There's a BIRTHDAY GIRL in the house!!!

Today my sweet Madi girl is 9 years old. All she wanted for her birthday was 1. batteries 2. a pocket knife 3. money (she is saving for a Nintendo DS) 4. time with family 5. to do something outside.

We made all of her wishes come true! She had a wonderful birthday. We had a small family party (we do a friend party every other year) and then went geocaching. We were able to spend the entire afternoon outside and we had a WONDERFUL time! The weather was the best so far this year! We finished the day with pizza and a movie. Madi and the girls had been waiting to see the blind side so we watched that all together. It was truly an amazing day to celebrate our amazing Madi girl!

One of the constants in Madison's personality is her generosity and tenderheartedness. She received almost enough money for her birthday to buy herself a DS, but she would give it all away tomorrow if I told her that someone else has a need for it. Sometimes she cries herself to sleep thinking about the devastation in Haiti, a homeless person or a friend or family member in pain. She has such a big heart and we love her so very much. Madi's birthdays are always so much fun because she has low expectations and is so easy to please. She wanted bacon with her pancakes this morning, but it didn't get defrosted. No problem. We had fruit and juice to go with our pancakes and that was just fine with Madi. She has an awesome attitude about most things! We just love this girl so very much. She has been such a blessing to us this past nine years. Happy, happy birthday Madi girl!