Madeline Mae is two years old! We gathered together on April 24 to celebrate her second birthday. Maddie wasn't so sure about the whole thing. She let me hold her and then would point out the door to my car, "go bye bye; go bye bye". And Nana wanted to whisk her away to the park or to Nana's house but didn't, of course, because it was Madeline Mae Frey's time to be celebrated.
Madeline is usually a gentle, mellow little girl but she has moments where she puts her foot down and says "No!" and times when one can see a bit of sass in her beautiful blue eyes. Every little girl and woman needs a bit of sass and, on occasion, a strong will lest she be run over, intimidated and taken advantage of. Madeline, may you grow into a sassy, strong, caring woman!
Several weeks after Maddie's birthday, during Morghan's dance recital, I took Jack and Madeline out into the beautiful cool, spring evening. Like colts put out to pasture, these two kicked up their heels and ran and pranced and laughed. It was there, in the twilight with the evening breeze in our faces and the smell of fresh mown grass in the air, I saw Madeline's long legs race to keep pace with Jack and realized that she had left babyhood behind. She is a child, a lovely, long-lashed, quick to smile, twinkle in her eye, "big" girl.
Maddie Mae, Happy 2nd year. May all your days be as carefree and fresh as that spring evening in May. Love, Nana
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