Mother Goose

I've discovered a story time for babies 12 months and younger at the library just minutes from our house (and in Dallas, nothing is just minutes away so I was very excited...it is literally right around the corner). The story time, called Mother Goose, isn't really a "story" time at all, but it was lots of fun. We started with a hello song, then did some stretches, then many more songs (everything requiring you to interact and do motions with your baby...very fun), then ended with a goodbye song. Oh, I almost forgot the parachute...Madelyn really liked that part. This is actually where the allotted time ends, but the teacher brings around a variety of board books and lets each baby pick one or two. She also sets out an assortment of balls for the babies to play with. The teacher said this is the time for moms and babies to mingle! All in all, we had a good time, except Madelyn wasn't crazy about the Rock-a-Bye-Baby song...she refuses to be rocked or even held in that position. In her defense, she was not the only baby refusing! We will definitely go back but will have to wait until June as there are no story times in May.

Sunday Brunch

Yesterday we got to see our good friends Allison and Jordan Gristy! They were in Dallas for a wedding and we met for brunch before they had to drive back home to Austin. Allison and I met in graduate school when we had some classes together, but it wasn't until I was there when she got hit by a car that we really hit it off! We have been wonderful friends ever since. Clint and Jordan became friends too, and the four of us often hung out while we lived in Lubbock. We miss them very much!

Oh, and thanks to Nana for the very cute new outfit!

Nana

This weekend, Nana (Clint's Mom) was here visiting. We went to dinner Friday night at Babe's, a delicious home-cooking, make you feel fat kind of place...well worth the calories I might add.



Then on Sat, Clint had a daddy/daughter day + Nana while I went to a spa for a massage and a facial. Not a typical Saturday for me (I wish!) but Clint gave me the gift certificate when Madelyn was born, and I was just now taking advantage of it. While I was being pampered, Clint, Nana, and Madelyn went to eat Greek food and then to buy Madelyn some new clothes...can you believe she was running low on 6 month outfits? Anyway, they found lots of cute stuff, so she can stop wearing her PJs out in public.


Today is also a big day for several people in our family. Happy 90th Birthday Grandpa!!! We wish we could be there to celebrate with you. And Happy 16th Birthday to Sara and Benjamin (my twin cousins). ..warning to all other California drivers!

New Toys

Yesterday, we let Madelyn try out some new toys. I haven't seen too much of the "jumping" or "walking" yet, but Madelyn enjoys being in both of these contraptions (thank goodness) while I find time to do dishes, laundry, etc.

Picnic in the Park

After Bible Study, it was so nice outside we decided to go to the park for a picnic. Here is Madelyn, Carter, and Grayson relaxing in the shade of a tree. What a wonderful way to spend the afternoon!

Six Month Well Check

We got a good report from the doctor this morning, and Madelyn is still rapidly growing. Good thing it is cute to have thunder thighs at this age! She weighed in at 16 pounds 13 ounces, which puts her in the 60th percentile for weight. She was 27.5 inches in length to put her in the 96th percentile...not surprising since her mommy is so tall! Madelyn was having a great morning until that mean ol' nurse came in to give her more shots...yuck!


No picture from today so here's one I think is cute from the past...only one week old. Look at all that hair...where did it go?

Happy Easter!

We spent Easter with my Dad's side of the family in Sinton (near Corpus Christi). Madelyn LOVED all the attention as she was passed from person to person.

Madelyn with my cousins, Brittney and Brandy

Here she is with her Great-Granny

and Aunt Sharon

and the whole crew out to lunch

First Easter Basket!!!

She loves her new tag, I mean outfits!

cousin Major

Aunt Linda

No Easter is complete without an egg hunt for adults...here we are pushing each other out of the way to be the first out the door...all because 1 egg out of 42 has $20 in it. Yes, that's my Granny fighting to get out the door with everyone else! Imagine if there would have been a larger bill in the eggs.

No, I didn't find the egg with the money. In fact, I only found a total of 2 empty eggs. I will have to brush up on my hunting skills for next year...can't wait until Madelyn is old enough to participate! Jaime found the egg with money and I have her celebratory picture, but for some reason, it keeps coming out sideways. Oh well, I'll include it anyway.

Papa was nice enough to help Madelyn find some eggs...I love this picture

this one is special...the four generations!

The day finally came to an end with a private performance from none other than Madelyn herself. She even got to take the little piano home as long as she promised to pass it along when Mommy's cousins have babies. What? I won't always be the only baby in the family and get all the attention? I don't know how I feel about this.
All this plus Mad Gab, Catch Phrase, Granny's famous white cake, Texas pie, peach cobbler with ice cream, banana pudding, chocolate chip cookies, molasses cookies, Aunt Sharon's iced sugar cookies, and it is safe to say that a good time was had by all!

Happy Half-Birthday Madelyn!

It seems like just yesterday we were bringing our baby girl home from the hospital, and now she is six months old! Time flies when you're having fun! We love you Monkey!!!

We had these pictures taken on Sunday, and we couldn't be more thrilled with how they turned out. Hope you like them too. By the way, I tried to put them in a slideshow format, but I guess I'm not that advanced yet...I couldn't make it work. So here are some of them...

Dinner Date

My good friend, Jordan, was sweet enough to come over on Friday to help me with this whole blog thing. Jordan and I know each other from our UT days...we taught gymnastics together! She has a very handsome little boy, Carter, who is only 5 weeks older than Madelyn. So while we were busy blogging, the babies played together on the floor.

After working up an appetite, Madelyn and Carter had a dinner date!

The mommies and daddies were hungry too, so we had a dinner date of our own...we went out to Cyclone Anayas for some mexican food.

Madelyn seems to have lost interest in Carter at this point and more worried about showing off her pink shoes to anyone who passes by our table!