Como Zoo and Kaden's 1st Birthday!!

We left around 9am to go to Como Zoo. Luckily it takes around 30 minutes to get there because they don't open til 10am! Maddox had ALOT of fun and he was PO'd when we brought him to the car to leave! We went to the conservatory too and saw all the gardens. I'm pretty sure it was my first time ever going to the conservatory.

Maddox and Daddy walking to the Zoo entrance! I LOVE pictures like this.. they are so cute!



The first animals that we saw:









and then we headed towards the Large Cats.



What does the Tiger say?



RARRRRRRR!!!



We saw all the primates, lion, tiger, snow leopard, cougar, ostrich, zebras, giraffe, bison, sea lions, cute little duckling in the sea lions pool, polar bears..... is that it? And then we went to the conservatory.

A beautiful 28 year old japanese maple bonsai tree.



In the sunken garden, Maddox really liked the Koi in the pond.. apparently the koi really liked him as well because every single one in the pond came right up to him!



hehe.. another one! In the North Garden (I think....)



Koi fluttering around on the rocks in the Japanese Garden



Maddox watching the Koi from a bridge over the pond



A nice guy that was working in the Garden asked if we'd like him to take our picture! Very nice of him!



And Maddox was hot & tired and passed out almost immediately in the car.



This is later in the day, we went to Kaden's bday party! Here is the birthday boy in action!



Maddox stole the toy WE bought for Kaden from Kaden!



Kaden, The Graceful Baby, exiting the pool!

@ The Park!

Maddox always has so much fun at the park. Today we explored OTHER area's of the park. The skating rink, the drinking fountain, the "ice skating hub". I think his favorite was the fountain!











He had a pretty nice time checking out the lake too.

Picture Update!

Yay! More Pictures!

After our lovely trip to the park on the 16th, we came home, Maddox took a nap and we went out again later. It was such a beautiful day.. Maddox really shouldn't have been in those overalls, so we put him in shorts and a t-shirt. He still insisted on wearing his rain boots.



Maddox has this cool new chair for the patio that Grandma bought at Fleet Farm.



I LOVE the faces he makes when he looks at himself in the camera! He's such a ham!





On Thursday, we went to the playground (Maddox cannot go a day without visiting the playground)



He had a pretty good time until he tripped and skidded across the ground on his face.



Looked a little better after his nap.



Looked terrible the next day.



Maddox (18 months) & Kaden (12 months) swinging together. They are finally starting to get along!



This is just a random picture from Thursday that I like.



Saturday, Maddox, Clayton, and I went to Walmart to get Kadies birthday present (I'm not telling!!) and we decided to eat at Subway (in walmart). Maddox learned out to drink with a straw!



Sunday: The Look!



I'd like to get a better picture of it.. I just don't know if I will get one. This little glare is being given to Great Grandpa Jahnke! Cute, isn't it?!

April 29th

Maddox's father and I bought him a new bedding set (Toddler!!) and he was MORE than excited to get in and play with it!



We redecorated Maddox's LJ in honor of the new bedding! We hope to get a few of the accessories that coordinate as well! Locomotion by Koala Baby

May 1st

Maddox has been getting along with the cats very well. They will now just lie near Maddox and let him pet them! Here is Maddox petting his kitty, Blue.



May 7th

Clayton and I brought Maddox to Underwater World (Adventure) at the Mall of America. He LOVED all the fish, sharks, turtles, etc. We had a really good time. Clayton and I also got to pet some of the sharks and ray's.. Maddox wanted to, but I was very uncomfortable with a 17 month old sticking his hand in a pool with sharks....









May 14th

Mother's Day was pretty good. I got a new camera (awesome!!), we stopped at my grandma's house, brought Maddox over to Aunty Amy's house and Clayton and I went out to eat with his Maternal grandparents and several member's of his mother's family. After that we stopped at circuit city (to get my camera) and then met Amy and the kids over at my moms. I let Maddox out side, said "Maddox, don't go in the water!" and within seconds he was jumping in puddles! The only reason I rate it good vs. great, I got sick (influenza-like) on Saturday and felt miserable on Sunday. (I'm doing better today, if anyone cares)







May 15th

Monday we decided to play around with my new camera a little. I LOVE sitting Maddox in his grandparents new chair to take pictures. It's such a nice, soft color.





Now you cannot tell me you've ever seen cuter little boy than that!

May 16th Hey! That's today! Here's a picture of a frog. Maddox's grandma bought it on Saturday, Maddox really likes it. I think he's pretty cool too!



Maddox and I went to Caribou this morning (when I finally mustered up the energy)! Maddox really enjoy's playing there. We've been going over there and hanging out practically since we moved to New Hope. Maddox has always been a VERY good boy while we are there!



After Caribou, we headed over to the park and played for awhile. Maddox wasn't to happy to leave, but it was already a quarter past 12pm and Maddox was SO ready for a nap!

Maddox needs a little help to get up to the platform of the slide, but he knows how to duck under the bar, sit, and slide all by himself!





These are just come cool pictures that I took. My camera focuses on one color and desaturates everything else. Maddox and the area he was playing in had alot of red, so I though it would make some cool pictures.





Other news (news with no pictures...):

Maddox has 4 teeth fully grown in, 2 teeth completely cut, 2 teeth partially cut/cutting, and 2 teeth that are ready to pop any day now. He went from toothless for 11 months, to almost a full set of chomper in just 6.5 months!

Maddox has a pretty good vocab now. Consists of: Car, that, gum (which we think is cup), them, up, see-ya, hi, uh-oh, roar, roof, vroom, moo, kitty.. I think that's it!

Check out Maddox's video: [Link]