Sunrise

About two weeks ago, Daddy came up with an idea. He and Madi would take a trip to the beach to watch the sun rise. So, for the past two weeks, Madi has woken up every morning asking, "Are we going to the beach today??"

This morning at 6:00, we went in Madi's room to wake her. Jimmy turned on her light, and while dangling her swimsuit he told her it was time to get up. She reacted so quickly that she got up and fell back down! I walked in the room to find Madi sitting on the bed totally zoned out. Daddy said, "Madi--today's the day." In an instant, she jumped onto her feet, did a jig and chanted, "Today's the day, today's the day!" She is so funny. We got her dressed and shuffled them out the door. As they were leaving, I snapped a quick picture of them in the van in the dark. She then cried in a hurried voice, "Close the door, Mom!"

Three hours later, Daddy and Madi returned from a lovely experience together. They ate blueberry muffins and watermelon, walked on the beach, looked for seashells, and made a little sand castle.

Oh, and today Madi is Princess Belle. She's been running around calling Daddy "Jimbo" all morning!