Madelyn is 1!

Madelyn turned 1! Can't believe she is already a year old. Baby Madelyn is not really a baby anymore. She is so funny. Her big grin and giggles are infectious. She loves to make a mess, throwing toys everywhere. She claps now and says Yeah. She mostly scoots around on her bum right now but can pull herself up on things and walk along furniture or walk holding your hand. She sometimes takes a few steps on her own. It will not be long before she is walking all over the place on her own. She loves to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with Shelby.

Shelby playing dress up.

Madelyn's Dance Moves:

Visit with Santa

We went to visit Santa the other day. It did not go well! Maybe next year.



Some More Fun Pictures!

Some more recent pictures!

 Madelyn not happy the Shelby is getting out without her!

 Love the chubby cheeks! Pouting that she can't chase her sister yet.



Group Pictures

Ever wonder why I have so many separate pictures of the kids? That is because it is so hard to take a picture of them both together. Here is one of my many, many attempts.

Shelby trying to take off immediately:

Here I am trying to hold her there with my foot. This didn't go over well!

And she is taking off.

Madelyn finds my attempts hysterical.

Cute Cousin

Had to share this cute photo of Shelby and Madelyn with their cousin, Ella. Ella came to visit with Aunt Maryann and Nana Wallace. Shelby was so excited to see Ella that she gave her a big kiss as soon as she came in the door. They had a blast.

End of Summer

Can't believe the summer is over. We had a crazy August where a virus made it's way through the house one person at a time. We are all feeling much better and enjoying the cooler weather. Madelyn has 3 teeth now. The latest tooth is just poking through on the top. She is a wild one in her walker. Chasing us all around. Shelby has hiding places she goes to to escape from her, like under the kitchen table. Shelby is talking more and more, learned to count to 10 and is learning many letters. Both girls love to laugh and are a ball to play with.  

 Love the chubby checks.

 Shelby taking a short break from collecting rocks.

 Madelyn loves being pushed around in her little car.

 Shelby fills the car's trunk with rocks and sticks.

 Shelby trying on my sunglasses.

 Love this picture!

 Madelyn trying to help with the laundry. She gets into everything!

Bring on the Fall! My favorite season-time to apple pick, sip cider and play outside in the cool weather.

Summer 2011

Our summer is going great so far. The girls are a lot of fun and are growing quick. We have been playing a lot in the backyard and going on day or weekend trips whenever we can. We have made a couple of trips to Cape Cod to the beach house. We made it to Vermont and got to see the Richmond parade and fireworks. Here is Shelby and Madelyn hanging out together at home:

Shelby becoming a little ham:

Madelyn is eating up a storm now. Her favorite so far is probably sweet potatoes.

We took a little day trip to Charmingfare Farm in Candia, NH. It is part farm part zoo. Shelby loved it. It was quiet the day we went which was nice. We got to go right in with the goats. Here is Shelby playing with the goats. She kept running a loop around the goats and then circling back to gently pat a goat that was lying down. She was so sweet to the resting goat.

Madelyn is zooming around in her walker now. It is funny to watch although she is getting into everything now. She is opening drawers, knocking over the trash, chasing Shelby and running over all our feet. Ouch! I don't think Shelby is crazy about this new development! Madelyn has run her feet over, chased her down for toys and we even found her cornering Shelby and pulling her hair. Madelyn is a little toughie. Here is Shelby trying to protect her toys and Madelyn circling her:

Here is Madelyn racing around in her walker:

Our newest addition to the family-fish! We have a few different types of fish although they are starting to dwindle. Shelby likes watching them.

Madelyn is getting talkative too. Here she is having a a talk with me while she relaxes in her swing:

Our little cuties

The girls are doing great. Shelby is over two and enjoying the nice weather and getting outside to run. Thank goodness for the fenced in yard. We bought her a soccer ball. It is probably her favorite toy out there. She does great kicking the ball. She also loves the sand table. Most of the sand ends up on the ground or in her shoes (then in the house) so it is not my favorite! Madelyn is almost 6 months now. We have been practicing rolling over and sitting up. She hasn't mastered either yet but we are getting close.

Madelyn is such a smiley, happy baby and Shelby is really good at making her laugh. Here is an example:

Happy Easter

We took our first trip in a long time and the first time with 2 kids. After packing most of the house, we headed to Vermont for Easter. We had a great time. It was great to get away and spend time with family. The Easter bunny made a special trip to Vermont for the girls.

Shelby checking out her gifts from the Easter bunny.

Checking out her basket full of Fisher Price little people animals.

Shelby playing with her new flashlight.

Little Miss Smiley

Madelyn testing out the girls new chair.

We are still here!

Sorry I have not posted in awhile. My work has been super busy so I haven't had much free time to keep you updated. The girls are doing great. Josh fenced in part of the backyard for the girls. Now we can go outside and not worry about Shelby taking off for the street or lake. Shelby loves it. She runs around and plays in her play house and on her slide. I will take some pictures soon so you can see. Madelyn is growing big. She loves to smile and grab at anything within reach. Here are some cute pictures I took recently.

Still has beautiful blue eyes.