The Baker Street Irregulars

This morning Madison returned to the stage as Constance Cutpurse, a sneaky little street urchin that just so happens to be a member of the Baker Street Irregulars.  She's on hand to help us solve the case, and this morning found a valuable clue.  She loves being on stage quite a bit, and is quite comfortable up there!

It was a good morning, followed by a bit of rest, and then a journey to Gwinnett's KidPak Fall Festival.  Here we are inside, just before heading out there again to the inflatables and rides:

As you can see here, Madison was Wednesday Addams once again.  There was a huge reason that Madison was not Wonder Woman or anything like that today.  The reason?  The wind chill factor currently makes it feel like 33 degrees out there!  That's a sudden drop in temperature, and the wind was so brutal that it was difficult for us to enjoy the evening.  It was more like some sort of winter festival instead of a Fall Festival.  Still, there were some highlights, including this moment here:

Madison met some old friends, Rachel and Abbie.  They too were adopted, from Russia, a few years before Madison was.  We remember the process it took to bring them here, and all the other struggles back then, and it's just amazing how grown up they look already.  Kids grow up so fast.  Anyway, Madison was excited to see them again tonight, and they were happy to see her as well.  We took this picture inside, because Daddy has a key fob to get into the building, and by gum, it was cold out there.

Seriously, Madison did about three things:  an obstacle course, and a mini-ferris wheel too.  She didn't do the hamster ball thing this time around, just because it was so cold.  In fact, we left a little early to get home, where we warmed up and saw Mommy.  Together, we watched a movie:  "The Corpse Bride," under lots of blankets and snuggles.  And popcorn too.

Daddy opened up some birthday presents early, one of which was a deluxe pumpkin carving kit.  Wow, this thing is pretty smooth - we'll get to try it out on Tuesday when we carve one more pumpkin.  Also, I got "Spider-man:  Homecoming," some gift cards, and a copy of the latest Ridley Pearson book series, "Lock and Key."  It just came out, and this one is signed by the author and personally addressed to me, believe it or not.  And just because everything goes with themes around here, what is it that this book series is all about?  The adventures of a younger Sherlock Holmes.  Get a clue, indeed!