Decorating

Oh, Maddy could not be happier. Today we put the Christmas tree up. She has been excited about Christmas for the last week. I think because she has been watching Kipper and there's a whole Christmas episode, so she has a vague concept of what Christmas is. So while we set the tree up, she spent the whole time dancing around the tree hanging bulbs and singing a Maddy song at the top of her lungs. That said, the video is a little long, but I just loved the singing!

Maddy! Ta-daaaaa!

Maddy from the past and present.

I pulled some video from summer off the Flip tonight.  It's Maddy at the pool.

Maddy has a pack of Play-Doh but the most fun is stacking them.

Maddy and her guitar

Maddy has not been feeling good today, so she is spending the day inside, which provides its own challenges for how to entertain a crazy 2 year old in an enclosed space. We played in her room for a bit and then Maddy favored me with a concert, some of which I caught on tape!

Maddyween

Maddy is out getting CANDY.

Maddy in the leaves with baseball

Maddy in the Park

We finally got some new pictures of Maddy. These were taken 3 days before the cast came off and you will see that the cast has not slowed her down at all. That's our girl. Ash took about 200 pictures this day and it is so funny to go through them all because in most of them she only has one foot on the ground, or in some cases, no feet on the ground because Ash caught her mid air. It was hilarious. So, enjoy a quick little update!

Outside!

Maddy's one desire in life is to be outside. She will do anything to get outside. In fact, we can't even leave our front door open anymore to let light in because if we do, Maddy will make a break for it! And before you say, "Well, why don't you just lock the screen door?" Let me tell you about a baby and her clever little fingers that have figured out how to slide the bolt over on the door. So even though she can't work the knob that locks the door, she can still get the screen unlocked and before we know it, there's a baby dancing around on the front porch in her diaper or streaking out towards the front sidewalk.

Luckily, Saturday was absolutely beautiful though and Maddy got a trip to the park where she got to slide and run and play in dirt. Three of her favorite things to do. She also got to swing!

I still can't believe that she uses the big kid swings. She can't climb up into them, but she wants nothing to do with the infant swings and once she's in them. She holds her own. 

After playing for a bit, she decided to do a little exploring and found something really great!

She was absolutely soaked by the time we got her home, but I know of no happier baby then Maddy that day!