Work day for Daddy and Mommy, who was busy putting together another coat of many colors for a future message by our Pastor - perhaps, for the Forward Conference this year. Daddy is nowhere near as involved - yet. Still, there is much to do with the children's ministry, which is of course where he spent his time preparing for future services. Still, the atmosphere is all about our big conference coming up this weekend where lots and lots and lots of teens fill up the Gwinnett Arena. It's a pretty big deal.
Daddy came home a little later, but we still had time for some light reading - only twenty-nine books left to read and Madison has met her goal! She started out with seventy-five, but this number has been steadily decreasing as time has gone by. Daddy will read a book, and then she'll read a book. We take turns. One of tonight's books, "Pajama Party," was somewhat prophetic. Daddy picked it up not knowing that tomorrow is Pajama Night for the kindergartners at church. We'll take pictures, I'm sure.
After dinner, we had barely enough time for a movie, and Daddy wanted to watch one of his favorite Herbie movies. This was the last one, "Herbie: Fully Loaded." This is a great Herbie movie, one that Madison enjoyed a whole lot. Actually, we all did. Someday Daddy might get a 1963 Volkswagon Bug, and when he does, he'll change it into a Herbie. Give me that over a sports car any day!
Madison's day was more than television, of course. There was time spent on the internet with Raz kids, where she is learning to read more and more. She's also learning a lot of basic math skills. In first grade, it's our understanding that kids have to learn to count to 120 by the end of the year. Madison can already count to 200. She did it in the car on the way home yesterday. It started out funny, and she kept going, counting higher and higher. No doubt, she could have kept going if not for the fact that we got to 200 just as we were pulling into our neighborhood.
Speaking of our neighborhood, we still wait for our Home Owner's Association to send us a pool card. It's been weeks. Hopefully our experiences with the Home Owner's Association aren't common, because this one seems rather pathetic.
Madison is creating some interesting art lately - getting more and more skilled. It is great seeing her improve daily with new techniques and ideas. Some of her ideas are surprising - remember that cut-out representation of herself that she did a few weeks ago?
Here's another self-portrait that she did recently. She did it rather quickly, but you can see how she's learning about proportions, colors and so forth. And again, she did this one pretty fast, just before bedtime. Her crosses that she's done recently are really interesting. She's actually cut each one out, two cross beams that intersect at perfect right angles to create a cross shape. Then she takes a heart that she's cut out, and places it at the center where the beams meet. Daddy didn't tell her to do this, nor did Mommy - she just came up with it on her own. She's made a series of these, and plans on handing them out to people at church tomorrow. Daddy and Mommy have their own versions as well.
Anyway, she's got a very creative side to her as well. It's neat to see all these aspects of her personality taking shape - along with her wicked sense of humor. She's such a funny little girl. We're so blessed and highly favored!
Daddy came home a little later, but we still had time for some light reading - only twenty-nine books left to read and Madison has met her goal! She started out with seventy-five, but this number has been steadily decreasing as time has gone by. Daddy will read a book, and then she'll read a book. We take turns. One of tonight's books, "Pajama Party," was somewhat prophetic. Daddy picked it up not knowing that tomorrow is Pajama Night for the kindergartners at church. We'll take pictures, I'm sure.
After dinner, we had barely enough time for a movie, and Daddy wanted to watch one of his favorite Herbie movies. This was the last one, "Herbie: Fully Loaded." This is a great Herbie movie, one that Madison enjoyed a whole lot. Actually, we all did. Someday Daddy might get a 1963 Volkswagon Bug, and when he does, he'll change it into a Herbie. Give me that over a sports car any day!
Madison's day was more than television, of course. There was time spent on the internet with Raz kids, where she is learning to read more and more. She's also learning a lot of basic math skills. In first grade, it's our understanding that kids have to learn to count to 120 by the end of the year. Madison can already count to 200. She did it in the car on the way home yesterday. It started out funny, and she kept going, counting higher and higher. No doubt, she could have kept going if not for the fact that we got to 200 just as we were pulling into our neighborhood.
Speaking of our neighborhood, we still wait for our Home Owner's Association to send us a pool card. It's been weeks. Hopefully our experiences with the Home Owner's Association aren't common, because this one seems rather pathetic.
Madison is creating some interesting art lately - getting more and more skilled. It is great seeing her improve daily with new techniques and ideas. Some of her ideas are surprising - remember that cut-out representation of herself that she did a few weeks ago?
Here's another self-portrait that she did recently. She did it rather quickly, but you can see how she's learning about proportions, colors and so forth. And again, she did this one pretty fast, just before bedtime. Her crosses that she's done recently are really interesting. She's actually cut each one out, two cross beams that intersect at perfect right angles to create a cross shape. Then she takes a heart that she's cut out, and places it at the center where the beams meet. Daddy didn't tell her to do this, nor did Mommy - she just came up with it on her own. She's made a series of these, and plans on handing them out to people at church tomorrow. Daddy and Mommy have their own versions as well.
Anyway, she's got a very creative side to her as well. It's neat to see all these aspects of her personality taking shape - along with her wicked sense of humor. She's such a funny little girl. We're so blessed and highly favored!
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