energy burners

madelyn is starting to get a little cabin fever from all the rain we have had over the past few days. the rain has been constant and today it was starting to get pretty cool, so we have spent much of the past two days inside. madelyn has come up with some new ways to pass the time - and burn off some energy.

i was trying to take a picture of maddie's shirt ("when mommy says no... call 1-800-GRANDMA") and she started scooting around on her back on the hardwoods. so i started dragging her around on her back by her feet. the big smile is from mommy kissing her neck and sides for uncontrollable laughing. i have found tickling to be a great way to burn off a lot of her energy! not to mention that it is a lot of fun for both of us. she is learning that she can slide around better on the hardwoods than on the carpet - mainly by falling down when running in her socks. she will just lay down on her back and scoot around the floor laughing or talking.

another new 'skill' for burning off energy is spinning in circles. she was doing this on friday while eating the last of her lunch for the first time. i was on the phone with work when she started doing it and went for my camera. every time i would start recording, she would stop spinning. it is just as well because i am having a work conversation over all the footage i did get. today she was being silly with daddy bouncing her ball in the kitchen while i was cooking dinner and this led to lots of spinning. she figured out today that she gets dizzy when she spins - and that is really fun! there was a lot of spinning tonight while waiting for dinner. love.