Hula Bowl

Madison went to the new house today - and got to play in her playroom for the first time. No, we don't have any furniture up there yet. But still, she was delighted to grab a bunch of her toys and rush upstairs to spend time in her new, pink playroom.

Meanwhile, speaking of "rush," Daddy was at work preparing for a special service with the kids where NFL Pro Allen Rossum came to speak with the kids. It wound up being a very long night, as he was more than happy to sign his autograph for all the kids that wanted something signed. This kid brought a football too - it already has Justin Griffith's signature on it, and now I've got two autographs on it.

Not that I'm terribly into football. This series though, requires lots of watching and studying football movies. We've watched "Invincible," "The Game Plan," "Horse Feathers," and even "Angels in the Endzone." Later this week, we'll watch "The Blind Side." Unfortunately, during this series, Georgia's college football teams have been losing games - but the Falcons seem to be doing well.

This morning, we dressed for the Hula Bowl. Not because we were going to Hawaii to play football, of course. But Madison decided to put her grass skirt on, and also our old leatherhead helmet. Then, holding the sacred football, she charged about the house, determined to throw it at Daddy. We played catch for a bit too, but Madison enjoyed hitting Daddy with the football as well. There's just something about putting on a football helmet that makes you want to go tackle somebody!

Of course, with Madison, she doesn't always necessarily need a football helmet to want to tackle somebody!