Spring Break Va-ca

I know I have been horrible at keeping up with our adventures. This is partly due to our hectic / never stop schedule and partly due to I was hit with a severe case of bronchitis. No worries, your sister and I are on antibiotics and a tablespoon of honey for the persistent cough. I hope you never have to swallow that much honey at once, without tea or milk or a biscuit. Yuk.



Anyway, back to our riveting and wild spring break. Cancun has nothing on Forest of Fun at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Forest of Fun is the Sesame Street themed portion of the park. You would have thought we were seeing the Beatles live. You squealed in delight and screamed the names of the characters as they appeared. If you were allowed, you would run up and hug each character. Elmo, Abby (she's a newer Muppet), and Cookie Monster were celebrities to you and not teenagers dressed up in probably very hot furry costumes. I wasn't sure if you would be into the whole giant characters thing. Some kids get pretty freaked out, but not you. So I had to finagle a lunch time with Elmo and the rest of the Sesame Street gang. You got to eat with Cookie Monster and you hugged Big Bird (at least 5 separate times) and you interacted with "Grouch" in his trash can. You were in absolute heaven. You even got Ashley to tickle Elmo's toes with you! I have a sinking feeling you are going to be that type of girl who is swooned by every fresh face in the media. Let it be known that I will not attend the 2021 'Justin Bieber replacement concert.' You will have to ask Jessica to take you and Ashley.












But the Forest of Fun was not the only attraction on vacation. We also swam in the indoor pool, played at the numerous tot lots, went on tons of kiddie rides, we saw HUGE beer horses and saw an Irish dancing show.











But the best part of the vacation was not the rides or even the Sesame Street characters who would obliged your every whim for a hug. It was the time we spent with Jessica and Ashley, her two foster brothers, Kristy (Jessica's 13 year old cousin), Jimmy and Jane (another cousin and aunt of Jessica's). We were one big, chaotic group. You loved being part of a group. We did everything together. You loved being with Ashley 24/7 and playing with her. It wasn't all grand. We all had our moments of meltdowns, but it was such fun having all 4 of you kids just be with one another. It was exhausting but gratifying.





You are this sweet person inside a toddler body. Sometimes you just beam with maturity and an knowledge way beyond your years, and then you have a breakdown and I have to give you my ice cream cone so that you will not heap and we can make it back to the car. I find myself frustrated at you when you start to whine or throw a fit. I know you can act better but I need to remember that your mind and body are trying to deal with a world still so fresh and new. I should be more frustrated at myself for not meeting you where you are. I should not expect you to act as if you know what this world is all about. But then there are times, like this vacation where you demonstrate such a mature but silly personality that it makes me wonder you do know more about this life then you let on....