Madeline Rose: June 2015

Friday, June 26, 2015

Flower bracelets for our family: a product of "Family Awesome Night" (named by Maddy) a weekly (or more!) night of after dinner crafts/games we all do together.

May was a great month with many adventures, including the theater! Steve, Maddy and I joined Angie, Joe and Olivia Rock for a lovely lunch followed by the Portland Children Theater's production of Ramona Quimby. Each of our families spent time reading Ramona books prior to the show, so we were all up to speed on the Quimby Family's shenanigans. Even more fun is that the books (and play) are set in Portland, bringing the story closer to home. It was a very fun day!

Added to this post are photos from Maddy's Four Year Old check up at the doctor's office and her check up at the dentist, waiting for Dr. Jon. I'm so happy and proud to have a child who is just fine with doctor/dentist appointments, vaccinations and all - she amazes me every day.

Also in May - Mother's Day. I took a hiatus that weekend with the ladies to Edgefield where we wined, dined and spent hours in the soaking pool. A lovely way to relax and take a break, then I rejoined my family on Sunday, where I was greeted by dear Maddy and Steve, with a Mother's Day card, gift certificate for a local spa and a Happy Mother's Day message/pictures on the bathroom mirror (drawn with window/mirror safe crayons, of course!) A wonderful weekend!

Maddy and Olivia excited for Ramona Quimby

Maddy's Four Year Check-Up - all is well!

Waiting to see Dr. Jon, Maddy's dentist (and friend!)

Celebrating Mother's Day Weekend

Relaxing with the Ladies

Lovely Soaking Pool at Edgefield

Monday, June 1, 2015

Four!!!

Maddy with her Jake and the Neverland Pirates Cake

Maddy's fourth birthday was well celebrated.

It started with a group ChildRoots birthday celebration for Maddy, Kai, Eli and Jack at the Sellwood Community Center. Balloons, ride-on toys, hula-hoops, balls, snacks and cupcakes: what more could a four-year-old possibly want?

Then, the ChildRoots Birthday Circle, where Steve and I participated, bringing in four photos - Maddy at birth, age 1, age 2 and age 3, and the class sand "The Earth Goes Round the Sun" four times, each time looking at another photograph, then ringing in Maddy's fourth year with individual birthday wishes.

Then, her actual birthday. On the morning of Saturday April 25, Maddy opened a couple of presents, then we met up with friends at the East Portland Community Center pool for some fun swimming time, then back to our house for pizza, presents and, of course, cake! Then outside to try out one of the new toys...a Stomp Rocket. Pure fun.

Happy Birthday Maddy Rose!