Baby Kathryn Is Growing!

We stopped by to visit my brother, Sharyn and Kathryn for a quick visit over the weekend. We had all had a lot of fun seeing Kathryn and how much she has grown! She is a very good baby and so adorable. Madeleine did really well again with her too which makes me happy. She doesn't get as jealous anymore. Of course the next visit could be different but the last few times we've stopped by, she really likes baby Kathryn and doesn't mind if I hold her!

Bella Turns 1!

Andrea's little baby turned 1 already! Bella had a ball at her party and got a lot of great gifts. She looked adorable in her little dress and walking around! I can hardly remember Madeleine being so small and walking.

Here is Bella & mama opening our gift!

Bella just hanging out on mom's lap while all her gifts are being opened! Lucky girl!

Madeleine was right there with her crackers for all the action. She loved seeing all the new toys and was lucky enough to be able to play with Bella's new train set!

Happy Birthday Bella! Enjoy your cake!

Happy Halloween!

My paparazzi skills are fading....with Madeleine constantly on the move, I just can't seem to get as many pictures of her these days and honestly, I feel so busy running after her that sometimes I simply forget to take any pictures. But I did get a few on Halloween!

We had a few friends over for pizza, drinks and lots of candy! Our friends Lisa & Tyson joined us and they just had a baby girl named Olivia. We were proud to host her 1st Halloween! Taylor also came over (with Shannon & Conn of course) and he & Madeleine were out of control! They were so hyper that one would think they actually got to eat the Halloween candy. These two were so excited to answer the door and hand out candy and even more excited to walk around the neighborhood in the dark, knock on doors and grab candy. What fun!

Madeleine & Taylor giving each other a hug before heading out the door for some tricker treating!

Madeleine with her little pile of candy. She didn't even know what it was but she thought it was pretty cool!

Swim Lessons, Playdates, & Pumpkins!

Here is what we've been up to:

We started Madeleine in swim lessons again! Three of our friends are in it as well so that makes the lessons even more fun for all of us! Madeleine is getting very brave in the water and can now jump off the side of the pool into my arms.

After swim lessons, we dropped Madeleine off at my parents for the weekend so Jeff & I could officially celebrate his birthday. We hit two happy hours, saw "Couples Retreat" (so funny) and Jeff got to relax all day on Sunday and do what he loves to do - watch football!

On Sunday night, Madeleine's very best friend Taylor came over to play. They ate dinner together at Madeleine's little table and looked like a little old married couple enjoying a nice dinner together. So cute!

On Monday we went to a Halloween playdate with Odin!

On Tuesday night, we finally carved our pumpkins! We thought Madeleine would get a kick out of it but she said it was "yucky". Oh well, Jeff and I sipped some yummy wine and had a great time!

Madeleine the Butterfly at Farm 47!

I organized a playdate for one of my mom's groups at Farm 47 in Redmond today. 9 moms and their toddlers came and we had a blast! We saw pumpkins, did some art projects, road on a hay ride and took a ton of pictures of course!

This year, Madeleine is a butterfly for Halloween! The weather today turned out to be great, which means NO RAIN! But, we've been hit with some rain earlier this week so the farm was muddy. Madeleine only wore part of her costume because I didn't want to get the pants all dirty.

Here is the group!

Oh boy, she LOVED the puddles and got quite dirty!

So cute to see them all sitting and socializing with one another

Amy & Odin were also at the farm!

Seattle Childrens Museum

Jeff & I took Madeleine to the Seattle Children's Museum on Monday! Madeleine loved it and Jeff and I did too...there is so much to do there that I felt a bit overwhelmed at times though. We made it through all the exhibits and Madeleine was sure tired when she got home. I've never seen her fall asleep so fast! You can always tell your child had fun when they come home with paint on their clothes, in their hair, and on their ears - she went crazy!

Here are Jeff & Madeleine outside the museum at the Seattle Center

Our first activity was ice painting! Each child got an ice-cube on a stick and a cup of powdered cool aid. As the ice melts with the powder, it turn to liquid to paint with. Madeleine would rather eat it than paint with it :-)

Madeleine loves playing with water and she left the museum soaking wet!

The grocery store was probably Madeleine's favorite exhibit! She loved grabbing the food items and putting them in her cart...she went around and around the store. She didn't want to leave.

Madeleine seems to be a healthy shopper too. She had a mix of fresh vegetables and fruits, along with some canned goods, a loaf of bread and of course some ice-cream!

Oh, I can't forget the bus. This was another favorite! She loves busses, she is constantly calling them out when we are driving so when she saw that she had the opportunity to drive a bus, she got so excited!

Finally someone is driving me around!

Jeff couldn't quite fit on this one!

Madeleine cooking up something delicious for dinner!

Puddle Jumping!

Madeleine & I went puddle jumping today and had a blast! Madeleine just LOVES her new rain boots and wants to wear them any chance she gets. She thought the rain jackets was pretty cool too and liked the umbrella for about 5 minutes...then she couldn't be bothered to carry it.

Mommy has rain boots too!