Imagination Avenue

Today Madilyn and I met up with our friends Ali and Cameron at Imagination Avenue in Phoenix. What a cute little place! It's 3500 square feet of toddler heaven. They have several different "stops" the kids can play in. Anything from a dress up room, to a grocery store, jail, and kitchen. The kids had a great time and Ali and I were able to catch up!

I just love watching their little imaginations hard at work. What fun to see them growing up more and more every day :)

Putting on a puppet show:

In Jail!

Grilling. She told me, "look Mama, I do it, I do it like Daddy!"

Welcome to the third trimester!

Yikes! I'm already into my third trimester!!! We've been so busy with moving and getting settled, the weeks have really been passing quickly. This little one is sure active, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I'm now just 9 weeks away from where I was when Madilyn was born....CRAZY.....

I took my gestational diabetes test 2 weeks ago and haven't heard anything, so I'm guessing I passed. Thank goodness too..... that drink was gross! I'd compare it to flat, stale sprite, with an extra cup of sugar mixed in. Yeah. They give you five minutes to down ten ounces. And this is first thing in the morning!

Other than that, things seem to be progressing well. My appetite is slowly decreasing as my stomach gets pushed farther and farther up to make room for Grace. I'm not sleeping well anymore, but I anticipated that day would come. I'm out pretty cold until 3 or 4, and then I just toss. I roll from one hip to the other most of the night and by 3 or 4 they are just aching too bad to get comfy again. Add to that having to pee for or five times and night and well, you get the picture :)

And speaking of getting the picture, here's the the belly at the start of the third trimester!

Just Like Daddy!

Madilyn loves to make the same faces as Matt. This is one of her favorite games to play with him (as well as ring around the rosie and chase...). Here's a fun little strip of the two being silly together.

A Toddler Vacation

During the move, Madilyn stayed behind in Arizona to party like only a toddler could with her Grandmas and Grandpas (and her Aunt Melody and Uncle Cole of course!)

Grandpa Don made a yummy breakfast before we left on Saturday morning. Megan stopped by to join in the fun as well. She and Madi had a great time.

Just before leaving, Don got a few pictures of Me, Megan, and Madilyn on the steps.

I don't know they full story behind most of the photos to follow, but here are some of my favorites from her week with the Merritts.

Friday evening she left to spend some time with Grammy Sam, Grandpa Scott and Uncle Cole. Here she is having dinner. Looks like she worked up quite an appetite that day!

She did lots of swimming during her week in the valley of the sun. She sure has a better tan than the rest of us now! Here she is swimming with Grammy.

And because I couldn't help it, a picture of her hair in little braids. I never have learned how to do this!

Thanks again to everyone for giving Madi such a fun vacation! She hasn't stopped talking about you since he got home!!!