Stella Marie

Stella's last picture inside.

Stella's first photo with mom and dad.

All wrapped up.

Stella Marie Madsen born on Friday, September 10th. Stella was 9 lbs. 5 oz. and 20 in. Being such a big baby, she came out crying and ready to eat!

Kyler and Addie completely in love with their sister.

We are so blessed to have Stella as a part of our family. She is so sweet! We are so grateful to our Heavenly Father for such a little angel.

School Days

It has been an exciting time around here. Last Monday Kyler started kindergarten. He is having a blast. He loves to pose as you can tell. We got a picture of him and Rosie together. They are not in the same class but they go at the same time. Kyler got right in and started doing the activities his teacher had out. He was not even a little sad when we said goodbye. That made it easier on me to know that he was so ready. Addie started preschool today. She insisted on wearing her batman shirt for her first day. She was so excited. She came home and told us that Miss Denise loves her. It's so crazy that our kiddos are getting so big!

More Fun in Cali

One afternoon we found a science center in Anaheim. The kids really liked climbing on the wall they had there. Kyler liked it so much that he decided he wants to have a climbing birthday. It was fun to go and play with all the hands on exhibits. We had such a fun time in California this summer. We were glad that we were able to make it there for the convention and some family time.

California Adventure

Dan's work gave discount tickets into one of the parks for an evening. Dan, Jessica, and the kids met us in the park. We had so much fun. We stuck to the rides that all the kids could go on. Lucky for me that meant I could go on them too being as pregnant as I am. Both Dans and Kyler did go on the Tower of Terror though. As a part of a summer thing in the park, they had a little dance party down one street. The kids had a blast dancing around. We thought it looked like a Disney rave. We watched the new World of Color show but we could only get a seat viewing it from the back. We look forward to seeing the show with better seating the next time we go.

Blizzard Tour

One of the best parts of our California trip was spending time with the Friedmans. Now that Dan works for the company that created World of Warcraft, we decided we needed a tour of the facilities. The kids loved seeing Uncle Dan's work. All the statues of characters were very fun for the kids. I think we all liked talking with the guy who did the drawings of the characters.