Celebrity Appearance!

Today was a very big day, as Madeleine had her first celeb drop in for a visit. She was very excited.

The surprise star was none other than Boston Pizza spokesperson extraordinaire Howie Mandel!

The only problem is that apparently, Mr. Mandel is a wee bit of a germaphobe and doesn't really like to shake people's hands. He's into something called 'knocks'. I didn't know what that was, but fortunately little sister Madeleine is street-wise and demonstrated. What you do is simply make your hand into a fist, like so:

and then you extend the fist, like so:

So really it's so simple, anyone can do it with a little practice.
So after Howie left to be with far less important people, it was time for a little relaxation... Here is Madeleine just hanging around with her first doll, who is yet to be named. Suggestions welcome! 

Then there was still a little time for Madeleine's favourite game, how-hard-can-I-grab-fingers. She's the all-time champ at that and will take all comers.