Busy Week of Fun

We've been quite busy over the past week or so.  Shaye got a new big girl bike (12" with training wheels)  and took off riding quickly.  Father's day was nice; celebrating with grandpas and uncles.  We went to the local Kelly Miller circus and Shaye is now a bit into elephants.  And mommy is not.  We were sitting in the front row for the elephant show and all the little voice in my head keep saying is "news reel at 11 family trampled at local circus by these huge elephants!"  We did a day at Sandy hook with Maureen and Dylan--it was a great day chock full of kodak moments but I forgot the camera.  The next day we went to the Bronx Zoo with her daycare.  Shaye was very excited to go on a bus with her friends.  I found the zoo a bit overwhelming and large for the touring with a little one.  So I latched on with her friend Dean and his family and just saw what they saw :)  Shaye was happy to be by Dean (He's apparantly--the man in her eyes).  Today we will be heading to LBI so the fun continues....

Not much new going on here.  It seems we have been in overdrive since March--constantly booked with something.  Shaye is doing well overall:  she has recently learned to cut with scissors and draw faces (eyebrows, cheeks, ears, hair and all---but everyone she make is sad:( )

She has been making a habit of waking up at 4:52 AM!!  (sadly somedays even earlier).  I think its a have to go potty or just wet my pull up thing since this super early rising has begun back in January when she got potty trained.  I've been trying to force her to hang out by herself in bed or her room (---until the sun comes up or the hand on the clock points up).  But all she does is yell:  "MOMMY...MOMMY...I...NEED YOU! ugggh!  One day I will wish she wanted me around.  Right now I am wishing to go to the bathroom in peace and finish a thought in a conversation with my husband.