Bananas

  Well, I've held out on her long enough, but the time has finally come!  Maddex gets food!  ...sort of.  I wasn't actually planning on it, but as it turned out, last night at dinner Riley only ate half of her banana.  I didn't want it to go to waste so I decided to let Maddex have it.

Now I'm just going to pretend that I'm the only one who's child has eaten a banana and that this is certainly as exciting as it seems.  Luckily I have the 60 pictures to prove it.  Luckily I was able to narrow it down.  And luckily I have a video too.  And luckily you don't have to watch it.  But take my word for it, that girl was goin' to town!  If you don't know about the Munchkin Fresh Food Feeder, it's a brilliant invention.  You can put whatever you want in it and basically the baby just gnaws the heck out of it without the worry of a choking hazard.  Hot dogs anyone?

Hope you enjoy Maddex's first food experience while I will attempt to amuse you with my wittiness.  

You want me to do what?  Okay, if you say so...

                                                                         Slimy, yet satisfying.                       Not bad.  Not bad at all.

Actually, this is pretty good.                   Like, toe curling good.                You're the best mom ever! 

      Hey, look!  No hands!                      *burp*  Heh, heh.                    Banana pudding up for grabs!

That was fun.  We should do this again tomorrow.  Now, who's ready to give me a bath?  

I hope she enjoyed that because that very well could have been her first and only time.  You see, along with that Bumbo she's sitting in (which is clearly unsafe), the Munchkin Fresh Food Feeder is now also posing a threat...

Twinkle Toes

Another month has come and gone.  Maddex is four months old!  I'll make it short and sweet.

Not only can she eat, sleep, poop and smile...she can also laugh and roll!  Exciting, right?  I have yet to get either of these of film.  She's not much of a performer.  At least she lets me take her picture.  I like her toes in this one.  Which is appropriate, since she's just starting to discover she has them.

   

And I would like to officially announce that I finally broke Brian.  After seeing this picture, he finally said it...for the FIRST time..."Maddex is cute in this picture, but just this picture."  I knew he'd come around!

  

Three

This was a big weekend.  Riley turned three on Saturday!  She asked for a Cinderella party, and that's just what we did.  To start out with there were a few 'chores' before the ball.  1) Mend the clothes.  I pre-made little aprons (out of a sheet for a $1 at a yard sale) and all the girls had to do was sew on the strap, which I had already pinned on.  Considering their age, I thought being able to floor the pedal and watch the machine whiz would be thrill enough.  I also had bandannas for them so they could 'look the part'.  I made Riley the Cinderella rag dress (made from old curtains and a blue pillow case), and even considered doing one for each of the girls...but let's face it, that's a lot of work!  2) Do the laundry.  I just had some hankies for them to 'wash' and hang on the line.  And by wash I mean, I crumbled up clear blue wrapping paper (used for Easter baskets?) and threw in foam fuzzies for suds.  3) Scrub the floor.  When I bought those little fuzzies I thought to myself, this will be their favorite thing, and I think it's safe to say, it was!     

4) Make the cake.  I let them frost and sprinkle their own cupcakes.  I didn't bother to make an actual cake, and honestly I don't think it would have mattered.

And now that all of the chores were done it was time to head over to the Bippity Boppity Boutique to get ready for the ball.  Riley had rummaged through their dress ups and picked out which dresses she wanted for the party.

 And finally, the ball!   I was happy with the way it all turned out and the kids had a great time!  Happy Birthday Riley!

 
On Sunday, Maddex had her blessing.  I should have planned better to get some sweet pictures of her in her dress, but my only excuse is she's number four...and well, I manged to snap this one when we got home.

Maddex also turned three months old yesterday!  It's going by so fast.  She's so sweet and such a good baby.