The return of Spunky

Last week Elena's starting being 'spunky' again. First her teachers comment that she was interacting more at school - not waiting to participate in activities, doing less observing and more action, being more of a 'friend.' At home the clue was the return of imaginative play. Right now playing 'school' is popular and Elena is 'Miss Alexa' and Jake or I are often 'Miss Rachel' (the cook). She puts on her fancy shoes and clomps around the house reading for story time, putting on sun screen, and leading the children in birthday celebrations. She has also taken to attending parties (which require the silver spangly shoes) and mean that she will 'miss dinner, you and poppa stay home.' She's started picking out her own clothes again, hello creative dressing. Dinner time is one story after another. It's nice to have her back. It's taken about 2 and half months since we left Utrecht.

Here is Elena tucking Jake in for 'nap time on his cot and patting his back.'


All dressed and ready to go to school