Ukraine Adoption

Smarty

So while we're all anxiously waiting for the new adoption center in Ukraine to start setting appointments again(!), here's a little story about one of our newest Americans:

We were at Austin's baseball tournament the other day and the mom of one of his teammates was trying to get her 4-year-old son to play with Tara, who was promptly sitting in her pink princess sport chair, wearing a sundress and beads, of course, her gold purse nearby.

"Henry, this is Tara," she said. "Would you like to play?"

Henry slipped behind his mom's legs, hiding his face. "C'mon Henry," she said. The boy slinked away toward his dad.

"I'm sorry, he's so S--H---Y," she slowly spelled out.

Tara smiled broadly. "I'm shy too!" she proclaimed.

The mom's chin dropped open, she looked at Tara, then me. We both burst out laughing. "Can she SPELL???" she asked in shock. I don't think so! I answered.

Ahh, the mysteries of a 3-year-old. Oops, 3 1/2-year-old girl who is definitely NOT shy.