Doodling

Frequently on Sundays, Madison spends a few services with KidPak Jr, both the early service and the later service.  So she gets to hear the message twice - not that this is a bad thing.  She enjoys being there, and the added exposure to the different Bible stories is a good thing.

Above you can see a doodle that she did in between services.  She does a lot of artwork on Sundays, some of it related to the topic of the day.  Today's message was about the "Spirit of Adventure," which sort of covered Columbus and Amelia Earhart.  The scene in the movie where the Tukegee Airmen thank Amelia for "clearing the runway" speaks of a good point in our message, how we ourselves can help blaze a trail for others to follow.

It was a good morning again, and a popular series so far.  Next weekend is Labor Day, so things might get a little more calm - but the last few weekends the energy and enthusiasm have been great!

Madison came home with Daddy - Mommy went grocery shopping and picked up some stuff for us.  She also picked up a gift card for Uncle David.  This afternoon, we went together straight after church, over to Nana and Ye-Ye's house, where we celebrated two birthdays:  Uncle David and Nana.  It was great to get together for a meal, and afterwards a gluten-free chocolate birthday cake.  Yummy!  Madison and Hannah spent some time together playing upstairs with their ponies, while the adults - ironically- spent time watching parts of the movie "Epic."  Some of us were napping (it's Sunday afternoon, after all), but everyone was awake for the cake, of course.  We talked about a lot of things, and of course had the usual great time.  It was nice to get together with everyone, as usual.

When Daddy and Madison got home, we did some piano, but we also decided to return to Middle Earth for just a little while.  But soon it was time for bed, this being her last night in her small expanded crib.  She's simply growing up too fast!  Tomorrow, we plan to put together her new bed, which will give her much greater space.  And it'll be nice and comfy too!

So goodnight once again, until tomorrow.  For now, it's time for Mommy and Daddy to plop down on the couch and watch a few more episodes of "Monk" again!