Madelyn's Half Birthday!

6/22/08

Yesterday, Madelyn officially turned 3 1/2, so I decided she needed a little celebration. She kind of gets the shaft every year since she was born four days before Christmas, and I feel bad that her birthday always tends to get swallowed up in the holidays. So we made some cupcakes, Mark took her to see Horton Hears a Who (again) at the dollar theater, and she got a few presents. I think we'll keep the tradition going. She had so much fun (and no nap) that she fell asleep on the tile in the kitchen, halfway under a chair. Now that's a sign of a day well spent.

Comfy looking, isn't it

Oh, and if you ask her how old she is, Madelyn will say, "I'm four." She's been saying it for a month now. If you protest and say she's really three, she'll say, "I not free (three), I four!" She says the cutest things. I get a kick out of some of the phrases that come out of her mouth. She is so expressive. I'm keeping a little journal of the things she says and does so I'll always remember. If she acted natural in front of a camera, I'd videotape her more. Maybe I need to set it up when she's not looking.