Dear Madeline,
This past year for year has been a big one! You learned to walk, say many words, and eat and cook lots of different foods. It's amazing how coordinated and well spoken you are in just a year. You are silly, helpful, and a little crazy sometimes. And your energy level is off the charts, as it should be. Sometimes you just run around the house in circles. What really amazes me is how much you love to take care of things. Whatever I do with you or Amelia, you do with your babies and stuffed animals. You took your monkey to the potty today, sat him on the toilet, flushed it, told him how proud you were of him, and gave him a sticker. And you are constantly turning the light off in the living room because your animals are sleeping. You like to take care of daddy to. You make sure he wears a hat outside and he's careful around the hot stove. Your personality is definitely shining through. You are tough, helpful, smart, curious, and playful. You are more than we could have imagined. We can't wait to see how much you grow in the up coming year.
All my love,
Mommy
