Fun with the Cousins

We had a visit from Madeline's cousins this past weekend. I wish I would have taken a few more pics since all 7 of them were here but I only got pics of the youngest two. Hopefully I'll get more in a few days. Anyway the baby, Abram, is two months old and Ava is 2-1/2.

Of course Madeline loved the baby. She's a little mama.

Giving Abram sweet kisses.

Madeline and Ava watching their daddys outside.

Ava giving Madeline kisses.

Poor Baby.....

We went to the pediatric eye doctor last week and poor little Maddie has to wear an eye patch 4 hours a day for the next 8 weeks. She isn't too thrilled about it but (usually) leaves it on and doesn't mess with it too much. We're trying to strengthen her left eye by patching so let's hope it works!

Photo Hodge Podge....

I don't have any particular theme today, I haven't posted anything for awhile so I'm just throwing together a few photos from our last couple of weeks.

Madeline is now almost 18 months old and her adjusted age is 15 months. She's been walking for a little over 2 months now and is getting around quite well. She is also saying more and more words. Her favorite words are: "hi", "up", "happy", "diaper", and of course her very favorite word in the whole world "dada".

Here are a few recent pics....

Madeline thinks she's such a big girl when she gets to sit on the patio chairs or the couch.

Playing peek-a-boo....

Madeline loves wearing her sunglasses. She doesn't keep them on long but likes them none the less.

Here we are at a local carnival.

Ahhhh, holding hands with one of her little friends.

Baby group outing. We get together with these two quite a bit.

Playing in the fountain at our local pool and showing off her new swimsuit.

Another cute pic in her suit.

First Trip to The Pool and the Katy Trail

We were invited to our friend's gym to the pool this week. This was Madeline's first experience swimming and she loved it! She had no fear of the water what-so-ever! We had a blast!

Here is Maddie with her friend Lukas hanging out by the pool.

We did most of our playing in the zero-depth area of the pool so that the babies could take it slow and become comfortable with the water.

This past weekend we took a trip to the Katy Trail in Rochport, Missouri. We rented bikes and a pull behind cart for Miss Madeline to ride in. She threw a huge fit when we first put her in it but she settled down when we started down the trail. It was just beautiful with the bluffs on one side of the trail and the Missouri River on the other.

Madeline in her ride.