High Temps under the Big Tent

We have adjusted to new day care just fine. Actually, in many ways I think she likes it better. Her new uniform (t-shirt) arrived and it is huge. I should just try to cinch it up with a belt and make it a dress, since she is so petite! But I still prefer the old staple of shirt and khakis. I am still trying to figure out how to get all those darn stains off of everything - everything she eats or touches leaves its mark on her!

We also had a busy week with our next big adventure - the circus and an emergency visit to the doctor. The circus was great and you can see that all she could do was sit and watch! Amazing how the motorcycles put her right to sleep though and she was out. The next day, she was sick at school and by the time we got to the doctor, her temperature was 104 degrees. We got it down, the tests came back negative for flu, and we were back to normal over the next day or so. At least we got geared up to do what parents do best - run around like chickens with our heads cut off.

Mariela is much more social now and still plays really nicely with herself at her house when we let her be. This is here reflecting back on her days in Guatemala - I think she is recreating the chicken bus and piling as many of her little people in the bus as she can. No one is left behind - All aboard!

We are quickly outgrowing the high chair and insist on doing everything in the high chair besides eat. Here she is helping animate the story by showing the fingers....and toes. (Don't worry, we are spotting her on her stunt scenes and starting to train her for the chair). I much prefer this book anyway compared to the "Old Lady that Swallowed a Fly" and the book with the picture of the ape which she would get to and scream at.

We are trying to get her to save her pennies and she has already started putting the money back in the piggy bank, but only after she is done using it as stamps and utensils for the play-doh. I wish she made money faster than she spends it...but it is all for good cause! She is also busy trying to be an adult - sitting on the chairs, eating off our plates, bossing us around and running around in my shoes - I am going to trade her places one of these days.

We had a wonderful get together last week with book club, since one of our greatest friends arranged for a little party for Mariela. She had the most beautiful cake and the girls all brought Mariela things every girl needs for book club - Books. The best part was they all brought books that they enjoyed reading to their children and they really meant a lot to us! Thanks to all our wonderful friends and our parents and their friends and family who continue to follow us and share in our joy with Mariela.