this woman’s work

First off, the cake didn’t happen. Pennie called us Saturday night to ask if she could bring by some (a lot!) of food to store for the next day and we, of course, said yes. When she got here she told us that she and Nate took the cake to Nate’s sister’s house and somehow the cake got attacked by ants. Both Pennie and Nate were pretty down about it — naturally. So they bought a cake and turned it into a castle cake. See?

Madison enjoyed the pink roses (she gets that from Aunt Erica) so she was cool about not getting a castle cake.

We had lots of guests and lots of presents and lots of FOOD. There were also lots of pictures, which may be forthcoming if I can drag my tired self to iPhoto and back.

Best present: Pennie’s dad sent Madison dress-up clothes (including a costume with a seashell bra clearly sized for adults — we have pics of both Pennie AND Nate wearing it but I will allow them to choose with whom they want to share those!) and she immediately shucked off her princess dress to put on the hot pink leopard print footie pajamas. But the funniest part was that he sent pictures of himself wearing footie pajamas and holding the ones he sent and wearing a couple of the hats he included in the package. They are hilarious! And wasn’t that a brilliant idea? (Again, I’d love to share these on the internet but feel, sadly, that it is not my place!) Anyway, Madison spent most of the party wearing footie pajamas and then put on one of her new sundresses to go outside in the bitter cold. She’s one of those kids who don’t give a darn about temperature.

There was some hysteria and a touch of bickering but I think mostly everyone had a good time. I know I had a good time. Then Kristen came back awhile later for Paige’s housewarming (Pennie was thisclose to coming but decided to go home to watch zombie movies with her best friend Sam) and I got to see AmFam for the first time in AGES.

Oh and Suz! Susan! I talked to Pennie about Madison’s exploits and she reports that her little sister was pretty much exactly the same way. So not an adoption issue! You two were right! Suz, thanks for the suggestion that I check with Pennie — I appreciate it! It’s a good reminder to me not to see adoption everytime Madison coughs, sniffles and throws a fit. I’m working on changing my mindset (and kneejerk reactions) and trying not to be so hypersensitive in my effort to be sensitive.