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Old 09-18-2008, 08:15 PM
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Recent pic of Maddie

I have to say I think I am the luckiest mom in the world. Maddie is such a perfect fit for our family. I really dont want to even think about life without her. Her and Drew are so great together. She copies everything he does and sometimes he loves it and other times he doesnt. Their daycare told me that they went outside at the same time the other day and they were trying to kiss and hug each through the chain link fence. I mean is there anything better than that!

She is such a mess. She is little but fisty! She can definitely hold her own.

We went to Disney on Ice the other day and this is a picture we caught right before we left.

I am having trouble adding one of Drew but I will do it tomorrow.
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Old 09-19-2008, 02:45 AM
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So cute! Enjoy
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Old 09-19-2008, 04:10 AM
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those are killer eyes!! she's a beauty.
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Old 09-19-2008, 06:21 AM
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What a sweet little fairy princess. How wonderful that they love each other so much!
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Old 09-19-2008, 06:42 AM
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WOW!!! She is just incredible.
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Old 09-19-2008, 07:13 AM
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Hi Amanda --

She just gets cuter and cuter! I can't believe how much growing up she's done!!!

Happy post Birthday to Drew too!

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Old 09-19-2008, 08:14 AM
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Awwww! I see pictures like this and think, "I want one (more) too!!!"

She's such a sweetie! Cute story about them trying to hug through the fence. Its such a great age!
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Old 09-19-2008, 09:23 AM
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How cute!! She is just adorable! That is so cute about them kissing, true siblings!! Thanks for sharing!
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Old 09-19-2008, 01:20 PM
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She is lovely - and that's a sweet story about them trying to kiss each other.
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Old 09-19-2008, 02:12 PM
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She is adorable! It makes me want to go get #2 myself! Such a cute story about the hugs and kisses!
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Old 09-19-2008, 05:43 PM
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she is soo cute!!!!
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Amanda, she is gorgeous!!
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She is adorable!
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Old 09-20-2008, 06:42 AM
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What a cutie, thanks for sharing
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Old 09-20-2008, 06:30 PM
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Thank you everybody. I think she is pretty darn cute too....and the problem is she thinks she is cute too! Anytime she does something wrong she will just smile and start giggling. She is such a mess.
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