Ice cream before dinner

Around this house, we like our Blue Bell. Truthfully, I'm looking forward to the day when we go visit the creamery in Brenham. I'm pretty sure I might be their biggest fan {although I might like all of their flavors if they would just eliminate the whole fruit-in-ice-cream thing.} Anyway...

Madelyn's last day at her very first daycare *sniff, sniff* was on Friday. This is huge because the most wonderful three women took care of her for over 9 months! We're missing them already, but are hopeful that this new place will be great and help her make some friends close to home. So, to celebrate her last day and because I can never say no to ice cream, we had some ice cream {with sprinkles!!} BEFORE dinner. I know - I'm setting a terrible example, creating a monster, etc, etc... You can punish us both because we loved every minute of it!

Check-up

Madelyn went for her 1 year check up (and shots.) For those keeping track, she weighed 23 lbs. 11 ozs. and was 30 1/2". She's really growing up so fast! She received 4 immunizations (2 in each thigh.) She cried. And screamed. But survived. I had grand plans to take her to get ice cream afterwards, but apparently it's silly to think that ice cream places open before 11am. Don't other people eat ice cream whenever they want?

Oh well. We'll have to go another day when I'm off work.

We decided to go ahead and turn Madelyn's car seat to face forward. We're really enjoying getting to interact with her now. This is her on Sunday going for her inaugural forward-facing ride in the car!

Madelyn got a special package in the mail today. Uncle Ryan sent Madelyn a Domo!! You know you're jealous. I'll have to admit that I was afraid that she might be scared when she saw Domo, but she just smiled!

Girls just wanna have fun

We had a fun party. I didn't get a chance to capture too many photos, so I'll have to rely on the photos of others to slowly trickle in. Here are some that I managed to capture...

Madelyn got an Anywhere Chair from us. She LOVES it! She likes to read her books in it and watch Baby Einstein videos. She also likes to......Stand up in her chair! What a daredevil!

Madelyn had a small smash cake and everyone else had a GIANT cake.

This is what happens if you try and give Madelyn cake. Mind you it took her a while to get comfortable with the cake, but once she did...

Even Daddy face-planted in the cake!

Don't take that girl's cake from her!!

Sweetness

Happy first birthday to our sweet girl!