A little message to someone who is doing good in this world:

Q wears the "tu peut m'apprendre la magie" (can you teach me magic?) T-shirt from Capucine's line for Endurelief Mongolia (shirts are also available in English).
Also, Q decided she wanted to share one of our flowers with Capucine...
...a lovely idea! Look how carefully she is carrying the vase.
...except that the flower apparently did not smell as good as she expected it to. Heh!
On this particular occasion - not sure why - Q was wearing only one rubber rain boot. An interesting fashion choice. But then, she's a rebel. She's a little bit punk rock. She likes to think outside the box and color outside the lines.
Maybe she thought that only one pigtail would better suit her one-booted outfit.
A little spontaneous Gene Kelly tribute ;)

Capucine for Edurelief in Mongolia from Capucha on Vimeo.

T-shirts available here: skreened.com/capucine

As you can see, this T-shirt goes equally well with formal wear ;)
In case you are wondering about sizing, Q is wearing a size 4 kid's shirt. She is 2 years old but the approximate height of a 3-year-old (which is a bit disconcerting to her play companions!)

Pumpkin Harvest fest, part 1

Pumpkin Harvest festival at the 4 Mile Historic park....Part 1 (looks like we took too many photos again!)

More farm days

The straw

A milkshake. Something we take for granted, no?
But for a child born with a cleft palate, learning to suck from a straw is one of the greatest challenges.
After a few accidental false starts over the past month or so, our Q mastered the straw this past week, just under a year after her first surgery. And on what did she choose to master her technique? A chocolate shake. Arguably the most difficult thing that one can suck through a straw (don't elaborate on that, OK?).
And here's the thing, she doesn't even like icecream! So why a shake? My guess is, a lot like Mt. Everest: because it's there.
A beautiful sight to a mother's eyes.