Malts Are The Best! (Thanksgiving Weekend)

 

We went to a local diner over the holiday weekend and had some comfort food with a chocolate peanut butter malt.  You can't go to this place without indulging yourself in one of these. 

Looks like we have a new fan of this malt!  Thanksgiving weekend was lovely.  It meant spending time with Liliah the night before Thanksgiving and having her help me cut up green beans with her scissors. Getting 4 days in a row with hubby.  Spending Thanksgiving Day with friends.  We spent the day after Thanksgiving sleeping in, taking a long walk on a sunny day (which is RARE this time of year) on a local trail with our dog Maddy and Liliah riding all bundled up in her stroller.  A visit to the toy store so we could spy out ideas for Christmas.  We even had a couple of evenings that we bundled up, went outside so Liliah could ride her bike in the backyard while I gazed up at the stars and gave Maddy her cardio workout.  It was so nice to "just be" without all the running around and busyness that one can get pulled into this time of year. We are thankful to be on another journey to our second daughter in China.  We have 1 more document to collect before completing our dossier.  God has surely blessed our lives and we are humbled and grateful.

 

Our Tiny Ballerina

This Fall, you began your first lessons in ballet with Mrs. Sara.  It is an hour class of structured ballet, very different than the mommy and me classes.  At 4 years old (36" & 27.4 lbs; size 2T) you are the tiniest ballerina.  The first class you started paying attention about 1/2 way through the class.  You had no idea what those crazy french words like pleau or tondu meant!

You are learning to participate with others

Cooperation . . .

When it is your turn

Remember instruction

Graceful movements

To work in coordination with a group of girls, and to have fun.  You are loving your class and daddy & I giggle and get so much joy out of watching you!