An interesting find...

Thanks to my friend Roxy, I can now truly appreciate clothing in a different way. I came upon the following kids clothes. I have not ordered anything from them, but plan on doing so at the first opportunity that presents itself. Cute stuff for both boys and girls...if anyone does order from them, or has already heard of them tell me your thoughts.

Check it out - The Tea Collection: http://www.teacollection.com/site/index.htm
(sorry, I can't get the link set up correctly...)

p.s. The opportunity being a SALE

Fun in the Bubbles

Just like my dad...

For those of you who know Brad, you know that he enjoys unwinding in front of the TV. Madi wants to be just like dad. After a long day of running around, here she is kickin' it in front of Little Einsteins or Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (her two favorites at the moment...)

Go-vr

I always have cold feet. My family knows this so for Christmas presents my mom has armed me with several pairs of socks over the years. One Christmas I received a rather fuzzy/furry pair of blue socks. Madi has discovered these socks and calls them "go-vr" (translation - Grover...from Sesame Street). She walks around the house with them on her arm. This afternoon, I found her asleep in her crib with "go-vr".

What is it about Mom & Dad's bed...

Why is it that every kid loves their parent's bed? Madi seems to be falling in love with our bed. She likes to grab one or two of her "banket"s and pretend to sleep on our bed. I guess whatever makes her happy huh? ("No more Madi's jumping on the bed...")

Birthday Parties at Chuck E Cheese

Here is a small piece of advice to those of us newbie parents - Stay away from Chuck E Cheese on a Saturday! Some of you might have already known this, but we were invited to a birthday and got to experience the chaos first hand. Madi enjoyed riding on the rides. Not an experience I am willing to repeat on a Saturday in the near future though.

Cheeeeezzzz

What did moms do before macaroni and cheese? Whomever thought of it must have had children. Madi seems to have learned to associate saying cheese for the camera and eating macaroni and cheese. Hence the photo below. She actually wanted to take the picture herself, but processed cheese and electronics don't really mix.

Ku-yer

I decided to finally repaint my toenails this afternoon. Madi decided she wanted her toe nails "ku-yer"ed. She will sit still long enough to let me paint them. Its a good thing that her toe nails are small so they dry quickly! Check out the finished poduct...

"Time"

I got "Baby Signing Time" videos to teach Madi how to sign in order to prevent screaming - purely selfish on my part. However, I have found it to be rather helpful. Madi will sit and watch "time" for a very long time. She will ask to watch "time" and once you figure out that is what she is asking for, she will say, "Okay time." If any of you have copies of Baby Signing Time Volume 3 and/or 4, I'd happily pay to copy yours...

post script - How sad is it that I am taking pictures of Madi as she's watching a video to have something to post here...I need to get out of the house!

Little Miss Helpful

There are very few things I am able to control at this point in our crazy lives. The housework is one of those few things that I am able to manage. Of course, I couldn't do it without my little helper...