Morning hair

Madsen woke up this morning with his hair standing straight up. Josh and I couldn't stop laughing at his mo hawk type hairdo that revealed his bald spots. So we thought everybody could enjoy looking at his crazy hair, because let's admit it. No one else could pull it off like our adorable little Madsen.

Madsen's baby blessing day

Well, I know these are REALLY late, but by request, here are some of Madsen's baby blessing day pictures! I can't believe how little he was! It makes me realize how big he keeps getting and all the more sadder.

Martha and Madsen

It's cold in Utah!

So of course we're enjoying the cold and wintry weather here in the mountains of Utah (as much as is humanly possible, which isn't very much). However the one thing that we truly can enjoy is seeing Madsen all bundled up and cozy. Being all zipped up sure makes his cheeks look bigger, not that they need enhancing. It's really cute and funny to see him work his way out of being bundled tight in his blankets. He does not like to have his hands constrained, not when there are so many things to grab.

Lucky Madsen

So Josh decided to surprise us with coming home before 6 pm! It was so fun to all be home on a weekday for longer than just a couple hours before going to bed. Not that we're not grateful for all the hard work Josh does to take care of us, but it sure is nice to see him every once in a while. Josh was very excited to be home and couldn't stop saying how lucky Madsen was to spend all day with Martha, something he says he'd like to do. We'll have to test him out one of these days and see if he was telling the truth. Anyways here's a funny picture to commemorate this week's daddy's day in.

Ervin and Amanda with Madsen

We had dinner with Ervin and Amanda tonight. It was Amanda's first experience with lengua (cow tongue). Oh how she liked it! Madsen loves it when these guys come to visit because they always play with him.

Madsen sitting up.... well, almost.

He's getting big and wanting to constantly watch whatever is going on. He can sit up on his own for maybe a couple seconds before he loses concentration and tips over. Then he loves the funny sounds mommy makes and decides he wants to play instead, so tipping over on purpose is lots of fun too!

Bedtime!

Here's our little principe all ready for bed! He sure looks tired. We're working on the going to bed by himself and so far I think we're making pretty good progress. One new thing that we do need for bedtime is new pajamas. I can't believe how fast he is growing. He's four months old, weighing in at 15 lbs 2 oz, and measuring 25 1/4 inches long at his last checkup. Where did my little baby go!

Paint balling in VA

Amy and Cesar

Tio Juan invited Josh and Cesar to go paint balling with some friends from his ward. Josh thought it would be just a fun and calm game, like at the Harmon family reunion. So he and Cesar get there and Josh realizes that he forgot he was in Marine country! Luckily they went easy on the boys. They all had a blast.

Merry Christmas!

Madsen's First Christmas Presents!

Madsen with Tio MarvinChristmas Eve we spent at Abuelita Lilian's house and Madsen even stayed up until midnight like a true little Guatemalan. But we did decide to save the tamales tasting for next year. On Christmas day he opened his presents mostly on his own. And of course his pile was bigger than everybody else's.