time flies

saturday night we got together with some friends and their families. this group of friends were people we met when matt was at children's and someone was due every month january through june. there were 6 families, 11 kids and 2 on the way. it is so crazy how fast everyone grows up! the first group shot of the kids from these families was in january 2008.

and since i started this post three days ago, here are the other things that have been going on. (did i mention that time flies?):

- i gave madelyn her baseball glove that we got her when she was born because her hand is almost large enough for it. she was so excited and couldn't wait to show daddy her "hand catcher".

- mason started eating egg yolks this week. it sounds disgusting but his breakfast of egg yolk, avocado, and grains (yes, mixed together) is gobbled up.

- when madelyn wants something that we don't want her to have she says, "i will hold it so it doesn't get lost," with a smile and a nod. it makes us laugh every time. she is just so sure about it. she is a master at negotiations. matt and i really have to stay on our toes.

- mason loves watching hands open and closing. fast, slow, high, or low, he loves them all. madelyn likes that she can make him laugh for a long time just opening and closing her hand where he can see it.

- on saturday madelyn told us that her favorite color was white now. this was an interesting shift from her favorite of orange over the past several months, so we asked her more about it. apparently milk is her inspiration and "milk" is her favorite word. that part wasn't all that surprising based on her milk consumption.

- madelyn never did the "cry when toys are taken away" milestone at 7 months. mason on the other hand has mastered it, but it is a very fake cry with a scrunched up nose and everything. i guess it takes an older sibling to help you reach that particular milestone.

- the most common question from madelyn this week is "what is the deal with...?" like, "mom, what is the deal with your knees?" or "what is the deal with my cup?" i am not too sure where she picked this up, but i am afraid that she might have gotten it from me.

-madelyn likes to layer her clothes for warmth, but she doesn't use appropriate layering items. for example she might put a short-sleeved t-shirt on under a smaller short-sleeved shirt. the best was when she wore an elmo tank top with ruffled sleeves under her turtle-neck dress. it looked funnier than it sounds as i type it...

- daddy gave mason his first ride in the playroom swing/chair tonight. and as you can see in the picture, he loved it. madelyn got in with him too, but there aren't any pictures i can post because she wasn't wearing more than underwear. mason was okay with her joining him but then she started to move around too much for his comfort.

- there are very few pictures of madelyn lately because she will not keep a shirt on when she is home! it is mainly because she is so messy and wants to wear pjs all day - they usually don't make it past lunch from food mess or playing with the dogs mess. there were some really, really cute ones today of the kids sitting side by side 'reading' a book in the chair in mason's room, but madelyn was only in her underwear. we just keep those pictures to embarrass her with later. love.