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9 Month Old Miley

Miley: Happy as long as she can be with, see or touch Mom or Dad. Loves to play "I'm gonna get you!". Lights up when Daddy comes home. Wants to sleep on her tummy. Fascinated with Birds, and water. Tongue always out. Still grunts and yells. Adored. Loved.

One Last Hoorah!

We had ourselves a little graduation celebration with our closest Logan friends last weekend in Island Park. The weekend was relaxing, and full of laughs. I'm so glad we had the opportunity to make a few final memories all together.

The first day we had lunch together at this cute little cafe in town. Jon decided we should throw away all the food we brought and eat at the cafe every day instead. He didn't get his way, but I'm pretty sure we were all craving it for the next four days. We highly recommend eating at The Pines if you are ever in Island Park.

The next day after everyone had arrived we took a little trip out to Mesa Falls. This trip was full of waterfalls! We just could not get enough. The babies were mesmerized by the water too.

Here's the whole crew (minus Spencer who was busy playing behind us, and Baylee who was asleep in the truck). Adam, Eden, and Zaida Summers, Jocelyn, Jon, and Taylor Knott, Devin, Erin, and Rory Hepner, Justin, Jess, and Miley Madsen, Jake, Jamie, and Jaxson Bingham.

The rest of the day was spent playin' games, watchin' movies, chillin' in the hot tub, and enjoying pattle boat rides across the lake.

Momma and Miley

Jaxson and Miley J Jacuzzin' Playin' with Dad and Friends

The boys enjoyed 'All you can watch ESPN' while the girls played in the hot tub with the kiddos.

On the third day we headed into Yellowstone for an afternoon of geysers, waterfalls, and buffalo. We made a stop at Old Faithful and walked all around the hot pots and geysers there.

Here's Miley waiting for Old Faithful to do it's thing...And there it goes.

Throughout the day we saw a lot of pretty waterfalls. Here are a couple of our favorites...

Lower falls,

And Upper Falls. We saw a ton of buffalo during our drive. There was an entire herd blocking the road on our way out of the park, and lucky duck Justin got to sit in the back of the truck with these happy campers the whole time...

As you can see our buffalo friends were not concerned about taking their time, and yes, that is Jake on top of his car...

Yellowstone was not a dissapointment. In fact, the entire trip was a total blast the whole time. I already miss everyone. I have to admit there were a few times when I would look around the room filled with all of my friends and start to tear up at the thought of leaving them. The kids were all so cute, and I know Miley had fun being with them. Thanks for coming Knotts, Hepners, Binghams, Summers!! You made the trip complete! Lets do a card game night again soon so I can call Jon the "Game Master" again and have everyone laugh at me!

Vacation...

We are out of town for the weekend,

Happy Mother's Day!

Justin's Graduation

We celebrated Justin's Graduation from Utah State University on Saturday with our families. This was a long awaited, anticipated, achievement. He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree and honors in Business Administration, and a minor in Chemistry. It has always been Justin's goal to head off to Dental School with a Degree to help him run a future practice. I am so proud of you Justin! I have watched you work towards this goal since the first day we met. Our lives will be blessed by this educational foundation you have given us. We will be blessed by your focus, knowledge, and dedication. I am grateful that you are committed to excellence, and desire to reach to new heights.

The Graduate. The Future Grad. Justin participated in the procession and commencement ceremonies, and would highly recommend it to any future graduates. The Madsen clan as well as members from my family came up to Logan to help congratulate the grad! Justin and His parents Scott and Kerri.

Both USU Grads.

Go Aggies!

Jordan, Josh, Me, Miley, Justin, Grandma Kerri, Grandpa Scott, Jared, Jason, Heidi, and Sadie.

Grandpa Kerry, Grandma Sharron, Justin, Me, Miley, Brandon, and Aunt Janet.

We all cheered so loud for Justin when his name was called we scared Miley to tears:(

She was happier after a little walk,

and playin' with her cousin. We went to dinner afterwards with the whole group,and my Grandma and Grandpa T. were able to come join us.

Justin was showered with Gifts and $mullah$ (his favorite, wink, wink). Here he is sporting his new glasses, and a diploma frame for his future office. It was a memorable day, and we are so grateful to all of our family for their love and support.

Congratulations Justin!

8 Month Old Miley

This girl is the absolute love of our lives. It is probably safe to say we are completely OBSESSED over her. We just can't get enough. We can't get enough of her gummy smile, her chubby cheeks, her slobbery kisses, and her little laugh. She brings joy beyond measure to our home. Miley continues to learn and develop her personality each day, and watching her always plants a big smile on our faces. Baby Miley at eight months old is more like having Animal the Muppet living in our home.This girl keeps us entertained with her LOUD grunts and yells. Everyday I try to teach her about having an 'inside voice' but I'm not sure that it is getting through. I can't help but crack up when she does it, and Justin eggs her on when he gets home with a grunt and yell contest, so I guess we are really not helping. Miley is so curious about any and everything. She wants to get her grabby little hands on anything she can touch, and sometimes it can be a real trick hanging on to her. She would probably leap right out of my arms if I didn't practice the death grip on her everyday.

Some of the fun/funny things she has been doing lately include giving kisses (which are more like an -open mouth, insert tongue, slobber, lick-but we love it), sticking her tongue out and blowing raspberries, and loves to curl her toes into a point, and when she is jumping in her jumper she will get up on her tip toes with her toes curled under?! I guess she is practicing to be a future ballerina. Every night Justin and I brush our teeth as fast as we can so we can hurry into her room together to watch her sleep. This is one of our favorite things to do, and we do it every night. It's partly to check on her, and turn off her fan, but mainly to smile or giggle at the funny position she has put herself in. There is something so sweet about watching her sleep peacefully after a long day of playing with toys, and singing songs. ;)

We Love You Miley. We are so glad you are ours! Kiss kiss.

Easter Weekend in Zion National Park

We spent a terrific weekend with family in Zion over Easter Weekend. It was a much needed vacation for us. Very relaxing, in beautiful surroundings. Here are some of the pictures from our trip.

The Crew minus a few that had to leave early. Madsen, Cox, Oliverson, and Andersen Families.

Humanitarian Aid Kit Assembly Night.

Us. Easter Morning.

Enjoying Sunshine.

Eating Out.

Thanks to our parents for such a great time!