Madalyn's 4th Birthday

For family and friends who could not be here for the party here are some pictures for you to enjoy! They did not post on here in the order I wanted but hopefully you will get the idea. We had a fun princess party and then a BBQ afterwards with friends and fam.

I searched online for a cake I thought I could make and found this castle one which I think turned out pretty cute. It was super easy! It is just two rectangle cakes with a square and five cupcakes on top with sugar cones on top of the cupcakes. We had a lot of cake leftover! :)
Daddy and Papa did a great job of putting up the decorations! Their feminine decorating side came out! I was quite impressed!
This is where the pictures are out of order. This was earlier in the week at preschool where they sang to her and I brought some cupcakes made in cones. They looked cute but the kids probably would have rather had just regular, plain old cupcakes!

We played Kiss the Prince at her party! Like Pin the Tail on the Donkey but with bright pink lipstick and their lips! :) This was the favorite game. No more kissing princes until they get married!

When the girls came in we put a little blush and lipstick on them and painted their nails light pink! I hope all the parents didn't mind that we put on makeup and tried to kiss a prince! :)
Nan and Madalyn waiting for her friends to come to her party. We had a little time to rest before the party started after all the rushing around trying to get ready!

Two pretty princesses playing outside in their beautiful dresses and runners. :) I thought it was cute!
Madalyn got a dress just like Sydney's as one of her presents and she HAD to put it on right away! She was SO happy! They were cute playing Freeze Dance together!
They made princess wands for a little craft.
Beautiful girls!
Playing Hot Slipper. Like Hot Potato but with Cinderella's glass slipper. I think all the girls had a fun time and I know that Madalyn did! I had lots of fun planning it with some great ideas from different websites! The Internet is a lovely thing for people like me who need lots of help with ideas for things like this! I will be posting more soon because we have had a busy week and topped it all off with her ballet recital today!

Easter Weekend

They had an Easter egg hunt on Saturday morning in the big park of our little town so we thought we would go and start taking part in some of our community events. It was not your typical egg hunt. There was this lady in the back of her truck cursing about the cold telling everyone to go find poker chips that were hidden in the play area and then she would give you your two Kinder eggs which was the limit. It was quite comical really! Madalyn got three eggs because she was cute and one of the youngest there so at least we got a bonus egg! :) Granted it was very cold outside but I think they would have done it the same way had it been really nice. I guess I like the old fashioned kind.
Sunday morning with her Easter basket treats.
Pretty Easter dress and also her birthday dress
This is a Nan pose for sure! I have many pictures with my head like this from my mom posing me. Too funny!
We had Heather, Steve & Rebecca and Billy & Deista over for an Easter lunch on Monday. This is the only picture I took despite having my camera on the counter the whole day! It was Heather's idea for us to all get together and I am so glad that we did! Heather made a great ham (with her mom's sauce) and the buns which I think are the major parts of the meal. It was all delicious! i like doing stuff like this but I don't often think of it until after the moment or event has passed. I don't know why and it drives me crazy sometimes! So, Heather our house is always open to one of your good ideas for a fun family gathering or any party. :)

Speaking of parties it is Madalyn's 4th birthday on the 18th and I have been trying to figure out what I am going to do for her party. I think I have decided to have her friend party on the 21st in the afternoon and (copying Rebecca) have the parents and other family over for a BBQ that evening. So, if you want to come to a BBQ the evening of Saturday the 21st the more the merrier. Just let me know so I will have enough burgers!

I should go see what Madalyn is up to because it is eerily quiet in the house which usually spells t-r-o-u-b-l-e!

Random Pictures

Our Easter cookie creations. They were quite fun to make!

Time for bed!
Taking her dolly Peggy for a walk.
This picture makes me laugh!
Madalyn had us play wedding. I was the bride (if you couldn't tell) and

Daddy was the groom. Madalyn was the ballerina flower girl! She has quite the imagination! She always gets upset that she wasn't at our wedding so I guess she thought we should have another one with her as the flower girl. I keep telling her it is a good thing that she wasn't at our wedding! :) If you know anyone who needs a flower girl for their up coming wedding I know a sweet girl who would love to be one!

Just some random pictures I wanted to share. Have a good week!

Fun Family Friday

Uncle Malcolm and Ronan checking their e-mail
Madalyn loves her b-day present from Auntie B and fam.
Sweet Siena
What more could you want? Starbucks and a nice pedicure! Thanks Taralee!

Auntie B and Madalyn having a tea party


We had a great time with two of Malcolm's siblings and their families this weekend. We left after Malcolm got home from work on Thursday and came home Saturday afternoon. It was short and sweet but we had lots of fun! I stayed up way too late both nights (shocking I know) and I am paying the price now. Will I ever learn? Probably not, if genetics has anything to do with it because everyone in my family is a night owl. I can stay up with my mom and sister talking or doing nothing into the wee hours of the morning. What does it say about me that some of the best conversations and sharing I have had have taken place late at night? I probably should have told Malcolm this before we got married because usually if something is bothering me I tend to bring it up in bed at about 11:00. :) Poor guy! Anyhoo, we had a fun family weekend and I am tired so I think I will go to bed! Thanks B, T, & R and S, T, & S for the fun memories!

Go Flames!

Our sweet friends Wayne and Annemarie took us to a Flames game on Saturday night. This was my first NHL hockey game and it was lots of fun! When my family first moved to the Portland, OR area My friends took me to a Winterhawks game and I thought we were at an NHL game! I thought the guys playing looked SO young! It makes me laugh now that I am living in Hockey country. I never would have guessed that this girl who grew up in San Antonio, TX, went to a junior hockey game and thought it was the Big League would be becoming a hockey fan for the BEST hockey team! ;) Go Flames! We did not win this game but I have hopes to go to more games and cheer them on to victory! The game was fun but Annemarie said the crowd was pretty tame and not into it as much as normal. Annemarie and I were talking (which we did almost the whole time) when the Flames scored the first goal and I missed it so I quickly learned how to talk and watch the game. :) I had a good laugh at the scantily clad girls who would come out and shovel the ice. PLEEEASE!! Give me a break! I guess it is at almost all major sporting events now. I don't think I have seen any at a MLB game though. The cute little bat boys better watch out or they might not have a job soon! :) It was a great first time experience. Thanks Annemarie and Wayne!

NEW PICTURES

Looking in an ambulance at the Home and Garden Show. We were looking for deck ideas but didn't really find anything. I still had fun! I don't know about Malcolm. :)

Madalyn got the camera and took a picture of herslf. Please excuse the boogers!






Ballerina Girl! She dressed herself in her ballet clothes and fairy wings. She got this ballet bar with some DVD and mats for Christmas and wanted to use them today. The music is funny. I finally got some family pictures on the wall and we finally put a picture up over our couch but Ifeel like it needs something else. I really have not known what to do with this space! The picture reminds me of an Italian villa. I really like the picture. It doesn't look as small on the wall as it does in this picture. I had some more pictures so I thought I would blog again! Let me see if I could use the word picture anymore in this blog. I am annoyed because when I post it doesn't look like it does when I preview it. I was just writing by the pictures and explaining them but now they are all clumped together. You get the idea so I am not going to try and get it perfect! :)

Pictures

I am back with some pictures. Malcolm was making fun of the new look of my blog. I know hard to believe! :) He said the font is so big his grandma could read it no problem. I like it and want my blog to be friendly to the visually impaired. ;)

These pictures are from last month. Malcolm and I went to a BNL concert. I don't know if I should write out the name because I might get some weird comments. Hopefully, you know what group it is and what you would do if you had a million dollars. (hint hint) Kori and Lisa invited us and we had a great time! We had not been to a concert in a forever so it was lots of fun.






























Here are some Valentine's Day pictures of Madalyn. We made cookies for her class and some friends. In two of the pictures she is showing her V-Day cards from Nan and Papa and Grandma and Grandpa. One of the pictures is of some Daddy and daughter guitar playing and singing. So cute!

Still Here!

Hi! Long time no post! I hope I still have some readers! We are just plugging along with life right now and things are good. I feel totally blessed everyday! Thank you Lord! He is just amazing and is revealing himself to me in ways I have not let Him in a long while!

I will post some pictures later but just thought I should get back to blogging and posting pictures of Madalyn because if I don't our family doesn't get to see her. They haven't seen her since Christmas so I am going to try and start blogging regularly. I have been able to do better at some other stuff like this in my life recently so I think I should be able to manage this! I switched to new blogger and experimented with some new colors and that was fun! I don't know if I am completely happy with my new look but it is fun to play! Thanks for reading and I will be back soon with pictures.

Christmas in Pictures

I'm a Bad Blogger! My sister told me to blog before I left my parent's house and that was a week ago Friday! I know it's late but I still wanted to post about our Christmas holidays.

Papa and Madalyn
Auntie KK your so funny!
80's dance girl!











Excited about her Dora Talking House



Christmas morning is so fun with a three year old!
Happy Birthday Great Grandpa Reynolds!
"Making cookies" with great grandpa


Madalyn took the pictures of Grandpa and Great Grandpa


Presents from Grandma and Grandpa
























Helping Daddy put up the lights