Ana's Birthday Party

It was alot of fun. She got so many cool presents. Lots of horsey's and pony's. I cannot wait until my birthday! When is my birthday....? Anyways! There were alot of people there.. I walked around and well... slept most of the time. They dressed me up as Cinderella.. and that wasn't very fun. They dressed Kaden up too.. but all they did to him was put on a birthday hat.. I wish I could have traded with him!

And now for some pictures!!!

Kaden in his Hat


Mr. Cinderella




"I'm gonna get you!"


"Pop! I got you!"


Mom showing Aunty Amy how her (moms) camera works

Happy 8 Months to Me!!

So today I am 8 Months old! Look how big I am sitting on Grandma's new bench!





I am SO big today... that mommy let me paint!









Me and Mommy are ALL FULL of Paint!



Mom thinks I look so adorable in Daddies shirt (sorry daddy!), she wanted to take a pictures of me standing in it.. I had other plans though!



Painting was so much fun! I hope mommy lets me do it again sometime!

Maddie's Milestone's by Mommy

In the past two months, Maddox has learned alot of new things

June:
+ Sitting Up Straight
+ Passing toys from one hand to the other
+ Holds two objects - one in each hand
+ Reaching/Picking up toys then getting back into sitting position
+ rolling from belly to back
+ getting around on the ground
+ sitting in the bath
+ walking and standing with assistance

July:
+ Feeds himself with bottle
+ Finger Foods
+ Standing - Holding onto furniture
+ Walking - Holding onto furniture
+ Walking - Moving between furniture
+ Getting into sitting position from belly
+ Waving Hello, Goodbye, and Goodnight
+ Pats/Slaps his knee to clapping games (pat-a-cake, if you are happy and you know it, etc)
+ Takes "steps" on hands and knees
+ swinging in the toddler swing
+ pulling into stand position (holding onto my jeans)

a New friend and Showing off!

Mom thinks I am going to look so funny when I start walking by myself.. because I am so short! ha!

Here I am walking along side the couch


Doing it one handed, with mom's help


I met a friend today when I went to the park with Mom. Her name is Victoria. She was very nice and she though I was really cute.

Here we are playing in the sand together


We came home and had a cookie


and then we went back to the park

Here I am on the swing


on our way home, I kept looking up at mom and laughing at her.

I met a bunch of people today that are supposedly related to me.... It was pretty fun though. Dad played Volley Ball, I had a pickle, mom had a brownie. Grandma bought Kaden and I matching outfits when they stopped at ShopKo in St. Cloud. We stayed for a few hours and then we went home.

Ariana and Mackenzie playing in GreatGreat Uncle Ed's garden


Kaden bearing his weight on his little legs


I tried to steal Savannah's nuke so she slapped me


Me being consoled by Savannah's Great Aunty after I got beat up by a girl


GreatGreat Uncle Ed bringing Ariana to see the horsey's


The Horsey's


Mother Hen, Cheyenne, pushing Me in my stroller


Now Trying to give me juice in a sippy cup


And now she is trying to help mom feed me my bottle!


Dante, John, and Jordan all holding hands


Great Aunt Sandy playing with Kaden in the sand


We had such a good time!

Barbies!

Mom babysat Dante and Kaden today (grandma took Ariana home with her). My Uncle Lewis put all these Barbie dolls around Kaden when he was sleeping on the living room floor.





Mom has a feeling bad things are going to happen to her when Kaden's Daddy see's these pictures.....

Babysitting at Auntie Amys!

Today Mom and I babysat Isis and Mason at Auntie Amy's house. We went there so that Siri (their mommy) wouldn't have to drive all the way out here to drop them off and pick them up and because Auntie Amy said she would take them after 6-7PM until 9PM. Auntie Amy had suggested that we go out there to do it, because we were babysitting from 11AM-9PM. That way Isis and Mason also got to play with their friends Dante and Ana (my cousins). So it all worked out fantastic and Auntie Amy was very nice for letting us come over!

Mom didn't get any pictures of Isis, but she did get some pictures of Mason and Kaden.

Mason eating a Popsicle


Kaden and I playing together


Smiley Kaden


Sleepy Kaden

I Can Stand!

Mom was letting me show off today. She stood me up in my crib and let me stand holding onto the side. Of course she had to take pictures. I love to show off though!



And this is what happens when mom tries to take a picture without looking at the camera!

Another Exhausting Day!

At 8AM this morning, Grandma Diane, Mom, and I went to the Farmers Market (like we do every Saturday!). Mom got some Farmers Market Checks at the WIC place when we went on Thursday and so she used $12 to buy me fruits and veggies for dinner. We got home, Mom worked really hard to get me to sleep and then we had to scurry to get me ready for the Duk Duk Daze Parade. Registration was at 9:30AM and then the parade was at 10AM. I didn't win anything and I didn't think I would because we didn't have alot of time or tools to dress me up very well or dress my stroller up very well, but it was still very fun. Grandma Diane bought me a really cute outfit from Gymboree to wear. That was super cool! I can't wait to wear it again! Then after that, Mom worked really hard again to get me to bed (I had yet to take a decent nap) and I finally went to bed. By that time it was time for her and Grandma Diane to get ready to leave. They were going Kayaking at French Regional Park. They had to drop me off at Grandma Mary's house first though. On the way there, right before the Central Ave Exit, the tire went flat. We had to stop on the side of the freeway. Central was still just a little too far away and Grandma didn't want to ruin her rim. I had fallen asleep in the car right away after leaving home and didn't wake up again until sometime after getting to Grandma Mary's house. Mom told me that some nice guy that stops into daddy's work often stopped to help. He put the spare on for us. Daddy came and got me and brought me to grandma's house so that Mom and grandma could leave right away for home. They were already running late. Anyways, They went Kayaking, which I hear was alot of fun, I hung out with Grandma Mary and Cousin Kaden until daddy came to pick me up around 2:30-3PM. Mom and Grandma got home around 4:30PM. Mom, Dad and I played with Newspaper and made hates and then I got to spend some more quality time with Dad while Mom made my food for the next month. It was a good and fun day!

Finger Foods!

Today mom gaves me finger foods! Sweet Potatoes cut up in little squares. Mom put a few in my mouth (one at a time, of course) and each time I couldn't get them chewed up enough and coughed as they were going down. I couldn't quite figure out how to put them in my mouth myself though.

We Finally Made It!

To Grandma Mary's house on the Bus, that is! We checked the schedule the day before, got everything packed and ready to go. So when we woke up in the morning, we just had to think about our regular day.. grab our stuff and leave when it was time to catch the bus. Luckily this time we didn't leave anything on the bus, we didn't have to walk up to Winnetka, and the bus actually came!

This is me waiting for the first bus


Here I am on the bus


And this is Downtown Minneapolis, waiting for our 2nd bus!


It turned out to be a pretty good day.. and grandma bought me a can of Formula!

Independence Day!

Today was the 4th of July. I had a great day. I am not going to say how mom's day was, she was pretty upset most of the day. I made her day pretty go though. Aunty Amy helped alot too with the cute outfit she bought me from Old Navy. Mom has wanted it for a long time but just didn't have the money to get it. Aunty found it last minute when she went to get Uncle Kerry some shirts. Anyways, Grandma Mary came to pick us up. We barboqued and hung out there for a long time. Daddy came over and then later, Aunty, Uncle, and My cousins went with Mom, Dad, and I to Central Park to watch the Fireworks. Grandma bought us some cool glowy things. Cousin Dante rode in the car with us to the park.

Here I am with Dante, playing N64. I am wearing Cousin Kaden's hat!




Here are some cool fireworks


I loved them. I just laid back in the stroller and starred up at them the whole time. Mom was very impressed that I didn't cry once.