Grammy and Papaw treated Madelyn to a trip to Build-a-Bear to design her own stuffed animal. After much consideration, she decided that the yellow kitty was her favorite.
She picked out a heart for kitty then watched as the stuffing was put inside. Kitty also makes a "meowing" sound when her paw is pressed. Madelyn loves hearing it!
She named her special friend "Meow." She had so much fun!!
Madelyn was a flower princess for Halloween this year. She LOVED her costume!!
"Let me in, please!"
Two cuties! Madelyn's friend Ava was a kitty cat and SO cute!
Three neighborhood friends trick-or-treating together. So sweet!
Daddy and Madelyn made a good running pair!
With the finish line in sight, Madelyn got out of the stroller to run on her own.
This was her sprinting toward the finish line!!
"Great job, Madelyn!! We're so proud of you!"
This 5K was fun for the entire family!
Madelyn had a great time visiting the pumpkin patch at the Dallas Arboretum last weekend! 
Her favorite thing was playing in this large wooden pumpkin-shaped structure.
"I'm having SO much fun climbing on the pumpkins!!" 
"Hello Mr. Scarecrow!"
Back in the pumpkin-shaped structure again and climbing, of course. Thank goodness Daddy was close by to help!
Since orange is her current favorite color, this big orange bush (shaped like a pumpkin) just had to be touched!
A special leaf for Grammy.
A leaf for Papaw, too!
We visited the Dallas World Aquarium again last weekend, and Madelyn enjoyed it so much. Here she is looking at a very large turtle swimming overhead. 
In the water tunnel she saw many sharks. This was her favorite part of the visit.
She pointed out a loud bird on the way inside.
We stopped at the new Victory Park area outside American Airlines Center so that she could see the fountains. The water shoots up for a minute then stops for just a second. She was amazed when the water disappeared!
Standing with Daddy next to the big fountains. She loves riding on his shoulders!
Madelyn loves to hang from anything she can grab onto! Here she is on the playground at school in her favorite spot - preparing to hang from a bar before going down the slide. She climbs the steps over and over just to hang and swing.
Even at the Aquarium last weekend she found time to hang from a rail. Future gymnast, maybe??
Here she is checking out the loot with Daddy. She was very excited to have a lollipop and M&Ms.
