Peace and Butterflies

Here's Madison, our little hippie daughter! We went to a butterfly release today after church, and while we were waiting in the field, Mommy made her a crown of flowers. She liked this so much we made a necklace as well. Madison is seen here, making the peace sign - and ready to go on a protest march somewhere. I haven't the slightest idea what she'd be protesting at this time though: we've had a lot of fun lately.

Today's latest example was the butterfly release that was held at Wilshire Park in Gainesville. Just about anyone who wanted one received one of thousands of butterflies - shown here at the right. The butterflies were inside these packages, just waiting to be released, which happened as those running the show made the call: "Five... four... three... two... one!" Madison, Mommy, Daddy and the thousand or so other people there released their butterflies in the air, which of course was a wonderful result. The air was filled with fluttering butterflies, and the children's faces were filled with awe.

Here we are, just before the big event. We were surrounded by friends from the church, and the weather was just right for a big outdoor event. Meteorologists are saying it is too cool for this time of year, but we didn't mind this afternoon!

There were other activities at the park as well - at one booth, Madison had her face painted! This was the first time for her, actually. She had a butterfly painted on her cheek, which produced an even greater look for her. Here she is, our little hippie, ready for a peace march at Haight-Ashbury! *

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*Incidentally, Daddy has been there from time to time. We had a significant layover in San Francisco one time, so we spent a few hours walking around that area - and eating Ben & Jerry's ice cream. We didn't do that today, but dudes: we did stop by Dairy Queen afterwards for some mind-altering Dilly Bars and a chocolate-covered cherry Blizzard.