All Signed Up!

Madeline is now signed up for her first swim class and gymnastics class. She will attend for a half-hour for swimming, and a half-hour for gymnastics. She is really excited about "going to school". Even though she's been attending "elephant school" for quite some time. :) I am excited too. These are parent/toddler classes, so we will get to do the activities together. I'm trying not to expect too much, but it's hard when she is just so good on the balance beam and her gross motor skills are so advanced!

Today, she got to show Daddy how well she crosses the monkey bars at the local park. They are short enough for her to have her feet on the ground, so she hangs on with both hands to the first bar, dangles, then stands up and crosses to the second bar, dangles, and so on. Madeline is so proud of herself. She actually bows at the end, which is absolutely adorable. She is getting pretty good at climbing the rope. She just needs a little support in the rear and reminding of "hand over hand". She'll be an awesome climber. She can do it just fine on a climbing wall, just the ones without the stones get hard for her.

We checked out a bunch of CDs from the library recently, and Madeline just loves singing the songs. She has learned (is that right?) the words to a couple, so it is very cute to hear her singing along in the backseat or around the house when they're playing. I play the Grey's Anatomy soundtrack once in a while, and she sings along with a song from there "that's the way I like it, that's the way I like it", only what you hear from Madeline is "I like it, I like it". I love it!!!!

Madeline is getting very excited about her birthday party and seeing all of her friends, and of course, her family. She keeps adding to the theme of her cake, which she originally decided on Dora, when she saw a Dora cake at a local ice cream parlor. Now, she has added a strawberry to it since Strawberry Shortcake is holding a cupcake with a strawberry on top. So, I'm doing all I can to keep up!

Strawberry Shortcake is the latest and greatest. She decided that Strawberry Shortcake would be the theme for her bedroom. So, between Gretchen & I, we have made it pretty amazing so far. Thanks to Gretchen for the pillows! So, I am pulling the look together with a canopy and other room accessories. She loves her bed now! yeah!

Well, that's all for now. I'll add photos next time, my camera is charging. Take care all!