Brianne turns 7

My niece turned 7 yesterday so we had a little family party for her. It turned out great and was lots of fun. I know Madison sure loves all the commotion when everyone's together.

Having a little dance party!

Playing hangman! The birthday girl was creating her secret word.

She's 7!!

Make a wish!

This is FUN mom!

Mmmmmmmm............CAKE!

Opening presents!

I'm pooped!

Playing with daddy!

Uncle Jason reading Madison a book!

Baptism

One of the things that I really wanted to do when John moved home was join a church and get Madison baptized. With traveling back and forth the past 3 years, we never had a church home. We've been very hit and miss which has really bothered me. After church hopping, we decided St. John's United Methodist Church in Richmond was the right place for us. So this past Sunday, we joined the church and had Madison baptized. It was a great Sunday with all our family there to share.

After church, we all went out for lunch!

I think the cake was Madison's favorite part of the morning.

ABCs-19 months old

She's so close to saying all of them.

Sorry for the blurry video. John didn't do to well tapping her.

Happy!

Have I mentioned how happy I am my husband is HOME?!?! :)

Splash Pad

We went to our first splash pad this week and Madison had an ABSOLUTE blast. This by far is one of her favorite things to do. She is not confined to someone holding her in a pool and is free to run about and get wet. She's a very independent girl, so this was right up her alley.

ABCs and 1, 2, 4, 6!

18 month check-up

Weight: 24lbs. 7oz. (50-75%)

Height: 2'8" (50-75%)

No shots and everything looks great!! YAY!

4th of July Weekend!

We headed to Austin this past weekend and stayed at Lakeway Spa & Resort for a short getaway. I've forgotten just how pretty Austin, Texas really is. Madison had an absolute BLAST!! We let her stay up late both nights and she was still able to sleep in the following mornings! YAY!

Already climbing trees!!

It always cracks me up when she grabs John's hats...she immediately puts it on backwards because that's how she sees him wear it. Haha

We had to unplug the hotel phone!! She kept picking it up and saying hello! We were afraid she would call room service or the front desk. :)

The resort was right along Lake Travis!! Super pretty!

Gosh, I hate myself in pictures. :)

LOVE THIS!!! Sweet cousins!

Making s'mores. YUM!

Sharing a snow cone with Uncle Jason!

Relaxing!

Queen of the room!

Jason & Leah playing ping pong! They had so much fun with this... I think they are buying one for their pool.

Madison loves to put on "stuckies!"

Taking a break and drinking some juice! :)

WAY past her bedtime! :)

Madison LOVED this water slide and made John go down it over and over! I must admitt, it was pretty fun! Made me ready to hit a waterpark. )

So many BUCKETS!