Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Weekend trip to Quincy

Playing with the girls at Grandma and Grandpa Hull's house.


Happy Birthday Grandma!







Madison and I visited Quincy last weekend. She is walking assisted and has only taken a few uneasy steps on her own. She likes to give kisses now and prefers kissing her stuffed animals rather than Mommy or Daddy. She no longer likes baby food and will spit it out...she still has 4-5 bottles each day and real food for lunch and dinner. Madison is a big fan of Mac & Cheese and Cherrios. Daisy is also a big fan of Cherrios since Madison enjoys feeding them to her. Madison loves being outside and I'm so glad warm weather is here for the next few days. Hopefully it will be warm enough to go see Willie weigh-in at the fishing tournament this Sunday. Willie is spending the nights this week working on Grandpa's Sable. For those who don't know, we got my Grandpa's Mercury Sable for Willie to commute in instead of putting miles on his truck. The first time he drove it to work, it threw a belt which he was able to fix. The next week he drove it, it threw the belt again and we had to rent a flat-bed auto hauler from U-Haul to get the car back home. Now he's working on replacing the water pump so we don't have to put more $ into it at a repair shop. He's trying to get that done this week so he can start on the kitchen floor this weekend. We're pulling up the current floor & laying tile before Madison's birthday party at our house on May 16th. We only have 2 weeks to get it done since Madison is also having a birthday party in Quincy on May 9th. This Spring is going so quick already!

Monday, April 13, 2009

Madison is 11 Months




Sunday, April 12, 2009

We are home!

We had an awesome vacation & are finally home & unpacked. Madison did GREAT...on the plane and the rest of the week - the sunny Florida weather suits her well. She was happy sitting in the Exersaucer next to the pool watching all the kids swim. She did get in a few times, but the sun was so intense I didn't want her to burn. She does have a baby suntan - it's very cute. She took great naps, was rarely crabby, wore her sunhat, ate well - maybe we should move to the beach :)

Madison learned how to give kisses while we were on vacation. She makes the kissing sound and will come at me with an open mouth if I pucker up. She doesn't do it with Willie, probably because of his moustache!
Playing in the pool with the big kids.


Big kids having fun in the pool.


Back of the house.



On the deck overlooking the ocean.





Enjoying her pool float (thanks Kelly!)



View of the beach from our guest house.

View of the ocean from the main house.



Madison enjoying the warm weather with her sunhat.



Walking the beach.


She didn't get a chance to eat the sand, I was watching her very carefully!

Saturday, April 4, 2009

We're leaving on a jet plane...


We're off to Florida tomorrow morning on a 7:45am flight. Madison gave me a scare last night & I thought she was getting sick again. We woke up this morning & she was 100% better - thanks goodness! I've been cleaning house & packing all day. Dogs are at the kennel and we're ready to go. Madison was enjoying the warm weather outside this afternoon while Daddy mowed.