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Yesterday Maddie and I went to the Mall of America with our friends Trisha and Chelsea! The girls were having a great time handing toys back and forth between the strollers and laughing at each other while they ate their McDonald’s lunch! They are going to be great friends! Trisha took this picture of the...

We finally found some porch furniture that we liked. A couple weekends ago, Chuck took multiple trip to the store to pick the pieces up and then put them all together. I couldn’t be happier with how it looks! We got a loveseat, two chairs, a chaise lounge, end table and eating table. I got...

A couple weeks ago, Maddie and I went to the zoo then lunch at the mall with Trisha and her daughter Chelsea. (The girls had a great time at the zoo. Maddie showed Chelsea the ropes as she followed Maddie around!) After lunch and walking around the mall a little more, Maddie took out all...

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, my daughter is a strange one. Here are some pictures of her putting a basket on her head. She does this ALL the time. Yup.that’s our girl. She giggles the whole time. She also likes to put a bucket on her head as well as a...

Chuck got me an early Mother’s Day gift. I have been eying the new Nokia Lumia 900 phone. It’s the new Windows Phone. I thought it was adorable (plus, I’ll admit, I’m a sucker for new shiny things ). When I learned that this Windows Phone had visual voicemail, I wanted needed it! That is...

In one of the videos yesterday, Maddie was dancing to “Daughter” by Loudon Wainwright III. I guess it was in the soundtrack for the movie Knocked Up. Huh. Guess I don’t pay very close attention. Chuck had me listen to the lyrics. What a sweet song. If you have a little girl, you will appreciate...

First, I am sure there are a few of you out there who are saddened by my laziness and lack of posts about Maddie. Well, cheer up! Here are some videos! So the other night, Maddie insisted on wearing a fleece jacket around the house. I thought I would just take her pants off so...

The other day, Chuck figured (after looking through emails) that we had known each other for 10 years. He got me the funniest card I have ever seen and a second card that was so very sweet! He also brought these beautiful flowers for me. Then for a while now, he has told me he...

Maddie has started to communicate with us a lot more. She knows a few animal noises, says a few words and even signs a couple words. I got a few videos of her doing some things on command! The only things I forgot were asking her to give me a hug and a kiss. Which...

Today we had a play date at my house and had a little Easter party for MOMS Club. It was a lot of fun and I was happy we had such a good turn out. Everyone brought some food and eggs filled with candy and we had an egg hunt around the living room. It...

Maddie likes to take the trash can out of the downstairs bathroom and carry it around and likes to play with the one thing that is in the trash cana toilet paper roll. The other day she was playing with the toilet paper roll. It kept using it like a cast. It was really cute!

During lunch yesterday, Maddie was having some of my rigatoni noodles. I would cut them into smaller rings for her to eat and she kept putting them on her finger to eat. It was really cute. Maddie also learned her own version of signing “more” yesterday, too. So she would finish the noodles then “more,...

I took Maddie to the zoo another day (actually, I have been going about once a week with her) and I took a few more pictures of some animals that were very active during this visit. There were some very friendly birds! And some very playful swimming bears! A pacing leopard. It must have been...

Chuck showed me this picture yesterday (which is from here). I thought it was so funny! So here you go. I figured you would like it, too!

I just finished reading this book for book club. Here is a quick synopsis I found about the book. After losing her high-octane job as an entertainment blogger, Noelle Hancock was lost. About to turn twenty-nine, she’d spent her career writing about celebrities’ lives and had forgotten how to live her own. Unemployed and full...

Chuck sent me this video and I had to send it to his sister who is pregnant. If you have ever been pregnant or even know someone pregnant, you will get a good laugh at this video.

I saw this the other day and I laughed so hard. I thought you might get a good giggle out of it, too! Enjoy!

My aunt, Mary Lou, was in town from South Carolina. My mom brought her over with her other sister, Patty, to hang out and see Maddie. Mary Lou hadn’t met Maddie yet. Here’s a picture of Lou with Maddie. And here is a picture of Maddie with Lou, my mom, and Patty! Isn’t it amazing...

For Christmas, my mom and step-dad got us a membership to them MN Zoo. I had been waiting until the weather was a little nicer to activate it. Well, I got the urge to go to the zoo last Friday, so away we went! Let’s go, Mom! (And Maddie is wearing another dress I made...

Last week, I took Maddie to the Children’s Museum. My dad came with me and we met Chuck for lunch after. Maddie had such a great time running around. I can’t wait to bring her there again! There are a couple more photos HERE.