Here's a few of my favorite pictures from Madi's birthday. Before the party started, Madi decided she wanted to pick rasberries, which she loves to do. Her cousins from Arkansas called to wish her a happy birthday. The first picture is Madi talking to her cousins - you can see a little smidge of rasberry on her cheek.

Madi eats more rasberries than she collects.

I tell you what, my kiddos love to read and Grandpa Noal has had plenty of practice reading the both Madi and Gabe. Here, Madi and Gabe are reading The Lorax with Grandpa. Madi loves The Lorax. She liked the movie, and I like that it is only 30 minutes long. She even has a Lorax toothbrush.

Madi was great to share her new things with her brother and cousins.

Madi loved her clown cake. Weeks prior to Madi's birthday, she was asked what kind of cake she wanted Grandma Valerie to make and each time it was different. She wanted a bus cake like Gabe's, a spider cake with no spiders, and even a tree cake. The day before her birthday she made the decision to have a clown cake and it turned out great.

Birthday Cake

Here's a peak at Madi's birthday cake.

Happy Birthday

Bird Identification

If you ever need help identifying birds, just ask Gabe. This book is his all time favorite and he can correctly identify the animal on each page as "Bird". Wait, I guess I should give him a little more credit, he can recognize an owl and duck. I wonder if I have a genius on my hands?

Gabe can look at this book from cover to cover and he takes it from one person to the next for help in turning the pages and identifying the birds. He will repeat every name after you. I'm sure Gabe would love to share his knowledge in bird identification with you.

Love

What do you remember about me?

1. As a comment on my blog, leave a memory that you and I have together. It doesn't matter if you know me a little or a lot, anything you remember! (You can play this even if we're just blog friends... something that you remember from the blog)

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see what memories people have of you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses.So PLEASE post something - I don't want to look like a total looser who no one has memories of :)

Come to earth Curtis

Madi asked: "Where's Curtis?" Mom: "In Alabama, going to school." Madi: "I miss him. I wish he would come to earth."