Interview with Madelyn 2011

Last year interview
MADELYN – age 6

Favorites:

• cereal – the pink cereal, mini wheats

• vegetable – carrots and lettuce.

• drink – orange juice

• food - spaghetti and steak and blackberries and blueberries and all fruit.

• color – pink and purple

• toy – barbie's

• TV Show – strawberry shortcake

• game – Mario & Luigi

• book – The Little Flower book (that she wrote)

• restaurant – Qdoba

• holiday – Christmas!

• animal – Unicorn

If you could change your name, what would you choose?
-Madsy


What do you love about each person in our family?
Daddy - that we wrestle sometimes
Mommy - she plays games with me
Jonas - play games with him
Hudson - he's so funny
Griffin - he's so cute

Where would you like to go on vacation this year?
State Park


What are some of your wishes for this year?
that we had a baby girl


Anything else you want to say?
My favorite candy is lollipops

what do you want to be when you grow up?
an artist

what is your favorite kind of art?
paint

what is your favorite thing to paint?
mermaids and flowers

what is your favorite flower?
daffodils

what is your favorite instrument?
trombone

Dance Recital!

Madelyn danced in her 2nd annual recital at the beginning of June. She's been practicing this dance since January. They danced to the Muppets opening song and then "Rainbow Connection". It was wonderful! I will upload the video soon hopefully. Here are some pics to tide you over.

An Interview with Madelyn

MADELYN – age 5

Favorites:

• cereal – um, the cinnamon kind. Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

• vegetable – CARROTS!!!

• drink – lemonade...pink of course.

• food - snacks...like apples and peanut butter

• color – pink and purple and red

• toy – Princess dolls

• TV Show – Ariel

• game – uh, disney? that's why I have Disney. It's just the game from Disney I love is Barbie's Room. I mean, not Barbie. Hannah Montana!

• book – Pippi Longstocking and Princess Books.

• restaurant – a pizza restaurant

• holiday – Easter. I mean, I think it's Christmas.

• animal – I think it's an Elephant. Like Dumbo. I like baby elephants.

If you could change your name, what would you choose?

I think it would be Starshine.

What do you love about each person in our family?

Well what I love about you (mommy) is that I like to play with you. Daddy wrestles with me a lot. Jonas plays with me. Hudson plays with me all the time. What I love about the new baby is I love to sing songs to him.

Where would you like to go on vacation this year?

THE BEACH!

What are some of your wishes for this year?

I wish I would be a mermaid.

Anything else you want to say?

It's just what I wanted to add to mine is I really love you!

Happy Birthday Madelyn!!!!

5 years old today!!!!




















Running out to see presents and sees cameras taking pics so she pauses for the photo op


How much do you like your presents? this much!


mwaahahaha - strawberry cake with chocolate frosting


My big girl - 5 yrs old

Dance Recital Video

I'm so stinkin' proud! Madelyn had so much fun, she even added a few of her own little moves while she was groovin along!

Dance Recital June 6th!!!!

Gorgeous Eyes

The Dandelion Princess

Once there was a little Dandelion Princess named Madelyn. She loved dandelions because she was allowed to pick as many as she wanted and so she picked and picked and picked. She brought flowers to her mommy everyday and one day her mommy taught her how to make dandelion chains and wreaths and tea. They had a lovely tea party on that warm sunny day and lived happily ever after.

New favorite thing

Hanging Laundry...YESSSSSSSS!

Madelyn finger knitting!

Nice weather...WOOT!

Adorable...and she knows it!


Blowing kisses....

Madelyn's 4 year well child visit

Madelyn is hitting or exceeding all her milestones and seems to have come out the other side of this cold bug unscathed. She had her first vision test today, 20/40 sight, which is normal for a 4 year old. Jeremy was very happy about that, it seems as though Madelyn has got my good vision and won't be needing glasses. She was very polite and didn't cry or even flinch when she got her shots today. She did throw quite a hissy about us remembering to get her a sticker on the way out tho LOL

Stats:
4 1/4 yrs old
35.5 lbs (40%)
40 1/4 inches (38%)

We also got the best praise I think you can get from a pediatrician who sees kids all day, everyday, and that was to compliment how well behaved all our children are.

Little Painter

Loves Being a Big Sister!

A day in the life of Madelyn

Today I learned many things! We first did some science experiments with dry oatmeal. I learned about measurements and sifting and volumn and also gravity by throwing it everywhere. It was also a good lesson in sharing and in how much patience Mommy has.


Then we did some building with our Lincoln Logs and learned about horses and cowboys. Apparently when you leave the gate open, Mommy makes all the horses gallop away and the cowboy then ropes them and brings them back home.



I've also been helping Mommy cook dinner everynight! We've made spaghetti and meatballs, pizza, fajitas and french onion soup! Here I am practicing my cutting with Mommy's help. I'm very good at following directions and listening, otherwise Mommy says I can't do it anymore.


I've also been writing letters and reading lots of books. Yesterday we went to the library and brought home 35 books to read! We've been reading everyday for almost an hour! I LOVE reading!