Pony Rides and birthdays

Madelyn was invited to Elizabeth's cowgirl birthday party. At the party, the kids got to ride ponies. Madelyn loves horses, but she has never had the opportunity to get this close to them. She thought they were really cute, and she took a small ride around the house.




Here she is petting the baby pony. It was so cute.

Taking a ride. Giddy up, horsie.

We had a really great time at the party. Happy 4th birthday, Elizabeth!

Cincinnati trip

On Memorial Day weekend, we went to the Cincinnati area for a little getaway. We have friends that live on the Kentucky side of Cincy, and they invited us to stay with them. We had so much fun hanging out with the Buckmans, Steve, Stacie, Haley, and Cameron.


While we were there, we went to the Creation Museum. It is a museum dedicated to proving that we were created by God. I thought it was an awesome place to visit. Parts may have been a little boring for the kids, but they handled it very well. Madelyn fell asleep half way through the museum.

At the very beginning of the museum, Madelyn was playing and running. She fell and busted both of her knees. Poor baby. She was a trooper though. We got bandaids from first aid and finished our tour of the museum.


Haley, Madelyn, and me sitting by the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden.

Haley and Madelyn with a dinosaur. Madelyn called them dragons.

Madelyn touching a fossil of a dinosaur leg.

Haley, Cameron, and Madelyn standing by the fish tanks in the museum. There are also dinosaurs in the background.

The kids standing by the gigantic dinosaur outside of the museum.

While in town, we also caught a Reds game. The stadium was right on the river. We had an awesome view. We could see all the boats passing by on the water. And the Reds didn't disappoint by giving us 6 homeruns.

Haley and Jerry at the Reds game.

Madelyn looking cute in her Reds hat.

Madelyn and Haley.

Madelyn had such a great time with Cameron and Haley. She has been asking, "Where's my friends?" Hope we get to visit again soon.

Madelyn playing with Cadbury

Cadbury and Oreo

A few weeks ago, Jerry surprised us by bringing home 2 baby bunnies. A man he works with has bunnies for his girls. Those bunnies had babies, and he asked if Jerry would want a bunny for Madelyn. One bunny turned into two. I was not very excited about having a pet to take care of, but Madelyn loves her bunnies.

She helps feed them, water them, and clean their cage. She loves to see them hop around the back porch when Jerry lets one out. They are very fast, but she can catch them.

We named the solid white one Cadbury because he reminds me of the Cadbury bunny you see at Easter. Also, because Madelyn called them Easter bunnies. The black and white one is named Oreo because he is black and white, obviously.

I'm just hoping that we don't end up with little baby bunnies any time soon...