The Huseby Post: Maddy is 50 months old (Sounds old doesn't it?)

February went really fast this year. It has been a month of snow, winter storms and flu/colds at our house. We have been spraying everything in the house with Lysol. It is our feeble attempt at killing the virus/germs. At least there haven't been any true health concerns, just virus induced misery. During one blizzard this month we received close to 2 feet of snow from one storm. It took Matt and I a solid 8 hours to clear what Mother Nature dumped on us. Maddy was assigned snack duty for school on Valentine's Day. With the help of both grandmas, we brought individual fruit pizzas with heart-shaped crusts to school. Poor Maddy was getting sick that day, but she made it through the school party. According to Maddy's teachers, the other students liked the pizzas. Maddy received tons of Valentines and really enjoyed making some for her friends as well. Both Grandmas joined us for a steak and shrimp Valentine's Day supper complete with saute'd mushrooms and Bearnaise sauce to compliment the steaks. It was yummy! Guess what we had for dessert? Fruit pizzas!

Maddy weighs 45 lbs and is 42 inches tall! She is off the percentile charts for her age. She is in a size 6 currently. We are cruising ebay for good deals on summer clothing and have had some success there winning a few auctions. We have taken weekly trips to the library. Each trip provides 10 new books for the week. At Christmas time, she received 2 magazine subscriptions, a Highlights magazine called High 5 for her age group and Ranger Rick Jr. We can't supply her with enough new reading material which is simply wonderful! It's a real treat to witness her love of literature. We are working on sight words and color words. We play rhyme time where she makes up a word that rhymes with one that is supplied. We also take turns naming opposites. At the end of the day, we ask Maddy what her happy and sad moments were that day so she gets in the habit of talking to us about daily events.

We are hoping that Spring comes early like everyone else. It would be so nice to be able to get a few extra items checked off our list before the campground opens on May 3rd. Easter comes a bit early this year on March 31st so we'll wish you a happy Easter with pictures to follow on our next post. For now, we will try to remember to "Spring ahead" on March 10th. Bring on the sunshine!