Summer, is that really you????

What a wonderful weekend to be outside!!!!!!! I had to work all weekend, but at least I had my afternoons free to be outside and soak in all of the sunshine!!!! Pat and Maddie lived outside all weekend while I was at work and they loved every minute of it!!!!!!

Tomorrow Miss Maddie is 15 months old - wow!!

**Favorite foods - banana (she would eat these all day), crackers, toast, and mac & cheese

**New foods - bbq pork, hot dog, feta cheese

**New tricks - dunking her head in her water table and laughing, smelling your shoes and turning her nose up, multiple animal noises thanks to her dad, throwing garbage away in the kitchen, climbing up the ladder on her new play house in the backyard

Her and I will be living outside this week as it is suppose to continue to be warm and sunny!!! Pat is in Seattle this week so it will be a girls week!!!

Here are some shots from out summer weekend!!

15 Months Old

We walked to a park near our house. . .


Playing with dad!


Hanging out in the sand with mom

Staying cool with our water table!

Enjoying an ice cream treat to cool off

It was a busy weekend, but it was so nice to hang out as a family when we could! We celebrated Pat's birthday (which is today) hanging out, goofing around, and enjoying a yummy dinner at home! Happy Birthday Pat, Maddie and I love you so much!!!!!!!!!!!

Outside Fun!

I cant even begin to tell you how happy I am that it is starting to get warmer out! Maddie and I have been rolling in the grass, playing on her new jungle gym, and of course hitting the zoo! The zoopass we got is fantastic!!! Not much to write. . .I will let the pictures be the post this time - enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend!

Zoo w/ Daddy and Uncle Eric!

Zoo w/ Mommy, Natalie, and Ella!

Her new toy!

Do you think she likes it??

One of those weeks. . . .

Its been one of those weeks. . . .the kind that you would like to forget but cant. The kind that make you bottle your feelings all day so Maddie doesnt know that something is wrong. . . . .and then once you here the silence in her monitor you know its ok to shed a tear. The kind that keep you awake at night asking why and never getting an answer. Or asking yourself what you can do and knowing the answer is nothing. Its been one of those weeks that you count your blessings. . .

BUT. . . .it has also been one of those weeks that I got to laugh because I think my daughter is one of the funniest people I know. You hear parents talk about their kids and say, "He/She is really advanced for her age!" I like to say, "Maddie is fricken funny!!" Here are a few highlights from our week together. . . .

**Running into our class at the YMCA on Tuesday in the pouring rain and she puts her face to the sky to let the raindrops fall into her mouth!

**At our class on Tuesday she walks up to this little boy, says hi, blows him a kiss, and runs away laughing (Pat doesnt know about that one!)

**I took her swimming on Wednesday and was showing her how to blow bubbles in the water - she dunked her entire head. . .came up blinking like crazy. . . .and then laughed

**At bath time on Wednesday night I got her undressed, she ran into the bathroom in the buff, stood next to the toilet and decided to tinkle on the floor - her and I both were laughing so hard

**I told her this morning that her daddy was coming home and her eyes lit up

Its been one of those weeks. . . . .the kind that you make it through the hard stuff but also enjoy the good stuff . . .

LIFE

May already huh, wow! Life has kept the Froh family busy as usual! Pat and I have been doing a lot of reflecting about life lately. Thinking about what we want out of life, who we want in our life, and what it has blessed us with. We are thankful for so many things in our life and it is nice to take a step back and think about those things once and awhile. This week we did just that and I must say, it has been a fantastic week! Pat and Maddie decided to start celebrating Mother's Day on Monday for me, so I have been spoiled! Coming home to a clean house, massages, and flowers are a few of the things I have been treated to this week - I am one lucky lady!

Hanging out in the Dells. . . Dont know what we would do w/o these 2 in our life!

Maddie's first ice cream cone!

A typical day with Maddie - smiles and giggles!

Playing outside in our new tunnel!

Life is good. . . . .

14 Months Old

Hi there. . .

Well, the past 2 few weeks have been a blur for me! It hasn't been my favorite two weeks, but like I have said in the past, you cant have sunshine and rainbows every day! The last few weeks I have found myself up at night with feelings of disappointment, confusion, and curiosity. But, when you are in charge of a 14 month old, you cant let any of that get you down, because you are BUSY!!! Plus, she is my constant reminder to smile, laugh, and relax! Maddie brings me constant joy and because of that, I am able to make it through each day no matter what is thrown my way! My TODDLER is into so many things right now that I dont even know where to begin!!

We went to the Dr. a few weeks ago so I do know 1 statistic. . . .her weight is right around 20lbs right now. (somedays she feels like 45lbs, but dont tell her I said that!)

Dislikes at 14 months -

**Having her hands washed after eating

**Having her snotty nose wiped - dont blame her!

**Being told to slow down when she is shoving any and all food in her mouth

Likes at 14 months -

**Being outside ALL the time! She would live out there if we let her!

**Trying new foods - newest one is baked beans!

**Dancing. . .music is on tv, she is dancing

**Still loves to kiss everything

**Making animal noises with her silly daddy

**Swimming - bathtub or swimming pool, she doesnt care!

She does have a few new tricks I have noticed her do over the past few weeks. . . .

*New words - Uh oh, duck, done, juice

*She now licks her fingers clean . . .so funny!

*She shakes her head yes and it is the funniest thing!

*Wiping her own nose when there is a little snot running - doesnt do a good job, but its funny to watch!

I could go on and on with her new things, she would be happy to show them to you the next time she sees you!

How you not smile while living with this monkey!!!

Dinner time!

Trip to the zoo with Keegan!

Helping mom cook

Total goof ball. . . .

Have a good week!

A Morning With the Boys. . . .

Here we are at another Monday morning and I am asking myself - "Where did the weekend go?" I dont think that we could have crammed anything else into this week! We had a dinner date with friends, dress shopping for my mom, a cookout at our house, Pat went golfing, bridal shower. . . . .and on and on and on! My idea of keep our schedule somewhat open isnt working too well! With everything going on this weekend, I didnt have a chance to take pictures, however, Pat did when him and Ryan were in charge of Maddie while the girls went shopping! I am head over heels in love with these - they bring a smile to my face on this tired Monday morning!

Pat and Ryan took Maddie to good ol' Cabelas!

A lawn chair just her size!

A Barbie fishing pole!

Checking out the fish with Uncle Ryan! **LOVE this picture of them**

Maddie had to kiss the fish goodbye before they left - how cute is that?

With Pat out of town this week for work, Maddie and I will be keeping ourselves busy! I can feel the early bedtimes already (for me)!! Keeping up with a VERY ACTIVE 14 month old sure wears you out!

Have a good week!

Celebrating Life Take 2

As Jamie had stated previously we had to say goodbye to Aunt Joan just last week. The Irish Wake put a whole new spin on things for myself and I am sure for many others. Jamie said it best when she said how often do you hear someone say they had a good time at a funeral/wake? Not too often! But to celebrate the life of a beautiful person couldn't have been done better than to have family, friends, laughter, tears, stories, food, and music.

Truly a beautiful celebration. I was lucky enough to catch some of it on video. This is a glimpse into the celebration that took place.

Love,

Patrick