Madeline turns 2

A few months ago Madeline turned 2! We are so excited for her to be such a big girl. When she turned 2 she was certain that she was 5 and when asked would reply that she was 5, not 2 :) She loves playing whatever game her big sister is playing.

Don't ask me what they are doing here :)

She has quite a serious disposition and loves to observe, but is learning to let loose a little more and is taking up dancing. Usually this involves moving her arms up and down and stomping, but she is really proud of herself. She is speaking in sentences now, but only around people she is extremely comfortable with. Anyone who has watched her thinks that she doesn't say anything, but as soon as she is around us she starts jabbering.

We love our little Madeline! For her birthday Madeline really wanted to have a Dora birthday party. Dora is the only show that she will watch on tv. She will sit down and watch an entire episode, but if anything else is on she has zero interest in it. We had a few friends over (Miles, Simon, Emma and Preslee) and went on a Dora the explorer search for the treasure chest. It was really fun! We went over the river and through the candy forest and found the treasure chest, which had party hats and a birthday cake inside.

She insisted on a dora backpack cake. This was what I came up with.

Madeline and her friends, Simon, Miles and Preslee. Emma didn't want to get in the picture.

Enjoying cake and ice cream. Look at Madeline holding the juice all by herself. She's growing up!

The only picture of her with her presents. She got tons of fun stuff. Thanks everyone. Also, Candy and Tony came out for her party. Thanks guys!


We took a lot of little videos during the party, but in my opinion this was the best one. I love that David will be silly with his kids!

Proof that Madeline loved her party! She is sometimes so serious it's hard to tell if she's enjoying herself. I love this video :)