"Naughty Baba!"

Madison's grandparents made the journey north this morning from Florida, and finally got here around eight or so. Madison can say "Naughty Baba," and in fact did so this morning on the phone. It took them quite a while to get here, but they arrived this evening to much rejoicing from Madison. "Naughty Baba!" Remember, he gets that name because he sneaks away some of Madison's food and starts saying, "Mine! Mine! Mine!" Madison doesn't tolerate that sort of behavior - she calls out, "Naughty Baba!"

Tomorrow, we're going back to the house we were looking at, to see it once more. Here's a photo taken in the living room, looking back towards the kitchen. Madison had a great time running around the house, and then turning and posing for another photograph. She kept saying, "Cheese!" over and over again, and loved running about.

Daddy had to work for most of the day today, but Madison spent the day helping Mommy clean up the house - and playing with her penguins. I'm telling you: that sliding penguin race toy she has is just about hypnotic. She'll spend so much time with that thing, just watching or helping those penguins along on their endless journey down the slide and back up the stairs again.

Tomorrow promises to be a big day as we take another peek, but things are moving along rather quickly: we could be moving in soon if everything works out. It is happening so fast that we're sort of stunned. Even now, I'm looking around this old house we now live in and looking at the different rooms and remembering the different things that took place. It is a really nice house we live in now, and for the past year and a half, Madison has been enjoying it too. She's gotten used to so many things here. She can tell you where things go in the pantry, or where the laundry goes or where certain items in the bathroom are. It'll be quite strange learning new rituals in the new house, and it certainly won't feel like home for a while. Here, things are tight and much smaller - but it is home. Like all things, it will take time. Madison will adjust quickly.

There's a lot of other things to adjust to as well, but I think it will be easier on Madison than actually Mommy and Daddy!

Today I measured the distance from this location here: six miles. It's really not that far from here. Tomorrow, we'll travel that six miles again and take another look.