Random

I don't really have anything specific to post tonight but thought I would talk about the random events from the past few days. We've been really busy and haven't had much time to talk to anyone so I may have missed cute moments to pass along.

1. Maddy is obsessed with flys. She calls them Bug Flys and follows them around the house which has to make her dizzy. She gets real quite and trys to pounce on them while their still. Not sure how long it will take for her to figure out the art of the fly swatter but once she does, it's one of two things...a really bad thing for the fly or a really bad thing for Maddy once she realizes they die.

2. She is now officially old enough that mosquito bites are a problem because I can't find a good way to keep her from itching them.

3. Had to cover her bedroom window with a blanket this weekend so the lightening wouldn't be so obvious in her room during the storms. Now every night before bed she makes us "cover up the sunshine." Made it through a weekend of storms during bedtime by explaining to her that the rain and thunder would help our strawberries grow in our garden. Now if I can just figure out what to tell her when she realizes the strawberries aren't growing :)

4. There is no denying Maddy is a two year old now. She has really tested our patience the past few days. We know we are so lucky though because 95% of the time, she's great. It's that 5% that make me need a prescription medication. She's a FIRECRACKER - don't know where she gets that. We have figured out that she seems to respond better when we explain things to her instead of just saying no or do this, do that. When we explain, she actually does what we're asking. Maybe it helps her or maybe she's listening to us thinking, "these idiots think I care so I'm going to let them waste their energy explaining it!" :) I'm going to go with the idea that she's really smart and just wants the details!

Hope everyone is having a great week!