Who Is The Child??

Look closely at the pictures. Exactly who is the child? That's right, my sister is all cuddled up in Madelyn's bed while Madelyn is reading her a bedtime story. And why you ask is Courtney the child? Oh yeah, she's suppose to be babysitting!! It's partly our fault. Courtney has such a great kid connection with Madelyn and willingly does all the silly stuff Madelyn wants her to that we all call it a PLAYDATE when Courtney comes to babysit. Oh, and we also tell Madelyn that Courtney is five years old, heehee!! It's all in good fun, I promise! And Madelyn LOVES, LOVES her Aunt Courtney. Oh yeah, and Uncle Bart too.


Who knows what happened in this picture. I think Madelyn really thinks she is the smartest one of the bunch. And who could argue!! She made sure each of us had something soft to cuddle with and then went around the room reading each of us a story.

Winter Entertainment

What do you do to entertain a toddler when the weather hasn't allowed us to play outdoors for months? PLAY HOPSCOTCH!! This game, made by Twister, has been a awesome substitute for outdoor play. It comes with a spinner, rings, and latches. You use the latches to make any configuration of the rings you want, or just throw them down on the floor. The spinner lands on the words dance, clap, or wiggle and those are the actions you do as you hop through the rings. And when you don't want play hopscotch they are also useful for a game of ring toss or are the perfect size necklace for our dog. Whatever you choose to do this game is definately worth the $15 at Target!!

Treasure Hunt

Check out our conversation from last week while driving home from school.

Madelyn (yelling very excitedly): "Mommy, I found three buders" (a.k.a. boogers)

Me: "Really, how did you find those treasures?"

Madelyn: "I got them with my fingers, look at them" (she's so proud of herself)

Me: "Next time we need to use a kleenex to get them out"

Madelyn: "Daddy told me I can eat buders"

Me: "WHAT!!! No, Madelyn we don't eat them!"

Madelyn: "But Daddy told me to"

Me: "Oh my"

And yes, Matt got an ear full from me when we got home. But he insisits that he hasn't ever discussed boogers with her, EVER!!