Fun with Friends!

We are so thankful and blessed for the friends in our lives! So many laughs and cherished times come from spending time with our friends...here are a some recent fun and sweet moments...

Madison LOVES baby Aidan (Sarah and Justin's little boy). If I dare tell her that we are going to see baby Aidan, I will hear his name repeatedly until we arrive :) Every time she hears a baby cry, it must be baby Aidan...in her bed, while she is chatting away, baby Aidan's name ALWAYS comes up...bet that sweet little angel doesn't know that his future girlfriend is watching him sleep :)

Sarah captured these sweet moments :)

Playtime with Quinn! They look a little confused here :)

Love this black and white shot

I had to post this one! Not sure what Quinn was thinking here, but her facial expression was too funny!

Swinging with the girls

Even though they dont seem to be enjoying themselves in this picture,the girls really liked the teeter totter

Driving daddy around!

A dual slide! They liked that they could both go at the same time but they both seem to have a facial expression that looks like they are going to competitively race :)

Lovin' the wagon!

Bananas at the picnic table :)

True friends...so glad that I was in time to capture this sweet moment!

Oh my!! Such a silly girl!

One night when we were at Elliot's house, the kids found the tissue paper in a bag that Casey and Amanda had given us, and this is what they did with it :) Casey made the kids hats and they thought that it was the funniest thing ever! They did look pretty cute :)

Silly boy!

We can't even remember how many times we had to put those darn hats back on! The kids wanted them on but then kept taking them off

Enjoying snacks and a walk in the wagon with Elliot

The little twins!

Not sure what she was doing here, but I thought it was a funny picture to post :)

Getting ready to fly an airplane at Quinn's birthday in the park

Quinn was really enjoying one of her new gifts!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY QUINN! Can't believe that you are 2!!

I forget why the girls were raising their hands, but thought this picture was pretty cute too! This was "the girls table" :)

The girls really enjoyed their delicious cupcakes for Quinn's birthday! We couldn't get them to look at the camera and smile because they could not take their attention off those yummy cupcakes!

Stylin' girl!

The other weekend, our friends (Pete, Dru, Emery and baby Turner) came to our house for brunch. We had a great time visiting and playing at the park! Just wished we lived closer :(

Emery and Madison taking a road trip!

Such a big girl...when we put her on this big girl swing like this, she always reminds us, "hold on!"

The girls loved swinging together

Thought this was funny! She really liked drinking water out of the bottle by herself...it was hers after that because I didnt care for all the floaties she left :)

There's that smile again! At the park with Papa

Papa...you're a little too tall for that swing :)

Such a sweet photo! And I love that they are holding hands :)

It's Elmo! This is Elliot's Halloween costume and when Madison saw it on the coffee table, she just had to put it on! Thanks for letting her wear it Elliot :)

Such a sweet boy!

Fall Fun!

On Saturday we had some pretty chilly weather!! Cold rain where we live and a little SNOW at higher elevations! So, we decided to take a little drive to find some of that early season snow...we all thought it was fun to catch snowflakes on our tongues :)

Snowing at Boulder Falls

Luckily, it warmed up enough for us to enjoy the Pumpkin Patch today! Unfortunately, it was VERY muddy! We put Madison in her crocks because we figured they would wash off the easiest...she was not impressed with all the mud on her shoes :)

We found the perfect family of pumpkins! This is Madison naming them..."Daddy pumpkin, baby pumpkin, mommy pumpkin"

Well, I got her to sit with the pumpkins, but she was not going to give me a smile!

And there it is...the over-exaggerated smile!

Well, we thought we had the right pumpkin family, but on our way out, Matt found this huge pumpkin and replaced the "daddy pumpkin" with this one.

We had a great fall weekend!

Labor Day, Birthday, Sunflower Farms, Smiles, and More Fun!

Well, we have gotten busy again and it has been weeks since I have posted! So here is another one of my many attempts to catch up on all the fun happenings in the Fargo house! Madison is getting more precious by the day and always knows how to make us laugh and smile! We have started to enjoy a few fall activities and are loving the warm sunshine. Always something fun going on here...

Labor Day outfit! Such a big girl!

At the downtown Labor Day Parade...while it was a little long, we enjoy that our town puts on so many fun activities for each holiday.

A very silly smile for Madison and an unsure one for Quinn...the girls always have so much fun together though

Cool chicks in our sunglasses

Having a chat with Grandma

With Grandma and Grandpa at the parade

Flashback...this was last year at the Labor Day parade...looks how little our girls are!

And now this year (we switched babies though)...gosh time flies!!

"Hey mom!"

Loving on Grandpa

Kisses for daddy at dinner the yummy Lulu's BBQ

Dig in Madison! Guess she didn't want to wait :)

Fun times with Grandma...Madison was putting her hands in the cup and pulling out/tossing ice and she thought that it was so funny! Her continuous laughing made Grandma join in and they had a lot of fun!

Riding the horse

One night I told Madison that we the next day we were going to go to Nana and Papa's house. Well, Madison didn't want to wait until the next day, so she opened her closet, got out her bag, pulled it down the hall, and started yelling "Nana and Papa" down the stairs hoping that they would come get her...it was pretty cute!

Elmo stickers!

My little climber...she loves going to the top of the biggest slides by herself..."no help mommy"!

Silly kids...playing in the tube with Anderson

Hi Anderson!

When we went for our eye check ups, Madison wanted to try on glasses like Daddy

The cute birthday girl...Happy 2nd Birthday Emery!

Teaching Madison how to catch the ball

Patiently waiting for her cake :)

Visiting with Baby Turner (Emery's little brother). Madison loves babies and Turner is so adorable!!

Looking very cute but suspicious in there!

Madison loved picking the tomatoes and eating them whole from the Hancock's garden

We had a great time at Sunflower Farms!

Attempting the pony ride...so far so good...

And she's off...the pony didn't even move

She settled for petting the pony

Feeding corn to the goats with Daddy

Carefully carrying a whole tray of corn to the animals

What a crazy girl!! Not surprisingly, Madison loved her first time on the tire swing and had no fears about leaning backwards and swinging!

"Hi mom!", crossing the netted bridge on the obstacle course

Madison was a little unsure of what to think of this big turkey...she kept calling it a chicken though :)

Taking a break from the sun in the old car with Daddy

Crossing the bridge in the hay maze...this girl has such great balance!

"Wee!!" Catch me Dad because here I come!"

"Are you ready for me?!"

Another shady break with Dad in the hammock

So sweet! Daddy love :)

Crazy girl is back on the tire swing!

Matt was even a little surprised that she was being so crazy...that's our adventurous kid though!

"Two hats mommy!"

Matt sent me this picture from a morning at coffee with Madison...now that Matt takes Madison to Kiki's on the 3 days that I work, they sometimes go to coffee for a special treat...she clearly enjoys it!

Love this girl!!

Posing in her new dress shoes! Thanks Nana!

Off for a hike in the backpack!

It was a great day to hike!

A beautiful view of Boulder

Its no secret that Ellie loves sticks...in fact, she carried this stick THE WHOLE TIME that we were hiking...up and down the mountain. She certainly was the talk of the trail

Helping Ellie eat...Madison kept picking up all the dropped bites of food that Ellie knocked off and saying, "Oh no Ellie...here Ellie"

Me: "Madison, what are you doing"

Madison: "Wait here for Nana" (my mom wasn't even coming over that day...she just always hopes that she is so many days Madison waits for Nana and Papa on the 1st step :)

Always thinking of ways to make us laugh :)

Papa loves to cuddle with Madison after she has had her bath!

"Shh, I sleeping", Madison says

Oh no! You caught me mom!

(Not sure why my dad has the white line on his face...sorry dad, camera issue)

More recent pictures and updates to come...I'm really behind!!