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| Lummi Sticks at Gymnastics |
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| Bat Girl...upside down! |
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| This is what no nap looks like! |
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| Readoption Day |
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| Readoption day...Lily wants to swing on the jury bar |
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| Chillin with Daddy |
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| Playing with brother Fredrik |
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| Super Cool Lily with upside down "lentes del sol" |
There has been so much I have wanted to write and so many pictures I want to put up...but I never seem to have the time or energy. So I thought I take a quick moment to download my thoughts before they escape me!
Lily's re-adoption hearing was about 2 weeks ago. In some ways it was just a formality, basically cementing Lily's adoption by US law and giving her a certificate of Foreign Birth birth certificate that can be obtained through the Department of Vital Records. I didn't think it would affect me too much emotionally, but I did feel the tears welling beneath the surface as we went before the judge. What was interesting is that of the 10-15 re-adoptions being done that day...we were the only husband-wife group re-adopting. A sign of the times huh? All the others were either a co-parent or second-parent adoption of same-sex parents. We tried to get a picture of Lily with the judge, but the best we got was her swinging on the jury rail next to him!
Lily loves gymnastics. Her favorite things are the ladder and the rings! We are so thankful to our friends who gave her this class as a welcome-home gift!
Have toddler...will travel...to Denmark and Norway! Are we crazy or what...we shall see! We hadn't planned on going to Norway as when I priced it earlier it was going to cost over 5K. However, a dear friend told me about an airline sale through SAS for half-price. We decided to do it! However, we decided to go through Denmark and see Copenhagen and Legoland! Should be fun! Either that or we will come home with bullet holes through our heads!
Lily has started the "bailar" phase. She only wants to wear dresses that she can "bailar" or dance in (really spinning around). Also lately she only wants to wear her "zapatos de tacones or zapatos de bailar" (Shiny shoes or dancing shoes). She even wears them to sleep!
I can't believe her 3rd birthday is coming up in less than 2 weeks! We are going to have a small family birthday party for her! I am excited I got her a "digital camera"...so she can "click, take a pic" like Dora!
