5 Months, Family Fun, and Disneyland Trip

On the 15th our little man turned 5 months old! He loves to play with toys and is starting to crawl. He manages to get up on his hands and knees, but only rocks back and forth. He can still get around the room, though. He digs his toes into the ground and pushes forward. He is one determined little guy! He is growing like a weed and so much fun! Tyson went in the swimming pool for the first time when we were in California and thought it was pretty cool. He loves his sister and especially loves when she plays with him. His little laugh is contagious and we often wonder how we got so blessed with 2 amazing kiddos!

We have been having "Fannin Family Fun Day" on Saturdays. We decided that it is time we take advantage of the area for the time we live here. We start out our Saturdays with a walk/jog on the Spanish Fork River trails in the morning before it gets scorching hot! (We just had the HOTTEST June on record! I'm ready for Fall!) A few weeks back we went to the Living Planet Aquarium. Madilyn was a little scared when we first got there, but quickly learned to love it! She loved seeing the fish and birds. She would get so excited and point to the fish and talk to us about them in her adorable little Madilyn language.

We took a long drive to California to go to Disneyland! We met my parents there and played in the parks for 3 days. Lucas and I had not been back since our Honeymoon, so it brought back a lot of memories and was a lot of fun to reminisce!

The first day there Madilyn wasn't sure about the rides. She would get a little scared and cling to us. By the second and third days she loved it! We would get off a ride and she would look at us and say, "Again!?" It's a good thing the Little Mermaid ride never has a long line because we went on that one quite a few times. She also loved the Tiki Room! I was excited to go to Cars Land because they were still building it the last time we were there.

Madilyn is a little obsessed with Minnie and Mickey Mouse, so it was a dream come true for her to meet them! On our last day we say Mickey a second time as he was walking through the park. Madilyn got excited and waved and he stopped and walked over to her, gave her five, and pat her head. That made her day! She felt like the most special girl there! We enjoyed ending each night by watching the fireworks from right outside our hotel room.

 

 

Madilyn is growing into a beautiful little girl. She is now 22 months. It is crazy that I look at her now and she is no longer my baby, but a little person! She is like a sponge! She learns so much each day and has sadly picked up on some bad behaviors from the kids in the nursery at church. (No, Madilyn, it is not OK to hit your brother!) She has been learning more and more words and started saying some sentences. He favorite sentence (and perhaps her first) is "I want juice!" Even though she only gets juice every once in a while, she feels the need to ask for it several times a day, every day! She is still very helpful with Tyson and loves him lots!