Last week Natalie's school hosted a Spring Fling complete with live children's music, friends and pizza. It was so great to see Natalie interacting with her classmates and to see how comfortable and happy she is at school. It also felt amazing to see how securely Natalie is attached to Gary and I. She was so happy to see us, but once she felt confident that we weren't going to leave without her she ran off to play with her friends. Natalie came back to each of us several times to check in, but wasn't clingy like she has been in the past. After 16+ months home with us she is blossoming into a confident little girl.
Natalie's 2nd Easter at the Happy Haus was even better than last year. On Good Friday we took our first ever trip together to the mall to have Natalie's picture made with the Easter Bunny. She was a bit nervous about it, but bravely sat on his lap. She ended up staying with him for a few minutes while Papa (Natalie's granddad) and I picked out which photo we liked best. When I went to get her I asked if she wanted to give the Easter bunny a hug which she did. Then she surprised me by kissing him on the cheek. She seemed to be pretty thrilled with the whole experience.
Natalie's Easter egg hunt was indoors this year due to heavy rains over the weekend. As you will see in the below video she had a blast. I think Gary, Marm, Papa and I had just as much fun watching her.
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"Welcome home to the Happy Haus" is the greeting I used to receive from Gary when we arrived home from work each day. Gary and I brought our daughter Natalie home from China in November 2011 to live with us in our cozy cottage. In October of 2013, we unexpectedly lost Gary, our dear husband, father and friend.
Our family includes our two sweet Newfoundland dogs, Katie and Louie. Newfoundlands are working dogs, so we make sure our two always have a job to do. Katie and Louie are both certified therapy dogs and bring lots of joy to people who are in need of some Newfie love. They have also competed in Rally Obedience. Katie has earned a Rally Advanced title and Louie has earned a Rally Excellent title. In keeping with Newf tradition, Katie has become a proficient draft dog while Louie prefers practicing water rescue whenever he gets an opportunity. They are also both protectors of their little sister, Natalie.
- Charity
