Happy Birthday Uncle Eric!

Yesterday was my Uncle Eric's (mom's brother) 25th Birthday. It was also the night of the Fireworks at Stockyard Days. Grandma Diane took mom and me to the farmers market in the morning, then we went to Rosedale and found mom a pair of shoes for a dress for Aunty Susan's wedding. Then we stopped at Linen's N Things and Grandma ran in there and then we stopped at Cub Foods and mom ran in there. Then grandma Diane dropped mom and me off at Grandma Mary's house. Grandma Mary, George, Sarah, and Uncle Eric were just pulling in the parking lot. They went out to breakfast. Mom and I hung out at Grandma's house for quite a while. Aunty Amy came over and brought my cousins with too. We had a lot of fun. After a long time at Grandma Mary's house, we left to go to the Carnival at Long Lake Park. It was Stockyard Days weekend. We walked around, had good stuff to eat, bought a pretty dress for Ariana, picked Ducks, rode ponies, watched Uncle Eric and George get drunk, and then we watched the fireworks. Daddy came when the fireworks were almost over and then we all went home.

I won a frog because I picked three rubber ducks with the number 1 on the bottom of it. Grandma got me a pretty blinking necklace too. It is so big I could use it as a hoola hoop. It is so cool and blinky though!

A picture Aunty Amy took of me at Grandma's house


Cousin Ariana and her super pretty new dress


Cousin Ariana riding the ponies!


Mom helping me pick ducks


Grandma didn't get my head on this one.. but I've finally picked a duck of my own!


I hope we can do that again! That was a lot of fun!

Sprinkler!

Mom and I were hanging outside today, like we always do! And then she set up the sprinkler. So I decided to take her through it!





Then I walked over to the side walk along our house and sat down to dry off in the sun!





Come Here You Little Ant!


We went back and hung out in the grass again.. and look at my dirty feet!

New Brighton Stockyard Days Parade

This was my second parade, but it is the first one that I actually enjoyed and paid attention. Mom also didn't get to take a picture of me at the first one. I was quite grumpy and she had to stand and hold me the whole time. Plus I cried when the fire trucks sounded their horns and the police cars sounded their sirons. But not this time! I had McDonald's short bread cookies, a tootsie roll (thanks grandma!), I was volconized and then crowned king. It was a great time...















And then... mom tried to rub off the Volcon mark....

They Call Me MISTER PIG!!!

Mom gave me a Famous Amos cookie......

BIG Mistake!





Mom says "Please don't look at me in the pictures. Apparently Daddies funny faces had more of an effect on me than they did on Maddie"

Ducky Ducky!

I love bathtime. I love to play with my ducks. I love to eat my ducks. And the coolest thing - I do not have to sit in my baby bath anymore! I bruised my back so until I start trying to stand up and be reckless in the tub, mom and dad are going to hold off on buying me a toddler seat for the tub.





I've also figured out how to put bubbles on the side of the bathtub!

Dairy Queen!

Grandma bought me and fed me Dairy Queen....

MMM Grandma! This is Good!


Let me try this spoon stuff!


Uh Oh! Mom has caught me...


Dairy Queen Hat???


Where did it all go???


Hehehehehehehehe!

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)