HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY MADDEX...

oh no, maddex is two! it has already hit- about 2 weeks before he turned two i began to realize why they are called "the terrible two's". just recently we started calling him "madditude"- it fits. all jokes aside though:

maddex is really a sweetheart. he loves to give his mommy kisses but not many others. he is shy- and doesn't like to be laughed at- even if it is in a good way. his favorite tv show is funniest home videos. he has never watched a movie before- he is way to active. he loves water and has started to swim on his own. he loves suprises. he also loves powdered donuts. he gives the browl scowl way too much. he still wakes up in the night screaming. he can drive a john deere like no other 2 year old. maddex is the smartest little boy- he knows exactly what he wants- and won't stop screaming until he gets it. :)

he had a great birthday party... thanks to everyone that helped, came or called. we love you all.

made by me...

making the cake

maddex and ty played so well- it was fun for him to have someone

to play with all morning on his b-day.

brody and maddie sent maddex a package- he got a john deere hat!

thanks guys!

going to the party:

bella (mustins dog) and maddex- practically best friends.

sorry girls... he is soo taken.

i picked her out for him... her name is kota.

that look is probably like... "um, what it he cake supposed to be again?"

ok so it was a digger- i know, sad looking digger! it looked so cute when i made it- but by the time we got to the party it was bad looking... im not sure 106 degrees was the best for it.

(if you want to see the cute version- go to jessica krause on my side blog- her's is amazing)

maddex's was in a real mood by the time we got to the cake...

everyone wanted to get pictures with him- but he so was not having that.

lol. maddex and my mom.

maddex got a john deere tractor from grandma kathy and grandpa brad.

he loves it- thanks so much guys! i'll post video/pics of him riding soon.

maddex loves his scooter and rides it around our island all day long.

thanks mom and dad for not only the scooter but flying all this way for m's birthday-

it meant a lot to have you here!

thanks also to all my family who came in from utah and pa...

we had such a great time with everyone. thanks for all your help also. you guys rock.

i'm depo...

i'm so sad today... i've been teary all day. i feel like i've lost my best friend... well- i sort of did. we have had the joy of having my grandma spend the last three weeks with us, and today she flew back home. it all started when i flew back east at the end of may- i talked my grandma into flying back with us until after maddex's birthday. my grandma is so special to me, so to have her here- i just loved every minute of it. a couple nights before she left- tanner said to me, "your grandma could live with us and i wouldn't mind at all.." me either. maddex and grandma had a weird relationship... some days he loved her and wanted to play all day with her and other days... well he still loved her but he didn't want to play with her ;) his new famous saying is... "stop that grandma.." he would wake up in the morning and want to go wake her up.obviously he doesn't understand but when we said she was going to get on the big airplane and go to her house he said, "no.. grandma stay home."

we miss you grandma... come back and see us soon.

we love you grandma...

friday night fun:

music in the park. we met up with "samalise" on friday night for some music in the park. it was so nice to just lay out a blanket... and enjoy what was going on around us. we didn't know the music but it didn't even matter- we love doing things outside and it is nice to feel like you are part of a fun community. these are the types of things i miss from back home. the boys played at the park right beside us and we just relaxed. 

momma's boy.

maddex loves to lay on me like this... 

throwing rocks... always throwing rocks!

maddex got his very first glow-stick...

and one for peter.

oh, and icee's too. (their faces cracked me up)

what a fun night!

in love.

chandler and karen. tanners cousin, chandler, got married last saturday in the LA Temple. it all worked out quite well since all of the family was in san diego at the beach. we all got up saturday morning, packed up all of our stuff and headed to LA. they are such a beautiful couple. we love karen to death- and are so glad she is part of our family. {thanks again for those hula lessons} 

we love you guys!

my favorite picture of all

so glad i snapped this one.

maddex fell in love with nora (karen's niece) 

it was kind of weird because she was a girl maddex. 

i mean seriously- they looked like twins. 

(does anybody remember the full house episode when michelle is a little girl and she has a boyfriend named harry- and then he leaves- and she misses him terribly???) 

that is what this reminds me of- haha.