We've done so much these past few months!
First, we had the kids pictures taken on the 21st. We wanted updated pictures of the kids (Connor 2 1/2 and Maddie 1) and wanted them to be in the Falls Park area. Fortunately, Cameron had a Friday off during the school year, so hardly any people were walking around the park. Steve, with Creative Concepts Foto, takes pictures for the Drive a bunch and we asked him if he would want to take them. He was really good with them. Maddie was more cooperative than Connor; he likes to run around a lot. I wasn't entirely sure how they were going to turn out because he didn't exactly follow directions. It turns out that he captured some awesome pictures of them. Even though he wasn't smiling in every picture, I love how he captured his beautiful eyes. I wasn't so worried about how the pictures of Maddie were going to turn out because she likes having her picture taken. She didn't run off every second she got a chance and she cooperated. Near the end, she was beginning to get a little fussy. 2 hours is a very long time and she was ready for a nap. Here are some (okay, quite a few) of my favorites.
We then took the kids to Columbia for a visit with their grandparents. But first, we took them to the zoo. We absolutely LOVE taking the kids to the zoo. They have so much fun looking and pointing out all of the animals. I never really expect much of a reaction from Maddie, but it surprises me every time we go somewhere how she is really into it. I think we all agree that our favorite part of the zoo is the aquarium. We went on a Friday afternoon, so we pretty much had the entire thing to ourselves. It was fun letting the kids run around and not have to worry about them running into many people or even losing sight of them. They had a blast!
Saturday was spent with their Nana and Pop (Cameron's parents). We were trying to figure out what fun thing we could do. We started out at this concert at the Horse Shoe. The kids were able to run around and roam, which is always a plus in my book. After that, we ate some lunch and then decided that EdVenture would be something fun, and air conditioned! The kids loved it, as we thought they would. Connor loved being able to do things, and I loved that I didn't have to worry about him breaking anything. He really enjoyed driving the firetruck. Maddie loved the shopping center. She enjoyed pushing the shopping cart and picking out some of her favorite items.
Maddie's 13 months old now (almost 14 months because I'm super late in posting this). It's so hard to believe that she's past the whole baby phase and she's turning into a toddler. She's a giggly, little girl who loves her babies, hairbows, and shoes. She is still mainly in 12 month clothes, but I'm beginning to put 18 month clothes on her. They're so big, but at least she has room to grow! Her shoes are size 5's (gracious!!) and they're a tad bit big, but I wanted her shoes to last longer than 6 weeks this time.
She is still eating and sleeping the same, so not much to write about in that department.
She's beginning to show interest in running, especially after her big brother. Whatever he does, she tags along. Which is nicer than them both running in two different directions. There's only one me, and it's easy to handle when we are out and about at the park or wherever we end up. She still isn't saying many words, but the pediatrician said that she's really only supposed to have 3 words. She definitely has more than 3, but she doesn't say them a lot. Her main words are "dada", "mama", "uh-oh", "bubbah", "bibber" (Chipper), and "hairbow". She also says "byyyyyyyye" and "hey". She is normally very sweet and loving, but every now and then she can get a little sassy. One afternoon, Chipper took some food out of her hands. She got really upset, and I was telling Chipper "no!" As I finished up, Maddie comes around and starts giving him attitude (shaking her finger and all). In the mix of her babble, we hear "Bibber.... no!!!" Cameron and I about died laughing. It was the funniest thing. Too bad we didn't correct it then because she's turned to me before doing the same thing. She has gone to time out for it, and luckily it has pretty much cleared that up. I wish we got it on video, because it was the funniest thing I have ever seen.
Not much else has gone on with Maddie these past two months. She just loves with her whole heart and will let you know when she doesn't agree with something. She must be included in everything, and is fairly easy going. I can't believe how big she is getting, and I'm so grateful to be her mom.
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