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A happy valentines and more

Our latest bout of winter weather said goodbye this week and 70 degree temperatures showed up just in time for a great weekend. I'm wondering if this is the last of our winter or if we'll see another storm before it's said and done. This weekend and beginning of this week make it hard to image that another cold spell is possible.
During the cold weather we had lots of time so sit around the fire and read, talk, get fat on cookies and cocoa, and Maddy even let Tammy braid her hair. This is Maddy's 1st braid.

On Friday we went to a family valentine party at our church. We had a spaghetti dinner and played games. It was really fun because Maddy is getting to the age where she actually enjoys these events. She loved clapping for the people who were playing the games. On Saturday, Granna and Grandad's valentine package came in the mail. It was so fun to watch Maddy open her package. She enjoyed every piece of it.





Trying out sour gummy candy. I think the verdict is still out on that one.
All the loot.

Comments

Drs Meyer said…
Thanks for the pictures...been missing that little girl and sitting around and chatting with ya'll :) yay for the snow though!!!!
bee said…
Wow! The braid is so cute and her hair is getting to be so long! Glad Maddy enjoyed the Val. pkg. Hope you sampled some of the treats too. : )
Chrissy Cross said…
Maddy is looking less and less like a baby and more and more like a toddler! She is precious, and her hair is sooooo long!

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