Maddy vs. the volcano

Maddy loves all things volcano right now. She reads books on volcanos. She has us read books on volcanos. She talks about volcanos. She LOVES volcanos.

So this week we got a build your own volcano kit and now we try it out.

KRAKATOA!!

Swimming

The last couple of days, the weather has gotten cold again. There's no snow to play in and it's just not as exciting to be outside. So instead, Maddy and Ash have been heading to the pool at the Y. Few things really make Maddy happier than swimming. Maddy is getting quite good. Not only can she swim distance, but she can dive like a submarine. So, today, Ash took his camera to the pool to get some pictures.

Now Maddy has been saying all evening that "the goggles are coming". In Maddy-speak that means it is almost time go to the pool again. I think I already know what her and Ash are going to do tomorrow.

The days are just packed.

Tonight has been a whirlwind of things. Maddy worked some more on riding her bike this evening. We will have a video of that hopefully tomorrow. She did amazing tonight! It started to all click for her and she went down the whole block by herself! She still can't turn corners and it makes her nervous to go down a big hill, but that will come. And, we have two days left till Carl gets home.

I do have pictures for tonight though. Here is a picture of Maddy doing some homework.

After working on her workbook, we had a mini science project. We built a volcano from a kit that we got at the store. It was fun and Ash video taped it and we will be putting it up tomorrow after the volcano dries and we make it explode. While we were waiting for the volcano to dry though, Maddy and I played a video game together. Ash taped it because he thought we were ridiculous. He doesn't know. We were having a great time!

A Day in the Life...

Mondays are always the busiest day around the house. It's the day I have off, so we end up trying to cram a lot of things into a relatively short amount of time. So here are just a few pictures from the day.

We went to Luecke's Antique Mall today, which is just the kind of place that Maddy loves. It's a huge building that is just filled with stuff! It's a consignment store and there is so much to look at. Maddy kept saying that we were "exploring" and we needed to go "deeper" into the building. This was a cup that she thought was pretty.

Maddy also started to learn to ride a two wheeled bike today. She loves her Balance Bike and she can fly on it, but it's just getting to small and it might be time to move on. So, we "borrowed" Carl's bike. Carl is out of town till Thursday. He'll be fine with that. We practiced quite a bit today. Even though she has great balance on the balance bike, she is really nervous on this one. She'll get it though. We have 3 days left.

Despite doing almost everything that Maddy wanted to do today, there were some things that we just couldn't fit in, so this was a very timely book from Aunt Sheila. Maddy enjoyed it so much!

She was laughing so hard at it that her day suddenly wasn't so bad after all.

Mornings

Maddy has never been a crazy early riser for which I am very grateful. Usually she is up between 7-8 in the morning. It's always funny when she comes to wake us up in the morning though.

At least she's pretty!

Maddy and Carl

The weather is finally warming up so that means the kids are making their way back outside and to each others house. Carl came over this afternoon and asked Maddy if she wanted to ride. I came home from work to both bikes laying in the front yard and to happy kids playing in the house. It was lovely.

So, I missed the bike riding bit, but here's some pictures from this evening when the kids started playing some video games. They were playing a two player game and were negotiating hard while playing.

I am happy to report that even with the arguing and occasional threats and Maddy accusing Carl of ruining her life, the two still have plans to get together tomorrow afternoon for more playing.

Gotta love family!

Sick Day

Maddy has been doing so good. Everyone has been sick around her and so far she has avoided everything... until last night.

So today, Maddy had a rest day at home. Ash set up a projector in the living room and she spent most of the day just resting. When I got home tonight, I joined her.

Her tummy was hurting less this evening and she kept a bowl of rice down, so she is improving. Hopefully tomorrow she is back to her old bouncy self.

On the upside, blue blankie is finally clean so she will at least wake up to her favorite blanket.