[Sorry for the back-dated posts for those who use an RSS feed/reader. All this bed rest means I get to catch up on the blog!!]
Our little princess is 2!!!
Since they're birthdays are only 11 days apart, Aaron and Mads had a joint birthday party at California Sports Center's kids gym. Everyone seemed to have a blast and Madison loved all of the attention and really understood that it was her birthday.
This morning Mads started singing that chant from Nemo when they do that whole ceremony in the tank for the arrival of Nemo. So Jase starts chanting with her,
As soon as he gets to Hoo!, Maddie looks up at him and says "State your name!" (Accurately the next line of the movie, btw.) Have I mentioned that she hasn't watched Nemo in weeks?! How does she remember this stuff? We were cracking up.
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She likes to show us stuff, so she's constantly saying things like,
"Listen! I hear a doggie!"
"Look! Look! Look, Mommy! I have a sticker."
(Following Thor around) "Come here! Come here! I want to talk with you. Come back here."
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She spent 10 minutes rocking her animal flash cards to sleep. Picked up the bat card, kissed his fanged little face, patted him gently, then rocked him in her arms while singing "Rock a bye baby" quietly. She then put him down on the table, said "Night night. Sleep tight," and moved on to the next animal.
Remember the last time we tried to go camping with the tyke? Well, Mads was probably about 18 months and it was a big fat fail. We ended up leaving (and leaving all of our stuff there with friends), spending Friday night at home, and then dropping the little one off at her Grandparents' house for us to enjoy camping Saturday and night.
This time, things went muuuuch smoother. Maybe it's because Grandma and Grandpa were soooo nice to give us the comfy (heated) RV while they slept in a tent in the semi-rain or maybe she was just ready. In any case, we all had an absolute blast even though it was a bit frigid. I mean, who camps in DECEMBER?! :)
A little reading on the road trip to Big Basin Campgrounds.
At 22 months, Mads finally had enough hair to need a cut. We definitely didn't want to take any length off, but it was pretty un-even and a few strands of her bangs getting in her eyes.
I took her to Kids Salon on Union Ave. for a little snip-snip today. We had lunch across the street together first and I talked up going to the salon. I told her that she was such a big girl now that she gets to get a hair cut like Mommy... blah blah blah. :) She was SO excited!
I've always loved going to or being in (girl scouts then high school color guard) the San Jose Holiday Parade! We couldn't miss it this year. Here's Mads and I one year ago:
