Pink Lady

Riley played softball for the first time this year and she loved it. She was on the Pink Ladies team. Softball sure is different than baseball.

Cake and Presents

It is a pig.

Some people didn't know what the pink blob was.

You can tell it is a pig right?

Riley liked it. She wanted her candle right in the middle of the nose?

Riley is so easy going that she could get a gift bag and have fun with it.

She loved her birthday and did not want the attention to end.

Wow 7 years old!

RiLeY JeAn MaDsEn

7 years old

Riley my little sweetheart. She is full of life. She loves everyone and everything. She loves to be my helper. Whatever I am doing she will come over and say I want to help. Riley is a great sister and loves to play with her siblings. When she grows up she wants to be a vet. She wants every animal she sees. She always wants to please those around her. She enjoys tumbling, hula hooping, jump roping, softball, soccer, and school. Riley's favorite treat are otter pops. She will eat the whole box of a 100 if I would let her. I get hugs in the morning from the crazy hair lady. Every morning Riley will come and find me with her long curly hair all over in her face from a crazy nights wrestle and give me a hug. At that point I always ask her if she slept good and she always replies "no". She is full of it! I didn't hear a peep out of her room. I don't get that hug on Saturdays though because Saturday cartoons take top priority.

We are so blessed to have Riley!
We love you!

The CaKe and PaRtY

Ahoy there Mateys! We had a pirate party. This is the only picture I got of all the pirates. I know sad. I can't take pictures and be party mommy. OK I was too involved and spaced the camera. We made our own treasure maps, went on a treasure hunt to find our pirate scrubs, hit candy out of a pinata, ate pizza and cupcakes.

Preston is always surprised when he opens presents.
For weeks all he wanted was a monster truck remote control. He loves monster trucks. Two days before his birthday Wesley got a watch and so then that is all he wanted. He told everyone he wanted a watch. He was fine with getting a remote control truck from us, but when Grandma Nee and Grandpa's present came in the mail which was a game he could only say, "I wanted a watch. I only want a watch. Can I have a watch." We called Grandma to say thank you for the present and Preston said it again to her. KIDS?

For a pirate party you have got to have a chest full of treasure!

Preston couldn't wait to eat all the treats.

PRESTON is Four

Preston Karl Madsen

is a clown. He loves to make you laugh and he loves to laugh himself. He follows Wesley and Riley everywhere. He LOVES to play sports. You can come over any day and Preston has Wesley's and Riley's baseball or soccer cloths on. Yes they are five times too big and he has to roll them up a few times. He goes through three outfits a day.

Preston has a one track mind and that is play and play hard. He loves to be with friends. When it gets quite you know there is trouble. Anything Preston wants to do he does well. He is way beyond a normal four year old skill level. He is so fun to be around. We love him!

Egg Hunting

This is Hunting for eggs DESERT STYLE.

For the egg hunt we hide money and candy in the eggs. The kids loved it.

Wesley found clay pigeons on top of this poky thing. Anyone know what they are called? Someone made his day by leaving them. I say junk he says treasure. There are so many treasures in this world. He has a box to show for it.
Riley didn't follow the boys and she found the most money this year. She was kind and shared.

My cute BOYS!!

This picture was seconds before Annie fell out onto her head.
We did realize how mobil she was. So sorry baby Annie

Riley is an explorer. She is not afraid of much.
She climbs high and is fine until she wants to get back down.

Egg Dyeing

These are the Eggs the Children Dyed.

These are the dirty fingers the children got.

And these are the treats that the children ate.