Sweet and Innocent

Don't worry....I am not up to anything. I am just hanging out with Asia. Go ahead and put up my laundry in the other room. I will stay here.

I think they are gone. Woohoo!

Man this is sooo much fun!

I am going to see how much I can get off of this roll.

Maybe I will even wrap myself in it.

Ok I think I got enough for now.

I am going to take it out in the hall and maybe into my room if it will reach.

Uh oh! It is stuck on my arm.

I am pretty proud of myself and I didn't get caught!

I think I will play in it a little more.

Okay I guess it is bath time. The fun is all over.

Besides that roll is gone! hahaha

Good thing we buy toilet paper in bulk!! haha

A Day in the Life of A 16 Month Old

Playing with a noodle and harassing the cat = cheap entertainment

Looking outside and checking things out while interrupting the cat's sunbathing time.

Sleeping in weird positions...not sure how this is possible.

Waking up with this A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E hair!!!

Eating dinner and feeding herself with a fork. (a new accomplishment)

A Few of My Favorite Things

Cute Spring dresses,

pearls,

and the smile on this little girl's face!

Onion Breath

Eating some Cactus Blossom from Texas Roadhouse.

I can't believe she likes onions.

Waiting on Daddy

Waiting on Daddy to come home.

Trickery

Don't judge us....sometimes you have to "trick" the picky eater into eating fruits and veggies.

She loved her blueberry pancakes and fruit smoothie!

Weekend Visitors

We enjoyed a weekend with my my sister, her hubby and my niece. They drove in Friday evening and stayed with us until Sunday afternoon. They decided to drop in last minute and our house looked like a bomb had gone off, so no one was exempt from cleaning. Not even this little sweetie. ha!

Madeline loves her cousin Megan. As you can tell they enjoyed watching a movie together.

The Malone family picked a good weekend to visit. Mike was able to find a good deal on dirt and brought some home for the backyard. If you read this blog very often you would think we work our

families like dogs....and you would be correct. However this time, they offered to help and we didn't say no! We still have one more load waiting in the backyard, but the backyard is almost ready for grass!! HALLELUJAH!!!

Megan was even sweet enough to help out!

After a hard days work, we planned on taking the girls to the Abilene Zoo. Sadly we arrived right before closing time. Who knew they closed at 5 on the Saturday? Not us! Instead we walked down to the park down from the zoo.

This kid had a B.A.L.L

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But for some reason she doesn't like the swings. I guess she is scared of them

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Megan on the other hand, enjoyed every minute on the swings....they might even be her favorite thing!

Madeline going down the slides with daddy.

Megan tried out the fire woman pole

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Even the adults enjoyed the park.....Chad was pretending to be King of the Fort!!

My little red faced sweet pea

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Multi-tasking early on...going through the tunnel and drinking some juice.

All smiles and giggles in the tunnel.

After a long day of playing this little girl was pooped

and in need of a bath!

Megan of course was still F.U.L.L. of energy!!!

Sick Baby

Although you cannot tell by these pictures, this sweet girl has croup. This is the first time with this and we are definitely ready for it to GO AWAY!!! Poor thing can't sleep and is extremely clingy. She was up most of the night screaming meaning we also were up most of the night. I am very thankful for a husband who believes in helping out with Madeline. We both spent most of our night trying to comfort her and even let her sleep with us!

Thankfully Mike hung out with her for a few hours this morning so I could get a little sleep. We took her to the pediatrician's office just to make sure it wasn't anything else. Hopefully our little sweetie will be her old self again soon. One of the worst feelings as a parent is when you try everything you can think of and nothing seems to work.

We are ready to see this sweet smile again!!!

16 Months

I say the same thing every month because it is hard to believe how fast time flies. You are constantly changing and learning new things. You are more independent and such a sweet little girl.

• New Words/sounds: mommy, cracker, apple, happy, yes, up, baaa, mooo, hair, head, poop, hat, papa, up, go, water, bed, yuck
• Always chasing the dogs and you are determined to make Addie like you. You even give Asia hugs.
• You get upset if I just leave the room...usually you follow me wherever I go
• High fives
• You clap like you are proud of yourself
• Dancing...you bend your knees and raise you hands when you hear any music, but especially when music comes on unexpectedly
• Still working on getting your molars
• You love to check and see if daddy is home and wait for him at the window
• You are such a strong willed little girl and you want to walk everywhere...and if we don't let you do what you want the fit starts
• If we pat you on the back you think you have to pat us too! So sweet!
• You love to to give hugs and kisses
• Love going outside
• You like to be the center of attention and like to get people's attention in public by laughing really loud.
• You really like stuffed animals, balls, and books. You still love being read to and pretend like you are reading to yourself.
• I think you have grown a little because your pants aren't dragging the floor anymore.
• Still sleep 12-14 hours at night and take 1-3 hour naps.
• Wear 12-18 months in clothing and 3 or 4 in shoes
• When you eat something you like you always make a loud "mmmm" sound like it is the best thing ever.
• You believe all of my things are meant for you.....anything from whatever I am drinking, my phone, makeup, etc.