Sunday Funday

M has been amazing the past few weekends. She has been very well behaved and we have been so busy, and not had much Madeline time. We told her last weekend we would have a special day for her. Saturday was rainy, and I had to work, so we had Sunday Funday. We went downtown to Discovery Green Park then went to Downtown Aquarium to look at the fish. It was a wonderful day with lots of smiles.

We ate at this cute little cafe on a pond. M hardly ate anything she was too excited about the getting to play!

Kids could play in all of the fountains.

They have this fabulous net that woks similar to a trampoline.

Ths is also a fountain that just sprays a fine mist from above. M wanted Daddy to join her. I think they both had a fun time. She got SO wet!

After the park, we went to the Downtown Aquarium and M saw some HUGE fish, sharks, sting rays, eels, and even a turtle.

M stopped to pause with a giant fish!

Earth Day

Madeline's teacher is so awesome and such a hippie! This was her week to shine, and she did not let us down. All the kids were supposed to bring in recycled material for arts and crafts and a plain white shirt. When I went to pick her up today the whole room was decorated in their arts and crafts projects using cereal boxes, egg cartons, yogurt containers, and such. But best of all, every kid was wearing a very cool tie dye shirt!

M is in an anti-picture phase, so all i can get are candids. This was the best pic I could get of her shirt. Isn't it so cute!

Easter eggs are yummy!

Today Madeline RAN into the living room screaming "Nelson is eating my egg!!! My yellow egg. NOOOO!" I went into the kitchen expecting to see Nelson had eaten some candy, instead I find Nelson going to town on a yellow hard boiled egg. As I was trying to salvage what was left of the egg, Nelson hid under the kitchen the table and ate the whole egg, even the shell! Madeline was crying the whole time, and I could not stop laughing.

Easter

We had a fun Easter. It was POURING down rain so the Easter Bunny hid eggs inside. She had fun either way and got lots of candy. Now we're doling out one piece a day, which means she should have plenty until Halloween. Andy had to go to work in the afternoon, so Madeline and I stayed around the house. We dyed Easter eggs, took lots of walks, and played a lot. Here are a few pictures of M finding Easter Eggs and dying eggs.

M hunts easter eggs inside

Nelson really wants one of those eggs!

M takes down a chocolate bunny.

Madeline had lots of fun dying eggs, but would not even consider doing anything but one color per egg.

My organizer

Madeline is quite the organizer. I really think she's always been like that, and I'm pretty sure her Montessori education only reinforces it. Last week I had all of the coasters out in preparation for company, and M carefully lined them up around the coffee table. Friday, I got home from work and this is what Madeline had taken on this morning after I left for work. Thanks M, I've always wanted my shoes arranged in a perfect semi-circle....

2 years

Happy Anniversary Andy. I love you.

Aspirations

Madeline has become very anti-holding hands while crossing the street. This is our conversation as we took a walk today.

Madeline - Mom, I don't need to hold your hand. I'm an adult.
Me - Ok, M, if you're an adult, I guess you have a job.
Madeline - I do mom, I go to work every day.
Me - Oh really, well what do you do Madeline?
Madeline - I chew bubblegum.

Ok, in Madeline's grown up fantasy world, she chews bubblegum as a job. That sounds fun.