Maggie on the move, on a mission. Which pretty much describes her all the time. She is generally engaged in some sort of purposeful activity at any moment. And likes it that way. She's like her dad and his dad and his dad, I guess.
What a wonderful week. It's soooo nice when Bill gets to be home with us. We were super productive all week long, and Maggie got double duty attention, which is just heaven for a two-year-old. A few notables: We went to the hot springs up the road and Mags floated around and jumped off benches into waiting arms and splashed and had a wonderful time in the hot water. She was even polite and patient in the changing room (which has only one bench for the entire place). She has graduated from liking one cartoon (and only one) to being tolerant of almost anything. We watched "Beauty and the Beast" and she sat through mostly the entire thing (in two installments). This is huge for us parents! We've gotten to where we know every "Shaun the Sheep" episode by heart and can tell what she's watching by the music (since there's no dialog); we're very excited to watch other things occasionally. Maggie met Santa and Mrs. Claus and likes going to see the inflatable versions in the yard down the block. She helped us put all the nutcrackers out (our only decorating so far) and loves going for walks looking at lights on houses in the evening. This will be her first Christmas which will mean anything to her, so we get to do it up. Oh boy!
