Swimming in Extreme Cuteness

We had a jam packed weekend and it's not even over yet.

First I'd like to yeah WaHoo for three other families adopting children at the same orphanage as Panda. They should be traveling at the end of August to pick their kids up after a loooooooooonnnnnnnnnnngggggggg wait. It is exciting to see as they are the first children that I have seen come home from the O that I am working with. There has been a Haitian government hold-up that literally held up 300-400 children from many O's from coming home, since January 2007. It is starting to move again...

On Thursday I took Tuks for her first ever movie in the theatre. It was a great deal. The theatre held a children's day, and the movie was $2.50 for me, and free for her since she is under two. Then on top of that, they also gave each of us a free small bag of buttered popcorn. What a deal!!! I never knew things like this existed. We plan to go again next week since she did so well. The movie was "Charlotte's Web" with Dakota Fanning. One of my all time favorite stories.

Then Friday night, my family came over for my birthday. It was real sweet of them, plus it was a blast for me to watch Tuki and her cousin N play together. The older Tuks gets, the better they play. They truly enjoy each other's company. You know how sometimes you have this image how you desire things to be and work out. Well when I was adopting Tuki, I had hoped, not requested, just hoped in my heart that my child, whomever they would be, would be close in age to N, so that they could enjoy each other's company. Well with Tuki's referral and then watching those two play, it is like the reality is better than what I ever imagined. They are 1 year and 9 days apart in age.

Then this morning, we went to another local fair. My sister, BIL, cousin N, and Tuks and me. It was a fun time as usual. The girls did great, saw many animals, went on rides, and enjoyed free children activities sponsored by various local groups.

Just to note my niece has been edited out of the pictures, to keep her identity hidden, per her parent's request. You will just have to imagine how cute those two are together, because believe me, they are CUTE!!


Tuks playing footsie with cousin N.






















Tuks and cousin N on the bumble bee ride.



Swimming in corn....and cuteness of course!!!!!!!!!!!




African Pgymy goat and her kid. The kid was no bigger than a rat terrier dog.


Baby Bunnies..........ohh so hugable, but for good reason they didn't let us hold them



Tuks and Cousin N on the Truck Merry-go-round.



Uncle W, tickling Tuks to extreme pleasure!!!