Baby Maya!

My good friend Keely had a little baby girl on Feb. 3. Her name is Maya Kathleen, and she is the cutest! We took the girls over to see her for the first time last Monday night. Before I even brought Macy inside, Keely already Maya in Madison's arm's. And, as you can tell by her face, she was already in love with her! Every morning since then, she asked me if Baby Maya is awake yet. Macy didn't like it when I held Maya, but she seemed alright when Daddy held her for most of the night. I told Jesse all he has to do is be the breastfeeder when our baby comes, and we should be fine! Here's a little video of Macy with Maya.

Princess Dress-up and Play Ground

Our computer has been acting up, so I'm behind on my entries! Sorry! I loved this picture of the girls dressing up. Macy has been into dress up, too, and carries things around like a purse, while talking on a cell phone! Madison even makes "princess dresses" out of kitchen towels!

While visiting my parents place a couple of weeks ago, we went to an indoor play area. The girls loved it! What a great way to spend a winter Sat. morning. I wish they had one by us!

Monkeys!

Our girls act like Monkeys the way they eat bananas! Macy begs for bananas all day long. The most she has had is 2 in one day, and we try not to give her one in the morning, because she'll most likely beg Robin for one throughout the day. At least it isn't something like candy, chocolate, or ice cream, which Mommy or Daddy could eat all day long! :)

Kalahari fun

Jesse BF from high school was in town last weekend with his wife and son at the Kalahari. We brought over dinner to their condo Monday night, and let the three kids play. We had a great time visiting and watching the kids hang out. Madison enjoyed wearing Wyatt's way too small sandals! She hasn't changed!

Megan's Shower

Last weekend, I went to Milwaukee for the night so I could attend Megan's baby shower! How exciting (doesn't she look great?)! She asked me to be the godmother, so of course I said yes! That means that baby 3 will get a trip to LA in May! Megan's shower was beautiful, and it was great seeing old friends, and her family. Next time I see Megan, baby Benton will be born, and my belly will be how hers looks now! I was supposed to go to a my friend Sadie's shower in Milwaukee yesterday, but Macy got the flu Friday night, and Jesse and I haven't been 100% since. I think we're almost in the clear...cross our fingers!

Wind Chill Day

Besides the fact that we already have to make-up 5 days this school year, we are enjoying our

"wind chill day" at home. Jesse brought out rock band again, and Maddie was jamming on the guitar. The video is of the girls with their new interactive dance cam that they got from Grandma Simonson. If you watch the tv, it shows the girls dancing! They love it!

Wilderness

We had a night of fun and friends at the Wilderness last Sat. Amy, Maggie, Jen, and I, along with our husbands and children, spent the night at a 4 bedroom condo (much different than the college days where we could sleep in). We all had such a blast, and it was amazing how well the 8 adults and 8 kids got along together! We enjoyed the waterparks and the play area (which was ironically called Monty's Wild Kids Club...that explains it all), along with food and movies back at the condo. The kids loved the fact that we could dial "0" and a bus would come and pick us up at the condo front door and take us to where we wanted to go! Macy missed out on the group kids pictures because she was already in bed. She was the only one who went to sleep around her regular bedtime! The other kids laid down for quite awhile watching the Tinkerbell movie. The kids (and parents) were all pretty exhausted Sunday morning, and Macy finally gave in and fell asleep on me at the waterpark. The videos are of Macy in the ball playarea and of Macy eating a snack, while we were watching the bucket of water spill over. Later that evening, I took Madison with me to my Kohl's "xmas party." They treated us to dinner at Damon's and we got to go on some rides at the NEW Kalahari indoor theme park. Madison chose the carosel(ms), ferris wheel, and the go karts. It was so much fun, and I'm sure we'll be going there frequently during these cold months! A very busy, and fun weekend!-[,,,,,,,zx