Kitchen helper

Madeline wants to help so bad when I am in the kitchen doing dishes or cooking supper. I have found she is a much better helper if she has a wooden spoon and bowl to bang on and she goes to town. Paul normally walks in from work as she is making the loudest noise possible and often singing at the same time.

Silly pictures and photo shots in France

Paul took a picture of Maddie and I making faces and then I started practicing some digital camera skills just for fun on one of our hikes.

France trip

Paul took his girls to France for Valentines Day weekend. We went to a small island just off the southern tip. It was beautiful and nice to get away from the snow here in Germany. We hiked, biked and relaxed. Madeline even had her own room which was nice for all of us to get some much needed rest. We saw vineyards, a windmill, ate at every restarurant on the island, which consisted of only 3 and enjoyed time away. Madeline sported her Paris outfit from her Abernethy Grandparents.

February Update

Madeline in her Ladybug outfit from Scott's Aunt Ginny. She gets so many compliments on this one because in Germany a ladybug is good luck! Paul bought Madeline a soccer ball which she was not too sure what to do with but loved when her dad kicked it around. Last picture is sideways I know but I just had to take a photo of her with all her zebra attire! The blanket Cousin Kimberly embroidered. These days Madeline is saying dada, mama, baba and uh oh. She waves bye, makes a kissing sound, still prefers crawling over standing up and walking with help. She is getting over a head cold. Sleeps with her pacifier, drinks whole milk and apple juice. Hates the sippy cup, we're still working on that! Loves to point and screams for excitement anytime the front door opens. She loves to look outside and loves even more going outside even if all you can see is her eyes poking through all the layers she gets dressed in for the cold. It snowed here again today but doesn't seem to stick for long.

January into February

These are just a few pictures from when Madeline's Harmony (Grandmom in Korean) was here visiting. Myong came for Maddie's b-day in January. And some other funny ones from this month. Madeline loves riding on her dads shoulders especially when he has just gotten a hair cut and she beats on his scalp! Her great grandmother handmade this bear out of Grandpa Doug's old blankets and she gave one to Scott and one to Maddie. And then she decided to have a staring contest with it!