A Daddy Day!

I was along for the ride all day, but I was the official photo taker - I've gotta blog more! I like to tell stories about Madeline. We started the morning off with heading out to Reedville Cafe in the morning for some excellent grub... there's nothing better than a hometown breakfast on a rainy day! Maddie, of course, had her fill of pancakes which left her in an excellent mood!

We then went shopping with Dad and got some things for him - he still needs more things but getting him to shop for himself is almost impossible. He bought some new running shoes with Maddie's approval on the color choice. It will surprise you to know that she felt if he bought anything other than pink, then he just was not a hip dad!

We then HAD to stop by the golf store and as soon as we got in there, I took Maddie to the putting green in order to let dad concentrate on mecca experience around him. Immediately, Maddie went to the PINK gripped putter and started putting away. She was cute in that she would plant her feet and kind of rock back and forth on them to get set up and then she line up the putter and usually get it in. Granted, she was swinging the putter between her legs, but the ball was getting in! We had just bought her a PINK baseball cap at REI and she told me that her pink cap gave her luck.

The lucky pink hat was simply too tempting for Andy so Maddie and I politely sat on the putting green and watched daddy work his magic. We have him the courtesy golf clap and then decided to go ahead and get a putter for Maddie. It does not have a pink grip, but she wanted it and I know she'll use it. We live on a golf course in China and we best take advantage of it while we have it! I envision waking up on Saturday morning and heading to the club house while dad goes to the driving range and Maddie and I hit the putting green!

When we left there, we headed to the recycling place and Maddie knew exactly what to do She is a true Oregonian at heart and gets the recycling thing. When she finished with something that is recyclable, she puts in the our recycle bin without thinking twice. She's a green girl!!

Four more sleeps until we get on that plane! The next couple of days will be spent playing with the boys, getting some last minute shopping in and simply enjoying the moment. It's raining and it's gorgeous... the air is fresh, the birds are singing, the grass is green... I love Oregon - I simply love it. I'm glad that Maddie is proving to love it too!