Day at the lake...

Since the weather has been so nice and we haven't had the chance to take the boat out this summer I decided to take the day off and go to Folsom Lake with my family. This was Madison's first time on the boat so I was curious as to how she was going to react. I wasn't sure if she was going to like it or hate it. Turns out she loved it!!! She had such a great time with her cousins! Here are a few pictures that we captured of the day. We couldn't have asked for better weather and what made it even nicer was the fact that it wasn't crowded since it was a week day. Hopefully we'll get to take another trip before the season is over!

1 year check up...and the results are in!

Today Madison had her 1 year check up with her doctor. According to him, she looked great! He was very happy with her height and said she was going to be pretty tall when she grew up. He was also happy with her weight and surprised considering most kids her age usually don't gain much from their last appt until now. I guess it's all the eating she's doing. hahaha! Funny thing is she is only in the 54% tile for her weight so that was interesting to hear. Makes me wonder...if she is only in the 54% tile what does a kid in the 100% tile look like...yikes! Anyway, here are a couple pictures I took while we were waiting for the doctor. Since Madison's appt was first thing in the morning and she woke up late we had to feed her breakfast on the go. Here she is....our little monster! =)

And here are her 1 year stats:

Weight: 21 lb 7 oz (54%)

Height: 30.7 in (91%)

Head Circumference: 45.2 cm (52%)

* Growth precentile is based on average for her age

Our baby girl is definitely growing up! Check out her 1st Birthday pics..isn't she a cutie?! Daddy and I think so! Even though she wasn't feeling very well she still took some amazing pictures. I had her birthday tutu specially made for her and I LOVE how it turned out. It went perfectly with the theme of her party!

Under the sea...

Today we took Madison to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. We thought it would be a fun way to continue her birthday celebration and since Jaime's family was still in town it would be a nice place for them to visit as well. It had been years since Jaime and I had been there so it was nice to come back & enjoy it with our family. We got very lucky with the weather considering it's next to the ocean...you just never know what to expect. Madison had a great time looking at all the different sea creatures and calling them "CAT"! Hahaha! That's her name for all animals right now...we're working on adding to a few more words to her vocab. I'm sure soon enough she'll be able to name a couple more since she's such a smart little cookie! Here are a few pictures from our fun filled day. We all had a great time!

Happy 1st Birthday to my lil' cupcake!

Can you believe our little Madiboo is a 1 year old?!?! She is officially a TODDLER! Ahhhh...where did the time go?! My baby girl (or should I say toddler) is growing up so fast! She has had so many milestones in the last 12 months from rolling over to crawling to walking on her own! It's amazing!!! I am so proud of her!

Since we had a big celebration for her yesterday with all our family and friends. We decided to just hang out a home and relax before heading out for more fun tomorrow. Instead of going out to eat we just had our close family over for dinner. Now that Madison is one, I have become a lot more lenient with what I let her eat. It was definitely hard letting her dig into all the frosting yesterday but how could you not...it was her 1st birthday and she seemed to be enjoying it so much. Here are a couple pictures I took of her birthday breakfast & lunch. Isn't she the cutest?!

And here she is cheesin' with all her presents..what a lucky girl! =)

Happy 1st Birthday Cupcake! Mommy & Daddy love you to the moon and back!!!

Leopard print & cupcakes...what more could a girl ask for?!

We decided to celebrate Madison's 1st birthday a day early since her actual birthday fell on a Monday and most people had to work the following day. We figured it made more sense to have it on Sunday that way everyone could still enjoy their holiday off and relax before the work week started. I had been planning Madison's birthday for a couple months now. I kept going back and forth about certain ideas but I had one thing for certain...the theme of her party. Since she is still a little young and doesn't really like any particular cartoon character yet I decide to save that type of party for when she is older and let her pick her theme. I had noticed for a while now that I have been VERY drawn to leopard print and you could definitely tell by Madison's wardrobe. =)

Since I really wanted to do something different than your average 1st birthday party I ran with the leopard print idea! What better way to think outside of the box than with leopard print for a 1st birthday right?! You don't see that very often and of course I had to throw my all time fave in there...what's a party without CUPCAKES?! =) So that is how the leopard print & cupcake theme came about. I was oh sooo excited!!! I had SOOO many ideas of what I wanted to do, but unfortunately due to some surprising circumstances I wasn't able to do all of them since I wasn't feeling very good. Oh well! There's always next year! Luckily Jaime's family was in town visiting so they were able to help me ALOT! I probably wouldn't have been able to do half the things I wanted without them and my family. I am so lucky to have them all in my life. Madison's party was a huge success! Everyone had such a great time especially the birthday girl! Here a just a few of the many pictures we took that day. Thank goodness for Madison's biggest and best birthday presents...her very own waterpark! It sure helped to keep all the kids cool on this scorchin' hot day.

 

 For all those that were able to share this special day with us...THANK YOU!!! It wouldn't have been the same without you. We really appreciate everyone coming. It is definitely a day we will never forget and we're so grateful to share it will all of you.

Madison's 1st Vacation

Every year we take a vacation with all of my family since my parents have a time share in Mexico. For our last vacation (in 2009) we went to Cancun, Mexico but this year we decided to switch it up and go to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico instead. I was very excited to go on vacation (since we didn't get to go last year because I was pregnant with Madison), but also a little nervous for 1) it was Madison's 1st vacation and 2) her 1st time on a plane. I've heard so many horror stories of babies on planes and prayed that wouldn't be our baby girl. Lucky for us she did great! I made sure to give her something to chew or suck on when taking off and landing to help with her ears and that seemed to do the trick. Not a peep out of her! On the way there she slept half of the time and played with her cousins the other half. And on the way home she slept almost the whole 3 hour flight! I guess she was exhausted from all the fun she had on our trip. Here are just a few of the many pictures we took there. We all had such a great time and can't wait for our next family vacation!

 

11 months...and walking!

So I didn't think that Madison would already be walking for her 11 month pictures but she sure proved me wrong. It was definitely harder to take her pictures now that she's fully mobile. She kept trying to walk away (which Jaime & I thought was pretty funny) but luckily the photographer was still able to get some good shots of her. I'm sure I've said it 20 billion times before but my little baby is growing up so fast! She is all over the place these days. She loves being chased around the house (which I'll have to get a video of one of these days since it's so hilarious to watch) and she also loves to talk...LOUD! Just like her grandpa! hahaha!  Here are some of the great pics the photographer was able to capture of our little beauty...I ♥ her!

  

Look what I can do...

So it's official...Madison is walking!!! She finally got the hang of things and isn't taking baby steps anymore. She is definitely walking and a lot faster these days. I guess my dad was right after all...she will be walking during our family vacation. Before we know it she'll be running EVERYWHERE! Ahhhhh!!!! I can't believe how fast she's growing up! Slow down princess! =)

CAT!!!

I just had to share this one...someone is obssessed with the CAT! ;)

I ♥ suprises!

I'm a little late on posting this one...anyway...a couple months ago while eating dinner Jaime had a "proposition" for me. Uh-oh! I was a little worried as to what he was going to say...what did he want now? That guy seems to always "need/want" something. hahaha! Apparently, this time I was completely wrong. He started off by mentioning that our wedding anniversary was coming up in a few weeks and since we didn't really do anything big on our 5 year like we planned (because I was pregnant) he wanted to make it up to me. To my surprise...which I loved...he asked if I wanted to have the diamond in my wedding ring upgraded. WHAT?! Did I hear that right?! Silly guy! Like he needed to ask. hahaha! We talked here and there about having it done someday but I never thought someday would come so soon. I was super excited but at the same time a little hesitant to take him up on his offer. I knew it wasn't going to be cheap and I didn't want him to spend too much. Of course being the great husband he is he said not to worry and that I deserved it for being such a good wifey and mommy. Awww...I love him!!! Since it was a Friday night we went to the jewelry store the following day to look around. I really didn't think I'd find anything so soon, but I did! Unfortunately, we had to come back the next day to pick it up since the jeweler was so busy, but I wasn't complaining. I was just happy to be getting it back so soon. Here is my new...improved...huge...beautiful...sparkling...did I mention HUGE...upgrade! heehee! =)

 

THANK YOU HIME! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! I still can't believe it's really mine! Til this day I constantly catch myself looking at it. heehee! The picture doesn't do it any justice...it's so much nicer & bigger in person (not that I wasn't happy with what I already had). I'm such a lucky girl! I ♥ suprises!

Since it was around lunch time when we picked it up we decided to grab a bite to eat across the street at one of our fave sushi restuarants...Taro's by Mikuni's. We had brought Madison's lunch with us so she could eat too but we decided to let her try a little tofu. Here she is trying it for the first time...

As you can probably guessed she loved it! There isn't much that this girl doesn't like...which you can see by her size. Hahaha! We didn't want to give her too much since it was her first time eating it but since then she eats just about anything except dessert! We're saving that for her first birthday even though her auntie's are dying to give it to her now. Anyway, here is one more of me and my lil' sushi date. We had such a great day! I LOVE my little fam!