Madison's 1st Birthday--December 5th

Look who turned 1 year old!!
My baby girl is growing up so fast! Lately she has really started to look like a little girl, and not a baby. She's also started walking and it is so fun! She progresses pretty much hourly, and I love watching her figure it out and gain confidence as she goes. Today she was going across the whole room! Her birthday celebrating went a little like this...

Checking out her presents (2 from us, one from Gpa and Gma Andersen). Yes, that's Christmas wrapping paper--that's all we have right now.

Loving on her new baby doll. She really, really loves dolls. She even feeds her the bottle.

After opening presents, we had a little cake and ice cream. I used the same giant cupcake pan I did for Bryn's 1st b-day.

Nice and clean starting out...

And this was her by the end!! I think she's the first one of our children to smear it all over her hair like that. We headed straight to the bath tub, for her second bath of the day. Baths are one of her favorite things, so she didn't mind.

All cleaned up and playing with her toys. The grocery cart is what my parents gave her, and she cruises around the house with it. (It's also a big hit for Ty and Bryn!) The ball popper is on the floor behind it, those are her 3 gifts.

We sure love our little Madi Lynn! She is such a fun, lovable, and stinkin cute little girl. We just can't get enough of her. Some of my favorite things about Madi:

How she points at everything

She sits on my lap and loves to read books

She tries to climb everything

The way crosses her sweet little hands over each other when we say "fold your arms" for prayers.

How she waves her chubby hand and says "ba ba" for bye bye.

The way she wrinkles her nose when she smiles and laughs.

The satisfaction she gets from emptying out every kitchen cupboard, bookshelf, or dresser drawer she can reach...several times every day!

How tight she squeezes when giving hugs

We're so glad you're in our family Mads! We all love you so much!