The last few days...

We haven't been up to much, just the same old stuff. Here are a few pics from the last week...

I am still watching Eleanor once a week. Eleanor is almost 2-years old now and she brings over all kinds of new treats for Madeleine to try. Last week Eleanor shared her Pirates Booty with Madeleine and Madeleine kept eating it up! She loved it!

Doug, Amy & Odin came over for dinner this weekend. The kids had lots of fun and so did we. Odin really liked Madeleine's baby and carried her around most of the night. Too cute!

Madeleine really liked Doug! She kept walking over to him and giving him hugs. So funny!

Odin got a little jealous and moved in for a hug from his daddy!

Then Odin gave Madeleine a very enthusiastic hug and they tipped over!

A day with Grandma & Grandpa Schroeder!

Madeleine visited Grandma & Grandpa Schroeder today while Jeff & I went out on a little date. Madeleine had a ton of fun today during her visit! She loves all the different toys at their house and even got a surprise today! My parents brought out an old kitchen play cabinet that had all kinds of toy dishes for Madeleine to play with. She LOVED it! Madeleine is the 3rd generation to play with all this stuff. They are going to re-paint it soon so it looks all shiny and new!

Big Girls Need Big Girl Shoes!

Madeleine has been walking more and more everyday! It was time to get her some real walking shoes. She would rather chew on her new shoes or wear them on her hands though...

A Visit To the Big City!

We visited Jeff at work today to see his new office! Madeleine liked daddy's office...especially his cool new fish tank! She also liked a little purple stuffed animal she found there!

After visiting the office, we headed over to one of Jeff's favorite bakeries for some breakfast treats! YUM!

Bye-Bye Bottles

I finally took Madeleine's nap time bottle away today. I gave her a tippy cup of milk after lunch, we read some stories and then I put her down! She cried for a minute or two and then started playing in her crib and went to sleep. Is it really going to be this easy? I guess the next few days will tell.

I have to say, I'm not as happy as I should be. Of course I'm glad that it was easy. I just really enjoyed the cuddling time and watching her fall to sleep. I think I cried more than Madeleine today!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Happy St. Patty's Day! We were pretty low-key this St. Patty's Day. Madeleine & I went to our last session of gymboree today and M had lots of fun. I think every baby and every adult had green on! We loved gymboree and will do it again but are taking a break from it to get back into swimming.

After gymboree, we headed to the gym so I could workout and Madeleine could play. Again, the gym was a sea of green with people running or lifting weights in their green shirts. Even the men had green on. Pretty funny!

We didn't eat any Irish food to celebrate. Instead, Jeff brought home some yummy Vietnamese food from our favorite Vietnamese restaurant! We all tried our best to wear some green...Madeleine has on her striped green pants, I'm wearing a shade of green (yes, I know it's closer to blue) and Jeff in his green sweater. That's the spirit!

Noooooooo!!!

Madeleine's mantra this week is "Noooooo"! She is definately letting us know that she is her own person with her own opinions! She is LOVING saying "no" and shaking her head back and forth. She thinks it is pretty funny...and so do we...for now!



Madeleine is still practicing her walking but would rather crawl right now. We're done with her night time bottle (hooray!) but we haven't taken away the nap time bottle yet. We just started this weekend and no matter what we did, she fell to sleep. I'll have to get creative this week and think of another way to take it away. I don't have the heart to do it cold turkey...I'll let you know how it goes!