Maddon's First Birthday Party

We celebrated Maddon's first birthday a couple of weeks early at a Kane County Cougars game! We had family and friends join us in a suite to celebrate our little man and watch a game. The weather even held out so we could get the whole game in! Maddon had a blast hanging out with everyone. He's one lucky little guy!

Favors and gifts

 "Cousin" love

 Meeting Ozzie

 

Two brothers watching the game

Cake time

 

Sharing his smash cake

 Big Bro helping open presents

 Auntie Erica and Auntie Bubbles

 Watching the game with Grandma Connie and Papa Randy

Miller boys

His name made the board!

First game certificate

Eleven Months

It's crazy to think that Maddon is almost one! I feel like we just brought him home from the hospital!! He is growing up so fast. At eleven months, he has eight teeth and is doing a nice job of standing on his own briefly. He is able to take about three or four steps IF he paces himself, but he typically tries to take off running and falls! He loves to dance, clap, and wave bye bye. He also enjoys shaking hands and is getting better at telling us what he wants by pointing or saying this/that. He continues to adore his brother. They spend a large part of their days giggling at each other! Photos aren't always easy to obtain anymore (unless they're selfies-he loves to look at himself). This was the best one with his blocks (even with a snack used as a bribe)!

Out for a stroll

Showing off his cool shades

A Day Out With Thomas

While Daddy was out golfing, this past weekend, the boys and I headed to the Illinois Railway Museum for their "Day Out With Thomas" event. It was a beautiful day and we all had a blast. They had many things for the kids to do including storytelling, blocks, train tables, inflatables, and the main event...Thomas and Percy rides. We made sure to check out the trains that the museum had on exhibit and stopped by all of the activity tents. We even met Sir Topham Hatt! We ended our day with Thomas and Percy rides!

Checking out the crossing signals

 Trains!

 Hanging out while Mason played at the train park

 Me and my boys

 Inflatable fun!

 Someone had to get a new app for their iPod after this

 Storytime

 Sir Topham Hatt

 Double fisting his pretzel

 Thomas

 Percy

 He insisted on getting a pic in this thing

 No day is complete without a sno-cone

He's done!

Mason-Mommy Day

Mason and I headed to Raging Waves waterpark for some Mommy-Mason fun! He had a blast and keeps asking to go back. He was finally tall enough to ride a lot of the bigger slides and even tried out the wave pool! We spent the entire day there and came home exhausted (and a little sunburned)!

Snack time!

 He asked for a picture by the croc

Ten Months

Maddon continues to be a super happy guy the majority of the time. He loves chasing his brother and dancing to music. He loves attention and is constantly giggling! He is using sippy cups essentially full time now and loves getting messy at mealtime. He generally refuses to use bibs and that makes mealtime all the more fun! He claps well now and loves to wave "bye, bye." He has 7 teeth now and we're certain that the eighth is coming soon. Overall, he's an active little guy that keeps us on our toes! No doctor appointment this month!

He gets excited when you ask if he wants to go shopping!

 He sure does love black beans!

 Had to hold the remote (typical boy)

Happy Birthday Papa Gene

Today we went over the Papa Gene's house to celebrate his birthday and swim. This was Maddon's first time in the big pool. He wasn't thrilled to be in his floatie, but loved being held to swim with his brother!

Happy Independence Day

This year we went to the celebration at the Bolingbrook Golf Club. There were lots of fun activities for the kids including music, face painting, and inflatables. It was a nice family day!