Captain Monkey Toes and Other Adventures

That's Captain Monkey Toes

Last week Libby came out of her room wearing an interesting assortment of clothing. I looked down at her and asked her who say was. She told me she was a super hero. (Wow, pre-school does bring a whole new world home to us). When I asked her her super hero name, she looked almost offended that I did not know it on my own, kind of sighed and then shouted, "Captain Monkey Toes". Yep, you read right :) Unfortunately, her little destructive friend ripped her super hero crown apart, and so far, no others appeal to her. Watch hear for further updates on our super hero and her super adventures...
With her Easter bonnet...

We had neighbors who moved to the 'burbs last summer. They told us that when their house sold, that if the new owners did not want it, we could have their swing set. It took longer than they had probably anticipated, but the house finally sold. The new owner is not in need of a swing set, so up the hill it is coming! We are so excited. We have gone down there a few times to visit it. It has two swings, a fort at the top of the very nice slide, a sandbox, and to one side, a pole to attach the baby swing. Woo hoo! We are doubly excited because we are taking out the birch tree in the backyard that is slowly dying. It will cost us a few pennies to have it removed, so really did not want to spend money on a swing set, and ironically, the swing set will go where the birch was-how cool is all this? AND, trust me, Eric has an "idea" for moving the swing set here, so watch for some interesting pictures to appear in the next few weeks!

At Christmas, Libby had no desire to see the man in the red suit. I would ask her sporadically if she would be interested in a picture with him, and the answer was always "No". She did not seem to be afraid of the idea, just utterly disinterested. We were at the mall on Friday, and the Easter Bunny was there with a similar set up for pictures. OMG, she loved that bunny. She hugged him, high fived him, and was completely captivated. We went back this morning, Easter dress on, and had her picture taken with him. She just smiled from ear to ear.

I know people would like updates on Maisy, and trust me, I am sorry we cannot provide any. We will be sending a care package when we get our Log In Date. At that time, we will ask for another update. We may get one, we may not. When we get closer to travel, we will ask for weight, height, and a few more pics and just hope we get something, but again, no guarantees. We think about our little girl constantly and hope she is being well cared for, growing, developing and bonding with her foster family. We cannot wait until we get the go ahead for travel.

Libby and her pal Tenzing. Yes, the mom's are planning a wedding for 23 years from now...