tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58223001997556942052024-03-05T06:30:52.635-08:00Mad FamilyThe life and times of the maddest family of all:
Joshy, Jessy & Baby Willy.Madsen Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854125615482862825noreply@blogger.comBlogger315125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822300199755694205.post-34422737187293895502013-11-25T04:48:00.001-08:002013-11-25T04:48:50.140-08:00School DaysWill's last few days of preschool at the Glenville Co-op with Ms. Stephanie and Ms. Robin were full of fun and games. The last week of school he had daily activities. And then there was graduation, of course.<br />
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Will loved preschool and while I was over it (did not dig the shuttling back and forth with limited time to get anything done in between and the PAIN it was getting him out the door), I'm grateful Will had such a good school with good people and good teachers. Too bad none of the kids are at our elementary school. Oh, well!</div>
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Will's water party.</div>
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And graduation. The pictures are sub-par because our other camera was all out of memory. Plus, Josh was in charge of the video camera only to find out he took ONE still photo the entire time, as opposed to the video he thought he was taking. </div>
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The boys did a Hawaiian dance and it was the cutest thing I ever did see. I just wish we would have got it on film. Will was so methodical about his dancing--he got all the moves right, but wasn't too worried about his rhythm; he took it soooo seriously. Cute, cute, kid.</div>
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Will with his pals from preschool.</div>
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And Will was so happy to have his favorite neighbors come and cheer him on, too.</div>
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Lucy was there, too.</div>
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And here is the best family photo we got: Will looking deranged, Josh with his eyes closed, Lucy hiding and me with my Hulk arms. Seriously! Are my arms that big or is it the camera (the camera, right!!!???)</div>
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We went and had ice cream cones after and said good-bye to all our preschool friends and good times were had by all.</div>
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This past Memorial Day, our Hershey cousins, and their mama, came to town. Hip, hip, hooray! And fun was had by all. Here's some of what was accomplished that weekend.</div>
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Sarah learned to ride a bike! Yeah, Sarah!</div>
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Lucy learned to wear a headband (and match her cousin Sarah). Yeah, Lucy!</div>
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The kids got to ride bikes. Lots.</div>
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Lucy got loved on by cousin Sarah.</div>
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And by Aunt Kasey. Lucy loved her some Kasey Mama. And Kasey taught Lucy the bumble bee song, for which we will forever be grateful. Lucy adores that song above all else.</div>
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And Will and Grant took terrible pictures together (well, at least Will did. Grant looks normal in <b><i>most</i></b> of these pictures. But Will? I think not!).</div>
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We also had a pizza picnic, watching Harry Potter, had a mall run wherein I found my white wale--a longish casual summer skirt that, trust me, I wore almost daily, quilted and ate some of Kasey's famous chocolate chip cookies. We love cousins (and their mamas)! Come back soon!</div>
Madsen Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854125615482862825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822300199755694205.post-85274801322260910392013-11-18T04:33:00.001-08:002013-11-18T04:33:37.308-08:00Annie<div style="text-align: center;">
Will and I had the best mother-son date of the century: we took the train into the city to see "Annie", which if you know anything about Will, then you know how much he adores the movie and the music. I think he might adore it so much because I do, too, and we enjoy it together. So, when Granny and Kasey and her kids and aunt Jane were set to go see it in the city, we invited ourselves and tagged along. And boy are we glad we did! It made my heart so happy to get to go on this adventure with this little boy of mine. </div>
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We took the train in, Will bringing along his bear from preschool for the adventure. His favorite part of the train ride? That he got to bring his nigh-nigh.</div>
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The whole crew: Kasey, me, Gran, Sarah, Will and Grant.</div>
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All the crazy Times Square people. Will thought they were the coolest.</div>
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The show. I brought a change of clothes for Will, but we never got around to changing him. Josh was mortified that he went to see the show in this outfit. I never knew Josh cared so much about clothes!</div>
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After the show, we went back to Jane's and got to bed around midnight. We were up nice and early, of course, and then just took the train back to our dada and Lucy Lu. I seriously had such a good time being with his kid one-on-one. He is just a gem.</div>
Madsen Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854125615482862825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822300199755694205.post-29219285957851499812013-11-17T16:51:00.000-08:002013-11-17T16:51:40.431-08:00Spring Sprang<div style="text-align: center;">
I really wondered if I would ever update this ol' blog again. I almost didn't. But then I realized how much I enjoy rereading my last posts and how much my kids like it. So, though I know blogs are so 2002 and I know that no one but me even reads this (I think I may have even lost my most loyal followers--the grandparents), I soldier on, updating the details of our lives.</div>
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Here is a look at our spring. I loved looking at these photos and seeing the progression of late winter (dance parties and fort building inside) to early spring (bike rides and walks outside).</div>
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We are a family of serious dance parties. My kids seriously demand "songs" every day. And when Josh gets home from work, he always joins the parties.</div>
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After I go for my runs, Will is always stretching and sit-upping right along with me. It cracks me up. Above he is attempting a push-up.</div>
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Of course, winter time is game-playing time at our house, too.</div>
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After Will would come home from preschool and I fed the kids lunch, they would just play, play, play so well together for about forty-five minutes, before Lucy's nap. And I love how much they like to play together and how well they play together (for the most part). Here they are all ready to go in their backpacks and train hats.</div>
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Snuggling on the couch on a sunny Saturday morning.</div>
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Lucy and her obsession with dogs (and her crazy hair. Sometimes I comb it. Sometimes).</div>
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Will and his mama and his preschool's mother's day tea. Love that kid.</div>
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At the farm to see the baby animals.</div>
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Will and his dada a the Fathers and Sons camp out.</div>
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Any morning Will didn't have school, I could find the kiddos downstairs building forts. Will loved him his forts and Lucy loved to play along.</div>
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And hooray! Bike riding! Outdoor playing! How these kids love the outdoors. Look at the lush green lawn. You know it's spring when our lawn is green (may be the only time!).</div>
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Hooray for spring!</div>
Madsen Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854125615482862825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822300199755694205.post-46113667740331326972013-09-05T17:43:00.000-07:002013-09-05T17:43:33.637-07:00Just in case you forgot...<div style="text-align: center;">
...how cute my kids are, here's a reminder:</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Lucy giving Will "lip kisses"--the only kind of kisses she gives. She demands a kiss smack on the lips, though here she missed Will's lips just a tad.</span></div>
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Maybe someday I'll update my blog again <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(and, let's be honest, maybe someday someone will care if I update this blog--not sure anyone is still reading)</span>. Maybe someday I'll untangle the mess of cords in the drawer, match the correct cords to the correct cameras and download the plethora of photos. Maybe I'll sift through the photos, upload the cutest ones, extolling the adorableness of my two kids. Maybe I'll detail our summer fun, thinking up clever titles and catchy descriptions. Or maybe I'll just go enjoy the last few days of summer before my little boy, my best little pal, starts full day kindergarten next week. Maybe I'll stop sobbing tears of sadness long enough to comfort my little girl who will be sobbing those same tears of sadness as we miss the boy who fills our day with laughter, wonderment and fun. Maybe then I'll update the blog. Maybe, just maybe.</div>
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<br />Madsen Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854125615482862825noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822300199755694205.post-45809649081865400222013-06-01T07:00:00.000-07:002013-06-01T07:00:00.602-07:00The Double Buttoners<div style="text-align: center;">
Way back in March, Will and I had a little mother/son date. Since Will is an avid lover of the movie and music of <i>Annie</i>, we went to a little <i>Annie</i> production at a local elementary school. As I'm sure you might imagine, little elementary kids traipsing across the stage dressed as Ms. Hannigan and Daddy Warbucks was a tad amusing while also delightfully entertaining. The production itself was short and sweet (only forty minutes!) but Will and I shared a milkshake on the way home while singing "It's a Hard Knock Life" in full, off-key gusto the entire time.</div>
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I'd recently purchased a new coat and when Will saw it, he proclaimed, "It's a double-button coat--just like mine!" And as such, Will insisted both he and I wear our "double-button" coats for the event. So, clad in our double-button coats we were off for a night on the town. And what did Will call us the entire night? Why, the double-buttoners, of course. He chanted the whole night long, "We're the double-buttoners! We're the double-buttoners!" He rotated this with, "The double-buttoners are getting a milkshake," and, "The double-buttoners are off to see <i>Annie,</i>" and so on and so forth. I doubt I could love this kid any more. He's just pure entertainment.</div>
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And now, for your viewing pleasure: The Double-Buttoners:</div>
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<br />Madsen Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854125615482862825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822300199755694205.post-60999845519858416982013-05-31T16:17:00.001-07:002013-05-31T16:26:38.153-07:00Winter Vacay<div style="text-align: center;">
Back in February, we went on a little vacay to the great city of Spokane to visit the fam for a couple weeks. I flew solo with the two kids and though my plane(s) were delayed, adding another 5 hours to my trip, I have to say the kids did great on the flights (all three of them). The way home was another story but at least Josh was there to lend a hand. </div>
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The kids and I hung out in Spokane for a week then Josh flew out and we picked him straight up from the airport and drove due east to Bozeman to visit our favorite Vermont Madsens (who are now our favorite Montana Madsens, I suppose). Then we drove back to Spokane for a couple days before we flew out as a family back to NY.</div>
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Whilst in Spokane, we played with cousins, saw old friends, had a girls' night to the movies, played games and just had a ball. Plus my parents threw a b-day Pancake Pajama Party for all the February grandkids, which included Will. He thought that was pretty grand.</div>
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Whilst in Bozeman, the big boys skied lots, while the rest of us skied a couple times and we played hard with our cousins and enjoyed exploring Bozeman. Plus, we paid around $25 to rent <i>Skyfall</i> on three seperate occasions, though we never actually watched it, so that took up a lot of our time (ha!). </div>
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Really, we had such fun on our trip. Somehow, someway, someday we just need to get us out west so we can live closer to these crazy people we call family. Here's to hoping!</div>
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Now the pictures are less than stellar seeing as I really only pulled out my camera a couple times. But here's what I got. </div>
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We went to the park and the kids had a ball. It was like 47 degrees in February. In Spokane! That never happens. We celebrated by playing outside lots all week.</div>
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Lucy and my sister. My sister was so, so good to us (as was all my family).</div>
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Will and his cousins being crazy on the slide.</div>
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And here's the b-day boy, all ready for his Pancake Pajama Party that would be no true Spear-family b-day without a sign on the front of the house to celebrate.</div>
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Will with my parents (it was sooo sunny).</div>
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Will and his presents from Grammy and Pompa. How they spoil us.</div>
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And the cousins having a show (terrible picture!!!).</div>
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Here's the ONE picture I took with the MT Madsens. How sad is that? We stayed up in a condo at Big Sky for the first couple nights. It was gorgeous up there. And the kids hot tubbed every day. They would cool off by jumping in the snow then run back into the tub. Crazy kids.</div>
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Well, there you have it. I warned you of the lack of photos. But don't let the pictures fool you: we had a ball on our Winter vacay.</div>
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Here it is: the fort of all forts. We got a decent amount of snow this winter (shout hooray!) so on this lovely snowy day, Josh took the rugs out to build this bad boy. And the kids thought it was the coolest. And they thought their dada was the coolest because <i>he can make a fort</i>. And <i>I</i> thought their dada was the coolest because while he was making a fort I was <i>getting something done inside</i>. Though once the fort was finished, I came and hung out with my cute family. Because, let's be honest--who would want to miss this:</div>
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The rugs hangin' out in the vast fort.</div>
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The fort itself. Not bad, eh?</div>
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Will posing with his saw that he insisted on using when helping compile said fort.</div>
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Attempting to get a shot where--impossibly--both kids are looking at the camera.</div>
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Here Lucy is shouting "eeeeeeeesssse" (meaning cheese). I can just hear her saying it. It's the cutest thing.</div>
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Will's pirate face.</div>
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And then there was some serious hat hair to be had. I blame the ugly, tacky hat he got for free at his hockey class that he insists on wearing (instead of the darling, not-free hat I bought to go with his coat).</div>
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This is it! I swear. Last one. Here are the kids dressed in their Easter garb, all ready for church. Doing a girl's hair is still a mystery to me, especially since my girl has curly hair and that is so very foreign to me. This day I experimented with it--making it all curly with gel. The jury's still out as to whether or not I like it like this. I think she's better with bangs. And the new Sunday sandals the Easter bunny brought her? She refused to wear. She chose, instead, to wear too small shoes. And Josh is not a fan of Will's pink shirt, though I constantly remind him it's not pink, it's orange. Somehow he doesn't believe me.</div>
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And I really couldn't choose the best picture of these two and really that's because there isn't one. They are all sub-par. But every single one makes me smile because they are so representative of my two crazy kids, whom I adore whole-heartedly <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(spell check says heartedly isn't a word, but I'm ignoring it)</span>. So, I decided to throw 'em all in, water gun and all (see, I told you he liked it).</div>
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<br />Madsen Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854125615482862825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822300199755694205.post-43431716476980470602013-05-28T09:00:00.000-07:002013-05-28T15:09:37.069-07:00Easter: Part 4Lest you think I'm done posting about Easter, you'd be sadly disappointed. This is Easter morn. The kids (by kids, I mean Will, because Lucy is as of yet oblivious to all holidays and festivities, though not candy) were jazzed for Easter. I think Will thought the Easter bunny delivered far more goods than the Easter bunny really does, but, luckily, the dollar store water gun did not disappoint. He loved that. And the candy, of course.<br />
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The kids came down all clad in their Christmas jammies, ready for a fun-filled adventure on this fine spring day. And since Josh had to bust it to church early for meetings (argh), I barely made it in time for church and there may have been some weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth to get us there, but we made it.</div>
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Lucy loves hats. She puts them on at every opportunity.</div>
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Her new book had a dog in it, so here she is happily shouting dooooog! (Kinda reminds me of <a href="http://madsenfam.blogspot.com/2009/08/in-new-york-city.html">this</a> post of Will baaing--see end of post).</div>
Madsen Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854125615482862825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822300199755694205.post-50961577679840439802013-05-27T06:12:00.000-07:002013-05-27T06:12:00.333-07:00Easter: Part 3<div style="text-align: center;">
In hopes of finding a fun outdoor Easter egg hunt, we inadvertently crashed a random church's Easter party. I thought it was the town party, but no, it was the party of some small-out-of-the-way-church-congregation-who-held-us-captive-for-a-good-few-hours. The kids had fun, though, and won lots of loot. The prizes just kept coming. I was expecting a twenty-minute outdoor Easter egg hunt but there was games and coloring and other odds and ends indoors. I was a tad worried that we might not get out the door unless we donated some blood, but all's well that ends well, right? We escaped, the kids won lots of junk and we all had enough candy to last a lifetime. Success! </div>
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Now, behold the Easter egg hunt pictures. Perhaps the cutest little girl hunting for Easter eggs you ever idd see? The basket's bigger than she is! Too stinkin' cute.</div>
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<br />Madsen Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854125615482862825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822300199755694205.post-48179714964781242013-05-26T09:07:00.000-07:002013-05-26T09:07:00.265-07:00Easter: Part 2<div style="text-align: center;">
And what would Easter be without dying colorful Easter eggs? And what would any occasion be without me somehow creating something disastrous in the kitchen? Indeed, in an effort to not over boil the eggs, I under boiled them. The result? Very gooey hard boiled eggs (more like soft boiled eggs). I had to boil a few more in hopes to actually get hard boiled eggs, so we could enjoy some deviled eggs come Easter (except, no surprise there, I over salted the deviled eggs. Don't you want to come to my house to eat sometime????)</div>
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I think the only who participated in this process was Will. I kept holding him off until such a such a time that I think the excitement mounted. He was beyond excited to decorate him some eggs. He had to wear his bunny hat and soccer shirt, of course. Lucy, as evidenced below, was far more interested in coats and shoes--her obsession of late. At least she stayed clean!</div>
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And just once--once!--I want to take a picture wherein the background of my house shows cleanliness instead of messiness. I swear, there are times (though they may be few and far between) where my house is clean!</div>
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<br />Madsen Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854125615482862825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822300199755694205.post-27772966698126377762013-05-25T09:01:00.000-07:002013-05-25T09:01:00.454-07:00Easter: Part 1<div style="text-align: center;">
Let the Easter celebrating begin. Will's school had an Easter egg hunt and Lucy and I got to attend. Lucy couldn't move past the pastor's door, since the pastor had brought his brand new puppy with him that day (Will's school is in a church, though it is in no way affiliated with said church). She just stood in front of the door pointing and saying, "Dah-dah" over and over (dog, dog, interpreted). Will had so much fun I could hardly get him on film. I dare say the highlight was, of course, the candy. Candy, candy, candy. Isn't that what Easter is all about???</div>
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"Yes, mom. I will take this picture only if you permit me to afterward sit on the floor and eat every precious morsel of candy, candy, candy!"</div>
Madsen Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854125615482862825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822300199755694205.post-75701503747076957322013-05-24T13:04:00.003-07:002013-05-24T13:04:50.082-07:00A Little bit of Lucy<div style="text-align: center;">
Are you missing you some Lucy lately? Well, never fear--Lucy's here! This girl. She's bundles of fun. She loves shoes, jackets and hats and is always putting them on. She even likes to put on Will's underwear from time to time. She's feeding herself from a bowl now (hooray) and is getting new words every day, though her first and favorite word is still "dog". She loves her some dogs and wants to scope 'em out all the time (from a distance). She loves books and would let you read to her forever (especially animal books). She follows Will everywhere and adores his attention, though never hesitates to push him out of her way, if needed. She is sweet and cuddly and still a bit of a mama's girl, though she does fine going to nursery and the gym childcare (sometimes there are a few tears at first). Lucy, we just can't get enough of you!</div>
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Here she is all clad in her fleece, shoes and Will's underwear--all put on by herself.</div>
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Eating yogurt, looking like "Santa Claus" as we tell her.</div>
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Standing at the back door, searching for the neighbor's dog. This is her favorite spot.</div>
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And is she not adorable in this hat that my sis-in-law Michelle gave her. How cute could she be?</div>
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Too small hat, Will's coat and shoes!</div>
Madsen Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854125615482862825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822300199755694205.post-38163602439249771602013-05-24T10:26:00.000-07:002013-05-24T12:32:46.154-07:00The Birthday Boy<div style="text-align: center;">
Happy B-day, Will (only three plus months late). Since Will was studying penguins in preschool, he wanted a penguin-themed b-day party. And that is what he got: penguin party galore (if you mean by penguin party that I made a penguin banner and let him watch a penguin movie and then had a few friends over for cookie cake and ice cream, then yes it was a penguin party. Good thing he's five and has very low expectations). </div>
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He had a great day complete with presents, Dada helping out at school and sharing rice krispie treats with the class (that were stone hard, I might add. Only I can ruin rice krispie treats. I swear, it's a talent). Then out to Wendy's for chicken nuggets for lunch, penguin movie and pizzeria for dinner. Then friends came for cookie cake and ice cream. The hit of the day? The Hess ambulance helicopter I got on a whim a mere two days before his birthday (thanks Amazon Prime. Gotta love you). He asked how I knew that was exactly what he wanted even though he never told me. I told him that, of course I knew what he wanted--he was my favorite five-year-old, after all (I could never tell him it was dumb luck). Happy Birthday to my favorite William. We love you! See below for a William update at age five.</div>
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At five Will:<br />
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<li>is the most inquisitive child I've ever met. Why is his favorite word. Why we have sky? Why aren't basketball hoops attached to the sky? Why is wind faster than airplanes? Why everyone like Maria better than the guy (from Sound of Music--we were listening to the soundtrack)?</li>
<li>loves show tunes--especially Newsies, Annie and Annie Get Your Gun. He knows all the words to every Newsies song. He's obsessed.</li>
<li>can be the most helpful kid in the world. He will unload groceries, put them in the basement if needed, bring up the garbage can unasked, organize his toys weekly, clean toilets and fold laundry. But heaven forbid I ask him to brush his teeth and comb his hair--these simple, daily tasks he abhors and WWIII ensues trying to get him to do them.</li>
<li>loves school and has progressed leaps and bounds socially, though he can still be shy in certain, new situations.</li>
<li>adores his dada more than anything on earth. He loves to do anything with him: weed the garden, clean the garage, fix things. If Dada has his tools out, so does Will. Anything and anywhere Dada goes, Will will be there. He especially loves having a "Dada's Favorite" every Sunday afternoon which consists of Will and Dada lying on the couch watching race car driving (and Dada may or may not fall asleep most times).</li>
<li>wants to be a driver when he grows up, so he can, "drive Dada to work and sit next to him every day."</li>
<li>second Dada, adores Lucy. He is the best big brother. Every morning, when she wakes up, he jumps in her crib, brings her books and toys and plays with her for at least 15-20 minutes. Then he gets her out of the crib and they come in my room and wish me good morning. It makes my heart so happy the way he loves her. Plus, he takes good care of her, putting her in time-out when she gets in trouble, bringing her her nigh-nigh, getting her snacks etc., etc. </li>
<li>is constantly riding his bike. It's his favorite thing to do, hands down. The kid could ride for hours. We've been taking longer bike rides/walks/runs (I have to run to keep up with him!) and he can go far. He loves it and he loves to count the fire hydrants while doing it.</li>
<li>is just getting into chapter books lately, which is fun. We've read <i>Charlotte's Web</i>, <i>Ramona the Pest, Nicholas</i> and now we're reading <i>The Mouse and the Motorcycle</i>. I never knew what fun it could be to read with my kids. It's probably one of my favorite things.</li>
<li>is smart, fun, funny, helpful, really the best thing in the world. He does have moments of fitful tears and tantrums that aren't my favorite, but for the most part he's such a good, good kid and I love being his mom. Love you, Will!</li>
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Madsen Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854125615482862825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822300199755694205.post-46470416409631805452013-03-06T10:00:00.002-08:002013-03-06T10:00:37.616-08:00What do YOU do in the winter time???<div style="text-align: center;">
What do YOU do in the winter time?</div>
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Do you fall off your bed whilst sleeping and stay there?</div>
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Do you play sumo-wrestling with pillows shoved up your shirt?</div>
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Do you fall asleep in your high chair?</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Lucy in Will's snow outfit. She looks just like him.</span></div>
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Is that what you do? Well, so did we!</div>
Madsen Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854125615482862825noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822300199755694205.post-27031133063926877842013-02-15T22:13:00.001-08:002013-02-15T22:13:29.124-08:00School Fun<div style="text-align: center;">
Luckily, Will's school is far more fun than I could ever be. He had a school Christmas program where all the kids got on stage and danced and sang to "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town". It really was quite entertaining. Then in January they had a school carnival and the kids had a ball, especially Lucy.</div>
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<br />Madsen Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854125615482862825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822300199755694205.post-10076905594174794772013-02-14T20:34:00.001-08:002013-02-14T20:34:44.231-08:00Christmas Morn<div style="text-align: center;">
Christmas morn. All were up nice and early, with one little four-year-old who was quite ready to open up some presents. I love Christmas, but I especially love Christmas with kids and even more so with kids whose excitement is both tangible and contagious. </div>
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The waiting-on-the-stairs-forced-to-take-a-photo pose.</div>
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Lucy and her Santa present.</div>
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Santa brought Will his dada's legos, also building him a police boat and car with said legos. Will was jazzed.</div>
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Lucy got a few new books.</div>
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Will with his present for dada. Will helped wrap the present and then wrote on it to say who it was from (and who did he say it was from? The UPS guy, of course. It was too funny when I saw this--he just assumed that is who the present was from since that is who brought it to our house. Click on the photo and you can see it written in marker above the tag).</div>
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The kids enjoying their splendor.</div>
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And Lucy enjoying the baby Jesus' cradle, sitting in the stable that Josh built (for the ward Christmas party years ago that we keep stored in our basement).</div>
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And if that isn't the cutest face there is, then I don't know what is! Merry Christmas, says our cute little Goose-bug!</div>
Madsen Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854125615482862825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822300199755694205.post-29349748894343595422013-02-11T20:36:00.002-08:002013-02-11T20:37:08.333-08:00Christmas EveChristmas Eve: the magical night, laced with anticipation and longing. Ours was magical, as usual, though we were missing our VT cousins. We had friends over for dinner and a nativity, then did Christmas Eve presents and stories with our cute little family. Then Will got to sleep in Lucy's room with her (in the extra bed that's in there--not in Lucy's crib) and he loved that. He was so excited for Christmas; it truly made the night magical.<br />
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<br />Madsen Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854125615482862825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822300199755694205.post-44153971895121079892013-01-20T07:22:00.000-08:002013-01-20T07:22:00.464-08:00Christmas Attire Photos<div style="text-align: center;">
One morning before church, I was running marginally ahead of schedule, so I thought I'd snap a few photos of the kids in their Christmas attire in front of the Christmas tree. Of course, I needed hours, not minutes, to get a good photo and since I had not that kind of time, this is what you get. You choose which photo is the best:</div>
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I finally had to bribe Will with a Hershey's kiss, but I only had one, so I bribed Lucy with a piece of discarded waffle that I found on the floor (don't you judge me--she was jazzed to have it and ate it all up).</div>
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And after church, Lucy was being so cute, I had to snap some photos of her in her onsie, tights, diaper cover and church shoes.</div>
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Only six weeks late--but here is our annual getting-the-tree-from-Lowe's outing. We've tried a variety of ways to acquire our tree: nice nurseries, cutting the tree down, and, of course, Lowe's. And hands down, our best trees, and our easiest outings, have come from Lowe's (not to mention our cheapest). So why mess with what works? We loaded the kids into the truck cart (and Josh had to race the kids precariously in said cart), found us our perfect tree, loaded the tree on the car and headed home. The decorating of the tree was a little less simple. Josh was gone for the day but our tree had sat undecorated for a few days, with Christmas boxes strewn messily about, so I foolishly tackled the decorating by myself (well, it would have been <b><i>easier</i></b> by myself--I tackled it with three kids in tow--we were watching an additional one-year-old). Will was helpful--though he placed ALL the ornaments in a small four-by-four are<i>a</i> of the tree, but the two one-year-olds? Not so much. They basically undermined everything we did--took off everything we put up and threw fits when we had the audacity to place their stolen ornaments back on the tree. But we finally got 'er done (ornaments in one concentrated area and all), only to have an entire strand of lights burn out two days later. But at that point I was over it. So, this year, I called it our "good enough" tree, because that is exactly what it was--good enough!</div>
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And now the pictures:</div>
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Racing in the truck cart.</div>
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Is it really possible to get a good photo of my kids?</div>
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The tree.</div>
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Dada and Goose with the tree.</div>
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Goose and the tree--she was ever so helpful (and yes--I think she wears jammies all day on far more occasions than I like to admit).</div>
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Will and his hat hair.</div>
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I had to include this photo for two reasons: one, the kids were being so cute putting up their Santa and snowman gel window treatments and two, check out what Lucy is wearing. That is what Josh dressed her in on this day--the onsie OUTSIDE the pants. Nice.</div>
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Will threw the lights on the tree and said: I did it--I put the lights on. If only it were that easy, buddy.</div>
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And here are a few snapshots Will took of the tree and decorations. Not bad, eh?</div>
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Here are all our family photos that the lovely <a href="http://www.aprilnewmanphoto.com/">April Newman</a> took back in October. She is amazing. Now feel free parents/grandparents/aunts/uncles/cousins, to print off any or all photos!</div>
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<br />Madsen Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854125615482862825noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822300199755694205.post-9172918104183037572012-11-30T16:53:00.000-08:002012-11-30T16:53:28.896-08:00My Life LatelyIn case there are masses of you out there, eagerly wondering what it is I have been doing as of late, then rest assured, the time to find out is now <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(and I'm fairly certain there are at least two of you out there).</span> My life lately consists of the following:<br />
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<li>The dropping off and picking up of one boy named William. I never knew taking a child to and from preschool could be so time-consuming as well as how it ultimately runs my life. I feel as though I am constantly finishing only half a project before it's time to go get Will from school. Or determining which errands I may or may not run depending on the proximity to Will's school. Plus, I actually prefer to have Will home with me, though he actually prefers the company of his classmates and teachers. </li>
<li>Taking care of one baby girl who has decided she needs only one nap instead of two. She needs two but nothing I do can convince <i><b>her</b></i> of that. Ergo, it isn't just Will's school that prevents me from finishing anything. Lucy has been making it increasingly difficult for me to do anything except cater to her every need. The nerve. At least she's cute.</li>
<li>Christmas-card making. Yes, for the first time in twelve years, we are sending a Christmas card, thanks to Groupon and the talented <a href="http://www.aprilnewmanphoto.com/">April Newman</a>. However, it may or may not have taken me an entire day to design the card and then decide which card to use. No one ever told me it could be such an exhausting task.</li>
<li>Weaning. As in not nursing. Finally. At 13.5 months I feared it may never happen. But a few weeks ago I decided I was done, even if she wasn't. It was time. And how did I celebrate? By having a day, a whole five hours, to myself wherein I went and got a massage (thanks again to Groupon) and went Christmas shopping all by myself. Hooray for me. Boo for Lucy.</li>
<li>Church, church and more church. I've decided one of the reasons I have no productive hobbies (besides exercising, reading and watching television, which, let's be honest, happen in the opposite order) is because either I am at church or working on something for church or my husband is. So, I guess church is my hobby (well, I guess it's not<b><i> just</i></b> a hobby--it's far more than that but you get the idea).</li>
<li>Eating an inordinate amount of mint M&Ms. Those bad boys are good. Mint M&Ms is what Christmas is all about (that or anything mint chocolate for that matter. Have you people tried <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hersheys-Holiday-Chocolate-10-Ounce-Packages/dp/B004N5KTRM/ref=sr_1_2?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1354315664&sr=1-2&keywords=mint+hershey+kisses">these</a>? Really, you must. I insist. But don't buy them from Amazon--they're on sale at Target for $2.29 a bag). I've decided I'm just putting on weight for the long, cold months of winter--just like bears and other hibernating animals. I gotta make it through 'til spring somehow.</li>
<li>Buying a new-to-us car. Finally. May Vinnie, the good mini-van, rest in peace. Our car of purchase? A 2009 Toyota Highlander in Blizzard Pearl. It's beautiful but best of all it has four-wheel drive. No longer must I dread winter or the snow or the mountainous climb that is my driveway.</li>
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There you have it folks. What I've been up to lately. Now, what's your latest?Madsen Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854125615482862825noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822300199755694205.post-186814855846556952012-11-19T05:52:00.000-08:002012-11-19T09:19:53.569-08:00Halloween<div style="text-align: center;">
Halloween at long last--just in time for Thanksgiving! We had a great Halloween--the church party, a neighborhood block party, the school shin-dig and then, of course, trick or treating itself. For Halloween this year, Will insisted on being Thomas the Train and was adamant about having his little sister be the train engineer. So, that's what they were: Thomas and one cute little train engineer. Will really gets holidays these days and it makes them all the more fun. He just couldn't get enough of his cute train costume (that Josh made out of cardboard boxes--props to Josh) and he just may or may not be obsessed with candy, candy, candy! Happy Halloween all (er, I mean Happy Thanksgiving!).</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">P.S. (Both my cameras were having issues--or at least I was having issues with both cameras so please excuse the sub-par pictures).</span></div>
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<br />Madsen Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854125615482862825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822300199755694205.post-69323442726259196602012-11-18T05:09:00.000-08:002012-11-18T05:09:00.879-08:00Goose's 1st Birthday<div style="text-align: center;">
My baby girl turned one on October 12. And though I may be a tad in denial about the growing-up of my children (I want them to stay little forever), we still celebrated with style. Will claimed that her birthday theme was "a stair birthday--because that's what she loves to do the most." So, a stair birthday it was. We let her crawl up and down the stairs as many time as her little heart desired. Plus, we went to the <b><i>fun</i></b> library, as Will calls it, and let her play with all the new toys, then Panera for lunch, where she got to eat 1/3 of a huge M&M cookie, home for a nap and then the little party and opening of presents. The dinner was meatballs, of course, just like her brother's first birthday and the cake? Well, I guess my kids just don't like cake. She wanted no part of it, though she was a fan of the smarties I used to decorate it. She enjoyed opening presents with her big brother's assistance, and I think her favorite present was her very own toothbrush. She loves to brush her teeth. </div>
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We love our little baby girl. She really is one of my life's treats: she's sweet and snugly and good-natured. She has a smile that lights up a room. She loves cars and trains and makes the cutest sound when driving them. She has no interest in walking, is just starting to make a few signs, is a serious mama's girl and has the best head of the cutest red hair you ever did see <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(though I'm beginning to think it looks like a comb-over--should I trim it to help it grow in better? Thoughts??)</span>. She loves to laugh at her brother and could play in his room with him there for hours. She is social--she loves other kids and is happy as can be playing with all the big kids. She still puts EVERYTHING in her mouth. She demands to be fed at 4:30 every evening (she's like clockwork) so I have to have dinner ready early. She's finally sleeping through the night and very nearly weaned. </div>
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Happy Birthday, baby girl. Oh, how we love you.</div>
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The "stair party".</div>
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Will even let her play with his beloved cars and his precious car mat. That was no easy task--those are his favorites and he's always hoarding them.</div>
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Eating the M&M cookie from Panera.</div>
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More car playing. Look at Will--he's not too happy.</div>
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Will and Dada built baby girl the cutest cradle for her new doll.</div>
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The birthday cake.</div>
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The decorations. I'm no Martha Stewart, but I did make those pom-poms by hand. And that ain't nothing, people, that ain't nothing.</div>
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Baby girl with her dada (can you say Gryffindor anyone??)</div>
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Opening presents.</div>
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Enjoying the splendor: the beloved toothbrush.</div>
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Cuddling with her new doll, her dada and her toothbrush while watching her new movie, Cinderella.</div>
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Mama and the baby girl (maybe now I can finally get rid of the bags under my eyes since she's sleeping through the night!)</div>
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Sharing her toothbrush.</div>
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Reading her new book.</div>
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On a chilly afternoon walk with her dolly. (Will named her Maddie Sarai Madsen. He wanted to name her Sarai after a little girl in our ward, but I thought that might be awkward so he settled on having it for a middle name).</div>
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How big is baby Lucy?? ONE!</div>
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Eating the smarties off the cake.</div>
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No thank you cake!</div>
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And here's the darling cradle Josh made for the baby doll (it still needs a coat of paint and top part, but isn't it sweet? Too bad the doll's only an 1/8 of the size of the cradle. Josh builds things to last. I told him we could probably even fit a newborn in there).</div>
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And I have to admit, she seems to like the cradle more than the doll. When I give her the doll, she just throws it on the ground. Maybe some day, poor Maddie, maybe some day!</div>
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Happy, happy b-day, Goose bug.</div>
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