Our first trip to the Cameron Park Zoo

We had the rare combination of events this past week - mommy off, daddy off, Madison healthy and less than 90-100 degree heat.....the perfect day for a trip to the zoo! Everyone was extremely impressed with the quality of the zoo. Even better, it was a slow morning - we had most of the exhibits to ourselves and some great chances to observe the animals. We'll definitely be making more trips.

Na-na's house

Madison and mommy had a wonderful trip out to Oregon in late August/early September. The weather was absolutely perfect - a nice break from the relentless summer heat of Central Texas. We kept ourselves very busy - picking blackberries, going to playgrounds, playing in Peavy Arboretum, swimming at the water park, and visiting with Uncle Brian and Aunt Molly. These two pictures are from our time at the house. Madison and na-na are putting out food for the deer and playing with Tiddly the kitty cat. We can't wait to visit again this winter to meet Madison's new little boy cousin!

Happy 2nd Birthday Madison!!

It's hard to believe that two years have gone by - it seems like yesterday she was just turning one! Do you like the wake-up picture? Just recently Madison is starting to become less and less of a morning person. We had a great Sesame Street birthday party. Unfortunately the camera broke about half-way through the afternoon, so there are only a few birthday pictures to share. Uncle Kevin, paw-paw and ne-ne all came for the party, in addition to several friends. Happy Birthday peanut!