Madonna's bid to adopt a Malawian toddler orphan, Mercy, has been accepted at last.
Follow the details of her Malawi adventure here.<\/p>","url":"2009/4/6/Madonna-0409-7.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Madonna "},{"captionHeading":"Madonna's Trip To Malawi","caption":"
In March 2009, the whole family visits a school and while she's often trussed-up in fishnets and knicks on-stage, 50-year-old Madge is dressing down for her visit.<\/p>","url":"2009/3/31/Madonna-and-Rocco-0309-1.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Madonna and Rocco 03.09"},{"captionHeading":"Madonna's Trip To Malawi","caption":"
She looks excited to be back in the home of her adopted child, David Banda.<\/p>","url":"2009/3/31/Madonna-0309-7.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Madonna 03.09"},{"captionHeading":"Madonna's Trip To Malawi","caption":"
It's not often Madge puts her ears on show - we're not sure how we feel about the Princess Leia-style hairdo.<\/p>","url":"2009/3/31/Madonna-0309-9.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Madonna 03.09"},{"captionHeading":"Madonna's Trip To Malawi","caption":"
She's holding on tight to little David.<\/p>","url":"2009/3/31/David-Banda-and-Madonna-0309.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"David Banda and Madonna 03.09"},{"captionHeading":"Madonna's Trip To Malawi","caption":"
She seems amused by the little lad and his guitar.<\/p>","url":"2009/3/31/David-Banda-and-Madonna-0309-1.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"David Banda and Madonna 03.09"},{"captionHeading":"Madonna's Trip To Malawi","caption":"
Lourdes looks like any 12-year-old on a family holiday - bored.<\/p>","url":"2009/3/31/Lourdes-0309-2.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Lourdes 03.09"},{"captionHeading":"Madonna's Trip To Malawi","caption":"
She looks like she'd rather be Twittering than touring a school.<\/p>","url":"2009/3/31/David-Banda-Madonna-and-Lourdes-0309.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"David Banda, Madonna and Lourdes 03.09"},{"captionHeading":"Madonna's Trip To Malawi","caption":"
Check out young Rocco's trendy mohican.<\/p>","url":"2009/3/31/Rocco-0309.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Rocco 03.09"},{"captionHeading":"Madonna's Trip To Malawi","caption":"
Rocco doesn't seem keen to have a go on the guitar.<\/p>","url":"2009/3/31/Madonna-Rocco-and-David-Banda-0309.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Madonna, Rocco and David Banda 03.09"},{"captionHeading":"Madonna's Trip To Malawi","caption":"
Madge moves in for a little mother-son time with Roc.<\/p>","url":"2009/3/31/Madonna-and-Rocco-0309-2.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Madonna and Rocco 03.09"},{"captionHeading":"Madonna's Trip To Malawi","caption":"
It's a tiring business looking after three kids and being an international megastar.<\/p>","url":"2009/3/31/Madonna-0309-11.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Madonna 03.09"},{"captionHeading":"Madonna's Trip To Malawi","caption":"
Lourdes perks up as she gets round to taking a few snaps for the Ciccone/Ritchie family album.<\/p>","url":"2009/3/31/Lourdes-0309-1.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Lourdes 03.09 "},{"captionHeading":"Madonna's Trip To Malawi","caption":"
She's going to be a stunner with attitude.<\/p>","url":"2009/3/31/Lourdes-0309.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Lourdes 03.09"},{"captionHeading":"Madonna's Trip To Malawi","caption":"
Time for a rest. Madonna has lost the shades to reveal a pretty fresh au naturel mug.<\/p>","url":"2009/3/31/Madonna-and-Rocco-0309.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Madonna and Rocco 03.09"},{"captionHeading":"Madonna's Trip To Malawi","caption":"
She can turn her hand to anything this one - check out that basket weave.<\/p>","url":"2009/3/31/Madonna-0309-8.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Madonna 03.09"},{"captionHeading":"Madonna's Trip To Malawi","caption":"
Can we expect a new line of home furnishings from the Material Girl?<\/p>","url":"2009/3/31/Madonna-0309-10.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Madonna 03.09"}];