May 11, 2006

 Yesterday was Family Day! Very hard to believe it was two years ago when we first met and became a family. We celebrated with our set traditions:

1. a new charm for her bracelet- this year it was an ice cream cone. [Last year it was a starfish and her starter charms were a ladybug, a palm tree, and a heart frame charm for her photo.]
2. a small gift that I picked out for her when we were in China. This year she got a toy drum with handpainted flowers on it.
3. a cupcake in an ice cream cone. Why this dessert? Because our family day is also the birthday of my two best childhood buddies. and one of them always brought this treat to school on her birthday. And the other one always begged her mother to make this treat... with no success.


On Tuesday, J went to her very first dance class. Actually a combo pre-ballet AND gymnastics class. She LOVED it... such a huge smile on her face the whole time. She learned first and second position of the feet and several other moves. So cute out there in her little black dance dress and ballet slippers. All the other girls were in pale pink so Miss J is already making her fashion statement. This is also her first class that is NOT parent participation and she did great... waved to me several times but otherwise was having too much fun to worry about where I was.

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