Sea World

We went to Sea World on Wednesday and Thursday. We now wish we would have planned it for one more day, we had so much fun. On Wed, we saw all the animal shows - the sea lion show, dolphin/beluga whale show, and the shamu show. Madison did great even though we were there for a long time (way past nap time). Brad even got to ride the roller coaster while Madison and I cooled off playing in a sprinker. On Thurs, we went to the water park side and had a great time. We didn't get very many pictures since we were in the water and wet most of the day, but we played in the kiddie pool, the wave pool, and the splash zone. And Brad and I took turns riding some of the bigger rides since they weren't very crowded.

Museums

On Friday, we went to a Children's Museum. Madison loved it. It was the cutest place and I so wished I was a little kid so I could play there. They had so many different rooms - one looked like a little house with a kitchen, dining room, living room. Madison cooked herself a meal, set the table, and sat down to eat her dinner. Super cute! :) They had a room of tools to build stuff, a grocery store, which Madison LOVED. She filled the little shopping cart and took her stuff to check out at the register. They had a hospital room/nursery with little baby dolls. It was hard making Madison leave the babies in there when she was done playing. She would have taken them everywhere with her. They had many more rooms - camping/fishing area, art room, train set, etc. Very fun place.

Later that day, we went downtown to the Riverwalk and went to the wax museum and Hard Rock Cafe for dinner. Madison was a little wary of the wax figures. I don't think she quite understood what they were and why they looked so real. She enjoyed walking (or riding in her stroller) around the riverwalk. She kept waving to the boats as they drove by.

Playdate with Lili

Deidre and her daughter, Lili, came over for a visit today (they live in Mississippi). I had lots of fun visiting with Deidre and playing with Lili. I think Madison had a good time. It's hard to tell because the girl did not really appreciate anyone playing with her toys. We are really trying to work on the sharing thing. But for the most part, they got along. But I'm exhausted now - two two-year olds will wear you out!!

Madison eating a snack

Here is a cute picture of Madison. I gave her a snack, turned around and when I looked back at her, she was sitting with one leg on the table. It was pretty cute so I took a picture. And when I told her I wanted to take another picture of her, she posed for me in the second picture. She's such a cutie. :)

Fun in the Sun

Here are some pictures of Madison playing in the water and in the new pool we bought her. (The whale head sprays out water like a sprinkler but she doesn't really like that). She loved it when Brad put her slide in the pool! And the last picture is of her all worn out that evening right before she went to bed. She was pooped and all she wanted was to curl up with her "blanket" (towel) and watch Little Mermaid (her favorite movie...we watch it everyday).

Grand Lake - Memorial Day Weekend

We went to Grand Lake for Memorial Day weekend and had a great time. Brad and Madison swam off the dock right outside the house. And while Renee played with Madison at the house, the rest of us took the boat out to the party cove. We tied up to some boats, listened to music and hung out for the afternoon. Very relaxing and lots of fun!!

Kristen, Chad, Emily and Jimmy

Joe and Jason

Brad, April, Tammy and Emily

Austin's 1st birthday

Madison's cousin, Austin, had his 1st birthday party this past month. He's getting so big, walking all over the place. Madison is so good with him, very patient and fairly understanding (for a 2 year old). Unfortunately, most of the time, Austin wants to play with Madison's hair, so she is now a little wary when he walks towards her. She even told me the other day "Austin pulls my hair." :)