Octopus' Garden

This is an octopus, but not any ordinary octopus.  Note the hair!  There is that characteristic curl that Mommy taught her several months ago, which you can see in a lot of Madison's drawings.  If it is a picture of a girl, there'll be that curl in there.  In this case, it is a girl octopus.  And a colorful one at that!

Tonight's bedtime story was hysterical, involving a visit from the Avengers to Madison's school.  Evidently, they got there just in time:  there was an invasion of evil villains with laser guns that turned people into monkeys!  The battle that ensued featured all of the Avengers, to Madison's delight.  Even the Hulk lent a hand, picking up a school bus and hurling it around.

Part of this story may have been inspired by Madison's first exposure to the Powerpuff Girls.  Since we've seen the movie, Daddy has pulled out a few comics from his vast collection.  Forget the informative reading this week:  Daddy has been digging into his old comics for fun.  Along the way, he's pulled out some that were more catered to someone of Madison's age, including a Powerpuff Girls comic based on their old movie.  Madison really enjoyed the comic, and loved it so much we decided to let her watch the movie this evening.  There she was on the couch, holding the comic as if it were some guide to the events going on inside the television.  She'd turn the pages and keep up with the story, and watched the whole thing, amazed.  Mommy and Daddy were always big Powerpuff Girls fans, so it is neat to see Madison so into them.  This won't be the last time we hear from them in this blog!