Madison's Easter Pictures

Happy Easter 2008!



Madison LOVED taking pictures with the live bunnies...although she mostly preferred to poke their eyes, grab their ears, and try to eat them. :)

Happy 30th Birthday, Mark!

Madison finger painting - not a huge fan of the cold, gooey paint.

Madison with a mouthful of chocolate - she absolutely loves it!! (So, I don't regularly give her chocolate, but the doctor suggested it - the Amoxicillan was causing Madison to have diarrhea and an ingredient in chocolate stops that side effect! Who knew?)

I'm so sorry for the long delay in posting! But...we've had a LOT going on here.

First, Mark was just told that he is receiving a new position at Exxon and we'll need to move! We will be moving to Beaumont, TX...yes, big city, here we come. HA. It is a SMALL town - the smallest we've ever lived in, for sure. But, this is a great opportunity for Mark and we're excited about that. We both like moving around often. Which, our track record is every 2 years! New experiences, meeting more people, new houses I can decorate, etc. But, it is always hard to leave our dear friends. At least we will be within driving distance to our friends in Houston. Beaumont is about 1 1/2 hours northeast of where we currently live. Mark's position will begin April 1st, but Madison and I won't move for about another one-two months.

We have been VERY busy getting our house ready for sale. Planting flowers, mulching, carpets and tile professionally cleaned, organizing closets, etc. The house will probably go on the market this Friday. I will look for a house in Beaumont tomorrow.

Madison has been so sick, bless her heart, with a cold, ear infection and sinus infection now. She's been to the doctor several times, but is finally appearing to feel better. It's been a long road.

Mark and I also celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary on March 13th. Our gift to each other is a kayaking excursion in the Caymans. Speaking of...we leave for Grand Cayman this Saturday!!! We will be there for a week and are SO looking forward to it!!! Our resort is on Seven Mile Beach and we know we'll really enjoy it. We plan to relax, snorkle, kayak, see the turtle farm, go to Stingray City, hike, etc. We're flying my mom down to watch Madison. Although we know Madison will be in excellent hands, we will miss her terribly!

Today is Mark's 30th birthday!!! I guess I can no longer say I'm married to a man "in his twenties" - ha. Madison and I gave him a watch. She fingerpainted a picture for him. We're going out to eat tonight with some friends. His coworkers trashed his office this morning with LOTS of decorations and pictures (I gave them) of him as a child and teen - so funny. They even had a cake with his picture on it - with a butt-cutt and mullet! haha.

Finally, please pray for my dear friend Misty and her husband Matt as they are in the process to adopt a little girl down in Panama. The Lord is awesome and has been moving mountains for them!

Danae's Grandpa's Birthday

I just wanted to give a belated shout-out to my Grandfather (my Dad's father) for his 94th birthday!!! I sent his gift on time, but I wanted to also include it in our blog. He's doing so well - praise the Lord!

Daddy Swinging Madison

A Day At the Park

On the swings for the first time! I loved it.
Now Daddy wanted to go to the park, too! I like when he swings me the best!
What are these bubbles all about?
Hamming it up
Mommy gave me a teething biscuit and I REALLY enjoyed it...and smeared it all over my body and the Baby Einstein Jump-Up while watching my DVD.

All ready to go out shopping!
The food Mommy makes me...this should last about two weeks.
Tyson is always by my side.
Mommy's new hair cut. She chopped it all off.
Me and Maddie Durbin at our friends', Jack and Catherine, birthday party.

I am curious about everything...

...and then I put it in my mouth!