"A laugh is a smile that burst!"

Auntie Amy and Uncle Wally watched Madelyn last night as we went out for our anniversary. They were playing with all the beads and Wally was "trying" them on and when Madelyn went to pull one he exaggerated that she was yanking it off him. He snapped a video and it's so funny. (A little dark since it was almost bedtime).

In the sand

I can now put videos back on the blog! Here is one from vacation of Madelyn showing just how much she loves the sand.

Countdown...

The countdown begins until Madelyn's First Birthday. The party prep has been in the works for quite a long time. I'm excited to see the outcome of all the hard work and see my little girl have her first birthday party!!

Lots of projects are in the works including Madelyn's Monkey Luau, Melissa & Mike's wedding invites, a 1st birthday cupcake theme and more to come! I'm excited about all the upcoming projects and events!

Myrtle Beach

I'm back! After a long hiatus from the blog I return with many photos from the recent trip to Myrtle Beach.
A lot of fun was had with Jamie, Tony, Ava, Kim, Ethan, Kate and Pat. Madelyn loved the beach and the pool of course. We visited many shops, the Ripley's Aquarium, Broadway at the Beach, Margaritaville, and much more! Here are a few highlights of the trip.

Nap time after a long morning.

At the Aquarime

Her first carnival game! She loooooved the ducks!

At Margaritaville next to the huge pitcher

Mike was in his glory!

The Kocmit Totum Poles

On her throne at Medieval Times

Ethan loved being a king. He posed well for the camera.

Celebrating her bday with a chalice full of Pinot!

Daddy was a king for the day.

Ava loved the show!

Being kids.....

My beach bum baby

The last night of the trip

"Grandpa...look what I caught!!!"

The "Bubba's" and the kids

Buried!!

The whole gang at the pool (minus Pat..he took the picture)

Bye bye beach!

M.I.A.

I've been Missing In Action for a bit! Lots going on, but I promise to update some pictures and events this weekend now that things are calmed down (for the weekend).

Lots of baby showers, weddings and small projects in between.

Madelyn is about a week away from walking (look out world!), now says "cracker" and "hot dog". Well... kind of!

Til tomorrow.......

Jaclyn's Baby Shower

I'm a little slow these days with much going on this summer..
Here is a recap of Jaclyn and Jeff's baby shower. They are keeping the sex of the baby a surprise so it was a polka-dot theme with fun bright colors.

Invite

Favors: Onesie Sugar Cookies

Diaper Cake

Diaper Wrapped "cake"

Mini cupcakes

Cupcake Toppers

Lots of desserts!!

Best Buds!

A great shower! It was fun to help plan with Tina, Diane and Tracy. Plus I got to try out some new ideas!

Can't wait to meet you Baby! 

Beach Baby

We all enjoyed a nice long holiday weekend at the lake. Madelyn took her first swim and had her first taste (literally) of being on the beach.

Here are just a few of my favorites from our makeshift "photoshoot" on the beach with the help from John and Alex.

More pictures to come once I sort through them all!

"Darn straps won't stay up mom!"

"No matter how many times you tell me no, I'm still going to try and eat stuff!"

Beach Baby

Loving the sand

Hi mom and dad!

I'll be posting more this week and more on the Shutterfly site as well.

I have been busy doing projects and hope to get that blog up and running soon. It's been a busy May. And it will be an even busier June!