Madelyn is 3 1/2 Years Old!

It is amazing how much our Madelyn has grown up in the past 6 months.  She has definitely gone from a toddler to a preschooler and sometimes Bill and I wish we could freeze time because she is growing up way too fast!   Madelyn has become a very independent, caring, sweet, imaginative and silly little girl.  At 3 1/2, Madelyn:

• Weights around 29 pounds and is 37 inches tall (approximately)
• Has completely dropped her afternoon nap.  After lunch, she goes into her room for "quiet time" for about an hour or so and has "parties" with her stuffed animals and plays with her dollhouse
• Goes to preschool two days a week from 8 - 12 and absolutely loves it.  She has made two really good friends who she talks about all the time named Jane and Ashley. 
• Has become quite the little helper around the house.  She cleans up toys, helps put away groceries, and helps fold laundry.
• Has started dressing herself (as long as we are not in a hurry) and is very proud that she can do that all by herself.
• Is an amazing big sister.  She loves Ellie and they love to play with the kitchen in our playroom  I can count on one hand the amount of times she has hit or been mean to her sister.  She loves having Ellie around and gets very disappointed when Ellie has to go to bed or take a nap.  It is really sweet, but I'm sure this will not last long!
• Is an extremely picky and slow eater.  We use a lot of bribery during mealtime and her favorite foods are Kraft macaroni and cheese and any kind of sweets, especially cookies.  The only negative feedback I've received from her preschool teacher is that she is "dawdles", especially when eating her snack.  She definitely takes after her Great Grandmother Haslam!
• Has a temper and can throw a tantrum like there is no tomorrow. She takes after me in that department!
• Has a very big imagination and loves to pretend play.  Her favorite thing to do is to play dress-up, especially with her cousin Jack.
• Loves Disney Princesses and Dora the Explorer.  She also loves to color, do arts and crafts, and read books.
• Loves to play outside on our swing set with our neighbors and ride her tricycle and scooter.  She could play outside all day if you let her.
• Favorite color is pink and is very girly.  She wants to be a fashion designer when she grows up and loves to look at clothes, bags and shoes when you go to the store.  She's loves to pick out her clothes and bow and does a really good job matching everything together.  She also loves jewelry and has recently been asking when she's getting her ears pierced.  That is NOT happening any time soon!  I've started painting her nails and that is as much as I can handle right now. She is definitely our little princess!