TuTu Princess

Draya has a red tutu with black polka dots. It's part of her ladybug costume. She likes it a lot - so much in fact that she has slept in it a few nights recently. She wears it to put on ballet performances for us. Today she wore it to the hospital to visit T. She also brought her ladybug wand. Patients, visitors and nurses alike were quite charmed. But when-ever anyone asked she was quite adamant - no she wan't a fairy, she was a princess.

Fringe 2008

Fringe 2008 was a great success. Draya came down to the site 4 times, saw 4 indoor shows and a few outdoor shows too. She had her face painted 3 times with multi-coloured hearts and ate lots of snacks in VHQ.
Here are some of the photos that Mommy took...
Draya had loads of fun playing with M in the beer tent. Yes, they let minors in until 6 p.m. and we're very glad that they do. It was a good place to sit and eat and relax... as much a Draya would let us relax.
Mommy was volunteering a lot so Draya spent some time hanging out in VHQ. Here she colours while mommy works.
Draya in mid face paint. The first heart of the day...
There were hula-hoops to play with at kids Fringe.

Draya and J met each other and hit in off when they met each other at the end of the week. Here they are playing with the Kids Fringe parachute together. J's mom is also a team leader. J is a wonderful volunteer and I hope that she'll be a good influence on Draya at future festivals.
Playing dress-up.
Draya sweeps up the festival site..
She decided to create her own game. It involved rolling the ball along the bench using the stick.

You know that your spending too much time at the Fringe when...

Today Mommy took Draya to see two Fringe shows. The Too Tall Princess and Alberto The Dancing Alligator. She really enjoyed both. We also went to Kids Fringe, watched some outdoor shows, ate some Fringe food, and basically hung out on site with friends for the rest of the day. Daddy and Mommy have both been at the Fringe a lot recently because Daddy is busking and Mommy is a volunteer Team Leader. So, tonight, after taking Daddy to the gas station to put air in our car's leaky tire, Mommy and Draya dropped him back off at the site so that he could go see a show. We dropped him on the corner of 83rd and Gateway and right after he closes the door Draya pipes up with "This is where Daddy lives." You know, I'm sure some days it feels that way...

Draya's First "Real" Hair Cut

Draya had her first haircut at a salon today. All that she has had up until now is bangs cuts by Mommy. We went to Beaners in Sh. Park. She got to sit in a Barbie car and she had a braid with beads put in. Unfortunately Mommy forgot the camera. She also had great fun playing with another little girl in the ball area.
Afer Beaners we went to Millenuim Place, had lunch, went swimming in the wave pool and played in their indoor play area.
A pretty nice afternoon all in all!