I don't remember posting this before, but Maddie officially has four teeth! Her top left middle tooth popped a while ago and her top right middle tooth cut a few weeks later.
These aren't the most flattering pictures... I used one hand to tickle her while the other hand snapped photos on my phone.
This past Saturday we took Maddie to a new neighborhood park in Bucktown, it has lots of different things Wicker Park and Dean Park don't have, like a taxi cab, teeter totter, and a sand pit! Maddie didn't seem too interested in the teeter totter. She did not enjoy the sand pit at first, but seemed to tolerate it after Joseph showed her how to play with the sand.
Later that day we set up the baby pool in the front yard so Maddie could "swim". She enjoyed it but enjoyed it even more after Joseph put the water hose in, she loved trying to drink out of the hose.
On Saturday August 15th, we took a day trip to Weko Beach, Michigan. A few friends were there camping and we decided to take a day trip with Maddie. It's about a 90 minute drive east so not terribly far. It was a very hot day but Maddie did pretty great!
We met Julie, Paul, Lainie and Teena at their campsite and then we walked over to the beach, and laid out our towels and sun tent. We took Maddie into the lake, and she LOVED it! The water was cool at first but felt great after a few minutes since the sun was so hot. She kept lowering her head to try to drink up the water. While she loved the water, she did not like the sand! We set her in the sand and she started to cry. After a much needed nap under the tent (for both Maddie and me) we went back out into the lake one last time in the floaty. Afterwards, we all went out to dinner and we cut out early as Maddie was nearing her breaking point.
In all it was a great time and it was a much needed day out of the city! We will definitely be doing this again!
On Friday August 7th, we attending the wedding of our very good friends Arjun and Sarah!! Grandma Kathy was nice enough to stay with us for the weekend and help watch Maddie so we could enjoy ourselves and not have to worry about the next morning.
We had a wonderful time, it was a lovely wedding, and we were so happy to celebrate their marriage.
