Sunday, April 17, 2011

Happy 4th Birthday Miss Madelyn!

What a weekend it has been! I can't believe that my Maddie is four and we had an exciting time with parties, presents, visitors and cake!CeCe and Maddie trying out the new tutu's that I made! Don't they look adorable! I'm so thankful that Maddie has such wonderful aunts that get involved and play with her!

Maddie was all ready for her party at Twin Ports Gymnastics! There were almost 20 kids there and they had a blast!
They had this awesome pit that the kids could run and jump into...the adults enjoyed it too!
Maddie flying down the trampoline!
So Much FUN....
It's hard to get that many kids to look one way and smile but they did great!
My birthday girl blowing our her candle! We tried to keep it simple with cupcakes, juice boxes, crackers, cheese sticks and grapes! There wasn't any cutting or pouring so it was easy to pass out the treats fast!
Maddie got so many wonderful gifts and they kids all gathered around as she was opening...it was crazy!
At the end it was Maddie's turn to hand out party favors. I had her thank everyone as she gave them their little gift. I would definitely go back there again for a party. It was great that they could run and play on whatever they wanted for an hour and then have cake and presents right after!
After the party, we went back to our house to have dinner with family and open more gifts. It was great that my parents were able to come along with Michelle and little Brady.
Maddie loves holding her baby cousin! He fits in her arms like her baby doll and she thinks he is so cute and tiny! It will be fun to watch him grow up and I'm glad that they live close enough that we will be able to have lots of play dates with him!
Maddie has been talking about having a Barbie cake since last winter. I'm not a Betty Crocker so we ordered her cake. They did a great job and Maddie picked out exactly what she wanted! It was just as tasty as it looks!



The Hogue Girls!


CeCe and Jan stayed with us the whole weekend and it was great to have them around! They were great help at the party and Jan made a fabulous meal Sunday night!


We went to church in the morning and it was nice to have someone to take a picture of all four of us together!
Maddie blowing out her candles on her cake! I had learned from another friends party to put Barbie's hands in the air otherwise her arms will melt from the candles!



I couldn't have asked for a better weekend (except the snow could have stayed away)! Everything went as planned and it was a great weekend for Maddie! My sweet girl is growing up so fast and we are so proud of her. She has a kind heart and makes everyone smile! She loves her friends and family and has brought us more joy then we could have ever imagined!


Happy Birthday my sweet Madelyn Grace!!

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Toby Gerhart

This week Bob is having his Re-Grand opening at Menards. He has been working really hard and it's nice to see everything fall into place. Tonight they brought in Toby Gerhart of the Minnesota Vikings to sign autographs so I brought the girls in to meet him and take a few pictures!I made the girls Viking tutus and I think they turned out pretty cute!
Mia was excited to meet Toby too!
Toby was a super nice guy and everyone had a great time!
This is Shawn! He is an amazing guy who I met working at the credit union. He is a big Vikings fan and I was glad that I was there to take a picture of him! Can you see how excited he is....love it!!

Monday, April 4, 2011

Happy Birthday Brady!

I got a phone call from my sister Sunday afternoon telling me that she thought she might be in labor? She wasn't really sure since she wasn't due for two more weeks. I told her that I would be ready when I got the call. She decided to go to the hospital and I patiently waited...


At 8:30 pm, Matt called and told me to get on the road. With bags packed and camera in had, I was out the door!

When I got to the hospital, Michelle was doing great and was dialated to a six. I was so proud of her and made it look so easy. She chose to get an epideral in hopes to get a little rest before it was time to deliver.


I love this picture...she looks so excited and ready to have a baby!!
Brady Myers Ruhland


4/04/2011 @ 3:57 am


5 lbs 7 oz. 19 3/4"


Perfect healthly little boy!!




And then there were three....



This is Matt's brother Kevin who is celebrating his 21st birthday today! He was really excited to share his day with his new nephew!



Michelle was a rock star and I was so honored to be a part of her delivery! What an amazing experince to witness the birth of a beautiful baby! Everyone is thrilled that he is healthy and we love that the girls will have another cousin to grow up and play with!


Congratulations Matt and Michelle!


You guys are going to be incredible parents...Love you!!!