Madeline's Birthday Interview

• What's your name?
• Maddie Emma Louis
• How old are you? 
•  Three
• How do you like being 3? 
•  I'm a nice neighbor.
• What are some things you like to do? 
•  Play baby dolls, play with Elsa doll
• What things do you like to do around the house? 
•  Play with strollers and babies and backpacks
• What are some of your favorite foods? 
•  carrots, coffee (??), water, pot-stickers, popsicles, and crab
• What do you like to wear? 
•  My purple vest
• What’s your favorite color? 
•  Purple
• Where are some of your favorite places to go? 
•  Disneyland, Chuck E Cheese, the animals at the zoo, and the food place… restaurants.
• What things make you happy? 
•  Snuggling. (Who?) Mama, and playing legos
• What makes you sad? 
•  Connor ( :-( )
• What do you do when you are sad?
•  Cry
• What do you do when you are mad? 
•  I don't know
• Who are your best friends? 
•  Lilly, Sadie, Aubrey, Ali, and Irelyn
• What are your favorite movies or TV shows? 
•  Frozen
• What are your favorite books? 
•  Abby Cadabby
• What are your favorite songs? 
•  Let It Go
• What do you like to do before bedtime? 
•  Read books
• What do you like to do on the weekends? 
•  Play on scooter
• How do you feel about being a little sister?  
• Play with Connor. He likes hugging me.

Madeline's 3rd Birthday Party

Today, we celebrated Maddie's 3rd birthday with all of her friends and our family. I think she had a blast! She was looking forward to this day for so long and I hope it was everything she dreamt of! We hired Music Matt who came and played music with the kids, lead dancing, and taught them about instruments. Maddie wasn't shy at all and sang two songs on the mic, You are my Sunshine and Let It Go. It was a Frozen themed party and all the little girls wore princess dresses. I'm so thankful for the help of Michael and my parents. I was sick the whole week prior to the party and they all stepped up and helped me tremendously to pull off the party. Of course, Mal and Anthony, Uncle Chad, and Dave and Jill helped at the party and together, I think it was a fun, exciting party for our princess!

Basketball Season Begins!

This weekend was opening day for Connor's basketball league. He is on the Kings 5-6 team and has lots of friends on his team. He had lots of fun at the rally and did great at his first game. He played great defense and got a hoop! We had quite the cheering section for him… Poppy, Mimi, Mal, Mandy, Chad, CJ, and of course Dad, Mom and Maddie. We all love to watch him play. It's sure to be a great season!

Madeline's 3rd Birthday

Our 3 year old!

Dinner was Madeline's choice… potstickers!

Enjoying ice cream on her 3rd birthday!

New Year's Eve 2014

We were invited to the 2nd annual New Year's Eve party hosted by Greg and Robyn Hines and it was a blast! They had delicious food, adorable decorations, and flowing drinks. The kids had a blast running around, eating junk, and playing with friends. Maddie fell asleep on the couch around 10pm, but Connor made it all the way to midnight. Shortly after we rang in the new year with good friends, we loaded up our radio flyer and walked a couple blocks home. Perfect way to end 2014!

Christmas Day 2014

We had a wonderful Christmas day. Connor and Madeline must've been very good because Santa brought them everything they wanted and more! Michael and I got them a special gift from both of us, a kitchen for Maddie and a basketball hoop for Connor. Poppy and Mimi and Mal were there for Christmas morning and Dave and Jill came up soon as well. It was a nice, relaxed day. The following day, Mandy, Chad, and CJ joined us for a gift exchange and yummy dessert. Such a wonderful holiday with the people we love!