Early Spring Days

Atlanta has had a heat wave! After endless rainy, icky days where Sweet Girl was cooped up in the house and Daddy was going stir crazy, the whole family has finally been able to get out and about. Last weekend Mama paid a visit to a friend's attic and came home with a truck full of clothes, toys and shoes for Little Monster. She has been wearing "Pretty Girl dresses" all week, and is quite happy with that. Bug has finally decided that she doesn't mind hats and bows so much, and is becoming quite the fashionista, demanding a hat to go with every outfit.

"Colors" are Madeleine's new favorite pastime. We have had a few incidents with crayon on walls and floors, and especially toys, but for the most part Miss Moo is quite content to lounge on the floor and color.

Last weekend also saw the return of the giraffe pool. If you remember last summer, Madeleine was just a wee thing in it, dwarfed by the giant giraffe sticking above her, and sometimes even a bit wary of it. Not so anymore! After a nap on Easter Sunday, Tickle Bug awoke to a full pool on her deck, and it was all Mama and Daddy could do to keep her from crashing through the patio door to get to it. She played and romped in and out of it for awhile and then promptly headed to the neighbor's house to hunt for Easter eggs.
Madeleine has been carrying around her stretchy bunnies that came in an Easter tin from Grandma Raye, and is quite taken with her new jammies from Nona and PoppaDen. Grandma B.J. and Grandpa Roger sent a little lamb that took the place of "Ruff Ruff" for several hours, which is quite a feat in MJ's world where Ruff Ruff reigns supreme among all lovies. Thanks all for the Easter goodies!
Here is our fashionista now, with Halloween jammies and a tutu. Now that's Mama's girl!