April

Our family loved April in Oregon. The weather was nice and we spent a lot of time outside, which we all enjoyed. It is starting to be golf weather and Cody has taken advantage of it; he has been to the range and played a few courses with his brother Jay. I got to start a garden which is something I have never done before. We have never been in one place for the summer (we have done a lot of moving) and we now have a deck where I can plant. The good weather also allowed Madi and me to spend a lot of time at the park. I think Madi would live outside if she could. She knows that putting shoes on means a trip outside and she gets excited every time. The click from unlocking the front door sends her into a frenzy and her fingers strain to pull the door open for us.

Being outside in Oregon we run into a lot of dogs, so it is a good thing Madi loves them. She gets excited when she sees our neighbors' small dogs and yells out "da" and points to them. She also says "woof" and reaches her hand out to pet them. Madi can spot dogs from a distance and is always on the lookout for a 'da'.

Madi is quite the climber these days. She now climbs up her shelf and lays inside, she climbs onto the tower of the toilet, onto chairs, and she can maneuver her way into her high chair. Apparently I was a master climber; she is only taking after the best :)

Easter was a fun weekend for us this year. Madi got to go to three Easter Egg Hunts and collected a lot of candy that she never ate; she enjoyed collecting the eggs though! We visited the Easter Bunny and Madi cried the whole time. I thought she would be fine because she didn't mind sitting with Santa, but the Easter Bunny was just too scary. We were also invited to a special family home evening with Jay and Brit where we talked about the resurrection and made disappearing marshmallow tombs. 

This month we visited the Tulip Festival in Woodburn and we were amazed by the fields of tulips, we felt like we were in Holland. I've never seen so many flowers. We were able to take a lot of pictures and Madi and her cousins Michael, John, and Evie had fun running around and playing.

Madi rode her first horse at the Riverfront Carousel and had a blast. Her cousins were able to come and they all enjoyed the carousel and playing at the park. We are so glad the weather is warming up so we can play outside!

 My Hanging Gutter Garden

I planted lettuce, strawberries, onion, basil, oregano, cilantro, thyme

 Madi's first ponytail

 A quick trip to the doctor for some breathing treatments. Thankfully she only needed to do them twice and is feeling and sounding much better

Our climber in her shelf

 Crazy climber on the toilet

Climbing into her high chair

The Mangums are ready for Easter!

Easter Egg Hunt #1 with the Clearlake Ward Playgroup

Easter Egg Hunt #2 with Keizer 1st Ward

 Madi and her cousins John and Michael

 Stealing eggs...

 Easter Egg Hunt #3 at our apartment

 Easter Egg Hunt participants- Madi, Michael, John, Mabin, and Evie

Such a sweet cousin to help her up. He even gave her a few eggs from his basket after he helped her to her feet :)

 Easter basket

 Chocolate Easter Egg from Grandma

 Farm Puzzle with animals that make noise. Madi's favorite is the dog.

 Bubbles!

 New Easter Dress

 Riding a big wooden shoe at the Tulip Festival

 John and Madi

 "Da" "Woof"

 Riding the carousel at Riverfront Park

 Riverfront Park

March

 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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