Madeline walking today

Madeline as a Baby

I finally have figured out how to upload a video clip, so hopefully this will be the first of many so we can show you how Madeline is growing these days!

Team 4 Non Blondes completed our half marathon this past Sunday and today has been a really good rest day. Madeline is walking more and more each day. Once she spotted our neighbors pink JEEP she had to ride and pitched a little fit when we had to go inside. This month we have gone to Belguim twice, had friends over for a nice Easter dinner at our house and I have been able to go to Schweinfurt to see my firend Christina a couple of times. The weather is warming up here and all the flowers and tulips are in bloom which if I could keep them alive I would buy more but for now I just drive by in awe.

Mix of March

Madeline 's personal fashion show! And then Madeline on a playdate with her friend Rowan. They are the same age and it is so funny to watch them play together or steal each others toys back and forth!

Bath time, dad did her hair a little crazy.

Madeline is finally growing more hair so in the back we had a little bow fest with different types of styles just for fun, until she realized they were back there and then pulled them out! We went to Souflenheim France this past week with my friend Christina after going up to visit her in Schweinfurt Germany. Found some really cool pottery and it is always fun to say you went to France for the day.

Madeline had a sitter today while I went to a spouses luncheon, which was nice to get dressed up and eat lunch with ladies and no kids (who refuse to eat, we are in that stage now!). She loves broccoli, tofu, rice, bread, noodles, yogurt, spinach, and of course cheerios! Anything else not listed is posion according to her this week. We'll see what changes next week. Which makes it fun to travel to different countries that don't have the same food. She is doing pretty well traveling in the car though so I can't complain too much. She loves pushing her giraffe, popper, stroller and walker around the house. She likes to empty trash cans and loves to take a bath!

Pasta & Park Day

After a pasta meal, had to take some pictures of our messy 14 month old! It was finally a nice sunny day here so we took advantage of it and went to the park just down from our house. Madeline is learning how to walk but she held onto one of my hands and then walked around the park area. She loved riding the kangaroo and was quite curious about how it bounced. We get so many compliments on her pink jacket, thanks Aunt Michelle. This month Madeline has had RSV, pink eye, skin irritation, and a cold, so we have been busy trying to get well. It is just that season around here. She is still laughing through it all and sleeping through the night although Benadryl has something to do with that! I am training for my half marathon end of April. Paul is home most of the time and working hard. Hope all have a Happy St Patricks Day!

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.