A Walk!

Ahh! The nice weather had us out of the house and on our first walk of the year around the neighborhood. Maddie's pink car that she used last year is getting too small for her. We are looking for another one that she will not grow out of quite as quickly.

Kris and Maddie (notice the cramped legs on Maddie).

Maddie has had her picture taken so many times that she has gotten quite used to it. It is difficult to get good action shots of her playing. Whenever she sees the camera, she comes running up to us and says, "Cheese!". She then gives us this big smile (except when we want her to pose for us, of course!).

Maddie's favorite toys are balls. Whenever she sees one, she points at it and says, "It's a ball!". We got her a giant ball today at Toys R Us, and she carries it around everywhere.

Birthdays

This past weekend, we celebrated the birthdays for the first quarter of the year. This included Kris (Jan 4), Lori (Feb 8), Pauline (Feb 14), and Doug (March 4). We had a good time, and we were glad to see Gary (Dad/Grandpa) was doing better from his back surgery (and was able to come). Maddie was excited to see her cousins Allison and Alex. They had a lot of fun playing together. Pauline (Mom/Grandma) was upset because Maddie would not sit still long enough to have her picture taken with her (well, get a good picture). Maddie just wants to run constantly (just like Doug used to as we are told).

Grandma trying to get her picture taken with the nonstop Maddie.

As you can see, she is trying to get away to run.

Maddie and Allison having fun.

Maddie playing with tissue paper.