Maddie-isms

My hair is skeewampus!

(Our pose at the end of a race)

M: Mommy, did you run?

L: Yes, I ran.

M: Mommy, it's by Russia!

Mommy, can you burp me?

There's poop in my ear.

Daddy, talk to Rob Sinlin (Finlinson).
He's here! (On the phone)

M: Kids go to school. Maddie go to school.
L: You can go to school when you get big!
M: I need a back pack! Daddy take me to school.

Daddy, do you have a thumb?
Can you suck it like Maddie?
(tries to put it in his mouth)

Catsup or Ketchup?

I realized it's been awhile since I blogged... probably because I have had so many good books to read lately! I have taken a lot of pictures though, so this might be a little random...

The Stoller Brigade! Can't miss us... and pretty soon we'll all have doubles! I love having good friends to walk with.

We got out the exersaucer for Ella and she seemed to enjoy the monkeys! It's so funny the second time around... with Maddie I wanted her to grow up and try new things, but with Ella I want her to slow down and stay little!

Taking advantage of spring and Easter, we did D for Duck this week!

Then we had a duck fight!

Ella Bella is such a doll. We'll keep her.

Happy Spring!!!

Today is the first day of Spring!

We took a week off of doing letters and did a butterfly craft (as usual, inspiration here.)

I decorated a butterfly table for a church activity. I have loved having fresh flowers in the house!

It has been soooooooooo nice here! It's going to hit 80 degrees today. Mike and Maddie are loving their new bikes!

Look alikes

I put Ella in the same outfit and bow... any guesses? :) They have their differences, but are still so similar!

This video will give it away but I had to post it! Ella is finding her voice and jabbering all the time now! I think it's so cute.

ELMO party!

My lil' sis requested that I post to make it feel as if she was there. So here are allllllllll the details!

Maddie helped decorate. She's a party animal!

This party brought to you by the Number 2 and the Letter M

(coloring pages I got on sesame street.org)

Welcome to Sesame Street!

Cookie Monster cookies

Eating pizza and shot of the Elmo cake (Maddie could't resist smearing the Y)

Ella hanging out with Dad

Playing pin the nose on Elmo!

Elmo ribbon pinata! Maddie pulled the winning ribbon very last!

Happy Birthday dear Maddieeeeeeeeeeeee...

Happy Birthday to you!

Birthday Bash

I'll just tell it like it went:

Maddie's 2nd birthday was a gorgeous day! Grandma and Maddie enjoyed the sunshine in our lovely backyard. We noticed that the temperature was much cooler (maybe 70) than 2 years ago when Maddie was born. It was in the 80's and 90's in March! I prefer not to hit 90 till about May, personally.

Maddie helped me make her birthday cupcakes! She is a great beater licker.

This age is so fun! Maddie completely understood and enjoyed the gift-opening process. She would exclaim every time she opened one: "Nike's!!" or "Abby Caddaby!" or "new clothes!" It was quite entertaining.

Her favorite gift: a new bike from Grandma and Grandpa!!! She loves to ring the little bell and thinks it's pretty cool that her buddy Abby has one just like it.

She also got a little stool and Elmo potty seat to get her excited about potty training. She has gone in the potty three times now! YAY Maddie! Now mommy just has to get excited about it.

The birthday song and cupcakes topped off a great day. I won't get too sentimental here, but I am so in love with my little Maddie girl. She is vivacious! She lives every moment to the fullest and wears her little heart on her sleeve. You never have to guess what she is thinking. That also means she is very strong willed... but her Grandma Andrews said something that has stuck with me: the Lord saved some of his strongest children to live at this time. So when she's driving me crazy, I need to just remember that it will benefit her in adulthood!

Happy Birthday sweet girl! We love you!

I'm TWO!

Maddie has been practicing making 'two' with her fingers. Daddy taught her to pull down pinky and ring man and hold it with thumbkin. Then she makes it bunny ears!

And...

Grandma and Grandpa are HERE! After weeks of anticipation, the day has arrived!

Much more on said birthday to come!!!

TWINS

Happy Birthday to my Mister Mike and his twiner Rachel!

Funny photo of the two sets of twins! Double double trouble!

3 Months

Yummy nakeeee baby!

She recently found her hands... soooo intriuging!

{gurgle- giggle- spit}

Could those cheeks get any chubbier? All the better for nibbling.

This is an almost giggle. It's the best I could do on camera.