Macaroni Madi

Miss Madderdoon LOVES her some shells and cheese.  

"CHEESE!"

CHEESE!

And for dessert...STRAWBERRIES!!!  I LOVE how Madi says this word, "Strawpizza."  She calls her Strawberry Shortcake doll "Strawpizza," too!  Notice how this kid can go from sweet to the HULK in 0 to 60 in the following clip:

Cuddly Cute

Is there anything more squishy and delicious than a yummy baby in pink long john thermal jammies?  I think not!  ADORABLE!  Hannah transforms a cold Cache valley winter day into cuddly cuteness.  

Porcelain Princess

Hannah Kaye

6 Months

January 2013

Weight:  13.25 lbs--5%

Length:  25 in--20%

Head Circumference:  16.3 in--20%

We were in Sam's club and an elderly Mexican man peered into my cart to gaze at Hannah in her carseat.  She was still as a statue with her big blue eyes locked on the canopy of her carseat.  He watched her for awhile and then looked up at me and asked, "Is she real?"  I was confused and wondered if his question had lost some meaning in translation.  

"What?" I asked.    

He gazed at Hannah again and asked, "Is that a real baby?"

Just then, Hannah noticed her admirer and beamed a gigantic smile back at him.

"Ooooh, BEAUTIFUL!"  He exclaimed.  "So beautiful!"

I think for a minute, this sweet gentleman thought I was strolling around a plastic babydoll.  Hannah truly is our perfect, precious, porcelain princess.  Our own little doll baby.  

I have so many wonderful pictures from her 6 month photoshoot with Grandma Marcia that I will start posting a few a day.  

Madi Mae--20 Months

Madison Mae

January 2013

6 Months

Sugar  n' Spice and Everything Naughty Nice

Mommy's packing my luggage and shipping me off to boarding school. :)

Don't let that little angel face fool ya!

                        

I love you, BIG little girl!

What Was I Thinking?!?

The carts at Sam's club are JUMBO.  But apparently they aren't big enough for a wily witto toddler, infant in carseat, two enormous boxes of diapers (stowed precariously underneath), mondo pack of paper towels, gigantic pack of toilet paper, two loaves of bread and the oversized monster bag of tortilla chips.  We purchased our loot, I made a perilous pyramid on top of sweet Hannah, and we trudged out into the snow and sludge of the parking lot.  What wasn't dislodged into the muddy puddles on its own was chucked in by Madderdoon.  Madi was at her wits' end after missing her nap to go shopping with Ma and began nudging the delicate pyramid into the slimy sludge as we plowed to the van.  UGH!  Not my finest moment.  I strapped my mini miss Hulk into her carseat and let her think we were driving off without her paci which she had also taken out and chucked into the muck. "Bye, paci!  So sorry Madi threw you in the snow.  So sad.  Bye!"  Tears and screaming the entire drive home.  But no worries!  We had PLENTY of tissue to wipe up her boogers and dry her sad eyes when we got home.  Why did I try to leave the house today?  "WHAT WAS I THINKING?"  (A question I ask myself often lately)  :)  :)   :)    

Storytime with Daddy

Miss Madi hands us book after book to read with her all day long.  We have so much fun watching her grow and learn.  Many of our favorite moments are spent reading together.  Please keep that love of learning alive always, babygirl.  It is so fun to watch you light up as you learn something new and we hope you will always have a passion for reading and books.  

The Puzzler

CIRCLES ARE DELICIOUS!

Brow furrowed in concentration

Gettin it

BIG GIRL

When I saw how captivated Madi was with the puzzles in nursery, we just had to get her one for Christmas. Who makes children's toys?  Definitely NOT Mamas!  These shapes are so darn tricky...they have to be placed perfectly in their one exact, snug position (the hexagon, star, diamond, and triangle squeeze in only ONE way...oh, brother...just make an equilateral triangle, people!)  Madi would get soooooo frustrated with those darn shapes, hulking out, throwing them, smashing them on the wood surface to make loud clanks when they didn't fit where she knew they should, "WHACK, WHACK, WHACK!"  But her stubborn persistance and smart witto brain have figured out how to slide them into position perfectly with no assistance.  She beams proudly when she bests that dastardly puzzle all by herself!  Love this big, crazy girl!!!