William is 3 and Maddie is 1!!!

Oh my babies!! I LOVE YOU SOOOO MUCH! I can't believe how quickly you've both grown this past year! It's been awhile since I've written on this Site but we have lots of photos and video to show you when you're older! Lots of fun and exciting times! We bought a new house with a big back yard for you to play in and Dada and I are just loving life!

Maddie, you are a total baby doll. You're 100% girl and you seem to know it! ;o) You're sweet, love to play on your own but will come over for a hug and a kiss inbetween playing. You're very very cute! Your hair is getting so long and soooo curly in the back. You're hair is borderline blond with some brown and even auburn in it. Very pretty, everyone says you and your brother look exactly alike but that William looks like Mommy and that you look like Daddy so I'm not sure how that works! :o) You like to pull the bows out of your hair and love putting shoes on your feet whether it be your shoes, your brothers or mine or Dadas! You're not crazy about sitting still in a shopping cart for more than 10 minutes :o) but you love to look around at all of the 'stuff' in the store as you sit with your little fingers in your mouth. You suck on your index and middle finger just about 3/4 of the day and it's very cute! You are very good with naptime and bedtime and seem to really like your crib and pink pillow and little purple leapfrog dog which says your name and plays music. You cuddle up to it when it's time for 'night-nights'. You will eat just about anything we put in front of you and lots of it. If your big brother William doesn't finish his peanut butter and jelly sandwich, you'll help him out (after eating your own) haha... You like to pull your bows out of your hair and love to climb up on your big brother's train table. Climbing up the stairs is one of your favorite things to do. You love to swing in your big girl swing in the tree out back. You're very independent and seem to know what you like and don't like and aren't afraid to let everyone know about it! :o) You crack up at silly faces and have a very calm disposition and always seem to be taking it all in. You're a beautiful sweetheart of a baby girl and we love you sooo so so much!!

William, oh my gosh you're such a big boy toddler now! You are very good with doing things on your own, like carrying a plate or helping clean up or using the xbox to turn on a movie OR navigate through youtube to find your favorite videos, you are and always have been a little man! You're very careful and a great listener who is very good at following instructions. We only have to mention things to you once and you will go for it. You have a very good memory as well and when Mommy says we're going to do something, then something else, you will repeat it back to me. When the first task is done, you will let me know the second one is next. You're my beautiful baby boy. You love having fun and playing and your favorite things are running around things, playing with your trains on your train table, golf balls, playing with water is a big one for you and you love to watch the water from the hose close up. Love your little swimming pool and love playing in the baby pool at Cantebury Mews pool in Aunt Megan's development where we used to live. Really into the motion of physical objects. Cars, wheels, rolling things down a slide etc. You're our little physicist :o) You also love helping Mommy line up your cars in a circle in your bedroom. You refer to things you want as 'That One' or you'll say the same if you're wondering what an object is called? You love playing outdoors and wrestling with doggie Stella (who I think thinks you're also a puppy) :o). Your favorite books are "In a People House" (Dr. Seuss book), "The very Hungry Caterpillar" and also "Goodnight Moon" and you know them all by heart. You LOVE to go shopping with Mommy especially to Target which you ask to go to about 4-5 days out of the week (for the train/cars aisle) We just love you to bits and pieces!!!

You both love going for walks around the neighborhood in your double jogging stroller. You both go quiet when we go on our walks. Taking it all in...

Maddie and William's favorite shows/movies are the same...
Finding Nemo
Toy Story (all of them)
Pingu
Shaun the Sheep
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Wonderpets