Growing Update

Maddie is growing so fast and is taking in everything around her. She says so many things that I cannot keep up. She says "lap" as she touches your knee for you to pick her up and then says up for you to lift her up and down to let her hang upside down off your knee. She tells the dogs, "NO, NO", "STOP", "SIT" and "SPEAK." She loves to give them treats and will ask for them or go into the laundry room and get them on her own when no one is looking. She is handful. She loves to hide and say "see you" when she pops out from behind something. She loves being tickled and chased. My mom taught her a new game called, Run Run Stop. So you let her go outside and she yells "run, run, run" and you yell "stop" and she runs to you to catch her. She loves it! She also likes to pick up as many acorns outside as she can and let them fall down the slide. She sings her songs all by herself! She is growing so fast it is hard to believe she is almost 19 months.

Yesterday she had Matt and I speechless. Matt was cleaning the Suburban (go figure) and she wanted to get in the drivers seat. She stood up grabbed the wheel and tried to move the shifter. Then she turned on the car lights and liked that it made a beeping noise while they were on so she would turn them on then I would turn them off, back and forth. Then she noticed the mail box key in the console, she picked it up and put it directly into the key hole and tried to turn it. We were shocked that she knew how to do this. Matt wanted to see if she could get the real key in so he gave her the actual key and she put it in the slot and turned it enough to make the radio come on. She was so proud of herself! Matt and I now we have our hands full.

I just wanted to give you a quick update on her many new things! Sorry no pictures this time but I promise to add some more soon! Have a great weekend.

Staying with Nana and Papa

Maddie spent the last few days with her Nana and Papa and just came home today. She loves all the attention and all the cool stuff her Nana gets her:) Here are a few pictures from her stay.

Maddie listening to Baby Einstein in Nana's car.


Maddie coloring with markers.



Maddie playing dress up.


Playing with PawPaw and Gigi


Maddie in her new big girl slippers.

All About the Choo Choo

Maddie has been very into trains lately and I finally made it to Ikea (thanks to Mother's Day Out) to get her a train set. She has not stopped playing with it. Here are a few pictures!

First Day of School

Today was a big day in the Blanchard household! Maddie attended her first day of Mother's Day Out! She ran straight into the room and never looked back. Here are a few pictures of her! And yes Playgroup Moms she is holding her one of a kind priceless work of art in the first picture! She loves it!

Finger Paint Playgroup

Check out the newest group of artists in the neighborhood! How cute are they in their diapers painting and playing together! The rest of the pictures are on Picasa here is the link click here!

Bubble Bath

Here are some pics of Maddie enjoying a bubble bath and one of her and Daniel playing in the tub!

Shoes, Singing and Baby

The first video is of Maddie walking in her first high heels!

The second video is of Maddie playing with her baby and singing a song. You can hear her say "pull, pull, tap, tap, tap." The song acutally goes Wind Wind Wind the Bobbin, Wind Wind Wind the Bobbin, pull pull, tap tap tap." you can her try to say wind wind wind at the end of the video. But my favorite part is when she kisses her baby at the end, I almost cried it was so sweet! Enjoy!

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The Beach 2

Here are some more pictures and I have the funniest video of Noah hosing Maddie off if you want to see it email me and I will send it to you. They are both naked and I don't want to post it for just anybody to see.

Look at Noah's Pure Joy from getting Maddie!