A day at the lake: July 2011

Madeline's First Hair Cut at Snip Its: July 2011

Madeline loved her first trim. From the moment she walked in to the salon, she was bombarded with color, bubbles, stickers and to top it off a sucker while she sat in the barber chair. We got a certificate and a lock of her sweet hair as a keepsake.

Family and Friends: June 2011

June was a busy month. Madeline and Landon did a summer swim session at the community pool. Madeline was not afraid of the water at all. She went under water, blew bubbles, learned to kick and use big arms, and from sitting on the edge of the pool she would jump in to us. Mimi (Jan) came out to visit. So Maddie got Mimi time, and Mimi got to see Maddie in action at the pool.
Mid month, our good friends from Tucson came out with their 11 month old baby girl to visit us and vacation by the lake. We spent a nice day at King's Beach in Tahoe and Galena State Park in Reno.








A major highlight at the end of the month was our trip to Bakersfield for Nana's 80th birthday and our first visit out to meet, Logan, the newest little Freeman bundle. Jackson and I went out for a nice lunch with Nana to celebrate an early birthday. She says she likes to celebrate the whole month. We stayed with Baba and Grandma. We got to swim and had a nice barbque with Great Auntie and Uncle and Matthew. Our last day in Bako we visited with Papa, Gramma, Auntie and Uncle and all the cousins. Ty loved carrying Maddie around!

Little Logan was just under a month when we got to meet him. He is the most adorable, sweet little baby! He is used to the noise and constant prodding from his two older brothers and is very good natured! Madeline liked checking out a "real baby," but she seemed a little uncertain of what to think about him! She did want to make sure he constantly had his pacifier in his mouth just like her baby dolls.

Summer Fun: June 2011

Madeline is happiest outside. She is such a little nature girl just like her dad! If she is outside, she can entertain herself for hours playing in the water, digging in the dirt and running on the grass. She loves to move water and sand from the bucket to the sandbox to the potted plants.

Las Vegas Surprise: June 8-11, 2011

My dad aka Papa got a big surprise! Gramma aka Mary flew Madeline and I out on June 8th as an early Father's Day present. She picked us up from the airport under the guise of going out to buy items for his Father's Day surprise. We pulled up to the house. The plan was to greet Papa at the front door, but when he heard the car door shut he was out in the front yard. He was shocked! Gramma had the camera ready to capture the moment.

Madeline's favorite activity at their house was playing in the pool! She especially loved that she could walk around in a circle on the spa steps. When she wasn't in the pool, she was talking about it, "pool, pool, pool." She loves the water! While in Las Vegas, we also checked out a huge aquarium at Bass Pro Shop and visited the tigers and dolphins at the Mirage. Maddie also enjoyed the great fountain display at the Belagio. We all had a great time!






Mary took these lovely pictures below!