We once again had another busy month full of traveling, Madi milestones, and visiting with family.
Our month started off with a weekend in Portland, where Cody had a hospital board retreat. Madi and I tagged along and snuck in a trip to the Portland Zoo. The weather was wonderful and the animals were enjoying it as much as we were; Madi loved seeing all of the animals.
A few weeks later we drove to Seattle where Cody attended a conference. We were able to drive up a few days before the conference and spent some time with my cousins. We had a fun-filled weekend with Mark, April, and Whitney, and Eric, Ilene, and Addie. Madi got some playtime in and enjoyed seeing her second cousins again. We then checked into our hotel in downtown Seattle and Cody worked while Madi and I played. We went swimming on the roof of our hotel which had a view of the waterfront, and Cody was able to join us for shopping at Pike's Market, and fish and chips at Ivers.
The day after we got back from Seattle, Madi and I flew to Utah, and a few days later Cody flew to Chicago. It really was a month of traveling! Cody was in Chicago for 5 days for the annual ACHE Congress. He was able to catch up with a few school friends and even squeezed some time in to shop for me and Madi- Madi loves her crocs and I am enjoying my Ghiradelli chocolate :)
Madi and I had a great time in Utah, she was very excited to see her grandpa, grandma, uncle Ryan, and aunt Melanie. While in Utah we were able to celebrate grandpa's birthday, attend 'Pride and Prejudice' (Melanie was in charge of all of the costumes), shop, get together with my high school friends, eat Cafe Rio, visit Melanie in Provo, go on a lunch date with Megan and Sammie, and go on lots of walks around the park. We met Ryan, his girlfriend, and her kids and dog at a park and Madi loved playing with their dog and started saying 'woof woof' when she saw him. Madi is an animal lover.
A trip to Utah is not complete without Madi getting new teeth and this time she had two molars come in! She now has 12 sharp teeth in her mouth- do not stick your finger in there!
Madi now prefers walking over crawling, if she falls she stands up and walks again. She is enjoying her new freedom :) Now that Madi is stable it was only logical to buy her her first set of golf clubs, we splurged and went with the plastic kind :) Although she now has her own, Madi prefers to use Cody's clubs, and Cody doesn't mind one bit- he's ready to train his protege.
Some of Madi's favorite things to do: paint in the bathtub, raise the toilet seat up and stick her hands in the toilet, play with her magnetic animals that stick to the fridge, help me unload the dishwasher, use a fork while she eats (she doesn't know how to use it but she likes to hold it), turn lights on and off using the light switch, and drink from drinking fountains.
What a busy and fun-filled month! We are so grateful to have been able to spend this month with so many friends and family members.
Turning the light switch on and off
Snuggles with uncle Ry
Playing piano with grandpa
Feeding the ducks at Liberty Park
Playing at Liberty Park
Eating her new favorite candy- Sixlets
Happy Birthday Grandpa!
Madi loves being outdoors
Our sweet Snow White
Grandpa teaching her how to climb- hopefully this doesn't catch on!
A walk around the park with uncle Ryan
Madi is a big fan of shoes, she knows that we are going outside if we put shoes on
Painting in the bathtub
Peek-a-boo
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