I suppose we are long overdue for creating a virtual newsletter, but I thought it was time, especially since I haven't been able to keep up with sending out pics of Maddy on a regular basis. Madelyn is 20 months old today....WOW, and she is growing like a weed! This has been a month of new words for her....Maddy's vocabulary is unbelievable, and we are amazed and impressed on a daily basis with her ever-improving dialogue. She simply cannot seem to have enough books read to her...she loves them so much. She also loves carrying a purse, anything to do with animals or bugs, construction sites (she just beams when she sees bulldozers, tractors, etc.), sesame street, wonder pets, and just being outdoors. Disciplining has become the hardest part of parenting for us, and I am sure it will continue to be that way for many years to come. Maddy is definitely a handful of ceaseless energy...she is headstrong like her mom and dad and full of personality...you could say we have our work sut out for us, but we wouldn't ask for anything less :).
Madelyn has added a new element to her baby domestic charm...hosting tea parties! The other night I added a table cloth(old baby blanket) to an old toy box of mine, and she began the tea party process of setting the table and adding plates for daddy and me, making sure the whole time to say our names aloud and letting us know which pieces of plastic food were ours...I was lucky enough to have received the chicken leg and lemon..ha! Madelyn loves to also vacuum when I do, sweep, help with laundry, feed the dogs cheerios and other snacks, and chores aside, she has fallen in love with the big piano... she loves to sit with me and play or just listen to me play. 
This is a pic from the weekend...it was absolutely beautiful out, so we spent most of our time outdoors...Madelyn was so into her new chaulk table and playing with the water.
