Family & Friends

YES, it's true!!! JR is reading.


Madison and Olivia pretending to sleep on the floor

Madison's first time bathing with a friend!

Madison and Olivia

Giving Grover a bath in the dog's water

Olivia and Madison

Olivia trying to see Madison's lamb that McKenzie gave her

Grandpa McGee and Madison

That's waht I call a mohawk!!

Madison and Mommy

Grandpa McGee and Madison

Two weeks ago Jr's Dad was here to help us work on the back of the house. He spent a week here working hard and enjoying spending time with Madison. Madison loved time with her Grandpa McGee and also the couple of days she had with Grandma Anita. Madison was able to play her first round of miniature golf, which she really enjoyed. We hope that they can move closer soon.

I had a really nice Mother's Day. Madison and JR made me chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast and then we spent the morning at the park. Mark came over for dinner and met JR's Dad and Anita and we had roast for dinner.

This past weekend we had our friends Helena and Andy over for dinner along with their kids Olivia and Alex. Madison and Olivia were so adorable playing together. At first Madison was shy, but once she ate dinner she started to warm up. Olivia is three and would grab Madison and they'd run around the backyard together. They ended up taking a bath together and then Olivia decided she wanted to sleep on Madison's floor. I have some really cute pictures of them pretending to sleep on the floor together:) Madison is growing up so fast!!!

April

Madison pretending to be Franklin


Watching the ducks outside of her bedroom


eating corn like a big girl for the first time!


Aunt Mic and Madison playing in the pool


Going down the slide at the zoo

Madison, Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Mark

Madison and Aunt Mic

Madison and Grandma watching the giraffes

Madison and Grandpa

In the African hut

Grandpa, Madison, Mommy, Aunt Mic, and Uncle Mark

April has come and gone again. We have had weather in the 80's and also the 30's. Both are too extreme for me for this time of the year. Madison is growing so much. She doesn't look like a baby anymore, but a little girl. She had Grandma and Grandpa down here a couple of weeks ago. We had a wonderful time at the zoo and the local park. Madison is also getting to spend lots of time with her Aunt Mic and Uncle Mark and she is also getting to know her Aunt Dani and Uncle Aaron.

JR is busy with work. He had some tac-med training this week and a lot of meetings/training in the next couple of weeks. His dad is coming next week to help us work on the house. The water collects along our patio so the siding is starting to rot.
I have part time employment with the US Census Bureau and have started training this week and today started going door to door to get the "missing" people to fill our their evaluations. So far I haven't had any bad experiences, but it's early. I am still trying to build up my clientele for my esthetics's and have recently become certified in Brazilian waxing... thanks Mic, I owe you big time!!!!

Aspen and Demon are doing well. When the weather is nice we try to get them out as much as possible. Madison loves to chase them around the backyard and also to help me comb them. Dani let us borrow the dog comb called the furminator, it is the best brush I have ever used and I don't say that lightly. I am going out to buy one asap!!!

Spring

Madison driving Papa's truck (she put the seat belt on herself)


Break time from doing yardwork



Madison and Nanny Kelty (dog slobber on the face)

Kisses!!!! XOXOXO

Watch out Kelty!!!

Rocking horse that Great Grandpa Fisher made Madison

Madison helping to feed baby Maddie

Madison and Maddie

Already a babysitter!!!

Madison and Aunt Dani

Easter egg hunt

What? More eggs!!!!

Madison always holds her arm up like that when she is holding a purse or something on her arm.

Spring is officially here and we are ready for the warm weather. Madison loves to play outside and to go to the park. It's a struggle to get her inside anymore, but with us living in Idaho one day it will be 60 and the next day it's 32 and snowing.

We have been watching Kelty this past week since Mom and Dad have been in Oklahoma for my Aunt Theresa's funeral. She passed away on Easter from pancreatic cancer and she will be greatly missed by everybody who knew her. She was my only aunt who ever slept out on the deck with me at the cabin :) Madison is in love with Kelty. She crawls on the dog bed with her just to cuddle and she grabs Kelty's tail to rub it on her face.

I've started taking Madison to the library for storytime. She seems to enjoy it and really enjoys picking out her library books that she gets to take home that week. Madison also had her first slumber party at Michala and Mark's house last night. She slept all night which makes it a great success.

Last week we watched a friends baby and Madison fell in love. She will be a great big sister when the day comes. She was so excited about the baby that I had to have JR come and pry Madison off of her a couple times. She was a great help with feeding her and also with diaper changes. It was pretty adorable watching Madison give her kisses and sharing her blankets and her bunny. I forget how big she is getting until you see her around a 3 month old; she's my baby!!!

Cabin

Madison and Pappa


Aspen


Kelty, Madison, and Aunt Mic


Mic and Madison

Madison, Mic, and Demon

Maga (Grandma) and Madison's spit bath

Mommy and Madison

Papa, Madison, and Mommy

Mysterious scratch marks (Dad thinks it's bobcat)

Madison, Mommy, and Aunt Mic

Michala, Madison, Aspen, Demon, and I came up to Coeur d'Alene this past weekend. We spent a wonderful weekend up at the cabin. This was the first year in a long time that we were able to drive up to the cabin this early in the spring. Michala kept an eye on Madison and Mom and Dad hauled brush for me to burn. I had such a hot fire on Friday that we were able to just start the fire Saturday morning with only newspaper and no matches.
Madison loved it at the cabin. We thought the fresh air would wear Madison out, but it was like baby crack. She was up until 9 pm on Friday and 11 pm on Saturday. She slept with me both nights which was really nice.

Aspen and Demon enjoyed digging and chasing deer. Kelty was exhausted after the first couple hours Friday. It was a very enjoyable weekend.

Changing

playing in her tent (looking through the tunnel)

sitting at the big table

her and her baby on the rocking horse
Madison loves to make her baby cry and then she hugs and pats her.

Giving the camera kisses

Pigtails!!!!

Ever since Madison has been feeling better it's as if she is a whole new person. She just talks and talks and talks. Her favorite things to say are: up, Aspie (Aspen, every dog is Aspie), thank you, kisses, hungy (hungry), swing, nanna (bananna), waawees (water), and so on. She repeats everything you say. She burped today and JR and I said Juicy and Madison goes "juicy." She is also feeling more comfortable at Aunt Michala and Uncle Marks place. We can go over there and she just takes control. She loves to go up and down the stairs or to take one of Michala's purses and say "bye, bye."
This past weekend, JR and Mark had a basketball tournament that we took Madison to. She had a great time watching Daddy and Uncle Mark play. She's just not the best cheerleader, whenever they would miss a basket she would laugh. Dad came in this weekend for a meeting so we went to his hotel and had pizza and went swimming. I forgot my camera so I do not have any pictures. It took Madison awhile to get into the water, but by the end of the evening she really enjoyed it.

Busy two weeks

Sick baby!!!


Madison having Daddy try on all her hats

Loading the dishwasher

We've had a pretty eventful last two weeks. It all began last Monday when Madison suddenly began throwing up and unable to stay awake. We ended up taking her to the ER because of the sudden onset and also she had hit her head. She threw up six times in three hours, was super sleepy, and hypothermic. She had a CT, which came back clear, and so we were sent home with the idea that she had a virus. By Wednesday she was much better which was good since my sister, her husband Mark, and my Mom were on their way down. Madison was fine for rest of the week and weekend as we moved Mic and Mark in. The only thing was that she wouldn't go to sleep Friday until almost 11 and then Sat. she was up off and on all night. On Sunday Mom flew home and Madison got sick again. It's wednesday now and she seems to be getting back to her normal self, but she still has a low fever and can get pretty fussy, but at least she is eating and drinking some. The doctor is checking to see if maybe she has a UTI because she really hasn't had any wet diapers even though she is drinking water.
I am feeling like a really bad mom right now. These last two weeks have been rough on me. Everybody knows that I don't handle vomit well and it's been very hard seeing my daughter feel so crappy and not being able to make her feel better. She is very clingy to me, which is understandable, but she hasn't slept through the night in weeks. I am also letting her eat whatever she wants when she wants just to get food in her. I'm just doubting what I'm doing since I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing.

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