Monday, March 16, 2009

Happy Birthday Madaline Hope!


This weekend Madaline turned 4! We celebrated by taking a family camping trip to St. Andrews State Park here in Panama city. We had a great time!
Happy Birthday To You! Aunt Melinda made a very cute Minnie Mouse cake. Thanks Aunt Melinda! As you can see in this picture she is very grown up now. She rode her own bike all over the park and walked all the trails without being carried.
The Francises and us in front of a turpentine mill.
The kids played hard...
And slept hard all weekend.

They also got very very dirty!

Sam caught his first fish. He was actually able to stand on this pier and cast his own pole into the water. (Am I a crazy mom or is that pretty good for a 2 year old?)We really enjoyed spending time with Aunt Melinda and Philip.
Sam and Papa Don making some sand sculptures.
Miss Mary and Madaline walking on the beach. It was cloudy and the waves were big...The best time to go to the beach in my opinion.
All ready for a bike ride. We rode a lot and the kids loved it. Maddie couldn't quite keep up when we were all riding, but she did very well riding beside us when we were walking.
Daddy putting up the tent. Right now I think 3 nights in a tent is my limit, maybe when the kids are older we will try a longer trip. Sam is already wanting to go camping for his birthday so we will see.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

It seems like yesterday she was born. Great pictures! Glad ya'll had a good time.

Melissa Ruff said...

The dirty little campers remind me of another little "piggy camper" I used to know!! I can't believe she is 4 already!! Where does the time go? Looks like a great birthday!

shelly said...

It sounds like alot of fun. I love camping, I used to do it alot when i was growing up. I would like to go again soon. Many memories that are brought up.

Melinda said...

Definitely made a memory for me! I'm sure Maddie will always remember it too.