Thank You and Keeping Busy

Thanks so much to everyone who has emailed, called or posted comments to my blog the last week. We have felt so supported and loved since hearing the sad news about our baby. We have decided to be put back on the waiting list and hopefully still adopt a baby girl from Ethiopia. Right now we are trying to keep ourselves busy and focus all our attention on Isabelle, who really has no idea what is happening and is still praying for a sister from Ethiopia every night.

Isabelle was snack girl again last week and we decided to go with a Valentine theme. We made watermelon hearts with arrow oranges going through them. We also had a ton of frozen strawberries we had picked last spring so we cut out cinnamon bread hearts and spread them with whipped strawberry cream cheese.
Isabelle picked out the napkins.

At ballet on Saturday morning Isabelle's class began learning the routine they will perform at their recital in the spring. What a patient teacher she has to teach three and four-year-olds to dance in a straight line and pirouette at the same moment! It's very cute to watch.

Isabelle says this part is called "shoo, fly!"

Fairy wings

And now, a big shout-out to Hallmark for commercializing Valentine's Day, thus making it imperative that we make homemade Valentine cards and gifts. Isabelle and I really do love to make crafty things together and this gave us the perfect excuse to splurge on new scrapbooking supplies. This project also occupied most of the weekend, which was really good for me.

I like to think I've contributed to the cause of stabilizing the economy with my own private stimulus package of chocolate, fancy paper and stickers. Ready to make Valentine's! Yes, she does have a monkey on her back.

Stuffing treat boxes for her friends at preschool and daycare. She had a nice little assembly line going!

These are the Valentine's Isabelle will be handing out. (Front)

(Back) Isabelle signed her own name on about 20 cards.

The finished product.

We made an extra special Valentine for her teacher. (Front)

(Inside)

Isabelle also helped me stuff treat bags for my kindergartners.

All done!

I am so lucky to have Isabelle!