

Puppets... and Scooters! Madeline's favorites seem to be the cool cars she can ride
(and get pushed in!)...and the just-her-size school bus :-) They have 2 bouncers too! So much fun!!! Another great way to burn off some energy :-)