10mths old and catch up!

Maddox turned 10mths old on April 11th. We have been incredibly busy since then, so here's a rather long post playing catch up with all our travels and plenty of "Maddox Firsts" during the month:).

As I said, Maddox turned 10mths old on April 11th. He's creeping closer and closer to being 1yr old and I'm both excited and a little emotional about it. I love that he's learning and growing and becoming a person, but I miss him being a little baby. We got together with Ed, Gail, and baby Brendan again (who was creeping towards 4mths old at that point). What a cutie he is :).

Maddox also moved up a level in Gymboree which was very exciting. We are up to Level 3 (10 - 16mths). It's great that we are back in class with some of the kids from our playgroup that we haven't been in Gymboree with since Level 1. Alice and Abbi, Natalie and Parker, and Maddox and I all went to lunch after our first Level 3 class and had a great time. It was good to see them again and I think the kids enjoyed it.

Maddox's other first involved a plane ride. Maddox, Stefan, and I headed up to visit Megan, Perry, Keira, Mike, Joet, and Miles for Miles' first birthday party. It was so wonderful to see our great friends again and to get all our kids together for the first time. Maddox and Miles definitely hit it off and even though Keira wasn't feeling her best, I think she had a good time with Maddox as well. He definitely liked her :). Here is a picture of Megan, Miles, and Maddox and one of Mike, Joet, and Miles with his cake.





















After that trip, we were off to Sandestin, Florida for a quick vacation with Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Staci, and Uncle Jason. It was a Rotary District Conference celebrating the great year the Georgia Rotary Clubs had with Grandpa at the helm :). Maddox got to go to the beach for the first time. The verdict was a definite maybe. He didn't like the water (it was really cold), but the sand was ok. He ended up napping most of the time we spent on the beach. He was definitely happiest at the pool. The swimming lessons have definitely paid off.

We are now in full on party planning mode for Maddox's First Birthday Party. It's going to be an outdoor pool and activity party at Grandma and Grandpa's house. I finally got the invitations out this past week. One more thing off my "To Do" List. We're coming up on Maddox's 11mth birthday, which falls on May 11th (Mother's Day). Stay tuned as we enter the final month of his first year :).