Madeleine plays Little People

Madeleine got really into her Little People play today, taking Cartacarizza, Sarah, and Maggie and making them "fly the sun" (in her words), or scoot along on the roof of the Little People Play House (in my words.) After exclaiming "Whee!" as they flew along, the various Little People would either happily descend to the table top, or, in some unfortunate cases, fall to the ground and then cry. All was made better as soon as Madeleine picked up the poor, wounded Little Person and gave her a head hug. As you can see in this video, the falls became more frequent as the game progressed, though Madeleine was always right there with open arms ready to embrace whichever person was in need:



Things really took a dire turn when all of the above-mentioned Little People had wiped out, leaving none standing:




After numerous falls, you might expect that Cartacarizza was in poor spirits, but quite the contrary; ever the optimist, she was quick to leap back on her feet and dance around all over the second story of the Little People house:


Madeleine turning Cartacarizza in pirouette-like circles



After the roof scooting was over with, the Little People needed a rest, as I gathered from the following narration:

MADELEINE: (snoring sounds) She's fweepin'!

Unhappily, the injuries weren't over with for the day; after Sarah woke up, she attempted to climb through the balcony window of the Little People house, and according to Madeleine, "She conked a head!"

In the middle of all the Little People action, Madeleine took a break from playing with Cartacarizza, Maggie, and Sarah in order to put the Little People picnic basket to her ear and have a phone conversation:



Although I think she was pretending to talk to Mommy, I unfortunately couldn't quite grasp what she was trying to tell me. If anyone got anything more out of that conversation than "chicken dough," be sure to fill me in!