Ukraine Adoption

Weekend, friends and little lambs

When I told Tara we were going to a party for her, she could hear the excitement in my voice and started clapping and hopping. She knew this was going to be a special day.

About a dozen of my really cool gal pals from the place I used to work (Free Press) gathered together at my friend Jennifer's house Saturday afternoon, bearing gifts---they weren't supposed to (ahem.) What a wonderful day it was!

Tara warmed up after a little while and was running around, playing with her new friend, 3-year-old Emma.

She loved everything she got, so many toys and clothes (!) and when we got home afterward, she looked at everything again, one by one. She even tried a few things on right over her shorts, including a beautiful yellow flowered dress. Y'all are awesome!

On Sunday, we went to our friends' farm to see lambs being born. They are so small and cute and look like little dogs. I think Austin wanted to take one home with us. Tara (rhymes with Sarah) played with her new friend Mara (as in MAR ah). OK, that's confusing. But wow, can the weekend get any more exciting than this? On the way home, she wore the tiara she got from her cousin Lisa. I guess she thought she was princess of the farm...