Yay For Dad!

I have to say that Jordan comes up with some great ideas sometimes. Since the lawn mowing season has been here, to give me a little time he will sometimes put Madolyn in her backpack and haul her around while he is mowing the lawn. She thinks it's so much fun and really likes it. A couple of months ago, or maybe three months ago Madolyn decided to go potty in the tub. I was bathing her so when it happened I called to Jordan and he cleaned the tub while Madolyn watched and then finished bathing her. What a good dad.

Random Madolyn

Here are some pics of Madolyn from the end of April or so. Because it has been awhile since I put anything on our blog, I should mention that around this time, the end of April Madolyn started walking and then running very soon after. So I guess it has been awhile since she started but I thought the walking might be new news to those of you we really don't see very often. I love not having to carry her everywhere, and she definitely loves the freedom especially if we are in a store where she is not contained in a cart- which I don't really love and so I usually avoid those stores when I have her.

Camping over Memorial Day Weekend

We drove a few hours south and camped near Fish Lake for Memorial Day Weekend. My sister Kristin drove down and met up with us later in the evening. This was our first time taking Madolyn camping and she actually did really well and loved walking around exploring. She even slept all through the night in the tent which was nice for all of us. We didn't really camp the whole weekend because it drizzled and rained for all but maybe a few minutes of the time we were there. We spent a little bit of time in the car eating and warming up, and we ended up leaving after one night. It wasn't the most ideal camping trip but we're glad we attempted it anyhow and had a cold but fun time.

Fourth of July Weekend

For the Fourth of July we headed to Burley and then spent a couple of days camping up at Lake Cleveland with my family. We spent some of the time hanging out in the tent because with our luck we once again had rain.

Pool Time

At the beginning of July we set up Madolyn's little pool in the backyard. It was her first time playing in the water outside. She was a little hesitant at first but once she got in she loved playing in the water, as you can see.

Madolyn and Tori

A couple of months ago we got to watch Megan and Chris' little girl Tori. I've been meaning to get these up, so here they finally are. Both girls enjoyed getting into whatever they could together.

Daddy in Charge

These were taken a couple of months ago along with many of the pictures I am posting today. It's probably about time to update this blog. Madolyn was excited that Dad was home from work but as you can see he was a little sleepy so he plopped her on his stomach and while he napped she sat there and read her book. She got to sit with Dad and he got to sleep, both content.