Happy New Year 2011!

Today started out rather dull, but it ended with fireworks... literally! It was largely a work day for Daddy, who took Madison along with him to the office. Everyone enjoys having her around - in fact, during filming today, she was holding the boom with the microphone on it! She's a great little helper. But soon it was time to head home to get ready for something else...

Tonight, the Hitchcocks came over to spend the evening with us: Abbie, Rachel and Madison had a lot of fun running around, playing in their room - and watching the new Tinkerbell movie. In the meantime, Mommy, Daddy, Greg and Judy were sitting in the kitchen talking, and playing dominoes. Haven't played in a while - if you get a chance to do so, I thoroughly recommend it. Fun game.

ANYWAY, Mommy had all sorts of delightful snacks for us. Shrimp cocktail, of course. And those little hot dog wraps too. Plus the cheeses, chicken nuggets, chips and dip. Lots of stuff to sustain us through the night. Daddy ate a lot.

The Hitchcocks left around ten thirty or so, so Mommy and Daddy did some cleaning up while Madison played with her Barbie dolls in the living room. 2010 was almost over, so we let Madison stay up to watch the ball drop on a live feed off the computer. The feed was flawless and you could hear all the energy of Times Square - without the commercials and paid performances inside studios. It was great, and Madison was ready, getting dressed up with her tiara, her necklaces and noisemakers. She had been using them all night, but Daddy trained her to wait until we reached the end of the countdown!

Madison had a great night with her friends, and then counting down the new year. It's 2011 now, which might take some time getting used to. 2010 was a wonderful year: lots of snow, trips to Disney, and a whole lot of blessings, favor and grace from God. We pray the same for this upcoming year, not only for us - but for all of you, our closest and dearest friends.