Maddie is 24 months

Maddie at one month

Maddie at 24 months

So my sweet girl turned two. Her big day was soured by the fact that she and Max got hand foot & mouth disease. Don't be alarmed, apparently its a quite common virus in kids. They have red sores around their mouth, hands and feet. This on top of some teething has made my sweet baby girl whiny, dramatic and sad. :( But I want to focus on how much she has grown and what an awesome little girl she is!

First of all she is big!! She weighs 31 lbs (91%) and she is 36.5 inches long (98%). As always Dr. Nguyen was impressed with her growth. She wears 2t and 7.5 shoe size. She is bigger than just about every other 2 year old. She has always been a great eater, but she has become more picky. She does love strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, bananas, broccoli, green beans and carrots. Of course she loves Chick Fil A, ice cream and candy. And she is not allergic to peanuts or has never had a bad reaction to it. (Getting Max re-tested at 4) I have been a bad mom and usually give in to sweets, but that's about to stop. These kids are running all over me!! She's always been a pretty good sleeper, but she's had some difficulty in the last week. I think she is getting to that point where she doesn't want to miss out on fun after she goes to bed.

And boy do these kids have fun! Max and Maddie are great playmates, they are usually rough with each other, but they make up quickly. They play pretend, Maddie likes to be the princess and Max is either the king or the dragon. Funny kids. Maddie loves to sing still. Her favorites are twinkle, twinkle little star, ABCs, ring around the Rosey, Elmo's World, maybe a little LMFAO and and anything from the movie Rio. She is really physical. She loves to run, jump, climb and explore. She loves to talk, alot of the time I hear her jabbering while she plays. I love how she say "Matts" for Max(and he calls her "Mayi"). She loves to say "I don't like it" or yucky while scrunching her nose if she doesn't like something. Prime example from tonight. "I don't like it night night." Great! She counts to 10, knows some colors and works the iPad better than most adults. She's such a sweet girl and loves to snuggle. She is still really attached to her pacifier. I'm a little worried and anxious about her starting MDO in the Fall, but I know she'll love it and will learn so much. I cannot believe 2 years have passed since she came into this world and we couldn't be happier. Love you Mayi!!

Sad Maddie

She was super excited!!

She wanted to eat all the sprinkles, kept calling them chocolate chips :)

Yes, she did!

Part 1 of Summer Birthdays

A few days after we got home from our Bahamas trip we headed to College Station to celebrate Isabel's 4th birthday. The kids had a blast playing with water guns, balls, eating hot dogs and cake. 

 The next day we got to celebrate Shawn's birthday with his favorite, a cookie cake. Max picked out the design! As always Shawn wanted a low key day so we relaxed at home and had the Rutherford's over for cake. The kids enjoyed playing outside after we cake.

Jake's Party in Magnolia

We got invited to a fun "John Deere Gator" themed party a few weeks ago and it was so much fun. Shawn was taking a scuba diving lesson that weekend so I was on my own with the kids, but they did a  great job. The location couldn't have been greater. There was a covered pavilion, playset, jumpy house and a gator to ride. It was a great day and we are going to miss Jake and Karen when they move to the Dallas area.