Tiny Bubbles

I wanted to share this little video of Maddy. She was sitting on the floor "talking" to everything she could see outside the window... or so I thought. Once she saw the camera, she gave me a big cheese, but then went back to what she was doing. What was she doing you ask?? Making bubbles with her mouth!! HaHaHa!! Look closely and you can see them!!





Love you guys!! See some of you VERY soon!! :)

YMCA

The YMCA played a big part in our day today...

We started out the morning going to our local YMCA to go swimming. Maddy had a BLAST!!

Then, this evening, we went to a local restaurant here in Abilene. They play some fun music that the wait staff will stop and dance to. Tonight, one of the songs was the YMCA. Maddy was a participant in her own little way. Here she is!!

We had a really fun time at the restaurant!! I hope you enjoyed this little video!

We'll see some of you next weekend!! Love you guys!! :)

Hello?

Maddy has ANOTHER new trick... (By the way, in case you can't tell, I'm becoming THAT Mom who video tapes EVERYTHING and thinks her kid is the cutest kid to EVER exist!! HeHeHe...)

Her latest trick is that if you tell her to say "hello", she holds her hand up to her ear pretending that she's talking on a phone (or at least I hope that's what she's doing...)!!

So, here she is:

Maddy, say hello!!

ENJOY!! We're still working on the walking thing, so no new videos there...

I got Maddy a special piece to an outfit for Chris and April's Western-themed party. I don't want to ruin the surprise, but let's suffice it to say that she's just going to be TOO DANG CUTE!! See?? There I go again, bein' the proud Momma!! :)

Talk to everyone later!

Love you guys! :)

Here are a couple of pictures from today's adventures. Mind you, we didn't really do anything overly exciting, but this is what we did none-the-less...

First, we tried out Maddy's new car seat. She's still a little small for it, but we let her sit in it in the car. I think she liked it:





We also took Maddy outside so she could ride in her new swing. She's been having a blast with that!! Here she is:




Finally, here's a video of Maddy's latest "trick". I'm still not 100% sure where she learned what kicking is, but when we were in the pool earlier this summer, I told her to "kick kick kick", and she did. Now, while she was on the swing, I told her the same thing. Here's her reaction:



I guess that's about it for now. I hope to get some more video of her walking soon.

Talk to everyone soon (and see some of you VERY soon)!! Love you guys!! :)

Walkin' Fool

Well, Miss Maddy took a couple of steps today. One time she even took SIX... count 'em... SIX steps!! We got a short video of a couple of steps, and Bryan posted it on You Tube. Here's the link... PLEASE let me know if it doesn't work. I want to make sure it works for everyone to see!!


Love you guys!!

P.S. We'll try to get a better video soon and post it, but for now, this is the best we can do!! :)

Videos

Here are a couple of videos I took of Maddy today. We had an EXCELLENT day!! Maddy slept VERY well last night and was in such a good mood all day!! Her new swing for her swing set got here today, but, unfortunately, it rained all stinkin' day long!! Even worse? It's supposed to rain for several more days. Oh well... As soon as the weather gets nicer, we'll be outside on the new swing!! Woo Hoo!!

I actually got out the camera because Maddy has a new take on the whole crawling thing. Her latest trick? She gets on her hands and feet (not knees, feet) and "walks" that way. It's pretty comical. I was trying to catch it on camera, but every time she saw the camera, she'd stop, sit down and smile. LoL. Crazy kid. Wonder why she stops everything and smiles for the camera when she sees it?? LoL.

Anyway, here's a short video of Maddy's rendition of peek-a-boo. Sometimes she does it like she's supposed to. This time, there was only pretend peeking going on. :)





And here's Maddy with her Miss America wave. Not much happens until the VERY END of the video, so just hang tight and watch. She's pretty much the BIGGEST cheeseball EVER!! LOVE this kid!! :)



I guess that's about all for tonight. I hope you all enjoyed these videos!! See some of you soon at Chris and April's party!! :) Love you guys!!

Spoon

Tonight, Bryan is away. Actually, he'll be away for about a week. Maddy and I had a great day, but around dinnertime, I think that Maddy was getting bored with me. She really likes having Bryan come home from work and play with her. It does her a lot of good to have a different face to look at and someone different to play with. With this in mind, I decided to take a few pictures (as I KNOW this always cheers her up, being the cheeseball that she is). So, without further ado, HERE SHE IS...

Here's Maddy's "sincere" smile...



And here's her fake smile. This is the, "ok, Mom, enough's enough with the camera" smile...



And here are Maddy and Nash "playing" together. Please note that Nash is making a mad dash to get away from her. LoL. He's such a good sport... most of the time!! :)



Also, this evening, I decided to let Maddy try feeding herself with a spoon. I can't say that it was a success, but I also can't say that it was a total disaster. She did pretty well for a first try. Don't worry, there are videos to follow... :)





Look Mom!!! I DID IT!!!! :)


As promised, here are the videos:








We hope you're all having a great week... We're over the hump now!! Love you guys! :)