Today was Cooking Day at my Dad's house. I told Liana about how Grandpa didn't have a lot to eat, and she was instantly very burdened for him. She told me that she didn't have very much to eat at the orphanage either, and that this was bad. So, I put her in the car (the other two stayed with John), and we went grocery shopping. We walked into the store, and Liana said, "Grandpa needs pizza, Mama." (She LOVES pizza). All through the store she kept saying things like, "Grandpa needs some bread," or "Grandpa needs some juice," etc. Like she knew just exactly what someone who is hungry wants. She was very pleased with the pile of food in the shopping cart, (and even insisted that we buy Grandpa a few treats!)
When we got to his house, she opened up his refrigerator, and sure enough, he didn't have very much in there. "Mama, he has so little!" And then started putting things away. She's my little sweetie.
We cooked and cooked, and Liana helped put together the meals on the plastic plates to put in the freezer. I made the frozen pizza for all three of us to eat (Grandpa, Liana and I), and she ate 5 pieces while Grandpa ate one (he hates pizza, but she insisted that he'd love it), and I ate two. Liana loved sampling all the foods we made, and especially loved SAUERKRAUT. She sat and ate the kraut right out of the can, finishing off half a can all by herself (and begged for more, so we opened a second!) Later when John and the other two came over, Liana let Aleksa try some, and SHE loved it too.
(Btw, Aleksa's texture thing has subsided greatly. She eats a lot better now. She loves pizza, toast with jam, etc., etc. She eats better than Liana does now, though neither of them like hotdogs or macaroni and cheese. Weird.)
Late this afternoon we took the kids to the park to fly kites. They had a great time running around. They definitely got their exercise!
Speaking of exercise, John noticed yesterday that he has been hiking in his belt lately. I guess he's been on the "three-kids-diet" for the past month-and-a-half, and it has started to show!
Running late again... gotta get off this thing! (These aren't the greatest pics, but if I post a picture of one, I gotta post one of each of them, right?)
Kites!
John with his kite
Aleksa's kite
Aleksa
Liana's kite
Adam tying his shoe
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Oh, what a fun day! The kites are so cute! Where did you find them? Liana sure has a soft heart for Grandpa, doesn't she?!?! Very sweet! Interesting that the girls like sauerkraut and not mac and cheese or hot dogs. Do they like other sour foods? I so enjoy reading about their progress. (love the pictures, too) You and John are doing a fabulous job!!! Jo from the ttc adoption board
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