Busy Weekend!

This weekend was superb (Chris' word, not mine)! It started off with a photo shoot with Kelly. We had a great time and can't wait to see the pictures. Check out Kelly's photo blog: http://kvvphoto.blogspot.com/ I especially love the wedding photos in the desert.

Sunday we celebrated Maddy's 1st birthday. It was a beautiful day filled with great company!

The birthday cake! It was beautiful and tasted fantastic. It was a three layer chocolate cake - what's not to love! The cake is from Bakers of Buffington in Downingtown: http://www.bakersofbuffington.net/ (look out - I figured out how to set up links - looks impressive, but it really isn't that hard)

This is about as messy as Madison got. I must admit, I was highly disappointed. I figured she would have demolished her cake. But no, she was quite dainty. Still trying to figure out where she gets that. Because it AIN'T from me!

She was pulling the pink dabs of icing off, one at a time. (and in case you missed it- the colors of the day were hot pink and lime green!)

A good close up. Again, not much mess here, unless you count her crazy hair. But notice how the icing matches her dress! (that wasn't planned either!)

Brett and Brian called this their funny picture. And it's the best one with the three of them. Wiggle worm Maddy wouldn't sit still!

MomMom, PopPop and Maddy. There's also a classic picture of Mom sleeping, whileMaddy is sleeping on her. We have a picture of Grandpop sleeping the exact same way, while Josh is sleeping on him. It's the cutest picture ever.

Gramma, Nana and Maddy. I've decided it's very tough to take a picture of a 1 year old. This is a great picture, except my angel isn't looking at the camera!

Maddy with her Godparents, Dana and Shawn!

A couple quick updates - she now has 3 teeth. And I'm waiting for about 3 more any day now. She's sampling real food. And if you have a plate, you better be ready to share it! She's walking while holding onto things. Doesn't seem to interested in walking on her own. She loves to chase after Ellie. She's also quite affectionate, she gives hugs and kisses. She'll even snuggle into you and say "aaahhh". Talk about melting your heart! Her four words are "dada", "poppoppop", "mommommom", and "mama". She's a chatterbox even without a large vocabulary. She's almost always laughing and is generally a happy girl. (with the exception of "the phase", which I no longer prefer to speak of) We have her 1 year appointment on Friday. Hopefully, she's right where she needs to be!