First day in the sand. Ooooo gritty. 

At the Beach

Look at Oma and Aunt Laura's pretty garden.

First morning to wake up on the beach!

Good News: New digital camera

Good news! We have replaced our digital camera. We will be able to update Maddie's blog with photos again. Woo Hoo!

New photos coming soon...

Maddies First Birthday Party

Hey, Jimbo and Lalou and Aunt Nicole came to my birthday!



All these presents and I'm more interested in these "bite-sized" rocks.



Fun music and lots to see.



Mom keeps eating my carrots and cheese.



Look at all these gifts. Everyone is so generous. Thanks you guys.



Sometimes the boxes and paper are as much fun as whats in the box.



Look at all the people running and playing and dancing.



Jane and Judy came to my party too. That was really nice. Thanks for school bus you guys.



This party is so much fun!



I like cup cakes. You can smear them everywhere!



Those bites are too big Papa.



I don't get the strange hats. You grownups are weird.



Here is the whole party crew. Thanks for the party guys!

Big News - Madeline is crawling

Hey guys, big news. Madeline is crawling. She has got a crab-like crawl and gets around pretty well.

On Sunday we took a great hike at Three Sisters (Evergreen Mountain).


I'm ready for the hike, let's go!



Wow, this hiking wears me out, let's take a break.



Here is Lalou, Caroline, and Summit (the dog) at the start of Summit Trail.



She is also furniture surfing (cruising furniture by standing and holding on to it).

She has six teeth now, and more on the way.

PHOTO UPDATE: oops! My papa dropped the digital camera into the Missouri River while fishing in Montana with friends. It might be a while before you see any new photos.