We had our Gladney 2010 Kickoff a couple of weeks ago and it was a complete success. Madilyn had such a wonderful time, and she was completely herself around a large group of strangers. It was almost as if Madie knew she was in the company of many other adoption families. Scot and I had a wonderful time as well being in the company of so many adoptive families and knowing that we all have similar experiences. She was a chatterbox and gave everyone kisses and hugs who asked. There were ponies, a petting zoo, bounce houses, face painting, photographers, and food. Photographers were walking around taking pictures and then they even had an area inside for families to take pictures together and the kids could dress up. As you can see from these pictures...Madilyn is going to be a little ham.
Madilyn will be 17 months tomorrow and she is already becoming a polite, little girl. She won't be my baby much longer. I can't believe how quickly she has progressed and grown. I enjoy every little moment I have with her. She loves to identify body parts, animals and sounds, and fruits and vegetables. Of I'm most excited because my little angel loves to eat broccoli and spinach.
Body parts that she can I.D. and say - head, hair, eye, ear, cheeks, mouth, nose, teeth, tongue, elbow (which is the cutest), knee, and toes.
Animals and sounds - monkey (her fave), cow, horse, sheep, cat, dog, chicken, pig, duck, bear, elephant, and snake. We're also working on counting and she can count to three and I believe Scot has started working on the alphabet as well.
Fruits and Vegetables - broccoli, carrot, green pepper, red pepper, apple, peach, plum, banana, grapes, lettuce, tomato, and onion to name a few.
Update on Scot...he is will be starting as a Junior at UTA in the Spring to finish his BS in teaching. Once he's finished he will be an Elementary Teacher. He's very excited. I'm excited that we have a plan and we're sticking to it. I can' wait till he has a permanent job and there won't be anymore wondering, "What's next?"
Love to All!!
Becca
