Meeting Rylee

This weekend we went to Indianapolis to see Brooke and Brad, and of course to finally meet Rylee Dawn. We waited two long weeks before getting to meet her and it seemed like forever. It was so great getting to hold that beautiful little baby! She is so little especially next to Maddy. It just amazes me how much they grow and change in one year, but as Brad pointed out Maddy had almost 2 pounds on Rylee at birth. Even still, they just are not babies for very long. It was a lot of fun sharing parenting stories with Brooke and Brad finally. It was fun reminiscing those first few weeks as parents; all the sleepless nights and crazy things that happen when you are sleep deprived. I'll never forget the few nights when Jason was holding his pillow so perfectly in his arms and talking to it as if it was Maddy. You just can never be totally prepared for life with a newborn. Anyway, it was so awesome spending time with the Spindlers. I know Brooke, Rylee, Maddy, and I are going to have a lot of fun together when the girls get a little older doing all the things girls do. We, of course, will enjoy the tom boy things too and maybe even include Brad and Jason, like when we are watching football. Our families will enjoy growing up together there is no doubt about that.

Rylee Dawn

Rylee and I enjoying a beautiful Sunday morning together

Where's Brooke for the girls only pic?

Maddy first time holding Rylee

Maddy loves her new friend (a bit too much at times)

Maddy giving Rylee a kiss

Taking the girls for a stroll

Saturday while we were at the Spindlers we had some fun outside while Rylee was eating. Brooke and Brad have a nice pond in their back yard so Maddy and I spent some time watching the ducks while Jason mowed the lawn.

Maddy feeding the ducks

Playing corn hole

Here's my belly button! :)
(New favorite thing)

This week we caught a picture of Maddy trying to hold a bunch of her favorite stuffed animals all at once. This picture is totally irrelevant to this post, but I had to include it because I thought it was a funny picture and a good reminder for the phase she currently is in. She is always trying to carry too much at once or something that is too big for her.

I'm doing it!