Walk, Swing, Come

Sometimes I think this girl is speaking Chinese.

At least that's the way it sounds at times.

We just nod our heads and agree to whatever she says.

Lately she's been on a kick for taking walks to the playground

in the front of our neighborhood. 

She loves to swing and run back and forth through the tunnel and bridge.

There are also bars hung right above the slides that she hangs from

(I guess her gymnastics skills are kicking in)

But she never wants to actually go down the slide.

She also says 'come' and 'come on' when she wants you to follow her.

It's in the cutest little high pitch voice too.

Sometimes she'll wave her little arm and nod her head right along with it.

I need to get it on video.

Another Spring Photo Preview...

Found this beauty on Facebook this morning...

Oh my word.

The Three Musketeers...

Baby Venice arrived to finally bring the 3 Musketeers together!

(Madelyn, Bryce, and Venice)

They are going to be the bestest of friends.

 

Madelyn was lucky enough to visit baby Venice 

when she was only a few days old.

And of course she had to try to be like mommy 

and take a few pictures herself.

Thumbs up.

I've been trying to teach Madelyn to give me a thumbs up.

This is all I get so far.

Madelyn's new favorite word.
Period.

She says it frequently. 

Not quite as frequently as 'mommy'. 

I'm thinking of having my name changed...

no, but really 'no' is becoming quite the word these days. 

Sometimes I don't even get the question fully out of my mouth before she says no.

It's quite a forceful no as well. 

Not a sweet, little, polite no.

I'm even trying to teach her to say 'no thank you'. 

Yeah, sometimes her response is 'you're welcome'.

Little knuckle-head.

Artist

Watch out, ya'll. 

We have an artist in the works.

She loves to draw, paint, color, you name it.

She's learning her colors and sometimes identifies them correctly.

I still don't know if it's just by coincidence yet or not though.

She seems to mostly get yellow, purple, and green correct.

The Children's Museum of Atlanta

I tell you what...

we have been a busy bunch of bees around here.

Today was a visit to the Children's Museum of Atlanta.

And what a blast that was.

Madelyn did anything and everything

that she was big enough to do.

She dug her hands in the ball pit.

Helped daddy with the wheel to make the balls move.

Sat on a tractor.

Milked a cow.

Went through many tunnels (her favorite).

Played with Moon Sand. 

I am definitely going to try to get this for her to play with in the backyard.

She went down many slides.

Not all willingly,

but we did them.

Drove a truck.

More tunnels 

(we went through this one at least a hundred times)

Not only was it a tunnel, 

but it had ramp leading up to it and a ramp leading down out of it.

I don't know what it is about ramps and tunnels with this girl.

She fished.

And she played with 'choo-choo's'

Notice her fascination with the tunnel...

What a fun day!

We will definitely be returning for more fun!