Enjoying the sun...

A few days ago, we enjoyed some time outside since it wasn't sooo hot. We walked around with her babydoll stroller, thanks Aunt Kristen! She loves to walk around and is getting so good at changing directions and moving the stroller if she hits a curb. Here are a few pictures from our adventure outside! This is pure precious! She wanted to carry her babydoll and try to push the stroller. She actually did very well pushing with one hand!

Nothing like a little girl and her daddy!

Madison trying to play with the bubbles! Not sure she got the hang of it, but maybe after a few more times she will really love it!

Beastly Feast...Zoo Atlanta!

Here are a few pictures from the Beastly Feast that we attended a few weeks ago. I love this event, as the Zoo is my favorite place in Atlanta. The Zoo is completely closed so that you have the best view of all the animals. I LOVE the pandas from Chengdu, which is is awesome because I have been there and seen them in their habitat there. The gorillas were awesome! They feed them apples so they are front and center and all "fighting" over the apples.
The Zebras were prancing around...

And here is my favorite animal of all! The ELEPHANT! This creature amazes me, with its size and how they eat.

So Sweet...

The last week, since Maddie has really started walking, has been a joyous time. The new things that she does are precious. One if my favorite might be that she will be standing and she will want to walk, but first she will reach up for your hand. Make my heart melt! Another great thing is that she will now walk over to the chair that her highchair is in and reach up when she is hungry. I love she can now tell me what she wants more than just sitting there and screaming!

We have been battling with the molars and her eye teeth, and still we have not seen them come in! I am so ready for them to come in, so that my sweet baby will come back.

Also, she has now started throwing tantrums...which is not a good thing. We have learned to just ignore her when she does this, but sometimes that is easier said then done. When she throws her entire body on the floor and starts kicking her legs...I thought this wasn't supposed to happen until she was 2! I guess one is the new two!

Here is a picture of Maddie in her pigtails that her teacher put in her hair!

Maddie absolutely LOVES her daycare teacher! I am so thankful to have such a wonderful place with such caring people. She has no separation anxiety when I drop her off, which is great!

I will try to get more pictures up soon! Life has been very hectic for us lately!

Maddie is WALKING!

That's right...she is WALKING! I cannot believe that she is old enough to be walking. She will be 13 months next weekend, and my how the time has flown by! The past year has been a wonderful and crazy year. We have been so blessed with our little angel!

As I look back over the past year, I giggle and almost cry. We truly have had a wonderful year! It is so hard to believe that she is now a toddler, it is CRAZY! We are enjoying our time with her and experiencing everything with her.

All the wonderful things that we have experienced over the past year make all the late nights and midnight feedings and even her new tantrums worth it all!

On another note, she now has some good walking shoes for the summer! We made our first Stride Rite purchase yesterday, we are loving them! Hope you enjoy the video!

Birthday Party!

On May 1, Madison had her official birthday party! We had a blast planning it, and then when it finally came, it went by way to fast! We had so many friends there to help her celebrate, it was awesome! She loved the cake again, except I think that she ate almost the whole thing her self this time. Here she is going at the cake again...she might start thinking that she gets a cake every week!
All the kids loved climbing the stairs...especially sweet Dominic! I loved Madison's outfit for the day, thanks to Aunt Kadie!

Here she is pushing her new babydoll stroller that "Aunt" Kristen gave her! We love it and she pushes it around all the time!

Hoping to get more up soon! We have so many pictures and videos to sift through. I hope you all enjoy!

We sure do love our little munchkin so much, it is hard to believe that she is a toddler now!