Heat!

We have a hot summer in Philadelphia. Catalina is not a girl who likes to suffer in heat, so she soon learned to ask for air conditioning, more and more and more!
The logical thing to do was to get a small pool for her, so she can still enjoy outdoor fun. The pool, not such a hit. The hose to water the grass...instant success! She loves getting herself soaked and more importantly, getting everybody around her even worse.

Bunica (or grandma in Romania) shared some cute fun with us. More to come, hopefully!

 Since we live an hour away from the ocean, we decided that we should make as many trips as possible. It's middle of July and we are at our first, but we don't lose hope. As long as we have fun, does it really matter where we have it?

At the shore, making soup out of sand...

At shore, getting angry when the water touches the feet...

Getting dirty in the sand in the park

Gardening...

Kisses for daddy for teaching me to ride the bike:

Shoe shopping...

Going to church and being the cutest girl!

     And, this last part was not fun all the way. Catalina changed daycares. While we like the new one much better, separation anxiety was at its highest. Cute as flower, morning after morning Catalina got dressed and asked continuously: Where is Catalina going? Where is mommy going? Where is daddy?
And then, she would repeat over and over again to reassure herself: Mommy comes back. Yes, mommy always comes back. A little heart breaking...

We are getting ready for another trip, this time to see nana Petronela, uncle Mikil and cousins Mikil, Silvia and Peter. Bunica is at their house, so it's promising to be an amazing family reunion! Catalina and mommy fly with an earlier flight alone, so this will be our first airplane trip alone! Good luck to us and to the rest of the people in the aircraft. We are planning some major fun!