Boots!

Madeleine got new rain boots but likes mine more!

Who's walking who?

My parents were out of town this weekend and left Lucky with us! Madeleine loves when Lucky comes to play! She mostly enjoys walking Lucky but it seems that the dog is actually walking her :-)

Salmon Days!

Shannon & I were still husbandless on Saturday morning so we took the kids to Salmon Days to watch the parade and do some shopping. The kids LOVED the parade, especially the marching bands and floats that went by! Some of the pretty girls on the floats waved directly to Madeleine and the look on her face was so adorable...she looked at me in awe as if to say, "wow mom, they waved AT ME!".

Madeleine waving to the floats

Oh the memories of marching in the Salmon Days parade...

Shannon & the kids!

Bath Time Buddy!

Over the weekend, Shannon and Taylor came over to play while both our husbands were out of town. We put the kids in the bath together and they had a blast - giving hugs & kisses, splashing and screaming at the tops of their lungs! Who knew a bath could be so much fun? After the kids went down, Shannon and I watched a movie and relaxed with some ice-cream! Yum!

Work Picnic!

Over the weekend we got together with some of the people that work with Jeff for a picnic! Thanks to Taryn for hosting! It was a lot of fun!

Taryn gave Madeleine a little bear which she fell in love with! She loves ALL stuffed animals these days!

Madeleine also fell in love with the twins! She wanted to do exactly what they were doing so she followed them all around the house and even snuggled up to them! Really cute! I think she would enjoy an older sibling...

Madeleine's Toddler Class!

Today was Madeleine's 1st day in her toddler class! Madeleine and I are taking this class together through a local community college. Parent and child go to class together. During our 2-hour class, there's a period set aside for Parent Education. Every other week I am with half the parents who meet with the parent education instructor for discussion and support while the other parents are with the children and their teachers. Then the next week, my group will be with the children while the other half goes for parent education.

Here's is our "1st day of school" picture...I had to do it!

Every morning Madeleine watches out the window for the school bus to pick up the neighborhood kids...here she is seeing it drive up the street. Oh boy!

Now pointing and telling mommy, "bus, bus".

Madeleine's favorite part of the class today was the sensory table! She loved playing with the colored rice and scooping and pouring and scooping and pouring and...

Learning her shapes!

She also liked walking the dog. They actually had a few other stuffed animal dogs with a string tied around the neck for a leash and she loved it! It reminds her of walking Lucky around the house. I think I'll have to do this at home...such a simple toy!

And here is my awesome find from craigslist - a push tricycle for $10! After class we played outside for awhile! She had lots of fun today!

Potty Training!

We're going to try and start some potty training! Madeleine has been showing some signs she is ready so we thought, why not. We bought her two potty books yesterday and I read them to her while she was in the bath and then I got her out and put her on the potty and she went pee! I doubt it's going to be that easy but we're off to a good start!