Happy Birthday Madeline !!!

On April 17th Miss Madeline celebrated her very first birthday. For her actual birthday she ate macaroni and cheese with her mom and dad and then had a blueberry muffin with a candle on top. We ended the evening by going on a walk that Madeline insisted on walking home the last four blocks of in her tights. She is becoming quite the independent little girl. She insists on walking now instead of being carried which is nice sometimes and inconvenient at other times.

On April 19th we had a birthday celebration with Madeline and there were lots of friends and family over for a cookout and cake. We were worried about the weather but the rain held off until later that night and it ended up being a beautiful day full of sunshine.
Now it's a couple weeks later and Madeline has been continuing to grow and change every single day. She is walking all over, crawling up the stairs (only when Bri and I are present of course) displaying her likes and dislikes when it comes to food, using some sign language to communicate and talking talking talking. Brian and I feel so blessed and have fun every day watching her learn about her world.