Caution: cuteness overload

Recently the kids have started "loving" things like stuffed animals.  If there is a bunny or bear laying around we'll say "love the bunny" and Jackson will hug it and rotate back and forth and Madison will put it on the floor and lay down on it.  Then we always say "AWWWW".  Now all we have to say is "awww" and they "love" the bunny.  The other day I told Madison to "love" Jackson and the above picture was the result.  Many things surprised me about this including the fact that she absolutely knew who Jackson was.  She will do it anytime we tell her to "love" him and it cracks him up too.

Today we went to Olivia's house to celebrate her 4th birthday.  She had been asking for a Cinderella dress so we got one for her.  She was nice enough to let Nichole wear her Belle dress for the day.  The two of them were having so much fun playing.

When we got to Olivia's (about an hour away from our hose) the kids woke up when the car stopped.  Then we brought them into a house full of people and kids.  I think they were a little confused and overwhelmed...especially Madison.  She really never came out of her shell and would have an absolute meltdown if anyone else tried to go near her or if one of us left the room.  

The last time we all got together in March Madison let Marc (Olivia's dad) hold her the entire time we were at the party (pictured above).  He was so happy!  Today was a different story.  See the two sequential pictures below.  She was looking directly at him in the first photo.  This was the face she would give anytime someone looked at her.  It was heartbreaking because it wasn't a bratty cry.  She was just pathetic.  Look at those doe eyes!!  Oh, and the dress...to die for cute.