Ode to Emilka

Oh Emilka!

How I'll miss ya

You moved far away

And now we can't play

I'll miss when you hug me

You always stood by me

You're my best friend

The very best one!

Birthday party fun

We went to a birthday party recently... it was a lot of fun, but I wasn't a big fan of the party hat..

... and neither was daddy!

(I STILL don't like that birthday song... it just sounds so darn sad! Somebody please make it stop!)

UPDATE!

New words: hat, dance, elmo
First Spanish word: agua (pronounced "awa")

FoOdS:
Hot ~ pasta, chicken, beef, hot dogs, turkey (can you tell I like meat?!), whole grain oatmeal, yogurt, WATER! mmmm, scrambled eggs, and most vegetables
NOT! ~ orange juice, most fruits (i know, it's strange), whole milk ('cause i think the mama is trying to trick me into thinking it's "her milk".. hmm not falling for it)

Favorite thing to do: DANCE!!!, play outside (i love to explore), and play and splash in water

Favorite song: "Carito" by Carlos Vives (when I want to dance to the song, I go over to papa's computer and start moving my shoulders and feet, if they still don't understand, I start spinning in circles, .... if THAT doesn't work, I say DANCE!)

Favorite things: my Elmo doll, my red USA baseball cap, and my dolly stroller

David, Gianni and Ali, Oh My!

We've been so fortunate to have so many wonderful guests visiting us lately. This time David, Gianni and Ali came and it was so much fun!!! We watched movies together, ate Chicago-style pizza, played frisbee near the lake, went to Six Flags, the Baha'i Temple, ... my goodness. We took so many pictures ... but too many to put here. So I just chose a few. You can see how much we enjoyed their visit by the BIG smiles on our faces. Thanks guys for coming!!! We can't wait to see you again. Maybe next time we see each other, you'll be able to understand what I'm trying to say when I speak :)


(For more pictures of their visit, visit David and Gianni's blog!)

Uncle, Auntie and Cousin Bahi!!