~ CULP FAMILY NEWS ~

As I told you in my last update Mya has been working towards the toddler room at her daycare. This Monday will be her first day as a full-fledged toddler!! We had hoped it would be a few days sooner; however, Mya got sick & had to stay home for 3 days which set her transition back a little bit. It is well worth the wait though because Mya has been more than ready for this for a long time. She is fitting in very well with all her new friends & seems very happy.
What caused her to miss 3 days: Mya actually had a strain of hand, foot & mouth disease that she got from other children at daycare. It took quite a bit of time to get her completely over it & we both caught a little of it in the process, but she is doing great again now.

 

Last weekend Daddy had to go up to Twinsburg, OH to work. Every year they hold a twins festival & Daddy was helping to fingerprint sets of twins for research purposes. He asked Mya & I if we would like to go along just to have a weekend away. Daddy had to work a lot so it was mainly a girl's weekend. Mya & I had a pretty good time.

On Saturday we went to the zoo. We walked through the Austrailian Outback exhibit, petted the sharks & stingrays, & rode a tram up a huge hill to see the big cats. Mya loved all of the fish in the aquariums & walked around in that building for a long time which was ok by me since it was extremely hot outside. Mya's favorite part was a big lion that was cooling its' self in a spot close to the glass. Mommy's favorite part was the family of koalas that had an adorable little baby.

On my own it was hard to snap a lot of pictures, but on the right are a couple from our zoo visit. TOP: Mya outside the Australian exhibit. There were only ropes seperating us from some of the smaller kangaroos & wallabys. We kept hoping one would come closer, but they stayed in the shade & played instead. BOTTOM: There was a man playing a didgeridoo & Mya was completely fascinated. If I hadn't pulled her away practically by force, I think she may have stood there & listened for hours.

Afterwards we stopped by the festival to visit Daddy & then went out to dinner together.

We had planned to spend Sunday at the park, but, unfortunately, it rained really hard & we weren't able to go outside. Instead we went out to lunch & then to mall where Mya got a brand new pair of tennis shoes. She's up to a size 4 now! (Don't be fooled that that means she's much bigger otherwise. While at the doctor's for her sickness she still weighed in at a tiny 19 lbs.)

In between our adventures Mya & I spent a lot of time lounging in our hotel room. Watching silly tv shows, eating fruit snacks, & cuddling.

Mommy's cousins Mandy & Josh got a new puppy dog, Darcy, a couple of weeks ago. On Tuesday we finally got a chance to go over & meet her. She's a bassett with absolutely adorable ears. Mya had fun petting her & then decided to try out Darcy's cage.

 

 

 

Today we went with Grandpa & Grandma Culp to vist Grandpa's family in Wellston. Mya stayed close to Daddy & I most of the day, but enjoyed watching all the other kids playing on the tire swing & some of the bigger 'kids' dancing.