Okay, the big news of the day: Madison can tie her shoe all by herself. It's official. She's really good at it too! Officially, it was yesterday technically that she first did it on her own. But today she was doing it to show off for us.
Today Mommy and Daddy made a trip around the neighborhood on foot, it was just after dropping Madison off from school in the morning. The drop-off is getting quite routine, fortunately. Madison jumps out of the car after hearing a thrilling made-up story, one usually involving pirates. Anyway, just afterwards we journeyed around our neighborhood in what turned out to be a perfect morning, temperature-wise. It was a nice walk, one we've promised to take five days a week from this point on each weekday morning.
Madison's school experience was good, and Mommy and Daddy's home experience was relaxing. We did a bit of clean-up, afterwards watching "The Cat and the Canary" with Bob Hope. Daddy is writing a devotional that has a creepy October theme to it, one that has the theme of "No Fear." That said, he was in the mood to crack open the October movies a little early. We saw this one, and later on in the evening after Madison went to bed: "Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein."
When Madison got home, it was time for some piano practice first of all. This is getting intense for Mommy and Daddy, but Madison seems to be moving along okay when she puts her full attention to it. As a reward for a good day, we all went to the library to return the books and movies: Daddy and Mommy have been listening to books in the car (Daddy just finished seven CDs of "Around the World in 80 Days"), and we've picked up a few books for ourselves as well. Madison's books are numerous, a big old stack of books that she can read herself for the most part. "The Lorax" found it's way into the pile this time around, along with a few DVD movies, such as "Babe." It's been ages since we've seen that one.
For dinner, we grilled burgers. Not just any burgers, but the best hamburgers ever in world history. The more I grill Mommy's hamburgers, the more I'm convinced of this. Her hamburgers are exquisite, the stuff of masters and legends. The mix is something that bests any hamburger, period. Daddy grilled these, and a few hot dogs out on the deck. And then, it was time for the feast. What a taste: what perfection on a bun!
We got ready for bed after that, and with not enough time to watch a movie, we decided to plug up the Kinect. Daddy recently downloaded the Mars Rover Landing game so we all could take a look at it. Of course, the Curiosity is currently exploring the surface of Mars, taking incredible pictures of the landscape there. Basically, Mars sort of looks like Nevada, only red. That's not necessarily a bad thing - the desolate world is amazing to look at. The pictures have been high definition, and absolutely incredible in quality. Anyway, in honor of this "teachable moment," we tried the game a few times tonight: it's a simulator where you can land the rover on the surface, stage by stage. I'm proud to say in our first attempt, we got the Curiosity to the surface of the planet safely. But it was pretty intense!
As the week progresses, we'll show Madison some of these historic photos from Mars. I doubt we'll see John Carter, or that boy Milo who is looking for his mother. We just might see Mickey Mouse though - a recent episode of the Mickey Mouse Club had the whole gang up there on Mars. They were probably doing something far more interesting than collecting rock and soil samples though...
Anyway, to relax things a bit, we all went bowling afterwards. Mommy, as usual, dominated. But Madison didn't do so bad herself! Her final score was a 97, and she got two strikes and a spare in the first three frames. She's got a wicked spin on that ball - the thing looks destined for the gutter, just riding along the ridge and about to fall in. And yet it absolutely defies gravity and all common sense, somehow making it across the lane at the last moment for a straight-on assault and a strike.
It was a fun night at our own personal bowling lane. Soon it was time for bed though. We put Madison down for the night, after which Mommy and Daddy snuggled in front of an old movie on the television.
Today Mommy and Daddy made a trip around the neighborhood on foot, it was just after dropping Madison off from school in the morning. The drop-off is getting quite routine, fortunately. Madison jumps out of the car after hearing a thrilling made-up story, one usually involving pirates. Anyway, just afterwards we journeyed around our neighborhood in what turned out to be a perfect morning, temperature-wise. It was a nice walk, one we've promised to take five days a week from this point on each weekday morning.
Madison's school experience was good, and Mommy and Daddy's home experience was relaxing. We did a bit of clean-up, afterwards watching "The Cat and the Canary" with Bob Hope. Daddy is writing a devotional that has a creepy October theme to it, one that has the theme of "No Fear." That said, he was in the mood to crack open the October movies a little early. We saw this one, and later on in the evening after Madison went to bed: "Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein."
When Madison got home, it was time for some piano practice first of all. This is getting intense for Mommy and Daddy, but Madison seems to be moving along okay when she puts her full attention to it. As a reward for a good day, we all went to the library to return the books and movies: Daddy and Mommy have been listening to books in the car (Daddy just finished seven CDs of "Around the World in 80 Days"), and we've picked up a few books for ourselves as well. Madison's books are numerous, a big old stack of books that she can read herself for the most part. "The Lorax" found it's way into the pile this time around, along with a few DVD movies, such as "Babe." It's been ages since we've seen that one.
For dinner, we grilled burgers. Not just any burgers, but the best hamburgers ever in world history. The more I grill Mommy's hamburgers, the more I'm convinced of this. Her hamburgers are exquisite, the stuff of masters and legends. The mix is something that bests any hamburger, period. Daddy grilled these, and a few hot dogs out on the deck. And then, it was time for the feast. What a taste: what perfection on a bun!
We got ready for bed after that, and with not enough time to watch a movie, we decided to plug up the Kinect. Daddy recently downloaded the Mars Rover Landing game so we all could take a look at it. Of course, the Curiosity is currently exploring the surface of Mars, taking incredible pictures of the landscape there. Basically, Mars sort of looks like Nevada, only red. That's not necessarily a bad thing - the desolate world is amazing to look at. The pictures have been high definition, and absolutely incredible in quality. Anyway, in honor of this "teachable moment," we tried the game a few times tonight: it's a simulator where you can land the rover on the surface, stage by stage. I'm proud to say in our first attempt, we got the Curiosity to the surface of the planet safely. But it was pretty intense!
As the week progresses, we'll show Madison some of these historic photos from Mars. I doubt we'll see John Carter, or that boy Milo who is looking for his mother. We just might see Mickey Mouse though - a recent episode of the Mickey Mouse Club had the whole gang up there on Mars. They were probably doing something far more interesting than collecting rock and soil samples though...
Anyway, to relax things a bit, we all went bowling afterwards. Mommy, as usual, dominated. But Madison didn't do so bad herself! Her final score was a 97, and she got two strikes and a spare in the first three frames. She's got a wicked spin on that ball - the thing looks destined for the gutter, just riding along the ridge and about to fall in. And yet it absolutely defies gravity and all common sense, somehow making it across the lane at the last moment for a straight-on assault and a strike.
It was a fun night at our own personal bowling lane. Soon it was time for bed though. We put Madison down for the night, after which Mommy and Daddy snuggled in front of an old movie on the television.
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