Goodbye 2...Hello 3!

Happy Birthday! The terrible two's are history. Its smooth sailing from her on out right? So far so good (Only if its been one day). Happy birthday little munchkin! We love you little squirt!!
- Mom, Dad, & Riley

The last of the 2's

Tonight is Madisyn's last night of being 2. Tomorrow's the big day...and probably one the biggest for our little munchkin. Its crazy to think how fast time has gone. 3 years since that little one blessed out lives. I can't imagine life without her. Its so funny to see how excited she is for her birthday too this year. Supposedly the Happy Joe's pizza party is all her and her friend Simon can talk about at day care. Here's to hoping it lives up to the hype. In any case, it will be a blast, but kinda sad to think she's already another year more grown up.

This last weekend Madisyn got to meet Baby Jack (Amie's cousin's Son). She was actually the one to get him to stop crying too. She really enjoyed the time with the little guy.

Stay tuned to see how the birthday celebrations go!

Bowl-a-thon!

err....one game I mean. This weekend we ventured out to the lanes for Madisyn's first bowling extravaganza. Team Berggren's vs. Team Mellenthin (Dave, Penny & Parker) in the first ever Bowling Battle of the Block. Not really sure who ended up winning....or outlasting...the battle. But what I do know is the kids had a blast. First thing this morning Madisyn asked "Can we go bowling agian." It was so funny seeing how independent the kids were. How they wanted to carry their balls, line up the ramp (which btw is a brilliant bowling alley invention) and I'm pretty sure they would have even kept score if we had the old fashion score sheets. Then after those 10 full frames of fun, we headed to Sammy's for a little pizza. A great end to fun weekend.

.What concentration!

A little help from the pro. Golf might be my thing...but bowling looks to be Amie's (The winner of the day)

Sweet kicks! Even came with the freaky bowling alley spray stuff in 'em.

That's a big ball. 7lbs to be exact.

French fries seemed to be a highlight of the day.

Bowlin' Buds.

Poopie crumbs.

No pictures for this one. Believe me...you wouldn't want them. Just had to post it, because after Madisyn went #2 tonight, she said "But Daddy....there are still poopie crumbs in there" referring to some little bits that didn't go down. It truly is amazing what these kids say....just cracks me up!

Aloha 25!!

Some pics from the surprise 25th anniversary party for Amie's Aunt Susie and Uncle Jay.

Ho Ho Holiday

Tis the season for all the fun that goes along with Christmas.

Tree trimming.

Rock Banding.



And Madisyn showing us it's only 1 partridge in the pear tree. Or something like that. So funny I couldn't resist taking a picture.

Homesick!

Madisyn had the pleasure of bringing home a little 24 hour flu bug. Luckily, Dad was the only one to not get it! Mom did however. Not fun. I'm all for Madisyn learning new things, but how to properly throw up wasn't fun. I guess it never is. Anyway.....the next morning she was starting to become herself again and a day of rest seemed to remedy the problem.

Starting to feel a little better.

Riley stayed right by Madisyn's side throughout the whole thing. What a good 'buddyhead.'