Memorial Weekend Fun

We took a little hike up the MacLeay trail in Forest Park this past Sunday in an effort to allow Madelyn to frolic amongst the ferns and dirt and streams. As you can see, she walked most of it on her own...which means we hiked a grand total of about 3/4 miles (even though that took us about an hour). Step step stop...look down a hole...admire the water...touch the fern. Step step step stop...turn around and run the other way...point to a doggie...wave to the doggie...chase after the doggie. Step stop...you get the idea :)


This blanket was given to Madelyn by our dear friends the Dekkers. When it transitioned from "blanket" to "Blankie" when Maddie was around 7 months old (and then "Beebee" at around 17 months), we agreed that we'd better find another one if, God forbid, something ever happend to the first one. One of the best decisions we've ever made as parents :) We routinely switch out the blankets so they both get seasoned at the same rate. The extra one lives under my pillow, and about once a week when Maddie comes into our bed in the morning, she finds it and pure joy washes over her face--TWO Beebee's! What could be better than to be physically surrounded with Beebee's?!