Celebrating Maddie!

Our Madelyn Grace celebrated her 7th birthday! She had been planning and anticipating her special day for several months, so you can be sure she was very pleased when the day finally arrived!!! What pure pleasure it is to celebrate this beautiful child of mine. She is a little girl that thoroughly enjoys be just that...a little girl. Even as she continues to grow, she remains blissfully engrossed in the serious work of being a child and seems to be in no hurry to grow up, and I just love that about her. She still loves to have lullabies sung to her at bedtime; she love kittens and puppies, penguins and ponies....and pink and purple. She loves to skip and jump and color pictures...and signs every one of them with, "To mom, I love you." To her, PLAYING is life, and she is in heaven when she has someone to share in that joy... from Barbies or babies to picnics or puzzles. She's all over it. She works very hard when she needs to learn something new, and she will harbor intense anxiety and will hold herself back with a fierce stubbornness when she is unsure of something. However, she just shines with strength and confidence when she overcomes and finds her groove! From the day she was born Maddie has always brought to our home a mildness and sweetness that is irreplaceable (and very much-needed!) She is our snugly buddy, and we are so privileged to have her in our family!

~7 more things we love about Maddie~

So Sweet

Cute as a bug

Thoughtful

Helpful

Love to Cook

Determined

Great Giggles

Happy 7th year Maddie-moo-Gracie-lou!

We love you to the sky!!!