Zoo Fun

Last Saturday started off as a normal rainy day, hangin' out at the crib....but, wait....afar off I see a break in the clouds....is it?...it is!....SUNSHINE....off to the ZOO!Dad wanted to try out our new backpack....apparently, I was the cargo.

First stop, elephants....ooohhh....and they paint!



And....my favorite, the meercats...so cute. As soon as they saw the animal crackers that Mommy was holding, they started begging....kind of the same way I do when I see Mom and Dad eating....big eyes....look of desparation for just even the tiniest morsel of cracker goodness.

Speaking of animal crackers....I was having a little trouble with the horse...somehow he got stuck on the way in.


Oh! The Chimps were so great! I had a chance to run around and make monkey noises....I like to become the animals that I visit...makes for a more interesting visit!

While Mommy's Away...

Mommy has had a few busy nights lately, so Daddy and I get to....P-A-R-T-Y (that's right...I just spelt that) Anyways, here we are at our house party, jammin' to some 3 Doors Down. Pay attention to when Daddy starts laughing because I was trying to throw up some 'rocker signs' like he taught me.

Another night, we set off to the park to enjoy the weather....I'm really digging my new sunglasses!

Oh, how I LOVE to swing!

My Mommy sure is the greatest, but there's nothin' like hangin' with the Pops....

EASTER!

I had a very busy Easter weekend!

It all started with making Mom and Dad some breakfast. I never do any cooking without my apron.

After breakfast, we embarked on an AWESOME Easter tradition that was new to me until today....EASTER EGG COLORING! Seriously, you take these eggs...you know, the kind you eat for breakfast, but you don't eat them...you color them and dip them in this fantastic water that I just wish I could drink...then...get this....they turn the color of the water!!!!! AWESOME!

I got a little too close to the water...see my blue right hand....oops....luckily it was bathtime after this. (no worries, no poop this time)

Dad even got in on the action. He probably had the most fun...
Check out our creations!

Then, we went to Mammy and Poppy's house. Here I am with my cousins, Kyleigh, Sami and Shelby, just before the Easter Egg Hunt...another AWESOME easter tradition that was new to me, but I LOVE!

There were actually EGGS in the grass...who knew?!

Like my dress?

Our day ended the only way it should have....with a GIANT LOLLIPOP!

Then, Sunday came....and apparently a giant bunny came to my house and dropped off this basket with a bunch of stuff in it....not sure about the bunny, but holy moly...I got sunglasses, bracelets, a chocolate bunny, a marshmellow bunny and a baby doll!

Then, we went to to my Papa's house and hunted more eggs!!!

Here are my other cousins, Ryan, Haley and Leo...Lauren was inside....too cold for babies, but not me; I'm big now!

Oh, what a day....look at all I got! Whew....the eggs and candy were a lot of fun, but I wouldn't get any of that if Jesus Christ hadn't risen from the grave to show He is God and died for me! Thank you Jesus for a new life in you....and chocolate covered marshmellow eggs!

I love myself!

Kissing my shadow...what?

Pure Entertainment...

...At MY expense!

All Better....FINALLY!

It all started on a dark and windy Wednesday night. Mommy and Daddy had tucked me in with my babydoll and blanket and off I went to a peaceful slumber......UNTIL a distinct odor pierced my father's nose....I had gotten sick in my bed. A change of sheets and sponge bath to my disliking was all it took to get me back to my, again, peaceful slumber......Mommy and Daddy ran through all the possibilities...food allergy?....slight salmonella?...stomache bug?....I continued to have sickness coming out of me from all sides and mom took me to the dr.'s on Friday...double ear infection and small stomach bug they said....So, I started antibiotics.....and something small to help my tummy feel better. Mommy and I had to miss my Aunt Hope's wedding on Saturday. I mostly slept all day, and when I was awake, Mommy and I sat here watching cartoons...Big, Big World and A Lions Tale were among some of my favorites.

Saturday evening, Mommy thought I was starting to feel better. I started to eat some apples and smiled a few times....but,


Sunday morning, I was feeling pretty crummy. All I wanted to do was lay down. I hadn't had a solid piece of food in 3 days!!...and if you know me....that was NOT fun. Daddy and Mommy were pretty worried this morning. I had a strange colored 'sickness' so they called the dr. She said...get that girl to Children's Mercy. Dad rushed us off...lil' scary. They did a bazzillion tests on me and stuck things in me where things shouldn't be stuck....hhmmm....Everything came back normal...PRAISE THE LORD....so, they assumed it was just a viral infection and I had to continue my pedialite diet until I stopped 'returning' what had just been 'deposited.'

I turned to my good pal, Cookie for a little comforting. I also got a new puppy from the hospital...she tried hard to make me feel better too...I think it started to work. I started to keep all of my liquids down and even got to eat my first fist full of Apple Jacks...mmmhmmm!
Then...it happened....

THE RASH!!...

You've got to be kidding me! I went to see the Dr.....again....and the guy I had to see was not a pleasant pediatrician! He said it was something called roseola. I was like, um, I haven't been around any flowers lately! So, he said to keep me on my antibiotics. (Even though Daddy said that was the problem!!) It got worse, so they told me to go to the dr.'s...AGAIN!!!...but, this time I saw my pediatrician, and she was so nice to me. She said...'Maddie's Mom, you better get her off those antibiotics NOW!'...so, we did and....

It started to clear up and I started getting back a full appetite...mmm...banana oatmeal

I am continuing to heal, and I am eating my mommy out of house and home again...and it's all to to the power of prayer and God's mercy on my little body!

Thank you everyone for your prayers!

Peek-A-Boo!

Where's Maddie?...

There she is!Where's Maddie?...
There she is!

Sometimes, for no reason but sheer entertainment, I will break out into Peek-A-Boo...Even if I'm in the middle of playing something completely different...just to make sure Mommy and Daddy are paying attention...and, of course, they usually are.