may 2. 2009
Madison turned eight, which we still can’t believe. The days in the hospital and years of being a nurse don’t seem that long ago, but they are, and she’s growing up into a wonderful, beautiful sweet girl.

We also got Nadia on Madison’s birthday last year, which was special too.

So Nadia’s birthday was on Wednesday, and Madison’s birthday was on Saturday. We had Madison’s baptism early on Saturday, and then her birthday party that afternoon. We were glad to have grandma and grandpa Olson come for her special day too. The baptism was beautiful!

It’s wonderful having a ten year old who wants to do fun things, because she basically did Madison’s party. Her and Jarom did a photo scavenger hunt, and I basically fed the kids. Alex also made another chocolate cake for Madison’s party, which, this recipe is amazing. And the sour cream chocolate frosting, AMAZING. Then it was the waterslide, which we were fortunate to do, because it stopped raining for the afternoon, and then started again in the evening. It was a great whirlwind of a weekend, and we’re glad it turned out as wonderful as it did! You are amazing Madison!