Picture of the day - May 28, 2007

Madison wearing a pair of hot-pink sunglasses

Being able to help raise a child is one of God's most precious blessings, and now that He has given us our beautiful granddaughter Madison, Cheria and I are getting to watch her experience a whole heap of "firsts". For example, a couple of weeks ago little Madison took her first "stroll" on the Virginia Creeper Trail, and a couple of days ago she participated in her very first Plum Alley Day festival! On Saturday, Abingdon's Plum Alley was jam-packed with people walking from one end of it to the other, stopping all along the way to check out the offerings of the vendors and chat with friends and acquaintances. After all, Plum Alley Day is all about "bumping into" old friends and making new ones while helping the Kiwanis club raise money for the large number of charities it helps support. Of course there were plenty of cute little babies being pushed around in their strollers by proud parents and grandparents, but I can honestly say that our own little Madison was by far the cutest of them all as she lay there all decked out in a pretty little pink outfit accented by a pair of super-cool pink infant sunglasses. And oh, by the way - just to prove that I'm not being even a wee bit partial, I lost count of all the "ooohs and ahhhs" I heard as one person after another stopped to admire the newest addition to our family! Even though the kidney stone I was carrying around with me sent a searing pain through my back with every step, I really enjoyed watching everyone fawn over our little bundle of joy, and as it often does, the walking helped me pass that nasty stone. All in all, I would have to say it was a great day!   Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!            Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"