Thankfulness

     After church today, we've had a fairly productive day.  We brought up the Christmas tree and got that started in the living room (Mommy put on the lights already!), and on top of that Daddy got to work on a top secret project in the basement (more on that in two days!).  

     Madison is talking more and more as of late, so Daddy thought he'd share a quick video of two words that everyone should be saying this time of year.  Press play for a six or seven second video:

     She's not really slapping Daddy.  She's clapping his hands together and laughing about it - but for just a moment, it seems like she's going from polite and thankful girl ...to something else altogether!

     Tonight, we'll be putting up more ornaments on the tree and fixing up the lights.  And as we do that, we can hear Madison talking to herself (and her friends, the stuffed animals) in the crib.  It's great that she's starting to talk, although some might disagree and say we'll be longing for those days when she was less talkative!

     In any event, it has been a lot of fun - as you can see.  She's a ton of fun, especially close to bedtime.  Absolutely zany, but Daddy loves that.  Tonight we read some more, and climbed all over each other some more, and Daddy just cherished this time with his beautiful daughter.  I'm so thankful - in fact, let me echo Madison's words right now:  "Dank doo!"