Madison's New Bubble Mower

For her birthday we got Madison a bubble mower. She LOVED it! This is a video clip of her in the backyard using it.

Cupcakes and Birthday

Madison had a blast at her birthday party with her friends. They went to a playland place and got to run and play and work up a good appetite for lunch and Tinkerbell ice-cream cake.

Blowing Bubbles, a favorite thing to do.

Opening presents (another favorite thing to do).

Madison's Tinkerbell birthday cake!

She has been practicing her "wink"

Easter

Madison got dressed up for Easter and we went to church at what will be our new Church in Saint Paul. It was a great message of Hope in Christ that we heard and then we were able to spend some time fellowshipping over coffee and donuts with people from the Spanish and English church.




Madison had two easter egg hunts. One was in the morning and one in the afternoon (post-naptime). Outside she had fun finding them all over the yard and on her playset.

Spring Day Fun

It was such a nice day we took a walk and Madison got to ride her Dora the Explorer bike outside. She did okay as long as we reminded her to steer.

We also had to stop for a break to eat some Dora the Explorer gummi snack.

Madison got to help us paint again. This time we were painting her room. What color did she want her room? PINK of course. We still have to put up some Tinkerbell stickers on the wall that she picked out.

This is coloring eggs for Easter.

Signs of Spring

It is springtime so we are celebrating by planting some flower seeds. Madison got to pick out the flower seeds at the store that she liked.

We opened the package and looked at the tiny seeds.

Push the seeds down into the soil.

Then we have to water them.


Then 5 minutes later Madison goes to check to see if they grew.

Carnival

Tonight we went up to workout and when we got there we discovered they had a carnival happening in the gym. After Jim drove back home to get cash for the tickets we had a blast. Madison's favorite part was getting her hair done with pink hairspray and glitter. She also got hearts painted on her cheeks.

Back to Work

Well I am finally back to work after a 2 and a half year hiatus. I am in the same office as when I went on leave but now I am working with Aquatic Plant Management instead of Urban Fishing. It is a slow time of year for plants (lots of ice and all) so I am getting to know the permit system entering permits and understanding the job more. In the spring I will be out in the field a lot doing inspections I suspect. Madison handled the transition to daycare really well. She really likes going to Miss Kristen's and likes the kids there.
I will still be doing my photography business even while I am back to work. I even had a job pop up to take some pictures my first week back. It is nice to get repeat business. I had one print get a Judge's Choice Medal and an Honorable Mention at a International Print Circuit that was held in the Twin Cities. That was pretty cool. The picture is below.