Maddie and Jay's Blog: October 2008

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Fall Fun

Last weekend, October 18-19, was super fun. On Saturday me, mom and dad went to the lake shore for a nice walk. I love looking at trees! Then on Sunday we all went with Schnella and Clint to a pumpkin patch. A great weekend had by all!

A Day in the Life....

These are just some shots of me doing what I do, eating, reading books and bathing.

Fun In The Leaves!

Saturday October 11th was spent at my Grandma and Grandpa Thompson's house. There I got to play in the leaves! It was the best thing ever, except mom wouldn't let me eat them, so that was a bit of a bummer.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

6 Months Old

This is the first time I've ever eaten solid food! Rice cereal sure is yummy!

These are pictures of me at 6 months old. I was back in Alex again visiting Grandma and Grandpa Lenz. There must be something in the water, because not only did I get huge but I grew my first 2 teeth.

Maddie at 5 Months old

Here are some pics of me at about 5 months old. As you can tell, I keep getting cuter! Some of my interests included making my mom laugh, sucking on my own toes and geography.

End of August 2008

I was trying to escape, but I was busted

Me and Mom reading a book

Me and the homies at mom's friend Christa's wedding. Pictured are members of the posse, second generation. Maddie Thompson, Jackson and Anderson Stark, Lila and Kaden Cochran and Dominick Jacobson.

More Baptism

I'm so lucky to have such a great family. Uncle Rob and I were spent after a long day of partying down.

Baptism, August 3, 2008

Me with my Godparents Jeff and Kassie

Me and Uncle Colin

Minnesota, Revisited

Another great time was had in MN this past July. I finally got to meet Uncle Rob, who helped me on the long car rides to and from Chicago. We visited Great Grandma Brueske and Great Grandma Lenz. We also got to meet up with some of mom's college friends. And I also was very happy that Tallie taught me how to properly play on my mat. She's the best cousin ever!

Saugatuck, MI

These are pictures from our trip to Saugatuck Michigan, a nice little town on Lake Michigan and just far enough away from Chicago to feel like a vacation. Dad dipped my feet in the water for the first time. I also got to wear all of my "cabana clothes" which was super fun....and appropriate.

4th of July Weekend

We had a nice 4th of July weekend. We spent the 4th at mom's friend Amanda's house and the following day we went to Starved Rock State Park where I did my first hike ever. I can't say I loved it, but mom and dad are hoping for better luck next summer.

Welcome to our blog!

Maddie and Jay are fast asleep, and instead of going through all the work of getting them to bed again I just decided to let them sleep and write this blog update myself.

Well, it's been a while since I've updated the blog. I guess I've been quite busy trying to maintain order in this house. Life is good, and the kids are both amazing! Maddie is well beyond her years. Some of her vocabulary is unreal and she is quick as a whip. Remembers everything, which makes me have to be very careful what I say. She enjoys all sorts of pretend games. Lately she has been pretending to pack up and fly to Minnesota. She loves wearing my shoes, and basically doing everything I do, especially when it comes to things with Jay. She has her own "babies", which are Jay's stuffed animals. They are all her sons. She is very good about putting her babies down for naps, feeding them, pumping milk and rocking them. She even tells me to be quiet when any of them are sleeping. She likes to steal toys from the real baby in the house to give to her babies, which I am trying to teach her is not nice.

Jay is a wonderful little 6 month old bundle of joy! The kid is the most smiley, giggley baby ever. Even when he wakes up from his naps, he sees me and grins. He likes to be tickled, play peek a boo, blow bubbles and play with toys when his sister lets him. He thinks she is the funniest, best thing ever. He always watches her and is so interested in her. He rolls over and is close to sitting up on his own. He just started eating rice cereal which he seems to enjoy. He just had his 6 month check up and is the height of an average 10 month old. He is a solid little guy, and he doesn't fit into his clothes for very long stretches.

Seeing Maddie and Jay together is so fun. Maddie adores Jay now. She wants to make sure I don't forget him and that he is always coming with us when we leave the house. If he ever fusses she says "I"m comin' Jay" and runs to him. Although I can't remember ever feeling this tired, my days fly by and I have the best time with these two. I'm not sure how Joe and I got such cute kids, but I know how lucky we are to have them.

Love,

Stef

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