Lake Redstone

On Thursday, we met our friends at Lake Redstone beach. We all had a great time visiting and playing in the water. We packed a picnic lunch and got to have a boat ride, too! We're planning many more days at the beach this summer :)

T-ball

Madison started Rookie T-Ball on Tuesday. She wasn't a huge fan, but we're hoping she starts to enjoy it more as the summer continues. She is happy that her friend Madelyn is there with her!

Party

Our good friends, the Olson's, had Madelyn's 4 year old birthday party today. The girls all had so much fun. It was a strawberry shortcake theme, and the girls looked so cute in their strawberry dresses! Mark had made Madelyn her own stage, which was the "show" stealer for all the kids. They loved getting on and singing, and especially enjoyed the curtains opening and closing. Max even got to try some of the strawberry cake and really enjoyed it! Thanks for the fun evening!

Parade in Orangeville, IL

Grandpa Monte invited us down to Orangeville for the Fireman's Festival. He had another surprise, too, Madison got to be in the parade and throw candy! She seemed to be more interested in chewing her gum than throwing the candy by the time she got by us (we were sitting by the end of the parade). Macy enjoyed picking up all the candy that people threw at us. We had plenty to go around by the end of the parade. She loved sitting with Great-Grandma and even shared some candy with her! What a memorable day!

Biter Biscuits

Since Max started crawling, and now run crawling, he is into EVERYTHING!!!!!! The only place where we can keep in and he won't get upset, is the highchair. We had lots of stuff to do on Sunday around the house, so I gave Max 2 biter biscuits (one right after the other) while he was in his highchair. Jesse took some pictures of the end result...pretty gross, huh? You can get a good look at his new top 2 teeth. Thank goodness it was bath night!!!! He just started pulling himself up, too. Here he is getting into the dishwasher, just like the girls used to do!!! I also included a picture of Max in some Badger pajamas. They said 18 months, but obviously shrunk a little bit. I couldn't even get his hands through! Big boy!!!

Fly-In Breakfast

Last Sunday was the annual Rotary Club "fly-in" breakfast. Breakfast is served in the big hanger (seen in the background of the picture of Max and I). Around 10:00, they have a mini-air show, so everyone got to watch a plane do some tricks. They also have planes tied up to look in, along with some firetrucks the kids get to go in and check out. We enjoyed a fun day!

Memorial Day

We had the most fantastic Memorial Day weekend. We spent it with my Aunt Karen and Uncle Dennis in Pound, WI, on White Potato Lake. We went out on the boat (Madison loved driving it) and the girls enjoyed swimming. The guys got out golfing, and us ladies got to hang out in the sun and do pedicures! What a wonderful tradition, and Max enjoyed seeing the place he spent his first night at out of the hospital in July!

When we got home on Monday, we had dinner on the deck. (Max pulled the coffee table on himself last week and got the big bruise on his cheek - typically 10 month old). Thursday night Daddy brought home popcorn for the girls from school and they ate it on the deck, while Max got a little ride from Daddy in the wheelbarrow! We're looking forward to summer! Now that Max is crawling (he also cut two more top teeth last weekend), he is into EVERYTHING!!!!!!!