Just a short update ...

Wow! Has it already been a week since my last post? Where have my days gone?

It seems like we have been very busy this last week, which is a good thing. Keeping busy helps shift our attention from missing Matt and passing the time!

Madilyn has become VERY chatty in the last week. She roams the house constantly babbling away. At this point, we don't really understand her sentences, but I'm sure we will soon! She will look you straight in the face and says "ajglkjgd akhlkj hehendj sdknksd" or something similar with much conviction. When we tell her we don't understand, she rolls her eyes or laughs at us and runs off. But don't worry, she'll be back in 5 minutes to see if you get it the second time!

Madilyn is now 17 months (as of the 19th). By my rough calculations she is just over 23lbs and has grown over 2 inches in the last month. It's like she woke up one moring and all of her pants were too short! She says many, many, words now including:
~please, thank you, more, all done, NO!, get down, sit down, swing, walk, go bye bye, night (night night, at bedtime), Elmo! (Aunt Bri's dog is named Elmo), Mickey, and wheeeeee!
~ She can also made the animal sounds for a cow, horse, dog, frog, sheep, and tiger.

We are heading to Colorado on Wednesday and we will be there though the 21st of October. We are looking forward to cooler weather and lots of fun with old friends. I will try to take plenty of pictures while we are away!

Just because....

....I love this picture :)

La Jolla

This weekend Megan and I took an impromptu trip to La Jolla! We left on Saturday morning and returned on Sunday evening. We had a great time!

After checking in to our hotel, we decided to head out for a walk and catch lunch at Islands. Boy, I have missed this place! They have the best burgers!!! After lunch, we had our nails done. I sure love a good pedicure!

By the time we were done getting pampered, we thought we would head to downtown La Jolla and wander around the shops. What a cute area. It was lots of fun browsing through the little stores and people watching. As dinner time appraoched, we decided on a fun Mexican bar. We sat outside, enjoyed great food, and watched the people go by and the waves crashing. Finally, it was time for desert! Melody had mentioned we should try Apple Green for some frozen yogurt. We took her up on her suggestion, and we are SO glad we did! If you are ever in La Jolla, you've got to try it too!

Sunday morning we ventured out to the La Jolla farmers market. I'm always a sucker for a good farmers market. We had some tasty crepes for breakfast and picked up some wonderful fresh produce. Nothing quite like local produce. This place is also a must if you are in the area on a Sunday morning.

Before heading home we went to the beach for a bit and just enjoyed the water. La Jolla is a great little town. I'm sure we'll be back!

My parents were happy to report the Madilyn was a perfect angel while we were away on out 36 hour mini vacation :)

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Yesterday while out to dinner with our friend Heather, Madilyn was getting a bit impatient. To try and distract her for a bit until the check came, I started singing the isty bitsy spider. Now, I've been singing this to her for a while, and she usually just stares me down. Yesterday she actually tried to sing along AND do the hand motions! When the song was over she kept on clapping and telling herself, "good girl"! Then she'll say, "again, again"! I swear she's more and more fun every day :)

Labor Day Weekend

What a great weekend! Saturday it cooled down to an unheard of low 80's here in Phoenix! We packed up are stuff and took off for the park. We couldn't help but enjoy the awesome weather!!!!






Today, after a nice BBQ, I pulled out Madi's sprinkler for the first time. Too fun! She was a little apprehensive at first, but ended up having a great time.

After sprinklers, it was time to jump in the water! Madilyn loves to be tossed up in the water! She's becoming quite the little fish :)