It is never too cold to go for a hike.

We bought a great Russian winter hat for Cassandra. She loves it. She always tells us that she is very warm in her hat. Today we just took a short hike on the hill behind us.

The life of happiness.

We want to thank you for Cassandra's winter boots Yia-Yia. She really likes them.

Here is my big girl, hiking like a big pro.

Big day for Grandpa (Craft show)!!!

Today Grandpa had a great craft show, so we went to see what grandpa was showing. I was very excited to see him show off the monkey cage he made for me when I was 5 or 6. There were so many cool things that people made. We wish we would have had money to buy those warm blankets, but they were pretty expensive. Corneliu asked grandpa if anybody asked about buying things. Grandpa said "Oh, I do not think there are prices for these, they are too valuable."

Here we are with my monkey cage. Cassandra really likes the monkey, and wanted to play with it. She was pointing at it and saying "It is a monkey."

Laughing and having a good time.

Grandpa said that he never got so much attention, so Corneliu asked if he felt a little bit like a Hollywood star, and he said "Oh yeah." He was so cute, to see how proud he was when people were walking by. Grandpa was explaining what he made. We are so proud of him.

Then we had lunch with Grandpa, nummy food.

It is always a good time being with Grandpa.

We were walking by this table where there were all kinds of braclets, necklaces, and earings for sale. Cassandra liked to put every single bracelet on her hand. She was so cute and happy to do that. She actually asked Dad to "buy it for me." She already wants to wear jewelry. I think she has some genes from Yia-Yia.

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Potty training, what a fun experience!!!!!

We have been having a tough time this week. Cassandra is learning how to go on the potty. There has been a lot of cryign and also a lot of smiles and clapping. Cassandra gets an M&M when she goes on the potty and also when she holds it until she gets there. For the most part, I think it is going okay. She is learning.

Sometimes watching movies is not fun. Yes she is crying. We will get it eventually.

Cassandra new bed

Cassandra got a new bed over the weekend. She picked out Dora sheets by herself and enjoys being a big girl. She loves her bed. This was my bed when I was growning up. No more crib. She has really done good in it and does not get out when we put her in it. I was amazed at that.

Fun!

Today, after church and having lunch with Yia-Yia and PaPa, we went for a bike ride. It was beautiful fall weather. We biked downtown again to America the Beautiful park. We had some fun at the park and took some pictures. We were going against the wind on the way back, but it was not too bad. Cassandra loves it when we go biking. And she also LOVES PARKS!!!!!!! It is what she always wants to do. Cassandra loves running in the leaves now. And also, her favorite word is "hi" which she says to everybody.

Veteren's Day parade!

We went to a parade this weekend for Veteren's day. Mom said that Grandpa would be in the parade, but we got there 15 minutes late and I think we missed seeing him. Maybe he was in one of these 2 cars. Who knows. Corneliu says that all of the old folks look the same. Mom said that they were in a big army truck and we did not see it, because we think that they put WW2 vets at the beginning of the parade. We had a great time anyways. It was fun for Cassandra to see all of the marching bands and she really likes to say right or left when the soldiers marched by.

Having fun with friends

We went to visit with a friend of mine today. She and her husband live in China and teach English over there. They came home for a few months and we were able to get together with them today. They have a little girl, Lydia, who is a month younger than Cassandra. They had a lot of fun together. This si Lydia's grandma and the girls.

This is Lydia's room and Cassandra liked her big girl bed.



Lydia's mom, Sunny and I went to school together from 5th grade through high school. We have stayed in touch and get together when they come back from China. It is fun to see how Lydia has grown too.

Here are the two of them playing in Lydia's playhouse. After a while they were sharing good. Cassandra likes being around kids her age.