Memorial Day Weekend....Summer is here!

We had a great Memorial Day weekend. The weather was beautiful and we were very busy. Saturday we went to Geordie and Mary's for a cookout; Sunday we celebrated Chris's birthday down at the lake with his family; Monday we went on our first long bike ride with Maddie in the trailer with Andy and Laura; and we ended the weekend by celebrating all the birthdays and my parents' anniversary at Nana and Pa's house. Whew! I didn't get pictures of everything and I really need to get some shots of Maddie in her bike helmet, too funny. So here are some of the pictures I actually did take.

Maddie's favorite thing...chasing Geordie and Mary's cats.
Maddie and the Livster...almost walking!

No, she didn't actually go tubing!
But Bailey, Kim's chocolate lab did! He even has his own life jacket!

Maddie loved driving the boat. She kept one hand on the wheel and one on the throttle. She almost fell asleep...notice her heavy eyes. It was almost 5 o'clock, without a nap!

Jennie's Baby Shower

Shelley was in town for Jennie's baby shower and it was a great girls' weekend. Jennie is expecting a boy in August and she is feeling and looking great! Shelley got to see Maddie briefly and get a few hugs and kisses in before the shower festivities. We missed seeing Lulu :( Shelley is also expecting her second in October!

Maddie and Daddy

As I uploaded recent pictures to the computer, I noticed there were a few cute Daddy and Maddie moments. Lately, I just love watching and listening to them together. I don't know who is laughing more most of the time, Maddie or Chris! My favorite is the first one. I was doing something in the kitchen, when I looked in the family room and saw Maddie trying to be just like him.

Mother's Day

Mommy's Girl

Singing "How do you do my partner?" - A Riordan family traditionHugs from Grandma
We had a nice Mother's Day this past weekend. We had both sides of our family over and my Aunt Marie and Aunt Lorraine were here too. Maddie was well entertained by all her aunts, Grandma, and Nana (the guys were watching golf) so she had a fun day. At one point, her Aunt Kim and Aunt Sam started playing dress up with Sam's very high heels. Check this out; too funny. Boy, she is going to have fun with them as she grows up!!!

I especially love the bow about to fall off of her messy head of hair!

Swimming

So we've moved on from gymnastics to swimming. Interesting, those were my two favorite sports that I did growing up. Funny, I just realized that as I wrote it. Anyway....I'm taking Maddie to our rec center for a toddler/parent swim class to get ready for our pool to open. The instructor has given us lots of cute ideas to work on blowing bubbles, paddling, and kicking. Her favorite part, as you'll see, is jumping in from the side. Chris was off last Friday and was able to come with us and he took some pictures. I am so looking forward to this summer. Now that she's walking (running), I think the pool will be lots of fun. Now we just need the water to get warm.......