Our friend, Tara, bought Madison this shirt for her 1st birthday. I pulled it out the other day and realized it fits pretty good now. So, as I was trying to put together an outfit, Madison grabbed her zebra rain boots and insisted that she wear them. Not to bad, huh? I think we may have a little fashionista on our hands. :)

A heart of gold

I feel like I need to record some sweet moments before they escape my mind against my will (as so many things do these days!).

Just when I think we've lost control of our curious, sometimes stubborn, two year old, she reminds us how incredibly sweet she is and what a huge heart she has inside that little body. Tonight, for instance, as I was trying to get her to sleep, I laid next to her in her bed. (I don't normally do this, but she is sick and really made a fuss each time I even thought about leaving the room, so I caved). As I laid there, I patted her back and sang to her quietly, trying everything to get her to doze off to sleep. After singing 3 or 4 songs, I decided to just close my eyes myself, and just as I did, I felt her little hands rubbing my cheek and then heard her singing "You are my sunshine" to me in a whisper. What a perfect moment - one I just wish I could freeze and hold on to forever. Fortunately, Dylan and I get to experience these sweet little gestures quite often. She has recently made a habit of just stopping in the middle of whatever she is doing to come over and give us a kiss. When she does this, she gets in our face, puts her hands on our cheeks, and makes sure she lays it right on our lips. :) Sometimes she'll do this, then go back to whatever she was doing, and then a second later, turn around and do it all over again. So silly, but soooo cute! Love it!

"I want dentist to clean my teeth"

I don't know about you, but I have never heard that combination of words come out of a child's mouth...until we walked out of the dentist office a couple of weeks ago after Madison's first dentist experience and that is exactly what she said to me. She did so great and seemed to even enjoy it! I have to give the dentist's office and the dentist, herself, a ton of credit because they were fantastic - took so much time with her, explained everything, allowed her to play with the tools before they were used, and really made it a fun experience for her. And yes, I pulled out the camera for this monumental event. ;)

A little nervous at first...

Feeling proud. :)

Little of this, little of that

Some more funny things Madison is saying these days...

The other day I was getting ready in the bathroom and she closed the bathroom doors, then opened them up, peeked in and said, "Mommy, I got an idea". I couldn't believe what I had just heard! It was too cute. Seconds later she opened the doors again, peeked through the crack and said, "I have a question." Little smarty pants.

One night last week at dinner, Madison was standing in the chair as she normally does, so I told her to sit on her bottom so she wouldn't fall and she continued standing. Dylan then told her the same and she looked at him, looked at me, then tilted her head to the side and said, "Nooo guys". I almost choked on my food trying to contain my laugh! What a stinker!

The super sweet side...

She insists on giving Dori (her fish) a kiss every morning. Of course, she does this through the fish bowl. :)

When she isn't putting her babies in time out, she is showering them with kisses and this morning I heard her tell Ariel, "Oh Ariel, I...looove...you".

Now for some cute pictures. She is just too much! :)