4th of July in Utah

I know this post is WAY late, but better late than never!!

Madison at Stadium of Fire dancing to the Jonas Brothers!
Our patriotic Madison joining with the Pledge of Allegiance!

Celebrating Madison's b-day on her actual birthday in Utah (June 29).

Fun at the petting zoo!

How cute is this pic?! The pigs are cuddling!

Alexa, Chad, and Madison feeding the animals.

Daddy and Madison

Grandma and Madison

Grandpa and Madison

Culdesac of fire at Aunt Patty's house!

Grandma and grandpa with their grandchildren!

Madison, Ryan, and Alexa checkin' out Ryan's laptop games.

Madison did NOT like the culdesac of fire, and she was NOT shy about letting us know she didn't like it! Look at that grumpy face...what a stinker!!

Above: We got up early to watch the hot air balloons in Provo with Brook and Chad!

At the park celebrating everyone's b-days! Madison is a June baby, Chad and Bode are July babies, and Alexa is an August baby, so we lumped them all together and had a big celebration with everyone! Happy Birthday!

All the kids blowing out the candles on their cakes!

Madison at the Smoot house in Provo after the parade on the 4th!

I love this pic, I just wish the lighting turned out better! This is a pic of the kids playing near the golf course at the Provo house on the 4th!

Walking to Stadium of Fire to see the Jonas Brothers!

Here's a picture of the gang at Stadium of Fire: Grandpa, Chad, Brook, Trevor, Jeff, and Bethany.

Madison dancing around and eating a snow cone at Stadium of Fire!

Pics that bring a smile to my face

I was looking through some old pics, and I came across these. Wow, how quickly the time passes!

Madison at 16 months of age sleeping on her little bear!
Madison playing in my suitcase!

If the suit fits...wear it!!

Madison at 15 months! I love her smile in this pic! I just want to shrink her back down to this size!! :)

Where's my diaper? Here is a pic of the stone face she used to give so often. We used to call her our expressionless baby...lol!!

I hope they brought a smile to your face as well!! :)

My baby is 3!

Monday June 29th, our little Madison turned 3!! Where has the time gone...I can't believe she is 3! I keep telling her to stop growing like my dad told me as I grew, but she isn't listening, just as I didn't when my dad asked me! :) It doesn't help that Madison is TALL for her age either! At least I was short...I'm just sayin' is all!

She is our little princess, and we love her so much! For her 3rd birthday, we decided to throw her a little princess party, and invited family and friends to celebrate with us. My sister Melissa and her family were in town for the bash, and we were so happy they were! Thanks everyone for coming to her party, and for being her friend! Here are a few pics of her special day!
Cutting the cake! Ammon and Tana waiting patiently for their piece!

Madison sitting in her princess chair, opening presents!

I drew this frog for our "pin the lips on the frog," game, and I am very proud of my drawing!

Princess Madison is in heaven with all her new presents!

Madison sitting in her new mini recliner she got from Grandma Sue and Grandpa Richard!

Aunt Brook got Madison a cheer leading uniform, and Madison decided to test it out!

This is a picture of the gang! Ava, Jace, Ashley, Madison, Ella, Cael, Rachael, Leilani, Isaac, Chad, Paige, and Ammon (who is not pictured)!

A perfect evening

We finally had a PERFECT lake night! The wind is always a factor here in Vegas, and it is totally unpredictable!! Tuesday, there was little or no wind, so we decided to head to the lake with the Starley family. The water was so nice, and we found ourselves a great little cove.
Madison, playing on the surf board! She got a little nervous when Tyler was pushing her around the water.

Throwing a fit because Tyler made her swim in the water!

A BEAUTIFUL skyline!

Mindy and Cael!

Tyler doing a 180!Cute little Madison!

Weekend w/ Grandma in Vegas

This last weekend, my mom came into town. Madison had a blast with her Grandma Marlene! Grandma spoiled her grand daughter rotten! Look at Madison in this pic....smiling from ear to ear!!

This is Madison and Grandma asleep on the couch.....wait.....nope, they're awake!!

Madison was giggling away, playing the awake/asleep game with her grandma.

We started our Saturday off at the park!

"Wahoo!"

Looking out into Las Vegas with her telescope!

We headed over to the outlet mall off Charleston after the park. Madison tried to put this beanie on her head at one of the surf shops, but as you can see, she was having a bit of trouble getting it on all by herself!

See!!

Then, she found this hat! Isn't she a cutie?!

We had a great weekend with Grandma Marlene, and we can't wait until she comes again! Thanks for coming on such short notice mom!! I love you!!:)

F.H.E. out at Lake Mead w/ friends

Family Home Evening out at Lake Mead last Monday. Every Monday night we dedicate time towards the family, and have a spiritual thought combined with some family fun! Usually, we have FHE with Tyler's family, but last Monday we decided to switch it up! We invited the Starley, Gibson, Hills, and Johnson families out with us on the boat. The Starley's also have a boat, so it works out well when we want to invite a bunch of people. We managed to have a great time, even though the water was a bit rough due to the wind, and the fact that we settled on a beach with a nude sun bathing man beside us...lol! At least the man was wearing a towel over himself! :)
Madison and papa on the tube!

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Zach and Lincoln Hills

Nikki and Gwen Hills

Hope and Ellie Johnson

Good times!

Lake Havasu w/ Tyler's family

Family pic!
Grandma Sue with her grand children, less Alexa who hadn't arrived just yet!

I thought I cut the bikini babes out of the pic, but I guess not! Oh well, I think Madison look really cute with the board behind her, so just ignore the bikini babes!! :)

Tyler and Madison playing in the water!

Grandma Sue and Alexa walking down the beach together! So cute!! Madison loved playing in the water with her daddy.

Jeff and Alexa!

Tyler boarding! The water was pretty choppy all weekend, but the boys still managed to have some fun boarding!