Happy Birthday, Madelyn!

On April 12th we celebrated Madelyn's first birthday. This is always such a sad day for me; I'd like to keep them little forever! Because this is not possible, I guess we'll just have to enjoy her growing up and celebrate all of her milestones. We just love our little Madelyn. She gets so much attention from everyone and seems to love all of it. Here is a little trivia about our little princess:

Size: 28 inches, 18 pounds, 7 ounces (still a peanut!)
Favorite food: just about anything right now, but milk is probably her favorite
Biggest accomplishment: stopped sucking her thumb (She had to have her thumb wrapped a few weeks ago because it was drying out and getting yucky. It was wrapped for four days and she hasn't sucked it since!)
# of teeth: 6 (4 up, 2 down)
Mode of transportation: crawling or cruising along furniture
Language: waving, clapping, nodding yes, Mama, Dadda, uh-oh
Favorite game: hide and seek, emptying the pantry shelves, peek-a-boo
Favorite activities: Riding in wagon, playing with dog Buddy, being outside, being with family
Least favorite activity: Riding in car seat, getting diaper changed
Personality: Playful

We love you Madelyn!

Spring Break

Kids' playscape

Zoo playground

Petting sharks

Our family enjoyed a few days in Indianapolis for Spring Break. It was great to have Aaron off work and spend time together. We stayed at the Embassy Suites hotel. We had a suite so we had two bedrooms. The kids thought this was pretty great. Elizabeth went up with Aaron to unload the luggage and was very impressed. When we all went up to the room she whispered to Justin, "welcome to the good life!" We don't know where this came from, but we thought it was pretty funny.

We went to the zoo on Thursday. The big hit at the zoo was the "petting pool" they have for sharks that are about 2-3 feet long. We had to go back a second time because Will and Elizabeth decided they would try to pet them. The kids loved it. Friday we spent all day at the Children's Museum. It's the largest one in the world and was so much fun. Here are some of the exhibits we saw: dinosaurs, trains, robots, Curious George, a play of Frog and Toad, and a glass exhibit. There was so much more. In fact, we didn't even stop for lunch and no one seemed to mind. We left when the museum closed at five. Bruce crashed as soon as he got to the car and slept right through dinner! Saturday we did a little shopping and came home. It was a short, but very needed getaway for our family.