Greetings from hot and humid central Jersey. This week, summer has certainly let us know that it is here. The temperatures were in the 90’s and the humidity was excessive, so this was not a great week to be outdoors for too long. On the brighter side, Victoria had “Carnival Day” at her day camp this week. She had a great time with the kids. They had all made tie died shirts earlier in the week and wore them for the carnival. Victoria had a few water ices (grape and blueberry). She even tried her first cotton candy, but did not like it one bit. Oh well… They had a moon bounce (something that Victoria loves) and face painting also. Victoria had a cat painted in her forearm (very nice) and even got two temporary tattoos…one of which was a plane (interesting choice for someone that does not like to fly…perhaps it is her way of facing her fears…hahahaha…).
Over the weekend, we went out to the Poconos for a family birthday party. Victoria had a blast and got to play with a few of her cousins. She had fun playing some basketball, playing a guitar and even joined in blowing out the birthday candles (she is still itching for her own birthday of course!).
This week, we visited a Russian food store a few towns over. On the way there, Mommy and Daddy were talking about our time in Russia. Once we entered the store, we looked at one another and felt like we were there again (the music, the layout and all of the items written in Russian). It was an extremely nice feeling. Russia is where officially became a family, so we have very good and strong feelings for it. Victoria saw a number of things that were familiar to her from Russia. She started filling the cart with a number of items that she liked. Of course, this consisted mostly of sweets (candy and cookies), but she was visibly excited to see things that she had before, so we were all for it. Later in the day, she asked for one of them (a lemon candy). As soon as she started eating it, her excitement elevated immediately. She was literally squealing with delight and began telling us stories about her “friends” (she now knows this word in English) in the orphanage and how they all liked this particular candy. So, we will certainly be making a number of future trips to this store.
Victoria watched Mary Poppins for the first time this week and loved it. She enjoyed the scene where they danced with penguins and, later in the movie, thought it was hysterical how dirty the chimneysweep’s faces got. She was still interested in the candy that we picked up from the Russian store, in particular a Cheburashka chocolate candy egg that she wanted to try. We told her that if she ate all of her dinner, she would be able to have it. Going into dinner that night, she was pretty tired, which usually means that she struggles to finish. However, she REALLY wanted that candy, so she began to work her way through her meal. Then, she seemed to ‘hit the wall’ while eating the last of her macaroni and cheese (the last item on her plate). So, Victoria turned to Daddy and calmly said “Daddy, please help.” Mommy and Daddy laughed hysterically and Victoria got a huge smile on her face (she had never asked this before during a meal…but, she REALLY wanted the candy…hahaha). So, Daddy took a few pieces to help out, but it was obviously not as much help as she needed to get the job done. So, Victoria turned to Mommy for assistance. The 3 of us had a good laugh. In the end, she finished her entire meal (such a big girl) and was able to enjoy her candy.
Here are some pictures from this week…
Sporting the shirt she made and her grape tongue at the carnival:
With her cotton candy…before she tried it:
Clearly not happy with the taste of cotton candy:
Enjoying her first time ever eating corn on the cob:
It’s time for cake…let’s dig in!
Settling in to watch Mary Poppins:
Helping Daddy take out the trash…she really wants to be a good helper!
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