A spring in my step

Finally it's spring! I'm holding out hope that this nice weather continues so that we can keep playing outside everyday. Here are a few pictures from the past couple of weeks.

We've babyproofed the house a bit more so Maddie can roam around more freely. She is so curious and gets into everything. She's a very good girl though - she loves to help unload the dishwasher and put away groceries. If she finds a fuzzy or something on the floor she will usually bring it to us to take care of instead of eating it. She now claps her hands when she hears "If you're happy and you know it". This picture is of her in her favourite place - waiting by the door for it to be opened so she can run around in the hallway!

I love Claire's screams of joy. She just looks and sounds so happy - it's also a good time to check her teeth since she opens up so wide!

This is Maddie's cheesy smile face. She really likes looking at books and will sit her in chair now and flip through a nice piece of literature. However, this usually only lasts about 5 seconds before she's off and running again.

Auntie Mel just moved in upstairs and we're so glad to have her closer so the girls can hug her more often.

Here's a funny sleeping picture of Madeline. We don't get many pictures of her sleeping in her bed since she usually wakes up at any noise and her floor is creaky. This morning she was zonked right out and looked so cute I snapped a picture. She never keeps the blankets on herself - they always end up underneath her.

Claire LOVES to swing. Whenever we go out to Grammy and Grandpa's we take advantage of the backyard swings....even if there is snow on the ground!

Sometimes when we're reading to Claire on the floor Madeline will come and sit right down on her lap in order to join in. Claire loves to have her near. They are getting to be good friends and it's fun to watch them interact with each other.