Madi's 5th Birthday Party

Madi is really into gymnastics right now. She takes classes at Desert Devils and just loves it. We found out that they do birthday parties there and Madi was all over it. She was so excited for her party and for her friends to come and see where she has so much fun. We had her party on a Sunday so there wasn't anybody else around except for our group. The coach that was helping with the party's name was Maddie too...which put a huge grin on Madi's face when she found out.

The kids were able to do everything in the gym....and really I mean everything. There was lots of jumping, stretching, tumbling, bar swinging, rock climbing, bouncing, sliding, balance beaming, ring spinning, obstacle course doing and pit jumping!! I'm sure I missed a few but sheesh it was a blast. I think the adults had as much fun watching all the kids doing their gymnastics and the kids had doing it.

After an hour 1/2 of doing all of the above we went upstairs for cupcakes and presents. I really think that the kiddos ate as fast as they could and helped Madi open her presents quickly so they could go back out on the floor for a few minutes before they left. We really had such a fun time with the friends and family that were there. Thank you everyone for coming and helping make this a very memorable birthday for our princess!

AMAZING JAKES

We have a tradition in our family to let the birthday person choose where they would like to go eat for their birthday. Madi chose Amazing Jakes for her birthday dinner...which shouldn't come as a surprise that she tries to make her birthday celebration last as long as possible (i think she gets it from me). We invited Madi's cousins that live in town since they weren't able to make it to her gymnastics party. They all had such a great time. If you've never been there I highly recommend it as a fun family activity!

They went on every ride they could and ate lots and lots of the self serve ice cream in the little cones that was just the right size. Madi was so excited for the bumper cars that she didn't even mind waiting in line for 45 minutes. It seemed to be worth the wait. She had a perma-smile on her face after. I tried to get a picture while they were going around the track but they were too fast for my camera. If you look at the blurry picture above, Madi and Brady are in the blue bumper car, just about to pass Nana and Bella in the black car.

After hours of fun it was time to go home and of course you couldn't leave without another kid size ice cream cone!!

Answers from Madilyn

I saw these questions on a friends blog so I decided to write them down and ask Madi when she wasn't jumping or climbing on the furniture. I think I'd like to ask her again in a few years and see what her answers are then. So enjoy.

1. What is something mom says to you?

*YES!

(does this mean she's spoiled??)

2. What makes mom happy?

*ME!

3. What makes mom sad?

*scary things

4. How does your mom make you laugh?

*when her hair is silly

5. What was your mom like as a child?

*she had light blond curly hair

(i think she said this because she was looking at an old school picture and

my hair had curls in it-but defiantly light blond)

6. How old is your mom?

*31

7. How tall is your mom?

*70 inches? no just 70

(I always wanted to be a little taller)

8. What is her favorite thing to do?

*play with me

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?

*go shopping

(unfortunately it's usually grocery shopping-not too exciting)

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?

*for doing a party

(I do like to throw a nice party)

11. What is your mom really good at?

*dessing up herself

12. What is your mom not very good at?

*not so good at scaring me

13. What does your mom do for a job?

*homework

(hmmmm....)

14. What is your mom's favorite food?

*soup

(i have no idea where she got this from)

15. What makes you proud of your mom?

*hugs

(as she is jumping on me to give me a hug)

16. If your mom was a cartoon character, who would she be?
*Dora because the signing time kids are real

(very smart girl and we do like Siging Time)

17. What do you & your mom do together?

*get Starbucks

(yes I started her early)

18.How are you & your mom the same?

*we both have light hair & blue eyes

19. How are you & your mom different?

*she has more freckles than me

20. How do you know your mom loves you?

*because she tells me all the time

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?

*that he's silly

(which he tries to be often)

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?

*Starbucks!

(she knows me)

First Swim of the Season

Madi has been taking swimming lessons for a couple months now and she thought it was time to finally be able to get into Nana and Papa's pool since it has been hot for a few days in a row. She's is a very good swimmer and absolutely loves the water...just like her mom. We took the plunge and decided to let her give it a try (and try out Nana and Papa's new pebble tech). As you can see she loved it....who'd a thought!

She loves to swim, float, jump, dive.....you name it....as long as she's in the pool she loves it!
We are very excited for a great summer and many more trips to the pool!

1st Swim of the Season

We are so happy that Nana and Papa have a pool and that they live so close!! This was Madi's first swim of the season and she had such a blast. She has become quite the little fish and just loves the water. Which makes me so happy because I am a big fan of water myself ;)

I'm sure Madi would be very content being a mermaid and never having to get out of the water! Every summer we consider getting a pool ourselves....we start talking about what it would take to maintain it all year round....we reconsider and are very content going to Nana and Papas for a good swim. Maybe next year...