Circus Time!
On Friday, Nov. 9, Maria and I went to her first circus at the Scottrade Center (formerly Savvis, etc.) We went with our Parents As Teachers playgroup, and ended up bringing our friend Allison and Jack too. Both of them seemed to have a great time! Maria did not get a nap beforehand, so she was a little apprehensive at first. The darkened arena and loud noise had her holding onto Mama most of the show, but she loved the animals - mostly the elephants and horses. She smiled and laughed the most when the elephants 'danced' - now when she sees an elephant in a book she gets up to dance!
The kiddos transfixed by the circus excitement...
Maria's favorite parts of the circus...
Maria's favorite part of all, though, might have been the ride home. We carpooled with Jack and Allison in their minivan, which has a DVD player, and the kiddos watched Elmo all the way home (Have I mentioned that Maria has become an Elmo Junkie? She is obsessed!) I thought Maria would crash immediately, but the ability to watch Elmo in the van was just too exciting... she was just amazed at the little TV screen in the ceiling! It was pretty funny to watch her reaction.
Welcoming Lilia
On Saturday, Nov. 10, we helped welcome a new member to the McLane/Cope family. Lilia was adopted from Russia 2 months ago and she was ready to meet many new friends at "Pump It Up!" in Newtown. This is a giant room filled with those blow-up slides, jumping houses, etc. Maria thought it was really cool to slide down the slides with daddy, but she did NOT like it when Mommy held Lilia or Stevyn's little boy, Silas. She got really mad.... yikes.
It was great to meet Lilia, and to see Stevyn, Troy, and their son, Silas - he's a year old already!
Troy and Silas
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