Let's Get This Party Started!!

You guys may know my mom Tammy Hildebrand. She has officialy (well not with a contract or any thing!) handed me over this blog. I call it my hand-me-down blog.  My name is Madeline Abigail Hildebrand. But you guys can call me Maddie. I go to school at Christian Heritage. People call me a geek but actually I am pretty good at volleyball. I am so psyched about going into middle school. But more on that later. If you haven't already caught on that I am well... awesome you are about to have your socks blown off! Just kidding ya'll! Thanks for reading and I'll post more soon.

Nutcracker 2009

It's Nutcracker time again! This is Maddie's 3rd year and Ella's first. They absolutely LOVE being in the Nutcracker. I think they make the cutest little angel and soldier ever!

First Day of School

Maddie and Ella started their first day at CHS on Wednesday. We began praying a year ago about what to do about school this year. I really thought it would be best for Maddie to go to school this year instead of homeschooling. We never thought CHS would be an option, but God completely worked out every detail for them both to go! We are so very blessed! They have been so excited. They both counted the days down til they would start.

When we woke them up, Ella asked, "Why are we getting up so late?" I think she was
a bit confused.

They both look so grown up!

Maddie was a tad excited about starting the second grade.

Ella is going to take kindergarten by storm!
Waiting to be dismissed to their classes.
Putting her backpack in her cubby
Where is my baby???

Myrtle Beach

We went to Myrtle Beach last week with Gran, Pop, Jenny, our friends Brad and Shana and their kids, and Shana's mom and dad. It was a very eventful trip! We had 4 flat tires on the way down, it rained some every day, we had a leak in our camper and Eric lost his glasses in the ocean. BUT, we had a great time anyway! It was so fun to hang out with our family and friends, and anyday at the beach is a good day! Here are some of my favorite pictures.

We all wish we had Ella's hair...ours looked all pitiful and hers looked great the whole time.

Happy Father's Day!

Catching up

This spring has just been a whirlwind. I'm not really sure how it's almost come and gone...but it has...and I'm behind...nothing new. I've downloaded all my pictures from the last couple of months finally. It would have taken me all day to post all of them, so I'm just going with some of my favorites. This was Easter morning. We were up much earlier than usual because we had a sunrise service at church this year. I remember going to sunrise services when I was a kid, and I am so glad that we've started that tradition at EMC. Anyway, back to this pic. Maddie and Ella had a few minutes to check out what the Easter Bunny had brought before we were out the door.

I can't imagine there being a better place to see the sunrise on Easter morning than on the hill with our precious church family. I mean is that gorgeous or what??

We had plenty of time to go back home and get all fancied up to celebrate the resurrection of our savior. My babies just aren't babies anymore.

The ladies of the church decorated that beautiful cross behind us.

Jenny's best friend got married in April. I thought Jenny looked beautiful.

Maddie and Ella looked pretty cute too.

Now we are caught up. I left out quite a bit, but oh well. This weekend is the spring dance recital. I love seeing them all dressed up in their costumes. This is Ella's first, and she is sooooo excited! This picture speaks for itself.

Maddie is so grown up. She doesn't care to sit with us anymore. She would rather be with her friends. I am so thankful that she is blessed with some really sweet friends.

Ellaquism

Ella comes up with so many of her own sayings that we now call them Ellaquisms. She has a new one almost daily. I think I should start following her around with a notebook, so I can write them all down. I don't know how many times we have said if she wasn't so funny and cute, she would totally be strung up by now! So here is her latest:

This morning I was standing in the kitchen and heard the electric pencil sharpener on the other side of the house running. and running. and running. Like five minutes later it was still running, so I called back and said, "It doesn't take that long to sharpen a pencil." To which Ella replied, "Yes it does," because she would argue with anyone about ANYTHING. I said something like you must not be holding it in there the right way, because it does not take that long. She yelled back, "IT'S NOT PENCIL ENOUGH YET!"

The defense rests. If she doesn't become a lawyer, she will have missed a perfect opportunity.