08.31.09 - Pied Piper

Angie tried to get Maddie to play in a pot-n-pan band tonight. Thankfully, she preferred to play the flute rather than the drums!

08.30.09 - Wagon ride

Nan lined her garden cart with pillows and blankets and took Maddie on a short wagon ride tonight. Speaking of ride, how 'bout that slick looking Honda Pilot parked in the driveway?!! ;)

08.29.09 - Shopping

Maddie plays peek-a-boo while on a shopping spree at Target.

08.28.09 - I've said it before ...

... and I'm sure I'll say it again. All those toys and she wants to play with the tag on the area rug! I know what Gramma Karen's thinking ... if you'd just cut that darned tag off!

08.27.09 - Co-Pilot

Maddie isn't nearly as impressed with the Honda Pilot as we are!

08.26.09 - Mac girl

Miss Maddie likes a Mac! She won't crawl for her toys but she'll crawl for the laptop and TV remote.

08.25.09 - Where's Harley?

There she is!

Maddie spots Harley lying in wait at dinner time.

08.24.09 - Glimpse into the future

While many doting parents were dropping their kids off for the first day of school this week, today was Maddie's first day at her new daycare. Staying true to the "first day portrait" rule, Angie helps Maddie pose as we made our way into Lisa's house this morning. Maddie didn't miss a beat. She ate well and slept well on the first day of her new environment. But thinking about all those first-day-of-school parents made me think that in just five short years, we'll be doing this all over again.

And I have no doubt that it will go fast. Maddie's eight months old today. ... Already???

08.23.09 - Just a swingin'

The weather's been so unseasonably mild the past few days that Maddie and I couldn't pass up an opportunity to play on the swing set today. That's me, on the left, wearing the "dad" shirt. That's Maddie, on the right, wearing the big smile!

08.22.09 - If you're happy and you know it ...

Maddie's been clapping A LOT lately. Sometimes she'll do it when she sees her mom or dad. Sometimes she does it with a toy or two in her hands just to see what sound it makes.