Brachiosaurus Limbo and Other Games

Here's the final line-up of today's thrilling Brachiosaurus Limbo competition. It was the first annual event of this kind, and as you can see here the competitors were pretty excited to be a part of it. First, there's the big pink ball with the panda face. He's a tough competitor, but it will be hard to beat the orange brachiosaurus there. Especially when the event is named after him. These dinosaurs are known for playing limbo, and it'll be tough to beat him. Next is a small inflatable ball that Madison kissed for luck earlier. This pink ball may seem like a competitor you can just roll over, but you'd best think twice. Next in line is a smaller orange ball with his eye on the trophy. Madison is ready to hand out invisible trophies to the winner afterwards, and this orange ball figures to be standing on the winner's podium when it is all said and done. Next, there's the blue and orange tennis ball, a real pro and a last-minute entry in today's big competition. Lastly, there's Madison, who has the eye of the tiger when it comes to Brachiosaurus Limbo. She's ready for action!

Daddy did not make any of this up - he was finishing up hanging things in the garage, when Madison invited him for a game of limbo. Until Daddy could join the game, she had been playing with her friends we have listed above, and everyone was making it under the bar, for the most part at least!

Another game that seems a bit more productive at least would be the "Sight Word Recognition" game, which really isn't a game so much as it is a series of index cards with short words on them. The goal is for Madison to recognize these words at first sight, so Mommy put them all on index cards that we review one at a time.

a at an and am are can do for go has have he here in I

is it like look me my no play said see she so the to up we

We're just starting, so there's only a few that she gets right away - the obvious ones. But we all know that Madison is a quick learner, and we're excited to think about how fast she'll have this list nailed down. What's great is that she's really interested in learning these as fast as she can. She wants to be able to read on her own, although she still loves to have us read to her. It's funny how fast she'll drop whatever she's doing in order to go sit with us at the couch or front porch to share a book.

Tomorrow is Easter, which means that Mommy is busy in the kitchen making special treats for everyone. The new thing this year are these marshmallow peeps, dipped in white chocolate at the bottom (to look like egg shells), dipped in sprinkles, and then put on a stick. Very cute - and tasty! She's got a few other things she's made as well, and all of them have enough sugar in them to make the cavity creeps very, very happy.