Baby Steps

Madeline Turns Five

Yes, believe it or not, Madeline is now five years old! She celebrated with three parties - one with preschool friends, one with my relatives in Iowa, and one at our place with Lisa's relatives. That's three cakes, plus all the overeating from Thanksgiving!

Madeline with her birthday balloons.

Madeline's Roling cousins: Blake, Katelyn, Madison, Madeline, Isaac and BJ. They're about to hunt for the turkey.

Maddie's party in Iowa.

Blowing out the candles.

The birthday girl.

Madison's giant card.

Her new sleeping bag, a gift from Madison and Blake. Anyone need a bed? Madeline no longer needs hers, since she plans to sleep in her sleeping bag from here on out.

Her Rainbow Fish puzzle from Grandma and Grandpa Iowa.

Cousin Katelyn, who is an especially good friend to Isaac.

Back in Minnesota, Maddie celebrates getting her Barbie Fairytopia figurines.

Cool gloves from Oma and Opa. The hair on each finger is an especially nice touch!

Happy Birthday, Madeline!!

Halloween 2007

Welcome back everyone. It's been a while since we've updated the site, but we're back in full force. Enjoy these pictures, and then go back as we've added a lot of pictures from the past year in the previous entries. Enjoy!

Madeline was a magic princess. She wanted to keep the same costume as last year. We didn't protest.

Isaac was a puppy. He liked to crawl around going "arf arf!"

Our pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns.

Don't forget to click on the previous links (Apple Orchard, etc.) for lots more pictures.