She loves this song.....

She starts Kinderdance class this week...maybe we should have explored singing instead!

Update

We have been really busy lately! Here's an update on Madeline: Since school started, she has been staying with Nana part of the week, and with a new sitter the other 2 days. She is loving it! Her preschool starts next week, and we had her open house today. When her teacher said, "Hi Madeline, it's nice to meet you!" She said, "It's nice to meet you too!" She is such a little adult. She is reading 20 words, and is writing like crazy. She mostly writes her name, Mama, Nana and Daddy. She is all about the toys, and is totally into her friends. Give her a play date or a birthday party to go to, and she's a happy girl. First day of school pics to come soon!

Writing her name

This is Madeline's latest accomplishment. She is one letter shy of being able to write her name! The first week of July, I showed her the "sign in sheet" that I made her. It is exactly like the sheets we use with our preschoolers at school. That day, I did hand over hand with her, showing her how to trace her name at the top and then form the letters in the boxes. The next day, I was washing dishes and she brought the paper to me with her name perfectly traced. Now, she can form every letter pretty well except for e. That is the one we are practicing. But for only being shown once how to write an 8 letter name, that's pretty impressive! She definitely does things in her own time. Miss Independent!

First trip to Gatti Town

Here are pics from Madeline's first time at Gatti Town. She had so much fun that we started calling it "Maddie Town."

First Dentist Appointment

Our girl was an absolute angel at the dentist today! She was so brave for her first dental exam! She loved picking out sunglassess to wear while the light was shining on her. Of course the toy area and treasure box were big hits too. I couldn't have been more proud of her. She did an awesome job. Thankfully, her teeth checked out great!

4th of July

Madeline had a great 4th of July, thanks to help from Ben and KK. Daddy was staying at the hospital with Pa in Louisville. And when Mommy got food poisoning, it was aunt and uncle in to save the day. They babysat and brought Madeline a new toy, new dress, and lots of sparklers. We saved some of the sparklers for Daddy to do with us on Monday night when he got home, so the 3 of us did have a 4th of July celebration afterall! Thank you guys for helping us out, and Pa we hope you feel better very soon!

Fun at the Park

The weather was so beautiful this week! We had a playdate at the park with Emily and Reese. The girls loved every minute of it!