Wow, what a gorgeous day!

It is unbelievably gorgeous out today. Actually, we have had a few very nice days and it feels long overdue.

I had hoped to work out today, but I have a Libby in the Box, who will not stay put. I am getting a little tired of the constant interruptions and greatly fear that I may be nearing the end of her napping-sniff, sniff. I really need that time for laundry, cleaning, dinner prep, and now, of all things, a nice little work out. I am not sure how I am going to deal with this, but it is far too precious time for me to lose, so I am not giving up quite yet.

Couple of cute Libby stories. She has a new habit of putting her hands on each side of my face and then saying "cute". Uhm, I think I may do this to her a lot. What do you think? We now hear the song "Hello Everybody" from her Music Together class, oh, a couple hundred times a day. However, she has branched out and sings "hello" to our neighbors Tom and Gail, and Dan Dan, her favorite babysitter. I have to say she sounds a bit like Katherine Hepburn when she sings. What, you say? I will have to tape her and post it here so people can make up their own minds.

We are unfortunately, going through a kicking and hitting stage. I am at a loss as to how to stop it. We have tried a number of methods, and none seem to work. Telling her to stop only increases the incidents. Most of the time she does not appear to be doing this out of anger, and many times, she is laughing like she thinks it is a game. The game needs to end, however. She really does have such a sweet and loving personality that I do not think this is going to last long. At least I hope not.

I am having vacation envy right now. Everyone seems to have gone on one or is going on one. I want to go someplace fun and with a beach. I do not see this happening for many months.

Included are some pics from over the weekend. We had a play date with my friend Rena and her daughter Lexa on Saturday. As you can see, Libby has her charming habit of leaning in to all pictures whether they are meant to include her or not. It startled Rena the first time Libby did it, but she had a good laugh. Did not take pictures, darn it, but went to dinner with our friends Colleen and Doug, and their daughter Jai. We went to a cute little restaurant called Carmelo's. It was a lovely evening and Eric suggested we walk. Hmmm, funny how it seemed much closer until we started walking there with a toddler. Libby had her new rain boots on and was a little overzealous in jumping, but had a lot of fun. The dinner was delicious and we were all proud of how well the girls behaved.

Libby in the Box is back, so time to end this entry.

p.s. Just need to add a note that we stopped by at a local grocery store that I had worked at part-time ages ago. One of the managers, whom I have known for a long time, first commented on how cute Libby is. No argument from me. Then she made the comment that Libby does not have slant eyes like other Chinese people, but nice round ones. Uhm, gee, do people really think that is appropriate to say? And I am sure she thought it was a compliment. I mumbled something about people in China not all looking alike, but that it is very diverse as it is a huge country. Not the best response, but I still am not sure what I should have said. I guess I have been prepping for more of a negative as opposed to a racist comment wrapped up as a compliment. Any suggestions welcome.