rain, rain, go away

today was a fun one. (please note that there is heavy sarcasm.) madelyn was a little energized this morning and the cold, rainy forecast meant that we were going to be inside for the day - i knew that i was in trouble. somehow she managed to find everything that she shouldn't be into and break the top drawer of her dresser all before 9am. i made the executive decision that we would brave the weather and head to the park. it wasn't supposed to start raining until around noon, but it was cool and overcast.

when we got there we had the park to ourselves. madelyn spent some time yelling at the wind blowing through the leaves, hiding from and peeking at mom, and of course picking up sticks, leaves, and mulch. after a while her friend, jason, came with his mom and were surprised that anyone else was there. they were having the same 'need-to-get-out-of-the-house' morning we were. and then her friends michael and dylan came down to play too with their mom. right when michael and dylan got there it started to rain. it was just sprinkling so we stayed for a while longer. we finally left when maddie came down the slide with her teeth chattering.


a new game maddie has taken up at the park is shaking the trees. she will look up and the leaves and shake the tree (and herself). she has been playing with the mulch under the trees for a while and i lately i have been trying to get her to notice the trees (we count the trees as she points them out on walks). in a few more weeks the leaves will start to turn and she will be able to make them fall down with her shaking. i am sure that will make the game that much more enjoyable!

this afternoon was a big eating day for maddie and just when i thought that she was done, she obviously wasn't! i keep all the table chairs away from the table (so they they can't help my little climber). madelyn was so determined to eat that she got her favorite ravioli out of the cabinet and brought it to the table, then she got a chair and pushed it to the table, got in it and sat down. she was waiting for me to get the ravioli out for her. she just gets her mind on something and does everything in her power to make it happen. i love that about her! (even though it can make my life very difficult at times.) love.