holiday

Most mornings Carolyn asks if it is "holiday" -- that means it is a day without school. If it is a holiday, her wheels start turning and she begins to plan her day. She tells us whether she wants to go to the zoo, the museum, visit with friends, or play outside. She quickly fills her holiday with fun plans of what she wants to do. Last month, she had an extra special holiday when Grandma came to town. She arrived on a Thursday (around lunch) and stayed until Monday. She got to skip school on Thursday and Friday, making it an extra long holiday. Our days were filled with lots of fun. Our first stop was to the zoo - of course. She always has to show her visitors Baby Zuri. Grandma let her have a pink ice cream cone too.

On Friday, we went to the aquarium. Then a restaurant called the Mayan, where cliff divers, fire dancers, and arial artists put on a show every 15 minutes. Seriously, the divers dove into a pool 30-40 feet below. It was pretty cool.

On Saturday afternoon, we went to the library. Then, she insisted that grandma read her every book she borrowed. Plus, she got to pick out a movie (Finding Nemo) that she watched with grandma and dad. She thought it was so sad - because the mom and all her babies die at the beginning. She cannot stop talking about how sad that movie was. Carolyn is very sensitive.

Later that evening, Grandma got to meet a lot of Carolyn's friends from day care at a birthday party at "Little Gym." Now, that was fun!

On Sunday, the rain and snow finally stopped, so we took grandma to the farm.

Carolyn and Grandma had a slumber party every night. We could hear them giggling and talking until late in the evening. In particular, grandma taught Carolyn two new games that she has loved sharing with us and her friends. The first one is to say, "I love you more than ..." Carolyn's favorite is "I love you more than cupcakes." She also learned "I see something you don't see, and the color is..." She is so amazed when we guess what she has picked. All holidays must come to an end. Grandma had to leave on Monday morning. When Carolyn woke up, she looked around and came to me with a sad little face, saying "Is Grandma already on the big jet?" Then, she said, "I miss grandma already." The next question was "Today is not a holiday, is it?" Nope. Back to our normally scheduled days.