My new favorite pic of Mad...

Yes, we were a little bored today. I snapped a hundred pics of Maddy...here's my favorite pic of the day!!!

Easter!!

Maddy's first Easter. We were missing our older 'baby' Am! She went to California with her friend Natalie for an early 18th birthday celebration/Spring Break. Wait...18?? Yes...this is the year that I have to look forward to and want to rewind a decade at the same time. Here we have this beautiful, perfect little miracle. We are so lucky to have her and every single day I stare at her and ask...'is she really mine?' On the other hand my other baby will be graduating from high school and turn 18 all within 3 months! I am tearing up while I write this. Only because through these past 18 years, I have had the absolute pleasure of being Ambree's mom, and hopefully as of late, friend! She is the rock that helped me 'grow up'. She is the sweetest and most level headed 17 year old I know. Much more so than I was at that age. I am blessed to have this person, woman, teenager to call mine! She has always been a momma's girl. Always protective, always lovey! Even offering one year, her birthday money, to help mom pay bills when things were tight. That makes the tears roll... I absolutely love this girl and look forward to helping her through life and college, etc, etc. Meanwhile looking back and missing that smily little girl she once was! Love you Am and I am so proud of the person you are. If Mad's turn's out half as wonderful in 17 years, we will truly be the luckiest parents in the world. (Even moreso than now!) Sniff...sniff...
Anywho...We went to my parents house for dinner and an Easter egg hunt. Luke was conversing with Mad. (Which according to him, she said 'hello' to him 3 times!) He's so cute with her!

Addy with her ball. Love that face!

Emerie with her egg basket, with the help of Papa, finding eggs!

Alec holding Maddy. Love that kid, or should I say young man. He's so handsome!

The excitement was too much and Mads was tuckered out. Auntie Sissa is a good resting place.

Mad and I having our own conversation!

Busted!! I watched my nieces Thursday while Matt and Sissa moved into their new house. (Congrats guys!!) All got a little too quiet while feeding Maddy. Here's where I found the 2 culprits. In Mad's room climbing on the chair. Love them!!

Nem's thought this was funny! While Addy drops the evidence!

The three musketeers. In another year, they will be partners in crime! Notice they all have a hair pokie of sorts on their yummy little heads!

Thanks to my parents for the fun Easter!

Maddy blessing and family visit...

Here are my 3 new favorite pics....
Dan holding Mad and she is staring at him. LOVE IT!

Am and Mad 'smiling' at each other. Am is such a cute big sister. She's SO helpful! If I didn't have her, I don't know what I'd do! Am has always been MY rock, MY teacher, and MY baby. She just started the last quarter of her last year of high school. Wierd! Beyond wierd, actually! She's getting ready to graduate and it's hard to get a handle on it all!

Mad is bored with 'tummy time'. :)

Still bored!

Dan's parents drove down from Oak Harbor, Washington for the week to meet Maddy.
I think, like the rest of us, they are totally in love with her.

A whole new level of exhaustion has hit! Netting about 3 to 4 hours of sleep at night, plus trying to keep up with things during the day, I am beyond tired. BUT... there is nothing more beautiful and precious to me than those little eyes staring up at you, even if it's 3 in the morning!