Back to the grind...

of being a stay-at-home mommy, that is! We've officially recovered from the holidays and fallen back into our routines. Actually, our routines have improved! Spencer is now sleeping through the night - HALLELUJAH! and completely weaned! I have never felt so freeeee! However, I do miss those sweet cuddles in the quiet wee hours with my snuggle-bug. But I am easily making up for them throughout the days with my new found boundless energy that results from a good nights' sleep!!! He is also napping great these days and still eating like a pig. He still eats some baby food, but he much prefers table food and that is the majority of his diet. He can destroy some chicken, peas, cheese, goldfish, cheerios, green beans, rice, potatoes, and pasta.

Lately, Spencer can be found trying to climb in the fireplace, lurking around the bathroom door, just waiting for it to open so he can flush the toilet, ramming the laundry room door open with his head so he can splash in Marley's water bowl, climbing on Sissy's trampoline in the playroom, clinking pots and pans at their play kitchen, standing at Maddy's vanity and chewing on her make-up accessories, cruising behind anything that will slide across the floor, standing in front of the tv trying to reach anything that he isn't supposed to touch, or sleeping or eating. Really, that's about it. Predictable, yes; boring, no! He is a riot and has a very adventurous spirit.

Maddy continues to thrive at preschool. She loves everything about it and wakes up on Tuesdays and Thursdays eager to get to school. We've decided to enroll her in their transitional kindergarten program in the fall. They will be following the kindergarten curriculum but we don't plan to count this as kindergarten for her. She still won't officially go to kindergarten until 2013. This program is 5 half-days a week, which was our only hesitation. I'm not quite ready to be away from her 5 days... but I guess I'll survive. We're also moving full-speed through the "Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons" program. Maddy is already sounding out words and she initiates the lesson everyday. I'm trying to go at her pace but she wants to fly through it. She is so nerdy and I LOVE it!

And finally, what you're here for, a few pictures...

Maddy got a LeapPad Explorer for Christmas and she likes to play this Disney Animation game that teaches you how to draw and animate Disney characters. I was pretty impressed by this drawing of Minnie Mouse.

Kidnapping Maddy's babydolls

Attempt at a sweet snuggling picture

Turned crazy!

First black eye? It was just barely noticeable and you can't really see it in this picture, but it was definitely there. He whacked the corner of his eye on the door of the pretend kitchen in the playroom.