Mindless Meanderings of Schroedawg

I love the 80's flick The Goonies and the movie was filmed on location in Astoria, Oregon, which is about a 4 hour drive from where we live. So, investigating the surrounding area, Brad and I decided to go camping at Ft. Stevens State Park, which is between Astoria and Seaside, Oregon. We figured it would be quiet and quaint, as it borders the Pacific Coast and the mouth of Columbia River. Besides, we figured we could take the day to drive down on Saturday, along highway 101, and stop along the way for our dog's and Madelynne's sake. Let me preface that is always an adventure with the Schroeder clan to go camping or even just a minor outing. Heck, last weekend we went on an 8 mile hike in flip flops. We left bright and early and after going through our checklist, we realized we had left all our breakfast stuff at the house. No worries, as we would just buy stuff in Aberdeen when we stopped for lunch. Ruby Beach Fog at Lake Crescent

 Month 8 started officially yesterday and as Madelynne napped in my arms on our flight back from Colorado, I just cuddled her and smiled. I am so in love with this little girl! I am also completely stunned at what a little rock-star she has become. Without further ado, here we go with a recap of the past month! Little Mover In the past month, she has gone from being completely immobile, to almost crawling. She maneuvers herself pretty well around the living room, mostly backward and doing a "crab walk", where she gets up on her feet with her butt in the air and moves. But it has been quite a thrill to see her learn and discover the world for herself. In no time, I am pretty certain she will be crawling. She is very much ready to go. he did make a few little mini-crawls at my folks house, and my mom and I were super excited for her, but that was the extent of it. She also is strong enough to pull herself up on furniture, which she demonstrates to Brad and I by doing so on t