Life as a Family of Four.....: August 2012

Sunday, August 19, 2012

dance tutu

Yesterday, we went to get her dance outfit, she was soooo excited! I wish Baba was with us when we were trying the outfit on. It was like someone handed her millions of dollars. Her face beamed from ear to ear. She is one happy little girl.

showing off some of her moves that she remembers from her last dance classes. She can't wait to start in september.

Here, she is tapping on the fairies roof to wake them up. She is such a blessing to us.....xoxox u yan yan.

fine motor skills

Coming home from China, Miss Diva was showin us some of her skills. Her fine motor blew my mind. As an Registered Early Childhood Educator, I haven't seen t many 3 year olds being able to do this. I have daycare kids in senior kindergarten that is unable to do this. She is loving this...

Wanting to try her 1,2,3's

good job missy diva, I love # 6

Sunday, August 12, 2012

weekend away with friends....

All the way to Niagara falls , Miss diva would not close her eyes and have a sleep. Something inside me told me she was worried about what was happening. Traveling at night, car full of her stuff and talking about sleeping in a hotel.

Her eyes were bugged all the way until we got to the hotel. She was okay, after we checked in, got our stuff to the room and and she realized she was staying with us and we were not leaving her anywhere.
Sometimes, little things like this remind me about how fragile these little beings are and how much they depend on us keeping them safe and comfortable. She still is learning to trust us as her momma and baba. This breaks my heart that she has these fears of being left still.

We got in the hotel room and she ran to the window to look out. She was so excited to see the skylon tower and the elevator going up and down. She loved all the pretty lights and especially the fireworks.

looking out the window

her first time seeing fireworks...she was so excited and kept saying"whoooo pretty"

our mongolian princess sleeping with her hello kitty Meow

saturday morning sunrise from our hotel window...just amazing

the falls

she loved looking at the falls and watching all the water falling

miss diva

miss diva and her friend Maelyn...they thought this was the most funniest thing ever....then momma's and baba's had to have their pictures taken too

jason and paul

myself and Jan

she freaked when she saw the big ferris wheel and wanted to go on...so we did... she loved it.

view from the ferris wheel...the view is amazing

upside down house in the parking lot

myself and miss diva on the ferris wheel

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

first swimming lessons ALONE

@ the beach in Bayfield

building sand castles in the sand with baba, zachary and shawn....it was fun

still building

going for a swim with baba, it was very wavey and she kept saying"it's hurting me."

@ the 5th Annual Budgell Picnic

Every year there is a Budgell family picnic, something I am beginning to look forward since Miss Diva came home. Having her home is so much fun . I truly love spending time with her and doing fun activities with her.