National Shrimp Scampi Day

So today Ba-Ba and Nana arrived, and in celebration, we had ourselves some shrimp scampi.  It was the perfect day to do this, as today was in fact National Shrimp Scampi Day!  Mommy cooked us up a delicious dinner, which delighted everyone.  It was the perfect thing to eat after a long day on the road.

For Mommy and Daddy, it was a perfect thing to eat after a big day.

It was a day off for Mommy and Daddy, although we had agreed to our deal:  we went to the school, and had lunch with Madison.  This meant she got to sit on stage in the cafeteria, which was a big deal to her.  Daddy had his Star Wars lunchbox, and Mommy had one with a rainbow unicorn on it.  Together, we sat at lunch - a really quick lunch at that - and got to see each other in the middle of the school day.  Madison loved it so much, she's wanting to make another deal:  she wants us there having lunch with her on Thursday!

When Madison got home, of course there was piano practice.  But before Nana and Ba-Ba arrived, we spent some time drawing from another book, one dedicated to drawing characters from the movie "Brave."  Obviously, we started with Merida.  Here's Madison's drawing of Merida:

She did a great job!  Again, it's one of those step-by-step things, but you can see her working out each part, from the hair to the arms to the long, flowing dress.  Then came the coloring, and it all started to take shape.  Daddy was sitting beside her, drawing his own version - just like always.  The two of us have had our little art classes, each following the step-by-step directions in drawing some new Disney character.  Recently for Easter, she got a "Brave" themed basket, with a booklet inside it that has different characters from the movie.  Next time, I think we'll be attempting Simba - Madison has been wanting to draw that one as well.

One final note:  the weather.  It's been cool again.  It's been so cool that we had to call Ba-Ba and Nana and warn them to dress appropriately.  Coming from Florida, they were ready to wear shorts and so forth.  After all, it's late spring - almost May.  It's also been pretty warm down there.  But not up here!  It's been downright chilly at night, especially when it is damp as it has been.  In fact, we noticed moss actually growing on a shady spot on our sidewalk in the front yard.  I'm not complaining too much about the temperature, because I like it cool.  And I like the rain (so long as we're not going out to do something fun).  For one, the rain helps drive that pollen down.  Also, the rain has absolutely filled that lake.  Lake Lanier is quite full right now, which is great to see each time we drive over it.

Nana and Ba-Ba arrived with much fanfare, and after a big shrimp dinner, we sat and talked for quite a bit.  It's good to see them back - tomorrow is going to be our usual busy day (most Tuesdays are), but we'll have time together after that.  It's a great way to start the week!