Sunday, February 27, 2011

Maddy 17 Months











Maddy is an absolute joy at 17 months--and such a big girl! She is getting better at saying words, learning colors, numbers, animals and animal sounds. She has mastered her puzzles and asks us to dance every evening (she's got some good moves, just like her daddy!). Here are a couple of new tricks at 17 months

Can pull off her own socks/shoes
Knows to sit down to put on socks/shoes
Can point to her eyes, nose, mouth, head
Waves and says buh-bye to all cards, people, etc. when they pass
Picks up the camera and says "cheeeeese"
Politely closes doors whenever she leaves a room (or her toy car)
Pushes stuffed doggy "for a walk" in stroller
Says please/thank you
Gives kisses and makes her doggy give kisses, too
Picks up the toy (or real) phone and says "Hello?"
Can go up and down stairs in house (with a helper)

Right now, her favorite foods are pasta, turkey sandwiches, cheese, and apples. Her favorite shows are Sesame Street and Barney, and her favorite toy is her small stuffed doggie. 17 months has been a very exciting age for us and we can't wait to see what the spring brings! We love our little "Tripp!"

Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy Maddy-Tines Day!








Just in time for Valentine's Day, our big girl is giving all kinds of hugs and kisses out like candy! That could be because she was so excited from her Valentine's party at school, where she got a box full of candy/cards, did lots of heart crafts and even played "Pin the Heart on the Boy!" In honor of V-Day, Maddy also wants to send some love to her Tripp/Molloy family in Buffalo who trekked down the other weekend for a visit to Bellefonte (she says Mommy needs to do a better job of posting pictures faster on here!). Enjoy and Happy Valentine's Day to all!

Monday, February 7, 2011

It Was So Close...






But no win for our Steelers. At least Maddy got to spend some time with her Grandma and Pappy, who came up for the Super Bowl celebration. This was especially good for her because the poor thing had a double ear infection and terrible cold all weekend! Now we're looking forward to watching American Idol, the rest of the Pens season, Pirates games... and, of course, Steelers training camp in the summer!

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Maddy Has a Fever...









Steelers fever, that is! She is counting down to the Super Bowl with us!
Every day we do the Terrible Towel dance to the Steeler's fight song.
Maddy is a natural.
Gooooo Steelers!!!


Tuesday, February 1, 2011

What Do Big Girls Do?

Big girl things, of course!

Like, eating big girl breakfasts...


And playing on girl toys...



That's what big girls like Maddy do!