Ali, like any 2 year old, loves wrapped presents. Add a big pink bow and she has trouble staying away. She wanted to carry the present for part of the walk until she started saying 'Heavy!' and handed it back. She also realized that she wasn't going to get to open the present so that also took away from the fun.
The other great part about Saturday's birthday party was that when we were walking home after the party, Mia ran ahead of us catching up to her really good friend Olivia. Olivia was walking down Arpad utca with her mom and little brother, Maxim. After about 7 months of school together and many attempted play dates we were surprised to learn that Olivia and her family live about 5 houses away from us. They live on a little side street that we almost never go down. We were so happy to all discover we were neighbors and we plan to spend lots of time going back and forth now! It helps that Olivia's mother is really sweet and friendly.
T also had Margot's birthday party on Sunday. I took him into the party and he became very shy upon seeing Margot. He made me hand her the birthday present and then he sort of hid behind me (like Ali does). Most of his class was there and Margot's mother was very nice and made him feel welcome quickly.
The crazy thing is that when he came home from the party he had a huge bruise / scrape on his forehead. He explained to me that they were playing a game and he ran into a low branch. It looked painful but he brushed it off. The crazy part about this is that I woke up startled on Saturday night around 2am after having a horrible dream that Terence got injured and the side of his face was scraped on something. Then, it happens... Maybe I'm developing a 6th sense... spooky!
