Happy Madeline Playing with Her Toys!

I put Madeline in her bouncy seat for the first time a couple of weeks ago and she was thrilled! She loved the little toy guys that were hanging down and told them a whole lot! So cute!!!

So Busy!

I realize that I am so bad about posting on this blog...I have good intentions, really! We have been so busy lately. Let's see...what have we been up to?

Our 4 year anniversary was June 19th (Yeah!) so Matt and I left Kylie with his mom and took the baby with us to a bed and breakfast in Chester, IL. It was called the Stone House and it was wonderful! It was this od house that started out as a church originally but was converted into a residence in the 1920's. The best part is that there was this big plantation-style front porch that was so inviting! We were the only guests for the night which was great because we really got to relax. Plus, the weather was perfect (like 70 degrees) so we got to spend as much time as we wanted on the front porch watching the river and we didn't sweat at all! Here are a couple of pictures...

Then we had:

• Wedding in Southern Illinois on June 21st
  
• Rachel's (my sister) birthday on the 28th of June
  
• Friends over for dinner on July 1st
  
• 4th of July
  
• Another trip to southern Illinois to visit Matt's family on July 6th
  
• Out-of-town family in to visit on July 8th
  
• Family dinner out for my Grandma's 80th birthday on July 9th
  
• My other Grandma's birthday on July 11th

All-in-all these past 3 1/2 weeks have been so busy with lots of good food (which I need like a hole in the head) and lots of good fellowship! Here are a few more cute pictures from the past month: