This morning we started off right away - we were supposed to have slept late, but none of us really did. We were up and ready to go rather early, so there we were downstairs, Mommy and Daddy getting out all the photo CDs from our trip to China. We first sat on the couch, where Daddy read to her the journal entry for our day in China, June 30th, 2008. That was the day we first met Madison - she wanted us to read this one entry especially, and so we did together. Then, we showed her pictures from our trip to China. We were able to put them on the big television screen (rather than the computer), so we never really left the great room at all for all of this. It was a nice and sweet moment - we've been receiving all kinds of congratulations from our friends, especially those across the country who also adopted on this very day. We have a common bond, a common date: June 30th, 2008. Daddy and Mommy shared pictures of all the others, and there was a lot of chatter, especially the kind where we all wonder where the time went.
We had a nice breakfast, courtesy of Mom - and then it was time to read more books for the reading program. Madison has ready 56 books so far, and some of them have been larger in wordcount. We're pretty happy there. She also played the piano a bit more - her "Moondreamer" is getting really good.
We decided to return to the library some time today, so therefore we found ourselves watching a video about Annie Oakley together, one that had to be returned today. Madison was learning about her at the end of the school year, so we picked up this video. It was one of those deals where Daddy and Mommy would be doing a bit of work while Madison watched that video - however we all got sucked in. What a fascinating person she was!
We did get around to moving a lot of stuff towards the basement, as we try to clean up more and prepare for everyone's arrival this Friday. On the 4th of July we'll be hosting, so we're trying to get things straightened up at least a little bit.
But the big plan for the day was to go and see a movie. Finally, we saw "How to Train Your Dragon 2," which had an early afternoon start time. It was a good movie - the three of us sat in the back and downed a whole lot of popcorn, and channeled our inner Vikings. Daddy should have worn his Viking hat in there. The theater, by the way, was crowded. I thought it should be, based on the fact that this is the only animated movie in theaters right now. For some reason, this movie hasn't been making as much as it should - despite the fact that it is a really good movie. It's not as good as the first, but any movie about Vikings already has a head start as far as I'm concerned.
It poured rain outside. Atlanta actually got pounded today, but we got our deluge too. Once again, we don't have to water our garden. Madison is getting spoiled in that regard. We left the movie and went over to Lowe's though, picking up some more vegetables for the garden, and an azalea for the front. The ground should be nice and soft for planting these when we get to it hopefully tomorrow.
Madison was thirsty because of the popcorn, so we continued our refill onslaught - we're easily over $100 in free drinks by now. Seriously, I've probably said this before, but when it comes to the Sodapalooza thing, we're probably their "worse case scenario."
And then it was time for the library. We returned out books, and picked up as slew of new ones, and a few new videos as well. Madison immediately started to read some books, and as we got home it was already time for dinner. Mommy had corn on the cob, hot dogs, and baked beans - typical summer fare. But that's okay with us, right? We loved all of it!
Daddy signed up Madison for the next bit at Lowe's online. You have to do that quickly because they sell out. We're building something to do with the movie "Turbo." Here's the part where we realize that none of us have seen "Turbo," and it is on Netflix. Mommy has been pretty exhausted lately, so we decided to watch yet another Dreamworks movie. We sat down and watched the story of a snail that wants to race in the Indianapolis 500. How did this rise to the top to a point where they gave it the green light? It wasn't that bad of a movie, but certain ideas were sort of "more of the same." Still, Madison enjoyed it. We didn't dislike it, but I'm not going out to go get a copy right away either. One interesting note about this movie was the theme of snails last summer. This movie and "Epic" featured animated snails. Oh, and "Monsters University" featured a monster that moved like a snail, used as a running joke. It was a weird theme for the summer. One year it is penguins. One year it is China. One year it is archers. Last year: snails.
So how do you top movie night with an animated snail? Of course with a game of Cootie! We got to the kitchen table and set ourselves up for a major bug war. Daddy won the first skirmish, building a Cootie of his own. However the rules were set up early that we were to build two Cootie bugs each: and in that way, Madison won the Cootie War.
Tonight at bedtime, we prayed together, thanking God for six years (and counting) of such wonderful blessing with family. She's growing up. This year more than any, I can see behaviors and characteristics that surprise me in the way that I realize she's getting older and behaving older. Of course, part of me wishes she could stay young, playing with her ponies all the time with us. Which only renews my efforts to make every moment count. We are indeed truly blessed. Happy Gotcha Day, Madison.
We had a nice breakfast, courtesy of Mom - and then it was time to read more books for the reading program. Madison has ready 56 books so far, and some of them have been larger in wordcount. We're pretty happy there. She also played the piano a bit more - her "Moondreamer" is getting really good.
We decided to return to the library some time today, so therefore we found ourselves watching a video about Annie Oakley together, one that had to be returned today. Madison was learning about her at the end of the school year, so we picked up this video. It was one of those deals where Daddy and Mommy would be doing a bit of work while Madison watched that video - however we all got sucked in. What a fascinating person she was!
We did get around to moving a lot of stuff towards the basement, as we try to clean up more and prepare for everyone's arrival this Friday. On the 4th of July we'll be hosting, so we're trying to get things straightened up at least a little bit.
But the big plan for the day was to go and see a movie. Finally, we saw "How to Train Your Dragon 2," which had an early afternoon start time. It was a good movie - the three of us sat in the back and downed a whole lot of popcorn, and channeled our inner Vikings. Daddy should have worn his Viking hat in there. The theater, by the way, was crowded. I thought it should be, based on the fact that this is the only animated movie in theaters right now. For some reason, this movie hasn't been making as much as it should - despite the fact that it is a really good movie. It's not as good as the first, but any movie about Vikings already has a head start as far as I'm concerned.
It poured rain outside. Atlanta actually got pounded today, but we got our deluge too. Once again, we don't have to water our garden. Madison is getting spoiled in that regard. We left the movie and went over to Lowe's though, picking up some more vegetables for the garden, and an azalea for the front. The ground should be nice and soft for planting these when we get to it hopefully tomorrow.
Madison was thirsty because of the popcorn, so we continued our refill onslaught - we're easily over $100 in free drinks by now. Seriously, I've probably said this before, but when it comes to the Sodapalooza thing, we're probably their "worse case scenario."
And then it was time for the library. We returned out books, and picked up as slew of new ones, and a few new videos as well. Madison immediately started to read some books, and as we got home it was already time for dinner. Mommy had corn on the cob, hot dogs, and baked beans - typical summer fare. But that's okay with us, right? We loved all of it!
Daddy signed up Madison for the next bit at Lowe's online. You have to do that quickly because they sell out. We're building something to do with the movie "Turbo." Here's the part where we realize that none of us have seen "Turbo," and it is on Netflix. Mommy has been pretty exhausted lately, so we decided to watch yet another Dreamworks movie. We sat down and watched the story of a snail that wants to race in the Indianapolis 500. How did this rise to the top to a point where they gave it the green light? It wasn't that bad of a movie, but certain ideas were sort of "more of the same." Still, Madison enjoyed it. We didn't dislike it, but I'm not going out to go get a copy right away either. One interesting note about this movie was the theme of snails last summer. This movie and "Epic" featured animated snails. Oh, and "Monsters University" featured a monster that moved like a snail, used as a running joke. It was a weird theme for the summer. One year it is penguins. One year it is China. One year it is archers. Last year: snails.
So how do you top movie night with an animated snail? Of course with a game of Cootie! We got to the kitchen table and set ourselves up for a major bug war. Daddy won the first skirmish, building a Cootie of his own. However the rules were set up early that we were to build two Cootie bugs each: and in that way, Madison won the Cootie War.
Tonight at bedtime, we prayed together, thanking God for six years (and counting) of such wonderful blessing with family. She's growing up. This year more than any, I can see behaviors and characteristics that surprise me in the way that I realize she's getting older and behaving older. Of course, part of me wishes she could stay young, playing with her ponies all the time with us. Which only renews my efforts to make every moment count. We are indeed truly blessed. Happy Gotcha Day, Madison.
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