Madisyn's Birthday!

Madisyn turned two on Tuesday! That night we went to Chuck E. Cheese with Grandma and Grandpa Dykema, Aunt Kate, and cousin Joshua.


This week has been a crazy whirlwind of preparing for the party! Thankfully we had TONS of help and everything turned out great! Madisyn was looking forward to it all week :) We had a total of 30 people come, but enough cake to feed hundreds (I don't know that I'll attempt that undertaking again any time soon)! All the hard work was definitely worth it as Madisyn had the time of her life!



We asked for no gifts at the party, but she did get some really great gifts from friends and family. One was her HUGE lamb that was sent all the way from Council Bluffs, Iowa from my Aunt Darlene. We bought her a new bedroom set, which we also put money from the family towards.



As for us... I am actually glad that the party is over. The doctor put me on disability Tuesday, due to the back pain (not bed rest though, so that was fortunate). So I am done working, although I wasn't really prepared to stop so suddenly, so it was a little difficult to get everything organized. Finally by Thursday I was feeling better than I had since the week before, so I decided to do a few things around the house and paid for it Friday morning! I guess I learned my lesson the hard way. Since Friday my ankles and legs have been extremely swollen again and my back has been hurting, but I'm sure this week will be more low-key and provide some much needed relaxation. Maybe the baby will even come :) Thank you everyone for all of your love and support! I love you all!