Tree "climbing"

For quite some time now Allison has been wanting to climb a tree. I can't remember off hand what character in what book climbs a tree, but it's been on her mind. Yesterday we took a little day trip to a small town about 1/2 hour from us. It didn't have as much to offer as we'd hoped (most stores closed on Sunday), but we did find a nice park, so Allison was in heaven! They had the coolest play area, but of course she was more content picking "wildflowers", or clover to the rest of us. That clover in her hands actually made it all the way home and into a cup filled with water. The kid is serious about her flowers! :)

While playing in "the forest" she decided she wanted to climb this huge tree. The closest branch was about 10 feet high, but that didn't stop her from trying. Daddy offered to help her climb a more manageable tree, and Mommy stood back to get pictures of her first tree "climb". Simple pleasures. They are wonderful, aren't they?

On an unrelated but really important note, Scott and I met with a cranial facial specialist this morning. Until a few weeks ago I never knew such a specialty existed. Now I feel like an expert. Well, I at least got all of my 13 questions answered. :) It felt very strange to schedule a surgery for a child you've never met, but we did. This way it's on the books and if we want to change it we can. The doctors and nurses we talked to were all wonderful, and we both felt very comfortable turning the care of our little boy over to their capable hands. An hour and a half later we picked up Allison from Katie's house (thanks Beth!) and went out to lunch. I will most likely spend the next few days processing all the information we received and wishing, praying, and hoping that we'll learn soon when we can get to China and bring him HOME!




LOVING her clover hunt



"But there's no way to climb it!"



Thanks, Daddy!



Up, up I go!



Branch hanging is fun!



Sticking the landing! :)