Scooter

Madison got a scooter for her birthday from my sister, Victoria. At first, I thought she would be too young for it but she does a good job at riding it. She knew what to do with that scooter the second we put her on. It took her longer to learn to ride her tricycle. She doesn't give a fuss about her helmet but she doesn't care too much for her pads. I'm so proud of her and her accomplishments. It was not too long ago that we put her in a walker to learn to walk and now we find ourselves teaching her to ride a scooter. Our sweetheart is growing too fast. It makes me said but extremely happy at the same time. She is at such a fun age right now. She teaches me something new everyday. Every action, word, gesture,.... is PRICELESS! Her vocabulary is increasing which is awesome and I love the fact that I can carry a nice conversation with her. She says the funniest things. What can I say- she's a pretty sharp girl. Jon and I are blessed to have Madison in our lives and we absolutely adore her. Below are a couple of pictures of Maddie riding her scooter.

Happy Birthday Jon & Madison

We've had so many things going on and I feel awful about not blogging about Jon and Madison's birthday. Our sweet little pride and joy turned 2 on July 9 and Jon turned 27 on August 6. For some reason, I had trouble downloading Maddie's birthday pictures but I was able to post 2. She had 3 birthday cakes this year which made her very happy because she LOVES cake. She had Abby Cadabby, Princess and Tinkerbell cakes/cupcakes. She had a Tinkerbell jumper and had alot of fun playing with her cousins. She got sooo many nice gifts which included clothes, toys, arts & crafts, Nike soccer ball, wall hanging/portraits for her room,...etc. Being that she had 3 birthday parties, we have no room for her new stuff. But it was nice, fun and exhausting. Madison had a blast and when we asked what she enjoyed the most about her birthday, her eyes lit up and she said: "My cake." We can't believe that our sweet girl is 2 years old. She is such an amazing person and has brought so much JOY to our lives. Madison fulfills our hearts in every way.


Maddie helped Daddy blow out all his birthday candles. We went to dinner at Claim Jumpers and Ruth Ann made him a German Chocolate Cake. Jon said the best part of his birthday was hearing Maddie sing him 'Happy Birthday'.

Sorry everyone- I forgot to rotate this picture. Maddie got Daddy a Raiders jersey.

Madison playing in her jumper the next morning after her party. We got to keep the jumper for over 24 hours. She had so much fun!!!

Here's Maddie getting ready to whack her pinata. She really liked hitting it but we had a little problem because she didn't want to let the other kids have a chance. Yes, we're still having a bit of a sharing problem. Overall, she and Jon had great birthdays and we're glad our families were able to share these special days with us.