The Adventures of Madeleine

The back view of the house prior to the old door being removed.

Maddie felt the need to sweep the floor after the old door was removed.

We've been doing a lot of home projects lately, not really out of a desire to, but more because our house has seen fit to fall apart in recent months! Maddie has been a great little helper. A recent in-progress project is replacing our sliding glass door and siding on the back of our house.

It's very important to manage the project while holding a hammer.

Helping papa take a piece of wood to the dumpster.

Really, I get to put it in the dumpster? Cool!

Saturday was a big day for Maddie. She got to go to an Easter egg hunt, and then she got to color eggs.....truly a banner day for the little muffin. I was really impressed with how well she did coloring eggs. And a handy little tip ... a whisk is a great tool for holding eggs while you color them.

We took Madeleine to her first Easter egg hunt today and she has a ball! The event started with a brunch with Madeleine stealing the fruit off of all of our plates with no shame. She also got to make several egg shaped "shakers", a necklace and a bookmark. And after what I'm sure felt like forever to Madeleine, she finally got to go hunt for the eggs. Here are just a few of the photos we took today.

Our sand box was magically transformed into a "snow box". Maddie had a great time filling it with snow and wouldn't leave it until it was filled to the top. And yes, in some of these photos she is standing on top of the snow!