Madeleine

here is my little ray of sunshine for this very cold night! what a bright and cheerful smile! we took the highchairs outside for the littlest of the monkeys several times during the summer. here Madi was ready for her after dinner treat: an ice cream cone!

alright, is this a mischievous grin or what? we were on our way east to my Dad and Mom's at Thanksgiving time and the two littlest were just full to busting with the giggles! they get so tickled over things... tonight Duane and i took them up to their bedroom, changed diapers, kissed them goodnight and tucked them in bed then left. 30 minutes later i suddenly realised they were bouncing with delight, not even close to sleeping. what is going on? usually they are 'out' pretty much right away! well, upon investigating, we find that their light is still on! and yes, they were having a glorious time! this one doesn't need a bunch of buddies to have the room turned completely upside down, just an audience of one will do!

aw, remember when....? i had to put this picture of 4 week old Madi in too! how tiny was she? that was almost 2 years ago! that is crazy! she's laying on a bouncy seat, and is pretty well swallowed up by it!

this past fall i gave the little monkeys some sidewalk chalk to use on the slab 'out back'. Madi got right into the art making; she loved it! we had a fun round of 'ring around the rosey' the other day. JennaMae and the twins all shrieking with delight and trying to sing with me as they held tight to each other's hands and twirled round and round the basement. the best part always came a bit pre-maturely, i'd barely get to 'a tissue a tissue' and they'd collapse in a heap, happy and out of breath! ah, life is sweet when you're under 3 feet tall!