Yogurt Alone...?

So, last week I decided to let Madigan eat yogurt by herself with a spoon. She's been on some antibiotics this week and therefore eating 2 containers of yogurt a day. She INSISTS on eating it herself and throws a huge fit if we attempt to help her eat it. It's actually going ok--only because we have dogs to lick up the mess!

One Summer like weekend

Two weekends ago we actually had 90 degree weather the whole weekend. They said it was July temps in mid May. If you've been here in May, you know it's still pretty chilly and moist around here. Soooo, needless to say we were so excited! It's been a very long winter with lots of snow and we've been needing to soak up some sun. So, Madigan and I got some flowers and planted those, and we also started digging into the ground around the house so we can plant and mulch perennials. Madigan is a very good helper and enjoys anything outside. We're hoping this weekend warms up and we can spend some time outside painting and digging.

Library Fun

Madigan heads right to this :toddler computer" when we walk into the children's room at the library. I think she likes it since we're always shooing her away from the home computer.

Video from warmer days

Well, we're still feeling pretty winter-like here in Bozeman. Now instead of snow, it's rain! Here's lost video of a month or 2 ago when the weather was warm enough for Madigan to play in water.

Miscellaneous May Photos

Reading Birds N Blooms magazine- she's a daily reader, just loves to sit on the couch and flip through the pictures of birds and flowers.Coloring on big paper
She recently started attaching to blankets and babies when she's tired. This is Fox in Sox with a diaper on.
Our new professional series Kitchenaid mixer that Grandma sent us! Oh the things we can make now- and have been making all week.
Dad in the basement.

Always playing with and near Barnaby. Can't separate a girl form her dog....Or a dog from something that smells like food all the time.

Out of doors

Sandbox-Thanks Dennis!

Thanks to Dennis at my office for making Madigan the happiest girl to have a sandbox! Dennis; son, Billy, out grew this a couple of years ago and they passed it onto us. (We too hope to pass it on one day.) It fits right under her fort on the play set, so it's partly shaded and atleast it's not yet another thing to mow around. Unfortunately, the weather hasn't been so great this past week, but it will be this weekend.... We'll be spending lots of time in there, taking shade from the hot sun and dumping sand on our toes. I also hope to fill up her little pool if it's warm enough.

Repetition

Madigan likes to repeat almost every word you tell her. Sometimes it sounds like the initial word, most times not. I found a wagon at a garage sale this past weekend and she likes to be pulled up and down the street. We look for birds and flowers and stuff. And Madigan always hears birds too. Her favorite thing to do this past week is sit on the couch with Mom or Dad and look through Birds N Blooms magazine. It's so colorful and lots if birds to spot.
She's also very into helping around the house. She likes to put her dishes in the sink when she's done eating and wipe messes up with a towel.
This week I moved her toddler bed into our room and it's on my side of the bed. She goes right to sleep with Mom looking down at her. She has yet to stay in it all night, but for now we like the couple of hours alone in our bed that we do get.
The basement remodel is coming along nicely. I'll try and post some pictures this next week. Hope Spring has arrived where you are. We're supposed to get some warmth and sunshine this weekend-yahoo!

Friends with Baby Goats!

We were invited a couple of weekends ago to go visit with some baby goats at Paige's house. Madigan didn't know what to think at first... But she warmed up and starting hugging and kissing the babies and had fun. The goats were so sweet and well behaved.

Mama's girl

This past weekend was a milestone weekend. Madigan raised her hand up to me as we were going down the stairs and said "Mama". It was the first time she "called" for me. It was so sweet and I'm so happy she can call on me now with words. I have been waiting for a long time.
Also in big news, she has started asking for her binkie. She calls it "beebee" and her whole face is ridiculously cute when she makes the "b" sound twice. The first time she was getting her jammies on for bed and she kept saying it. So, I got her blankie (thanks Beth!) and that seemed to do it. But the next day it was clear that beebee meant binkie. Today as we drove home from the Museum and she was exhausted, she said it over and over with her eyes shut to make it more dramatic that she wanted it.
She also pats the ground next to us to tell us to sit down with her, can climb the ladder into the fort part of her playset outside by herself, is climbing on very chair in the house, can do stairs by herself -both ways, and tons of other stuff---and this is all NEW-like the last week or so!

Rock Collecting

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We loaded up the van with our family, my brother and three dogs and headed to Bear Trap Canyon this past Sunday. We had a gorgeous spring like weekend and spent as much time as possible outdoors. Saturday we had friends over for dinner (1st time in a very long time!) Madigan loves rocks and picks as many up as she can carry. And yes my child does have a face, but apparently not for these photos. Anyway, she was a great hiker and slept for about 45 minutes on Dad's back on the way back to the car.