Big helper

I'm helping Mommy bake a cake to get ready for Madeline Sophie's baptism this weekend. Mommy has been cooking and cleaning like mad all week. I don know why-- everyone will be so distracted by the joint cuteness of me and my baby sister that I'm sure they will hardly notice.

Baby with the cute smiles on

Baby Mowin is doing it again-- smiling! It sure is hard to be upset with her for crying and stealing Mommy's lap when she's THIS cute.

Hours in big girl panties: 3.
Unsuccessful attempts on the potty: 4.
Accidents: 1.
Feeling like a big girl: priceless.

We'll see if this works.

Daddy and his girls. Catching two out of three smiling is pretty good, right?

That new baby is smiling for Daddy!

Please note my cheeky new swimsuit (which I want to wear all the time) and my waterslide.

One of my favorite hangout spots. I sit in here, listen to birdies, and watch the clouds roll by. It's the only shade you can find around here!

It reclines!

The new chair!

This baby seems to spend most of her time there, on Mommy, instead of in her bed where babies are SUPPOSED to sleep. Humph.

Boppy pillow!

Usually this baby has to have her arms tied down to sleep, but I think she's beginning to see the light and sleep the smart way, the way *I* do.

Baby Mow-in Tofie, as I call her, has a very soft head. I love to pet it!

Sometimes it seems like Baby Madeline is getting all the attention, all the snuggles, and all the presents. But I've got her now! I'm cashing in on something she gets all the time-- swaddling! I win!

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!

See, Madeline, this is how you sleep at night. Just close your eyes and pretend.

Don't get any smart ideas, Maddy. He's still MY daddy. But you can have him till he gets rid of the scratchy kisses.

And that, my friends, is what we call MILK DRUNK. Mommy says Madeline is a champion nurser, and she ought to be with all the time she spends practicing. It can infringe on my time with mommy...

Look at the incredible doo my good friend Sarah helped me with. Now THOSE, my friends, are pig tails.

That is one proud Nanaw. Madeline took to her real well. I just got off the phone with Nanaw and want her to come over to visit my house again. "NANAW!!! MY HOUSE!!!"