Chuck E Cheese

Above is the illustration that Chuck E Cheese made for us. He did it in mere seconds, believe it or not - and just for a token! This was the last thing we did at his place today, my second visit ever and Madison's very first. It was Mommy's idea, and it was actually a good one: Madison had a great time today: we played air hockey and skee ball, plus there were plenty of video games and other games of chance to try out. She just loved grabbing up all those tokens and running about from one thing to the next, trying each one out. The place was pretty quiet, as school has started for many people, so we didn't have to worry about getting lost from each other. It was a good time, and the pizza was good too. We really enjoyed it, despite the fact that their mascot is this oversized rat with a New Jersey accent. Were they trying to copy Rizzo, or what?

Much later tonight we read to Madison the book, "Shaoey and Dot." We've read this book to her before, but it's been quite a while. Tonight, Madison was very much into it, listening intently and looking closely at each picture. It was a pretty emotional story for all of us, actually: it's an adoption story from China, one still being played out to this day. In fact, Madison saw one of the babies in a picture of the orphanage and said, "That's me!"

We're so blessed to have a happy family now, and so happy Madison has a home with us. Look at her in that photo above, growing up so fast! It's a great picture too, even though it was drawn out by a large rodent...

"If I had a life, I'd hate it." - Rizzo the Rat