2012

It's 2012 and I am going to be a better blogger!!! see.... here I go.

These are some pics from when Maddi and I spend the day at the Olympia Children's Museum. It's kind of small, but perfect for Maddi! There were so many hands on activities for her!

Its Princess Party time!

Maddi's 2!!!!

Who knew we'd make it two years? It has been amazing and we are so blessed to have such a wonderful and loving daughter. Every day is an adventure and she is learning so much! Her brain really is a little sponge; I'm not even sure where she learns everything she says (which is scary)!

Just this morning she told me from the top of the stairs. "mine waffle, no cook it. mine chocolate milk." From the kitchen, I said "okay, okay… I'm getting it". To which she replied. "Mine princess". Yes you are sweetie. You certainly are a princess.

Her birthday party was a blast! Uncle Tomo and Uncle Ryan were able to come and spend the whole weekend with us! Good thing too, we needed lots of help getting ready for the party! Maddi had lots of friends show up for the party and had a fabulous day!

What is that?

Maddi will be 2 in 2 months!!!! You know, like chuck wollery from love connections used to say "2 and 2".

Anyway, these days it seems like Maddi is always hungry! Okay, that is a lie. Last week she wasn't hungry at all, so this week she is eating pretty much anything you put in front of her~and most of it ends up on her mouth instead of inside her mouth!

Last night she was helping daddy "make" beans. Well, as it turns out she was eating them more than stirring them! Then today she had a smoothie! If it were still March I would have entered her for the "mustache march" contest! A sure winner with such a sweet stache!

Little miss has been expanding her vocab every day:

1. "That sucks": compliments of her favorite song by Pink.

2. "Maddie's happy": not sure where she got that one, but I like it!

3. "Good nap": every time she wakes up, she tells me that she took a "good nap"

Just a few of the cute ones she has come up with lately!

Bowling!

Just wanted to share a few more bowling pics because Maddi had so much fun!!

Where in the world is Maddi Cisneros?

Okay, so it has been MONTHS since we've posted anything! No real excuse unless you counting hospital visits, moving, holidays with the family, buying a new house and unpacking, oh and how could I forget putting in an entire new back yard! We left Montana in October and finally got settled into our new house at the beginning of December. We have had lots of fun and sunny days since we got here, but today is drab and rainy which inspired me to become a "blogger" once again!

Today we took Maddi bowling for her first time. She was a little leery at first because of all the loud sounds that the balls and pins make, but soon she settled right in. Every time we would push the ball down the lane, she would either clap or say "Again?" She seemed to love it! I think she might be a natural like her Auntie Brianna… her 1st score was almost the same~ 61!

Another first for Maddi since we've been here in CALI is the BEACH! And she is a natural at that for sure! She has a perfect mix of her "moms" and dad in her! She likes to sit in the sand and play like her mom and she likes to be in the freezing cold water like her daddy! (They are crazy)

Okay, so I guess that is enough of an update for now! We'll be doing lots more and experiencing many more first throughout the next couple of years…. uh hello Disneyland!!! But I'll try to post more between now and then : 0

Fairmont Hot Springs

Last Christmas, Tyler and I won "The Newlywed Game" at a party... and our prize was a free night at Fairmont Hot Springs! With less than three weeks left in Montana, we decided that we should probably use it!!!

It was a beautiful day when we got there... so of course Maddi wanted to play outside and pet the animals. Then we hit the pool! She had a blast and the water was WARM!

We hit the pool again in the morning and even ventured the water slide! It took her a few times to warm up to the idea of the slide, but loved it by the end.

Not even 10 minutes out of the hotel... and she was OUT!!! We had a great weekend!!!!!

Now... about that packing!

Gibson Park

All Great Falls "locals" know that if you have stale, left-over bread the thing to do is take it down to Gibson Park and let the birds fight over it! We decided we'd take Maddi down for her first "big girl" time there. ( She went when she was much smaller... and would have just eaten the bread herself) This time though, she was pretty enthralled when she saw all the birds. Daddy had to help her feed them; Mommy was scared they were going to mistake her toes for sausages! Maddi and Tyler broke the bread into tiny pieces and fed it to the birds... Maddi loved it! The birds there are pretty brave and come right up to you, so she didn't really even have to "throw" it as much as just drop it!

After a little while with the birds, we went over the the park they have there. Maddi has become quite skilled at sliding and swinging!

Long Day

Well, it's that time of year around here... FAIR!!! We took Maddi to the fair last year, but I'm pretty sure she just rode around in her baby pack the whole time! This year however, Daddy and Mommy were so excited to take her because we were sure she would LOVE it. I don't know if "LOVE IT" would be the words Maddi would use to describe the fair though.

We went to the pool earlier today, so she was exhausted from playing in the water. By the time we actually got the fair after Daddy got off work, it was not far from her usual bedtime! She was a real trooper though. She went on all the rides that we took her on and didn't seem to mind; she just didn't LOVE them. As you can see from the pictures, the giant slide is my personal favorite. Tyler seemed to love the hot air balloon ride! Maddi... generally unimpressed! I can't say I blame her. All the kiddo rides just go in circles; I thought I was going to throw up on a few of them.

Oh well, there is always next year!

What will Maddi eat today?

It has been quite the challenge lately figuring out what Maddi will eat. One day she loves something and the next day she hates it. She is a pretty good eater, once you actually figure out the mystery...

I thought I would just share pictures of some of the things that she has "tried" lately!

Ps... she does love yogurt... so when all else fails!

Pss... she is a hoarder, she will hold meat in those sweet little cheeks for hours and then later, opens her mouth and out falls chicken or hamburger! Too funny!

Denver

Well... from Seattle, we flew to Denver for Ty's graduation from Colorado State University. We also met up with Danny, Summer, and Brynn there! We had an awesome weekend. We got there on Thursday and were able to spend the night with a great friend that we knew from Vandenburg! The next day we got up and went to Tyler's graduation which was in Fort Collins, CO. After graduation, we headed back into Denver to meet up with Danny and Summer. The girls loved being able to play with each other. We did some shopping, eating, and the Zoo. They were so cute together! Can't wait to see Brynn again in a few weeks!!

Seattle

It has been a LONG time since I updated Maddi's blog (Sorry Ono's), but we have been pretty busy these last few weeks. Tyler's Guela passed away the first week of May, so we went back to Seattle for the funeral. We are going to miss Guela deeply and wish that Maddi could have grown up a little more so that she could realize what a great woman her Guela was. However, we know that she is hanging out with Guelo again... except when she is in the back seat making Maddi giggle ; )

Anyway, we were able to spend some great times with Tyler's whole family while we were there. It was great to be able to see everyone. We were able to get out and enjoy the nice Seattle weather a bit. Here are some of the family pics....

Maddi's 1st Birthday!

Okay... so it's a month or so, okay almost two months after Maddi's birthday and I am just now posting this! We've been busy! Busy! Busy!

Maddi's birthday was fabulous! We had an "Ugly Doll" theme! Maddi LOVES her uglies. Most of them are in her crib and when she wakes up in the morning, she talks to them, snuggles them, and on the rare occasion tosses them over the edge so they are free to roam the room!

Lots of friends and aunties and uncles came for the party! We had snacks ( and beer for the uncles), played games, and made our own UGLY dolls... they we're real cute!

Maddi had the best 1st birthday ever!!!!

Cheese or CHEEEEESE?

So, I've been taking Maddi's pictures so often that when she sees the camera.... instant "ham". We quite frequently say "CHEEEESE" when we take her picture and we get this very practiced fake smile.

Today, I was giving her a snack that happened to be cheese. I kept asking her if she wanted more cheese and I kept getting the fake CHEEEESE smile. It took me a minute to figure out that Maddi was associating the word that we use when we take her picture to the food that she was cramming into her mouth! It was so funny.

I love the personality that she is developing! Recently, she has also started furrowing her brow.. but I have yet to catch that one on camera...mostly because as soon as she sees the camera.... CHEEEESE!!!!!

Chillaxin'

I took Maddi to the park today while we were out. She is at the stage where other kids are amazing to her. She will just sit, watch, and laugh at them while they run around. We met another "Maddi" at the park today that wanted to feed Maddi the wood chips. Luckily, Maddi decided they didn't taste very good!

She LOVED the swing. Unfortunately, I couldn't get a picture to depict the faces that she was making. At one point, she just kicked back in the swing, spread her arms, closed her eyes and had this huge smile on her face. It was like she doing the "Titanic" move only she was "Queen of the Playground". It was enough to melt my heart many times over! I can only hope that the SNOW stays gone for good this time and we can spend all summer on a playground! It'll be our mission... hit every playground in great falls! I'm sure there are some real winners!!!

Maddi and The Uglies

We were first introduce to "Ugly Dolls" by Alexander, he has a giant one. We thought it would be fun to start "collecting" them for Maddi. Brianna started her off with the pink one, and we've picked up the other ones on trips that we've been on! She has 2 from Vegas and one from Seattle. We try to look for fun ones that she'll love. She keeps them all in her crib with her and loves to talk to them when she wakes up. I thought it would be fun to take her picture with them all lined up today... Maddi didn't really feel like cooperating! But it was fun anyway! And she has developed this really sillly "smile" when she sees the camera!