Nick and Sophie July 2010

Sophie's mom, Lois, and stepfather, Barry, threw her and Nick a little party in Raleigh. It was so fun getting to meet her other sisters and spend some time with them.

(Pictured: Nick and Sophie, Pace and Sara Cooper, Lois Ostrow)

Thanks for having us join you and being so hospitable, Lois and Barry! We truly enjoyed ourselves!

Summer of Fun with Nick and Sophie

We went to visit with Nick and Sophie in July. Madden had so much fun climbing rocks, playing with Nick and Sophie and exploring the new land. He even picked fresh blackberries!

State Museum

Today we went to see the Pirates, Privateers and Bucaneers exhibit at the State Museum. It is really neat! The exhibit has replica pirate ships, scenes from pirate life, a computer to create your own pirate flag, a cannon to shot passing ships, many scrolls with pirate information and they were even showing pirate movies all day (while we were there The Princess Bride was own). Of course we enjoyed the rest of the museum as well. Madden really enjoys the SC habitat scenes, the scientific exploration area and ... well I love to take his picture any where I can! Madden practiced taking a few pictures...I hope you enjoy those as well.

Hilton Head Island 2010

We went to Hilton Head Island with Geeky and Gaga. Madden had a great time in the pool. He made a new friend named Brendan that we played with every day. They had a ball!

Saluda Shoals Splash Park

We went to Saluda Shoals Splash Park on Saturday. Madden was a little apprehensive at first about the water but soon was soaking wet!

Spring Break 2010

Madden, Mom and I went to Orlando for our Spring Break from school. We left on Friday, April 2 and stayed for the whole week. We went to Universal Studios, Sea World and Magic Kingdom in Disney World. We spent two days hanging by the pool swimming and resting too! We had so much fun!

Madden's 1st Soccer Game

Madden played in his first soccer game tonight. The Tornadoes vs. the Rhinos. Here are some pics!