Our Newest Addition to the Family!

Welcoming our newest addition to the family ... This is Maria.  Thanks to Yia-Yia and Poppy who helped Madeline find Maria during our trip to Oklahoma, Maria has now joined the family.

We spent today setting up a special area for Maria and Clare's "baby-doll" (still nameless - just "baby-doll").   Madeline and Clare even helped mamma sew together the curtain for the dolls' closet:

Madeline does a very good job keeping Maria entertained.  Here is Madeline reading to Maria who is in the swing.