" I want a hot dog"

Since Mike's birthday is next week, Viktorija wanted to paint a present for him. So, another trip to Meg Art was made. She enjoyed herself thoroughly. They made her a fabulous cotton candy smoothie that she really liked:-) I think she felt pretty special since the lady was so attentive and kind to her.

Afterwards I asked her what she would like for lunch. She said "I want a hot dog"! Well, again, not something on my menu choices, so I had to rack my brain to think of where to get her a hot dog while we were out. Thank goodness I had seen Matt's Chicago Dog in Cornelius, the other day! She LOVED it! Have you ever had a hot dog with mayo, ketchup, and pickles?? Well , that's her choice, and she ate with a big smile!

We then went to Jetton Park so she could get a close up view of Lake Norman. She enjoyed watching the boats go by. She posed for many pictures...mostly her ideas for poses. She's quite a little ham!

This afternoon my friend, Laurie came by to meet Viktorija. Viktorija performed her new magic tricks for Laurie and showed her her bedroom and her favorite clothes. This touched me since she arrived with just a few items. She's so proud of her clothes. She enjoys picking our her outfit for the next day the evening before. Laurie brought a couple of gifts...a pretty bottle of PINK bubble bath (which she has already used this evening), and a lovely photo album from Laurie's mom. Viktorija is also very proud of her pictures that we've taken so far, so a photo album was quite appropriate:-)

As I was cooking dinner tonight, Viktorija was drawing a picture for us. It was a picture of a heart with 3 people and 2 dogs inside the heart. The caption read: "we are family", "love, Viktorija. She has made several references lately to being a family. When it was time for Mike to arrive home from work, she waited outside to watch for his vehicle to come down the street. She didn't want to eat dinner without him. After a phone call from Mike telling me he was running late, I told Viktorija we needed to go ahead and eat without Mike. She was disappointed, but when Mike did get home she ran outside to meet him and jumped into his open arms. And to think we were worried she would have a hard time bonding with "the man of the house"! I think she's doing pretty well:-)

Currently Mike and Viktorija are playing a rousing game of Old Maid. When that's over we will get in her bed and read her Bible before bedtime.