Edy really wanted to try on a Cheese Head. Actually he really wants one. But I have never let him really toy with that thought for long. The guy in the store where we tried them on said that nobody that lives there ever buys one. But the boys sure look cute in them dont they?



I love going to the top of the capital building. It's a great view of all of Madison. And so green.



Wisconsin is so beautiful! Daddy got to carry Alejandro sometimes too.



DEVILS LAKE!!!!!
It was so fun taking Edy and Alejandro to Devils Lake. I didnt get to climb around like I used to because I had my lovely boy, but we tried to do what we could. We even got Alejandro up in Devils Doorway, but the picture is on Mom's camera.

I got to carry Alejandro almost the whole time in either this sling or the carrier. I love carrying him on hikes.

This picture of Joel jumping into Devils Lake took 4 shots to catch him in the air. I love the pose.

Joel's and my lovely breaching talent caught on video.

We made sure to take the ferry on the way home. Joel got ice cream while we were waiting too.

On the way to the big, old, long, train tunnel we saw the FREAKING AWESOME old war machines. Alejandro liked the tank so much it was hard to keep him looking at the camera for a picture.

The tunnel was just as cool as I remember it. Alejandro wasn't too big of a fan of the darkness though. The picture of Edy, Ale, and I is one of my very favorites!


There was a fine mist traveling out of the tunnel at one end.

Alejandro made some new friends in WI. Most were from my mission.

Jeri Spangler- Relief Society Pres. Jched Ray- baptized in Sun Prairie

Uncle Steve and Aunt Diane- of course Joyce Waldrop- baptized Sun Prairie

Keri Svoboda- childhood best friend The Nelsons- Bishop Sun Prairie

There were several times while in Wisconsin that I would ask Edy if we could live there. He liked it a lot but never conceeded to live that far awary from the ocean. Wisconsin really is still home to me. I'm glad I got to bring my boys there.

Some of Alejandro's First's

First tire swing ride!

First embarassing naked picture.



First encounter with a bird. (great picture...)

First photo shoot.

First ride on the shoulders.

First Nature Walk.

First Mud!!!

First Visit with his only Great Grandparents.

First nap with Grandpa Madden

First camp out. ok, lousy picture of a campout, but that's where he is.

First skateboarding!

First time eating watermelon and getting a seed spit at him by his mom. (not the last time)

First Parade!

First time sitting alone in a gorcery cart. (in CT)

First time wearing Daddy's shoes

First meal of solid foods.

Beautiful Baby

These are Alex's 3 month pictures. I decided to create our own little studio to do his pictures since places that do them are expensive and sometimes cheesy. I think they turned out well. We're going to take more too.

mini pool sessions with alex

This picture we are hanging out at the mino pool outside the parent's house. Alex loves water, but he gets cold when the wind blows. He also kicks like he is swimming its really cute. I bet he is going to love the beach and the waves like daddy.
Joel looks really handsome in this picture. He is a really great uncle!
This is Edy with Darian (Joel's friend) and Joel and Alex. Edy wishes the pool was a little bit deeper so he can swim or he also said he either needed to go to a spa or to the beach.

Auntie Meghann's Visit

We were So excited to have Meghann come and visit us. We had a lot of fun while she was here. This first picture is when we were having ice cream Meg's first day here. Right after this picture we went to pick Joel up from summer school. Mom had already told him she had a suprize for him after school and so Meghann hid behind dad, mom walked Joel out to us with his eyes closed, and when he opened his eyes we all yelled "Suprize!" but Meg stayed behind dad. So Joel looked around at us with an expectant face and looked pretty confused until Meghann came out. He was really excited and it was really funny.

We had a trip to Smithville lake one evening. We were excited to go, because it was really hot, but when we got there the sun was low and it was windy so only Joel and his friend even went in the water. But it was still fun.

On the weekend we went camping at Watkins Mill. Joel wanted us to bury him and we made him into a merman.

We had a great campfire at the site that night. There were hot dogs to roast and smores to make. Yummy! No pictures of Alex in the tent, nut this was his first camping trip and he did Great! He's going to be a great little adventurer.

(I'm really struggling with the format thing. teehee)