Maddy and the marshmallows

Maddy spent a good part of today with Poppy, since Ash and I both had some things going on this afternoon. In the past, an afternoon with Poppy has usually entailed Maddy conning Poppy into taking her to as many parks as she can fit into an afternoon. The record so far has been 4 different parks in about as many hours. I bet you didn't even know we had that many parks in Freeport. Well, Maddy does and she also knows that Poppy is the only one who won't say no to her.

Poppy got smart today today though and planned some activities for him and her. He took her to one park and then took her back to their house to light a fire. There is only one thing Maddy likes better than the park and that is playing in the fireplace. They had a great time.

So this evening, Maddy and I went back to mom and dad's after Ash went to the theater. The fire was still smoldering and Maddy felt we should stoke it back up and roast some marshmallows. While Poppy went out to get the marshmallows, Maddy made about 5 trips in and out of the house collecting sticks. It's amazing what she will do for marshmallows.

Maddy was so happy to have marshmallows to roast tonight.

Come to find out, Maddy doesn't actually like cooked marshmallows. She just likes to cook them. By the end of the night, Mom, dad, and I were pretty full of marshmallows. In fact, I don't think I will need another marshmallow for quite a long time. Maddy had a good time though and, really, that's all that matters.