Moo-ah-ah-ah!

Tonight, Daddy and Madison made dinner - which was fairly simple. It's October, so we made ourselves a Tombstone pizza. Moo-ah-ah-ah! As we waited, we completed a 48-piece puzzle of three Disney princesses, and finished just in time.

Dinner was ready as Mommy came up from the garage, quite tired from a full day of housework.

Madison is pretty funny about routines: tonight at bedtime, things always have to be just right. First, the book. We read one or two books. It is October, so we read a book by Richard Scarry! Moo-ah-ah-ah! Actually, for anyone who knows Richard Scarry books, they are far from frightening. In fact, Daddy was quite bored with this one. But Madison enjoyed it, so that's okay.

Next there's milk of course. That's when it is time to cuddle. Or try to. Sometimes Madison is so excited at night time that there's a lot of squirming in your lap. It's sort of like giving milk to a pro-wrestler who is having an exciting dream about winning the championship. Maybe a pro-wrestler like.... The Undertaker. Moo-ah-ah-ah! Tonight was one of those nights. But many nights, it's a nice quiet time.

Afterwards, Madison rushes out to get the other parent. Tonight, it was Mommy in the kitchen, cleaning up. With her broom! Moo-ah-ah-ah! Madison gets Mommy to come down the hall into the bedroom, where it is prayer time. One by one, Madison lists everyone to be prayed for - only tonight, she added a few names on the list. As she's just learning to speak, it can sometimes be tough to interpret who she is wanting to pray for. But fortunately, Mommy and Daddy were both picking up on the new names, although a little slowly at first: "Velcro," "Asaph," and finally "Cat." She was praying for the animals tonight as well.

Afterwards, it is bed time. Madison points out the milk cup that Mommy must take to the kitchen, and then gives us both hugs and kisses. She gives the sign for "I love you," and has us tuck her in, alongside her doll Alice. There are other dolls that stay close: Stitch and Angel stay by her as well.

Then it is time for night-night. Tonight, Madison fell asleep rather quickly. She was not feeling very well this morning, a little slow. On top of that, Mommy was a little tired too. But before going to bed, we watched a little scary movie: "Coraline." Moo-ah-ah-ah!

It was definitely on the dark side, and wouldn't let Madison watch it for a long, long time. Mommy and Daddy have a list of seasonally themed movies that we sometimes run through in October, from "Ghostbusters" to "The Addams Family" to the king of them all: "The Nightmare Before Christmas." We've watched "Monsters, Inc." with Madison, and Daddy also popped in that "Cars" short: "Mater and the Ghost Light," where the tow truck Mater tries to pull pranks on all his other friends.

It has been a fun month together - but we've got great plans for October. In fact, tomorrow night, we all might be doing something a little ... scary! Moo-ah-ah-ah!