Winter Beauty

I am really getting tired of all the snow and ice. I am so ready for spring to arrive. But you have to admit, the ice coated trees are BEAUTIFUL. I took this photo this morning when I arrived at work.

A Future Olympian?

Last night I was watching figure skating on the Olympics when Maddie starting imitating some of the moves saying, "I'm ice skating." It was so cute I had to get it on video. Enjoy!

Valentine's Day

I used to really despise this day. But now that I’ve had someone to share it with for the last 3 years, I don’t really see what the big deal is. Granted, I appreciate the idea of having a day devoted to celebrating your love for someone, but I get to do that EVERYDAY! So what makes February 14^th any different? I blame it on jewelry stores and flower shops. My husband scoffs at all the jewelry commercials that are on tv this time of year. He hates how they convey the idea that you NEED to buy diamonds for your wife or girlfriend in order to show your love. There was even a sign in the window of a local jewelry store that said “Wife Insurance.” So I’m probably never going to get jewelry as a gift. (We didn’t even exchange cards this year). But that’s OK. I hardly ever wear any anyways. I have a hard time justifying the cost and it wouldn’t change the level of love that I have for Bryan. I already have the one diamond that I want and it’s on my left hand. But a pretty necklace or earrings to wear on a special occasion would be nice ;).

Speaking of jewelry, while I was getting ready to go out to dinner yesterday, Maddie came into our room and proceeded to put on every piece of jewelry that I had.

Musical Maddie

Here's a little video showing of Maddie's musical talents:

Smart Cookie

When I dropped Madison off this morning, her teacher pulled me aside and told me, "I'm very impressed with your daughter. The other day she was playing with the number and letter blocks and she knew every single one of them." I tried to act surprised by this, but she's been able to do this for months. Now, she can write some of her letters, like "A", "M", "N", and "O". She knows that "M" is the first letter of her name.