Where does the time go?

Okay, if you're looking for updates on Madilyn, this isn't the post to find them. This one is about my sister, Brianna.


Seems like yesterday we were little kids running around and playing tricks on one another. Growing up we certainly had our fair share of fights, but we were still pretty good friends.

After I moved out, Brianna and I became much closer. Our friendship and bond has continued to grow with every passing year. Soon, she'll be graduating from high school (May 16th!). I can't believe my baby sister is soon going to be a college freshman!

Anyway, my mom sent me a few photos of her right before her senior prom, which was last night, and I just wanted to share. This is my favorite. The gentleman is her boyfriend, Marco. I think she is absolutely beautiful and I'm so proud of her!

Afternoon in Bricktown

On Monday, we had to travel up to OKC for Madilyn's follow-up appointment with the GI specialist at Children's Hospital. Luckily, the doctor feels the issues Madilyn has had with the bananas is something she will outgrow. She told us to hold off another year or so, and see how she tolerates them around age two. What great news!

Since Matt's parents and sister has to fly back to Phoenix the same day, the came along to Madi's appointment with us before we all went out for luch and took a little stroll around Bricktown :)

Madi is all ready to go!


A quick picture with Daddy:


Enjoying Bricktown...it was so nice out!

Happy Birthday Madilyn!!!

Our sweet baby girl turned one year old today! Please enjoy the pictures as we walk you through our very special day :)

Our morning started with now new blocks from Mommy and Daddy! It was lots of fun to knock over the block towers that Daddy was building!

After a good birthday breakfast, it was time for more gifts! Madilyn pushed them over to Daddy so he could help her :)

She was very curious about the new lawn mover and anxious to play!

It was a huge hit!

Next up were Grandma and Papa Merritt and Aunt Melody. What fun!

Madilyn is sitting with Daddy patiently waiting for her friend Isabella to arrive.

The cake!

"Happy Birthday to you...."

Mommy and Daddy love you very much princess!

After cake, we thought we would try to get some updated pictures of the girls. It was tough! Isabella really wanted to crawl and scoot away...Madilyn was too interested in the television to move!

Oh Daddy...

I've been having lots of fun getting into trouble while you've been away! I learned how to pull myself all the way up the entertainment center. Pushing all the buttons is really fun too!!!

Jammin' out with Daddy

Matt picked up a new XBox360 in Denver and has been loving it. Madilyn loves it when Daddy plays. She dances and wiggles and smiles. Here is Madilyn jammin' out with Daddy!

Short Hair!!!

I got my hair cut in Denver! Here's a picture just as promised :)

I love it. It's short and fun. Perfect for summer coming up. I also added some highlights (it was time for some change again)!

Fun in Denver!

We had the opportunity to visit with Shelley, Taylor, and Jordan this past week. It was so much fun to see the girls getting to play with Madi this time! I think she really enjoyed hanging out with them and I they looked like they were having fun too :)

Here are some pictures of Madilyn with Shelley and the girls. The last one really cracks me up. Madi has recently learned how to say "oooooooo" and practices it often. She was "practicing" during our little photo session so we all made the face along with her, hehe.

A BLIZZARD!

We are currently vacationing in Denver, CO. We were planning to head back to Altus tomorrow morning, but it looks like we may have to wait! These pictures were taken only two hours after the snow began at 9am. It's now 3:30 here and we have well over a foot, with the worst yet to come. Some say we'll have at least two feet by tomorrow morning!!!

Eleven Months!

Happy eleven month birthday Princess!

Madilyn has changed a lot over the last few months. Here is what she is up to now:

- Says "mama", "dada", "baba", "hot dog", "doggie"
- Shakes her head no appropriately
- Signs "all done" when finished eating
- Eats almost all table food and very little baby food
- She has learned how to cruise the house in her walker! (It took 7 months to learn how to do this)
- Pulls herself to standing consistently
-Drinks out of a sippy (bust still needs help tipping it up)

She is growing and changing all the time, and is such a great little girl. It's hard to believe our baby days are almost behind us as we prepare to enter "toddler-hood"!!

Lasagna...yummy!

Madilyn has really been asserting her independence lately. Of course, along with this comes refusing "baby food" and wanting "real" food. While she's been doing finger foods for a while, she's now starting to just eat what we eat at mealtime (and spitting out the babyfood when we try!). Here are some fun (and MESSY) pictures from dinner the other night. We had lasagna everywhere!

All done!!!