A day on Madison Avenue

Since Madison's baby sister, Megan, was born last Friday, we decided to give her parents a little time to bond with the new baby (aka get some rest) and take Madison off their hands for a day.  Charlotte loves Madison like a sister, and it's possible Peter actually thinks Madison is one of his sisters since we have hung out with her so much since before he was even born.  We had a great time playing outside all morning, but it was the after lunch hijinks that I caught on camera.

Good thing I have three of these bins, because they were a huge hit.  The kids dragged them all over the house and pretended they were boats, cars, bathtubs, and beds.

I put the tent on the table, and of course they had to drag the bins in there.  Then Charlotte forced Rocky to get in on the action.  You can spot him trying to escape through the handle.

Madison's turn to exploit Rocky!

ESCAPE!!

While Petey napped, the girls did their "homework".  Each of them drew about 800 purple flowers.

Then, they insisted on hanging them on the fridge and the door to the garage.

Whew -- being artistic is hard work!

We played some more outside until Peter woke up.  Madison didn't show any signs of missing her mommy or new sister until Melissa sent us a photo of Megan on a walk.  Then Madison started requesting to see the baby.  Melissa confirmed my suspicion that Madison wouldn't rest until her demands were met, so we all went for a field trip to see the newborn.  Megan was a little cranky and tried to nurse on my bicep, which brought back a lot of memories.  Charlotte threw a fit when she realized we were leaving Madison at her house and Madison tried to leave with us, but we finally convinced both girls that we could play again later this week.

Congratulations on becoming a big sister, sweet Madison!