It's Spring!

I am so in love with spring right now. Well, I am dreading the summer heat, but the outdoor play is so fun! Madison loves to be outside and loves to play in the water, so of course sprinkler play is a must! She loved this. She sat on it, stomped in it, and tried to drink it. She was soaked and as happy as could be!

Jason kept turning it up and down and it got her in the face a couple of times. She thought about crying a few times and then decided not to. It was funny. She eventually caught on to Jason at the sprocket and now knows where the water is coming from. We've had to detach the sprinkler and roll up the hose when not in use or it's a battle to keep her out of it.

We went to East Texas to my parents house for Easter this year. We got a big kick out of Madison picking up her eggs. Jason made her practice the whole, "pick it up and put it in your basket" game before she went. She loved this. By mid-day she had the "pick it up, shake it, then put it in your basket" game down. Mom filled the eggs with quarters so the shaking was worth it!

Look at that form! Can you tell she had a good coach?

This darling little outfit was made by Jason's mom. It's so cute!

Oh to be a kid again... She was amazed by each egg, like each one was new and different. I am sure that it helped that she had 4 people following her around eagerly clapping and cheering her on like each egg was the best one yet!

We left the community hunt and went back home to my parents house where she hunted these same eggs all over again. I am sure these same eggs were picked up and placed in her basket at least 7-8 times! She was zonked to say the least. She dropped right down in her basket to have a refreshing drink and then was ready to go all over again!

The Easter bunny arrived before we left to go to church. This being Madison's first egg hunt Jason said that being Santa was a way cooler job and wasn't all that impressed with the Easter bunny. Still, the bunny did a great job of strategically placing all those eggs! By now Madison was over the "pick them up, shake them, put them in the basket game." This was now, "find it, break it open, if it is not the snack you want throw it on the ground and keep searching for the one that has animal crackers in it." They were found and they were eaten and the rest of the eggs were left in the yard when we went to church!

I guess there are perks to being an only child. I am pretty sure my Easter basket was never this full on Easter morning with my other 3 siblings running around.

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Everything continues be a great new adventure in the lives of the parents of Madison Juliette!

Bluebonnets!

We had a random little trip to the bluebonnet patch on the way to Jason's parents house for his dad's birthday. We were driving and veered off track and jumped out to take some photos. It was sunny, hot, and not well-planned. Well, actually it wasn't planned at all. The bluebonnets were so pretty we just couldn't pass them up. Plus Madison was dressed pretty cute, so we decided to stop for a quick second and snap some photos. Madison was lounging in her car seat, comfy as can be when we swoop her up and drop her in a itchy batch of flowers in the hot sun. Surprise! She hated it. Really though, who could lame her? So we just started taking photos! :-)

Even her little cry is cute, right?
It took a few seconds for her to think about it and the she realized that it wasn't too bad.

Madison is a tried and true daddy's girl. She adores him. He really does have the magic touch to make everything better.

Look at those bluebonnets!! Can you blame us for trying? This field is gorgeous.

Once she figured out that she could touch them and pick them (shhhh....) she was a bit happier. She has a great love for picking flowers. Our rose bush is empty right now, but our yard is full of petals!

So, we were not as successful as we would have liked to be at our first try at bluebonnet photography, be we plan to go back. We'll be better prepared and will plan out our next trip. Oh, Aunt Stefani... Where are you??!!