Welcome Home Elder Madsen!

Elder Jordan Madsen returned from the Paraguay Asuncion Mission on June 22nd. After not seeing him for two years, this was an exciting day for our family!

Waiting for his arrival

 Cousins Stella and Josie

He's Home!!!

Brothers and Dad with "Hermano Yordan" 

Stella meeting her Uncle Jordan for the first time

The handsome R.M.

We can't forget that this special day was also my mother-in-law Kerri's birthday.  What an exciting birthday for her!! 

(I tried over and over to upload the video of him arriving, but it wouldn't work :(  In fact, I can't get any videos to upload on here.  Anyone have any tips for me?)

Welcome Home Jordan!  We are so proud of all of your hard work.  You were a wonderful missionary.  We love you and are happy to have you home with us again!

Solids

Hm.... This is new.... 

What is thist stuff? Squash, you say? 

Ew! Yuck!!!

Well...maybe it's not SO bad.

Okay, I think I can get used to this :)

That's right - sweet Stella babe is on solids already.  At her four month appointment, her pediatrician told us she was definitely ready for them, and encouraged us to get her started soon.  So we did!  She took a liking to it pretty quickly, and has done very well.  So far, she particularly loves nanners (bananas). 

Let me just say the one thing I was NOT prepared for when starting solids.  The difference in diaper messes!!  (TMI?)  The doctor warned me - but holy moly!  Let's just say changing time is a bit...less enjoyable now!  ;)

She is getting big so fast and we are loving every second of watching her learn and grow!

4-months old!

4 months already?!  Time is going WAY too fast!  I feel like we just brought her home from the hospital yesterday.  And now...

She's playing on her tummy (still not a huge fan of the tummy time, but definitely improving!) and rolling over...

Enjoying looking at pictures, colors, feeling textures, and having story time with dad...

Learning new things...

 Sitting up like a big girl, watching Baby Einstein and Baby Signing Time...

Laughing (I have yet to capture her laughing on video.  Every time we pull out the camera, she stops!  As soon as we get it, it will be on here because its the cutest thing ever! But I think this face says it all)...

And basically just being completely adorable in every way...

I mean really....look at those cheeks!  How could you not love that face?