Hair and Lake...

Today was a big day forViktorija in alot of ways. The day started off with a trip to meet Preston (UnkaP) to get her hair styled. Preston was wonderful with Viktorija and gave her a few blonde highlights, in addition to a trim and styling. And if that wasn't already great enough, Preston gave Viktorija a hairbrush and some styling products. Viktorija could hardly wait to show Julie what a great job Preston had done and tell her how nice he was. THANK YOU PRESTON.

Ok...now I'll take over writing the blog:-) (It's me, Julie). Our friends, Tim and Carla, invited us out for an evening on the lake. A first for Viktorija. She has never been on a lake, much less a boat. She was so excited! She took to the tubing like a champ. The water was a bit choppy at times, but she didn't want to stop. Initially, Mike demonstrated how riding the tube worked. Mike hasn't been on a tube in quite some time. And, as luck would have it, he was thrown from the tube at approximately 45 mph and took a hard tumble. For you physics majors out there the impact due to his body mass and accleration was significant. He said he feels like some of his ribs may be "broken". YIKES! Say a prayer for him. Viktorija felt very comfortable with Tim and Carla and asked, "when can we go again.?" This child will be so exhausted when she returns to Latvia!! But, she is having the time of her life...thanks to our generous and caring friends and family members. (Tim will do anything to make it into the blogs:-). Just kidding, Tim. We love you both!

Viktorija was so proud she got a card in the mail today from my mom! It included stickers, which she really liked. She looks forward to getting the mail everyday. To find something with her name addressed on the envelope is a special thing for her. Thank you, Mom!

Viktorija is very excited about our trip to Carowinds tomorrow with our friends Miriam and her daugther, Brooke. I'm anxious to see how she responds to another girl who is almost her age. She seems to be more open with adults than with her peers. This will be good for her.

Good night to all you faithful blog followers. We love and appreciate all of you:-)