Maddy hauls the mail.

Maddy loves her mail cart and she got it outside one day.





I tried really hard to not laugh.

Maddy at play

Maddy loves to play. Her newest thing is riding her dogcyle.



She also loves playing with her ball.

Maddy makes a visit

So about two weeks ago, Maddy went on a road trip to Southern Indiana. We had originally planned to go to Michigan, but things kind of changed at the last minute and we re-routed.

We planned well. We had plenty of road munchies, toys for the car, and even a little DVD player that we borrowed from mom with plenty of Spongebob for a baby to enjoy. (By the way, babies like to meow back at Gary the snail when he meows. It's highly entertaining.) Ash rigged the DVD player so it was perfect for baby viewing and we were all set. Maddy had a pretty sweet set up!



We took breaks at rest stops and Maddy had a great time running about.



Maddy's favorite part of the car trip was the Doritos though. Especially when a girl starts to get fussy, Doritos just magically appear in your hands.

By the time we stopped at Subway to eat, about 7 hours into our trip, Maddy was very orange, even her shoes (which are still orange), dirty from the rest stop running, and exhausted because babies don't nap well in the car.



It was such a relief to finally get there and we all slept really well that night. The next day was very eventful. We helped replant a tree. Maddy is a fabulous gardener... well, she likes dirt.



We helped move a bed and Maddy found her favorite thing... a box a Kleenex. We caught her fleeing the scene of the crime.



And, she got to spend some time with her cousin, Addison.



All in all, a fun trip and Maddy slept VERY well, when we got home!

Maddy's Corner

Maddy loves to read to herself in the privacy of her own room.

Sorry that it's been awhile since the last upload. First, I was having issues with blogger and it wouldn't let me upload videos. Then, my laptop decided to die causing me to lose all the videos I had. So here's two fresh videos designed to make you smile because sometimes that's just what you need.





Have a happy day.

Maddy and monkey go shopping

Maddy was having a great time today pushing her folded stroller around the house... that is, until the stroller fell on her. So we showed her something way better. A shopping cart that she is finally big enough for.



It's good to go shopping.

The busy busy baby

Since the last post, Maddy has done a lot of things. She's been to a parade. She's played in the park. She's learning to talk and eat with utensils. And, now, Maddy would like to show you some of the videos from all she's been doing.

Maddy has been learning to play guitar.



Well, Maddy likes to play guitar as long as it's not hooked up to an amplifier, then it gets to scary and babies get upset. It's OK though. One day she will be ready to rock!

Maddy's favorite place to play is still the dryer.



The door can be a little tricky sometimes though.



Maddy is sort of learning to eat with utensils.



You have to be sure not to give her the cup of yogurt though because then the spoon goes on the floor and she starts dipping her hand in the yogurt and licking it off. It kind of reminds me a Winnie the Pooh eating honey from a honey pot. Very cute, but you end up with a very sticky Maddy.

Maddy is also learning to talk. For this video, you have to really turn the sound up to hear her, but she knows what a cat says ("Ow), what a dog says (She makes a little scrunchy face a sniffs like "huff"), what a bear says (it sounds like she's making static noise), and yes, she can say Boom or Doom depending on who she's copying.



The best part is when she's over at Nan's house now chasing the cats around and saying "Ow" and she just can't understand why they don't stop and talk. And yes, in the video she is eating a crayon. Crazy girl.

Finally, the Memorial Day parade. Maddy actually had a good time.



This is her still having a good time... just more low key.



She had a good nap when she got home. It's hard to be a busy busy baby.