Finding Sasquatch

Madison met Big Foot this morning at church - here she is posing with the big guy. He's really not that bad of a sort, as you can see clearly here. The two hit it off right away: Madison actually ran up to Big Foot and gave him a huge hug! The two were seen playing around frequently - chasing each other around and just having a good time on our wilderness set. This is week two of our "Roughin' It" series, and things went very well again: the kids were laughing in the audience, and there were so many of them! With the summer season approaching an end, everyone is back and ready to start the school year. The kids were so numerous today - it was amazing how full we get this time of year in the building. Big Foot had a quick cameo, peeking his head out from behind a rock - and the kids all screamed! That's when he ducked back behind his rock, and when all the characters on stage got a little worried: is that really Big Foot? Of course it is!

Here below are some of our cast members, out camping in the great outdoors, at least on our set:

I don't think they realize Big Foot is right there behind them!

Today is Nana's birthday - that's Daddy's mom. It also happens to be pretty close to Uncle Dave's birthday, so that makes for an occasion: after church we went to Ye-Ye and Nana's house to celebrate a couple birthdays. There was a metric ton of food there, and then there was cake - Madison had a great time running about with Hannah and the boys, as Daddy and Mommy hit the couch and chatted it up with everyone else there. It's always nice going over to the house for a "gathering." Nana got a nice birthday present from us, something that we picked up a few months ago at Disney. She also got a birdhouse that Madison painted herself - the birdhouse came from Bass Pro Shop on a particular Saturday when they were letting the kids make some crafts. Madison started it there - she and Mommy finished it later at the house. We've been holding on to these for a while, and Nana appreciated both the gifts quite a bit.

Anyway, it was a fun afternoon over there. Madison was full of energy. She especially loves to climb all over Ye-Ye, and also today Uncle Dave.

That just might have been the cake talking though...