one little monkey

Tired Pony

She's a maniac.. MAN-IAC!

Madeleine gets her flash dance on to Music Together.

Madeleine's Happy Dance for Books

 Madeleine does a happy dance when she requests a book to be read from Opa.

Madeleine and Danish Gabi hold hands

1st Bday and GroBmutti and Opa's visit and Danish visit

 

Our favourite Danish family. Martin, Charlotte and little Gabi

The Danish Dynamite and their 7 mo old came for a visit in early July.  Madeleine and Gabi got on great and we really enjoyed their visit. 

Opa read lots of books to Madeleine on their visit for Madeleine's first bday

With Mt Hood at Timberline Lodge

Boopsie twins and one twin's daughter. 

Reading with Opa

Reading with GroBmutti

Pressie time!

A fun submarine for bath time

Tahoe with the Brokaws and Brass Monkey Reunion

 Madeleine with cousin Ella

 Ella reads a book to Madeleine and Owen

 Cousin Owen is fascinating up close.

 M loves water, and when it started pouring onto our deck during a rain storm, she had fun with the mini waterfall.

 with great Aunt Annette

 Chubby bunny isn't so easy with super-sized marshmallows! 

 Lake Tahoe is so beautiful...

 Group photo at Lake Tahoe

Madeleine's first cow encounter

 Madeleine is so pleased to be in the Brass Monkey kid photo! 

Brass Monkey plus kids

The Latest Developments

 

Madeleine... Guitar Hero

Madeleine....Speed Walker

Newest Addition to the Family!

Our newest addition-to-be to the family.  Joining us in two weeks!  We're still taking name suggestions. 

It's tutu time!

Tutus are on the menu now that she's walking.  

And she's not shy about how telling us how happy she is about it! 

More walking

 She's begun circumnavigating the dining room table over and over again.  You can see it in this video.

So excited!!  She is pretty excited to be walking.  The daycare teachers said that she was walking all around the room and making high pitched 'look at me!' sounds. 

It's ON!!!

First a warmup...

Then a practice run...

Now the real deal!!!

More Boston

 Everybody's proud of the 1st communion recipient.  Great photo, Dave :)

 Opa/Papa time and Anna

 Papa Fred requested Lobster, so lobster was on the menu twice

 There was a little more exchange of germs than I'm ready to talk about

 The cake preparers!

 

Madeleine got a great new toy from Grandma Jan!!

Luke: First Communion recipient

 Luke: Lobster Wrangler

Baptism in Boston

 She didn't even cry with Uncle Mark holding her and father whoever-that-was blessing her

 Good family friends Mary and Chris

 Dad was awoken to a birthday cake and song

 I love Madeleine's response to Anna

 Cousins.

 Family photo

 silly family photo

 and another...

 Opa and Madeleine