Any way the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me

Madeline and her best friend.....I may have posted this one already, but it's so cute!

She hasn't quite learned how to use the train table....

I'm Madeline Fulton - welcome to my crib!

Her favourite new treat!

No vacation pics yet....that would be because Steve has them all on HIS computer and they were taken with HIS camera which means they each take 2.8 days to upload. So - in the interim, here are some shots from when we got home!

Mm Mm Good!

What a weekend!

We had a gorgeous weekend in Indy, but most of it was spent INSIDE. Boo Hoo. We just had LOTS to do to get ready for our vacation. Madeline examines the lawn mower to make sure it's operating properly!

"Can't I just play in the box it came in Mom? It's so much more fun!"

My parents are redecorating their house and put Madeline's chair over in this corner. She dug it out and insisted on sitting in it!

Awww! Sharing snacks with Gramma Van!

"Is this how I use my new train table Mom?"
Showing off her new "Chick" outfit from Gramma Ellie.

BFF!

She decided she LOVED watermelon! Especially the rind!

Uh . . . we're not in Gerber anymore . . .

Closer Than My (Stale Easter) Peeps You Are To Me!

Madeline got to have a couple of friends over this week for some playdate fun! Isabelle finds a rogue Easter Egg!

Why are you eating the ball Isabelle?

Want to ride on my sweet whip?

Friday, Emily and Gabby came over to play. Need some butter Emily??

Peek a BOO!

Gabby LOVED the slide!

The Baby has 2 mommies! Gabby let her special baby spend the night with Madeline on Friday! The baby enjoyed a dip in the hot tub, played some pool with Steve, and made a s'more in the fire! I know Gabby was glad to see her baby again on Saturday!

O Pioneers!

I am going to sound like the world's biggest SNOB....but I just don't know how the pioneers did it! Seriously... like, their children had sticks and rocks to play with. No Baby Einstein, no Sand and Water Tables, no miniature kitchens. (What would those have even looked like? Miniature hearths and fires? ha ha)

A little while back Steve and I purchased the above monitor. (Yay ebay!) Of course, as soon as we got it we were all, "How did we live before this???" It did stink to try to sneak into her room and check on her, sometimes hitting the deck so fast any Navy Admiral would have been proud. It's especially hard when she'll wake up and cry and you don't know if it's because she's stuck in the crib railing or because she just wants picked up. The first few nights we just stood and watched it forever! It's soooooooooooo nice to just have an "eye in the sky" to be able to tell what she's doing. I never knew that simply watching my baby sleep would enthrall me so much.

Sorry, pioneers - My Indian and I have it quite easy compared to you guys!

In One Basket

Madeline and I joined Daddy on Thursday for the Ball State Egg Hunt! It was Madeline's first egg hunt so we were very excited! Chillin' with Garfield

Getting the hang of it...

Checking out her loot!

Ready to go home!

It was a cute event that was *supposed* to be broken up by age. (e.g. she would only have been hunting eggs with children from 1-2 years old.) That didn't happen and it made me feel my first ever bit of real "mom anger." I was like "WHO LET THE SIX YEAR OLDS IN?" I didn't yell that, though I wanted to. I wanted my little girl to have a fun and safe time at her first hunt, not be mowed over by big kids. There was one point when she and Steve were walking toward an egg and a big kig came in and swooped it up. You can hear me on the video saying, "Look Madeline! Here is an egg!" Then in comes the kid swiping it and I say, "Oh never mind, that kid just stole it from you."

Oh no! I am turning into one of *those* parents!! ;)

Nonetheless, I think she had a good time. She enjoyed 2 more egg hunts over the weekend with each set of Grandparents!

Yum

As a general rule Steve and I monitor Madeline's diet very closely, but on a day that was filled with lots of teething tears and Mommy trying to get lots of cooking done for Easter, I let Madda live a little. :)