Maine

We traveled to my Moms over the past weekend. We had a great time per usual. This time though, I really really realized how much I wish I lived on a lake! It was so amazing to just sit on a tube and float on the water. It felt like there was not a worry in the world!

It was fun watching Madelyn play in the lake and the sand. She is my little dare devil. She kept walking out and out and out. She would get to the point where her mouth was not even over the water and she just wanted to keep going!

My brother and sister-in-law made a surprise visit as well. It was good to see them and I know Madelyn had fun.

I also went out in my mom's kayak with my brother. We went farther then I have ever been in one before. I loved it. I have been looking at Craigslist now lol. Too bad we could never afford one!

We also went to a concert while we were there, it was an all day country festival type thing. Blake Shelton, my favorite, was there an rocked it out! So awesome! Eric favors Brad Paisley and he was the headliner. He was good and he came super close to us and then walked through the crowd! It was pretty cool!

Well the countdown in on for when we will be in Maine again, 8 days! :)

Here are some pictures to show you how much fun we had!

Doctors

So.. I had a physical the other day. I know I have some issues, mainly with weight, it is no secret.

Well I just got a call from the nurse about my blood work. My triglycerides and cholesterol came back high.

She says the doctor said to watch my weight and carbs... why do they make it sound so easy....

Long time no talk!

Hello there!

Sorry I have been MIA for a longggggg time but things have been hectic around here. One of my bestest just started a blog and it got me thinking, I should write more on mine.

So basically, life has just been moving along. We purchased a house and moved in, in April. We love having our own space and yard. Madelyn has enjoyed it since the second she was here. The cool thing about our new town is that there are several parks. There are three really nice ones with stuff for little kids. All three have splash pads. Two have pools and there is an indoor pool as well.

The splash pad is very cool. Two of them just have one little thing at it but the big park, which is closest to our house has a HUGE splash pad. It has tons of different things for the kids to play with.

We weren't sure if Madelyn was going to like it right away since it is water being sprayed at your basically. So we brought her to it with her clothes on (we had her swimsuit in the stroller) and let her look at it. As we walked closer and closer, she started to get crazy. She was trying to rip the straps off her and get out! It was so funny. Once we got next to it, she just kept pointing. So I immediately got her into her swimsuit. We put her down and off she went! She was soo excited.

Every time since then, she just runs right in. People are always commenting to us how she just loves water. She is always so happy to be in there. Here are some pictures as evidence that our baby is definitely a water baby!

Dear Madelyn,

Today you turned one. You have been here for 12 months. Those have been the best 12 months of my life. You have changed so much since the time we brought you home. You are bigger, happier, and very much your own person. You love to laugh and giggle, smile, and flirt. You love to eat! You love to play with all your toys every day. You love to sing and dance. At this point your passion is definitely music. You love it. Every time it comes on you dance. Any kind of music. It could be from a commercial, the radio, a cell phone, a toy, or our voices. You dance. You love it. The joy on your face, make everything that was hard over the past 12 months more then worth it.

You are loved little one by so many and do not ever forget that. We love you right down to our bones. No matter what we will always be there for you.

Happy Birthday to you my sweet angel, happy birthday.

Love, Mom xoxo

Birthday Party

We had Monkey's party yesterday. Her birthday is on the 24th but this past weekend was easier for us than next. After my initial meltdown we did good. I am not good with stress and there was just to much of it in the beginning for me to be calm. Thank the ever loving lord that my mother was there because if she wasn't I am pretty sure I would have just said "SCREW THIS" and left.

Family and friends came with arms of gifts. Madelyn is really loved, she got so much! I got to see some of my close friends that I really miss. One of which is pregnant and honestly radiant. It was nice to spend more time with my brother and sister-in-law than I normally do. We should fix that. Everyone talked and seemed genuinely happy to be there. I hope everyone had a good time. Madelyn did great. I thought for sure she was going to be really clingy but she wasn't. I don't think I held her for more than five minutes. She just went from person to person.

She had her first cupcake.... she liked the frosting but not the cake part.. I am not shocked as I do the same!!!! She had some ice cream too, she loved that. I don't have a lot of pictures because I was running around.... but here goes the few I have...

Mmmmm Frosting...

I think I will just play with the cake instead....

She liked ice cream cake mustaches..

Snow

It is no secret to most that I love the snow. Winter is my favorite. Honestly, I am not sure why people don't like it especially when we live in New England where it snows a ton! So we had a ton of snow Tuesday Night/Wednesday. Probably the most snow I have seen. We got 20 inches here. It was awesome. We took the baby out to play last night after work. I know it looks dark but it was only 5pm.

Attempting to crawl in the snow!

She loves to swing even in the snow!

I am a Mom.

Some days I can not believe I am a Mom. I can not believe I can love someone as much as I do. I can not believe that every decision I make, I now consider her.

As I walked through our apartment last night on my way to bed, I noticed things. I noticed the high chair and smiled. I noticed the sippy cup and bottle rack and smiled. I went into the bathroom and noticed the toys in the tub and smiled. When I got to the bedroom, I saw a peacefully sleeping child and smiled. I went to bed and dreamed sweet dreams of being a Mom. Some days it just hits me, that I am a Mom.