Veggies

Some sweet friends from Levelland gave me an awesome resipe for squash cassrole. I am not a huge squash fan, but this cassrole is amazing. As you can see Maddison likes it as well. She could not get enough of it. She even thought it might help her hair grow a little. Thanks Erin and Toni.

A Week of FUN!!

This past week I was the brave aunt and asked my two sweet nieces to come visit. We had such a good time. I had the week all planned out and I could not have asked for a better turn out. We visited the zoo, went to museums, and swam several times a day at the house. I am so glad we got a pool because I don't know what else they would have wanted to do at 8AM!!! If you know me at all I am not an early bird, and I have a child who is a great sleeper. Well, this week was a little different. If not one then both of the girls would hear Jason leave and come into my room and ask if they could get in the pool. Since it was usually only 6:30, I was mean and made them wait until 8. Most of the pictures below are of the discovery science center we visited. It is very educational, and the girls had a lot of fun. They played dressup and put on a performance, climbed in the real ambulance, and wrote percriptions. They alsotook care of the babies in the newborn nursery and looked at x-rays. That is just a few of the things we did. I know we could have spent all day there had we not needed to eat lunch. I had so much fun with Delaney and Britlyn. It really made me realize what amazing parents Nathan and JoAnn are. They have done such a great job with these two girls. They were so nice to others and used very good manners. Thanks girls for a great week. Mark your calenders for next year!!

THE Party!!

This last Saturday we had the big party. My parents, brother and his two girls made the 3 movie trip from Abilene. We had several friends from here in town including Ross, Amy and Mikinna. Maddison got several things. Her big gift that we did for her is her pink chair with her name on it. Gifts also included 3 new pairs of shoes, clothes, books, cd's, money, a baby, and the hit gift that she plays with all the time the Pooh Train. I did not go all out for the party but had a lot of fun with the cake. I knew cupcakes would be somewhat easy, but I got a little creative and built a cake. I try to limit the amount of sweets that Maddi gets, so having a cupcake was a real treat. She cramed two SMALL cupcakes down in no time.

The Big # 1

I cannot believe that I have a one year old. It seems just like yesterday that we were in Amarillo with a little one. We made the trip to Sears to have the pictures made, and Maddison did so well. I remember the first trip to Sears and how it seemed to be such of a hassle. Timing it right so that she would be full but somewhat awake for the session. This time I just threw her in the car and went. These pictures turned out so well. We have the big party on Saturday. My parents, brother and his family will all be here for the party and the weekend. Jason's family will not be able to make the long trip, but we had so much fun spending the 4th with them in Abilene. This is not all of the pictures, but enjoy!