I Built This

Madison built a lego snowman, but she's built a whole lot of other stuff lately playing Lego Star Wars.  It's been one of those afternoons - Daddy was pretty wiped out from lack of sleep the last few days, so this afternoon when it was playtime, we sat and had fun with our favorite lego characters again.  Madison is loving Princess Leia and pretty much anything related to Star Wars.  When she was out with Mommy, she had a choice of lunch boxes and really wanted the one that had clone troopers all over it.  We decided to wait a bit on that though - later on we'll pick up one that's a bit more girlish.  After the cruise, she'll probably be more into the princesses again, or at least Minnie Mouse.  Minnie is always in fashion.

Well, today it stopped raining.  Finally.  Not that I was complaining so much about the downpours.  We were a little freaked out by the violence of the lightning all week long - it was pretty epic.  Many a transformer was blown, and lots of trees and branches have fallen this week.

Today though, was just plain hot.  It's a return to that kind of weather again, and to be honest, I'd rather have the rain.  Ninety-five degrees is just too much.  Perhaps that's why I was so glad to return to Hoth with Madison after church (see picture above).  At least we could imagine what it is like to have snow on the ground again!

This morning's service was a good one again, featuring this time an arsenal of vuvuzelas.  Daddy was fixated on having them in a service, and today's was just the ticket.  It was such an unusual skit, but a funny one too.  The message was good too - this has been a great series for messages.  One really neat thing about the Olympic theme this month:  we're having a guy here on Wednesday who actually carried the torch with him!  Madison will be here for that, and hopefully I can get her to pose with the real torch.  If not, that's okay!

Well, today was the big day that Nana and Ba-Ba returned from Florida!  Their drive was uneventful, which are always the best kind.  They made it here quickly, and Madison was so happy to see them. She's been counting down the days, or at least the "sleeps."  Last night, there was just one more sleep until they arrived.  We sat and talked for quite a bit about things, doing a lot of catching up.  Also on the agenda:  Snap!  Madison immediately goes to get the card games and starts playing with Ba-Ba and Nana.  SNAP!  She has such a great time, laughing very hard the whole time.  She really does love them a whole lot.

Nana has some doctor's appointments this week, but so does Daddy actually!  As soon as Saturday comes along, Nana and Ba-Ba are heading home - and we'll be following them on Sunday!  We're REALLY looking forward to that!

"I don't know where you get your delusions, laser brain." 
- Princess Leia