for posterity

For myself and for the grandparents, I'm putting on a video of Maddy. I wanted to capture how she sings Jingle Bells ("bee ba bews") for posterity. It may be too long of a video for the casual observer but I enjoy watching it!

UPDATE: I've been trying since last Thursday to get this video to upload and then I actually read the fine print and found that my video is too big. So, never mind on the video - next time you are at my house, if you have the desire, I'll show it to you.

I thought since this was a "for posterity" post, I'd add in a few journal-type updates so Maddy can read them later.

• Maddy is 1 month short of her two year birthday. She has definitely entered the terrible twos. She gets frustrated at everything and immediatly breaks down crying, says "ow-ie", and throws herself to the floor. Scott's having a hard time with this stage. He can't take it that girls get upset for what he perceives is no reason. Where logic might work to calm me in my 'moments' it doesn't make a dent in Maddy's tirade.
• She does have a great personality when she's not mad. I think her vocabulary quadrupled overnight and she is communicating so well that we actually have real conversations.
• her favorite color is yellow - well, she doesn't really care that much for things that are yellow, she just likes to say yellow. Ask her what color anything is and she'll say "yeyyow". I think her favorite color is actually purple if I go with the shoes she picks and the crayons she picks.
• I can't sweep or mop the floor when she's awake unless I'm willing to let her help. She won't push around the swiffer unless I put a wet pad on it.
• Maddy loves to do puzzles. She knows to turn the pieces around until they fit (maybe all two year olds do that but it seems pretty amazing to me!).
• She is finally getting used to nursery and will generally not cry too much as I leave her. We had a few weeks there where I had to haul her off my leg . . . made me feel sad - but loved.
• She loves her day care family the Buhlers. When she spots them in sacrament meeting she'll shout out various family members' names and their 3 year old will reply back with a great big wave and a "hi Maddy!". Luckily, our ward is so starved for kids that they all think this is cute rather than distracting.
• "Gulp-gulp" means drink but generally only water these days. More often than not, she asks for "apple" and sometimes "milk" or "orange juice". Not sure why she'll say the word juice on the end of orange but not apple. Kids.
• Her favorite shows are "Hot Dog", which is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (they do the hot dog dance at the end of each episode so that's where her title came from) and she also really loves Spongebob Squarepants. She calls him "Bobby".
• Maddy's been a pretty crappy eater as of late. She really likes green beans and I can get her to eat those, but she discovered that you can peel them apart and there are little seeds inside. Last time we had beans she ate all the tiny seeds but would no longer eat the rest of the beans. She likes red sauces on pasta and pizza (takes after her spaghetti loving mom) and does okay with chicken nuggets and loves hot dogs and cheese.