Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to our special little boy - can't believe that you are 5 years old already!  Time has flown since you have been home and we have loved every minute of it.

(Pictures coming later today)

Happy Family Day!

Happy Family Day Maddux!
One year ago today in China we met Maddux in a room at the Civil Affairs Office in Hangzhou.  Pictures below from last night - which was exactly the time we were first meeting Maddux one year ago.  How time flies!  Love you Maddux Bush!

No I'm not bashful, just a lucky pic.

Such a big boy - has grown over 3 inches since we first got home.

Had to have a toothpaste picture - the first night we had Maddux we could not get him to stop brushing his teeth....because we did not know he needed a cup to rinse his mouth!

Maddux loves to read - the first night we read him "I Love You Stinky Face", which is where he learned the word hippopotamus, his first English word.

Much better at smiling for the camera now....when I want to be!

Christmas 2011 and a Walk in the Woods

Putting the Christmas tree up.

With my reindeer antlers on my scooter!

Putting on my first ornament.

One bad Thomas kitty!

Merry Christmas morning!

Christmas at Wai Paw's house (aka Jen's mom)

Big hugs for Wai Paw!

Christmas at Nye Nye's house (aka Jacob's mom)

King of the world

This took a little convincing, but had to do it after my baba did!

Cooking at Wai Paw's house.

Thanksgiving 2011

Happy Thanksgiving - met Ma and Pop and Maddux had a great time with his cousins.  Got to open first set of Christmas presents!

My first Thanksgiving

iPODs everywhere

Clemson tiger ears

Delivering presents

Styling Ma's glasses!

All the cousins

Disney Cruise

  

It's been awhile since I updated the blog, so these post are a little out of order.  Maddux went on a Disney cruise in early October and got to meet Mickey Mouse.  He had a great time, and we did too - didn't feel like there were 1200 kids on a boat!  Maddux loved the kid pools and the water slide.  He got to touch a dolphin and watch Cars2 on the boat, along with a pirate night and fireworks!  He thought sleeping in the bunk bed was super cool too.

Getting ready to board

On way to the waterslide with Mommy.

Baba's turn

After swimming with the dolphins at Atlantis.

Aquarium at Atlantis

Planning the next stop.

Pirate night on the boat

Got to watch Cars2 on the boat, in 3D!

The bunk beds are super cool

I love the water!