Maddox Turns 3!

The week before Madball turned 3, Marlie came and spent 10 awesome days with us. We LOVE having her here. It's like having my best friend and little sister around all the time. We had a great 3rd birthday for our amazing Maddox Ball. We are so proud of him and thankful to be his parents. He brings much joy and excitement to our lives... Always ready for a snuggle and always reminding us to smile. He is probably one of the most passionate children I know. We've had a great time this summer, riding bikes to the stadium where he runs up and down the football field, going for walks and hikes. He's a super star bike rider. We love you, Maddox!

Birthday dune racer! Good thing we have all these helmets laying around... We're gonna need them. 

Family birthday present! 

Piper cooling off in the hose.... Love that little belly! 

Daddy putting the dune racer together the night before our little mans birthday! 

Cake pop testing! I think they passed. 

Yes, they definitely passed the taste test. 

Marlie and I probably made 100 cake pops. Sooo good! 

Mars and I got out for a few hours of girl time... It was so much fun. Enjoying an ice cold coke! 

Snuggle time. 

Pasta night! 

At the New Albany Highschool stadium, running the stairs.

Piper getting her stair workout in at the A&F campus. 

Stephan, this ones for you. 

Interesting... It's like they have the same expression. 

Playground break on a bike ride. 

Mommy and angel bunny! 

Whit's Icecream while out on a jeep ride. 

We love some chocolate covered bananas. 

A&F challenge. 

Bike ride! 

We had a blast riding in the jeep this summer... Top down and all! 

Everybody needs shades! 

Meeting Ty William Moreno in July in West Palm Beach

We spent the first week of July visiting south Florida. We had a wonderful time with my family and the best part was getting to meet the newest Moreno, Ty! We stayed at the fabulous Surf Shack with uncles Aaron and Augie. The kids went to the fountains and played at beach and pool all day long. 

The weather was amazing and we really enjoyed our time there. We also got to announce to the family that we are expecting baby Ball number 3 in March! It was truly a special week to be together as a family. Holding my sweet little nephew in my arms for the first time was precious and I was reminded what a wonderful and incredible family I am blessed with. So a big congratulations and Thank you Chris and Jenni for bringing beautiful new baby in this world! 

Piper sitting in the lifeguard chair at the fountains... Not quite sure why it's there but she enjoyed it! 

A little walk along the intercostal! 

The proud new papa... And sweet little Ty! 

Swimming in the pool with Vovo! 

Maddox and uncle Odi! 

A rare picture of Robert and I together at Clematis street. 

West Palm Beach! 

The guys doing a little surfing on a beautiful day! 

 Austin, Nate, Brooke, Aaron and Chris Willy. Heading out to do a little surfing before the rain.

The camera guy! 

The beautiful and newest Moreno! 

Uncle Chris teaching Madball some tunes. 

Oh gosh! Just want to snuggle him! 

Vovo's visit and Cedar Point

Dad came and spent a whole we week with us and we had a wonderful time! We played, rode bikes, went for walks, went to the park and to the pool, saw the trains and fountains, ate cake pops, snuggled, went to Cedar Point... We had a blast and we were so sad for our week to end! But we can't wait to be down in West Palm Beach soon to meet Cousin Ty, who was delivered while Vovo was here! 

At the airport watching Vovo arrive! 

Snuggle time! Piper took to dad right away, she was more then happy to sit on his lab and let him hold her. It was very sweet.

We took a little ride on the trolley at Easton... Dream come true for Madball! 

Yes, Vovo... You've got some stubble! 

Piper eating goldfish out of Madballs hat at cedar point! 

Mustang kinda girl! Get ready dad... I like fast cars! 

Piper rode this little ride and totally enjoyed herself. It was very cute.

Robert took Maddox on a mini coaster... You'd think he was going to have to walk thru by the expression on his face! 

He prefers being locked up to riding a coaster. That's our boy! 

Knocked out! Thanks Vovo... A quick ride on the train and both of them slept soundly for about an hour. Good think we brought Pinky and the Bobbie with us.

Robert and I rode roller coasters all day, thanks to dad. I was trying to point to the one in the back of the picture... It's bigger then it looks.

And the kids and Vovo rode this... Over and over and over...

Cedar Point is actually the only park that had dinosaurs alive! Crazy! Piper, who fears nothing, was constantly trying to climb under the fence and say hi. 

Maddox was pretty stoked about "train tracks" and probably would've been content to sit and watch the people ride by all day long. 

Maddox, Piper and Vovo saw the stork fly by... On his way to deliver cousin Ty to Auntie Jenni and Uncle Chrissy! We got a call that afternoon that little Ty was on his way!  

Piper's first fingernail painting... Reminded me of when I used to paint Marlie's every week! 

Madball did this puzzle with a little help from Vovo! 

Got my blankie, got Blue, my thumb and I got my Vovo... Life is good!