Wordless Wednesday: Puddle Pouncing

Finally! A picture of the elusive Dinosaur.

Abigail's friend, whom we have never met, is Dinosaur.  Dinosaur first came into our lives last fall and was a great companion for our 3 year old.  He enjoyed playing with her, particularly running and chasing games in the basement.  He could make her squeal with delight and giggle like it was impossible to stop.  He kept her company at night.  Sometimes we were surprised to arrive by car to a destination, only to find out that Dinosaur had hitched a ride on the roof or was hiding under Abigail's car seat.  

Recently, Dinosaur's relationship with Abigail has evolved.  While he is still a great playmate, he can also exasperate Abigail.  In the middle of a quiet family dinner, she may suddenly burst out with "DINOSAUR!  You need to finish. Your.  Dinner.  You did not ask to be es'cused!"  Or she may sigh dramatically and roll her eyes "Dinosaur is frustrating to me.  He keeps breaking all of my toys."  And very lately, Dinosaur has taken on the role of Abigail's scapegoat.  When Larry asked Abigail where she hid a package he needed to mail, she didn't even look up from her puzzle to say "You'll have to ask Dinosaur.  He was playing with it last."  Or when I requested that Abigail stop resetting the timers on our lights, she said flatly "Dinosaur did it, not me."

Last night, Abigail was hanging out with her Aunt Kim, using her phone to take pictures.  Among pics of Kim's dog and other household items, Abigail declared that she had taken a picture of Dinosaur.  

Of course we were beyond excited to finally have a picture of this fickle and elusive friend!

Sunday Snapshot: Hanami Day

Abigail and her Aunt Steph

Lar and I tried to get just 1 usable pic
to use in our dossier.  No luck there!!

Welcome to Pandas and Superheros

I have moved all of the blog entries about Abigail and her adoption into this blog.

That way, I can have all of the entries about both kids and both adoptions in one place.

Yes, that's right!  We have begun the process to bring home a sibling from China for Abigail.

The name of the blog refers to the cute animals native to the birth country of my children, and my first child's obsession with superheros!


(picture of Abigail in a very interesting outfit!)

Sunday Snapshot: Bring on the warm weather

Easter and Update

It was a treat that Abigail had her Aunt Steph and
Uncle Jim visit for a large portion of the weekend.
They enjoyed reading "Never Smile at a Monkey,"
which is the most morbid children's book ever.

Some crazy Bunny apparently hid eggs all over the
yard for Abigail to find.  She made short work of
the job before it began to rain.

Abigail, her mouth full of chocolate I think,
with her Mama and Baba on Easter morning.

The egg loot.

Another Update through Pictures

How are we in the middle of March already?  Not that I mind: January always feels too new and plain after the wonderful holiday season, and February is just cold and uneventful as a month.  But now we are starting to have teases of spring.  

Abigail loves doing "art" with me.  Here is a pic of
her as she experimented with her "blue period."

Abigail enjoyed staying home from school to play
in the snow for the (last?) big snow of the year.
You'll have to ask her why her snowman has
arms coming out of his head.

This is how you know when it is time to go inside.

We spent a few different weekends recently dog-sitting
for various dogs.  It has convinced us that we NEED to
get a dog for Abigail.  We have no idea how we
entertain her without a dog.  As soon as we find an 8-12 pound
dog that isn't a big shedder, we'll do it.  Small dogs are SO
hard to find though.  It seems like the shelters are full of big
dogs, which is not a surprise.