Share day at Preschool

Today was Leeza's turn at "share" day at preschool...which I suppose is the same as "show and tell" back in the day. Per my suggestion, Leeza brought her Kazakhstan flag and her Kazakhstan bow. :) If you ask her, she will tell you she was born in Kazakhstan. :) During the opening ceremony at the olympics, Kazakhstan was introduced and she proudly pointed the flag and exclaimed "My favorite!" It was really cute. :)

Her sweet teachers both bought a Cake for a "Kaz" and cut one up to share with the kids. Leeza was ESTATIC, I don't let her every have any cake, cuz I sell it all.:) Yesterday was a record...I baked 33 cakes!! Sean asked me..."didn't you mess ANY up?"

It was a perfect day for Leeza to "share" her Kazakstan flag and bow (though i am told she did NOT share, she said "Eeza's" and hung on tight, ha!) since Mommy is SO BUSY baking Cakes for a Kaz. :) She is LOVING school. I have to drag her out of there kicking and screaming! I wasn't sure if i was going to keep her at the same school next year (even though I LOVE IT!!) because she has a Sept 5th birthday, she will be repeating the 2's again. I was just afraid she might be bored. However, one of my good friends is now one of her teachers, and I just LOVE her, and both her teachers think she has so much fun,she would enjoy being the "oldest" in class. I am also considering letting her go three days (from 9-12) instead of just two. I was just bummed cuz I love our Kindermusic class, but they told me that we could pick which days she could go, so that makes me happy. :)

Leeza seems so smart to me. She learns quickly, and impresses me with her fine motor skills. She drew a heart for me yesterday! She loves to count EVERYTHING and knows all her letters and numbers. We need to work on lowercase letters now. The child who I used to worry about not liking to cuddle or read books with me, now will sit on my lap and read 20 at a time, and whine when I saw it's time for bed. :)

I am getting SO excited about our mission trip back to Kazakhstan!! Our plane tickets are booked! We leave April 30th, fly Tampa-Dulles-London-Almaty. We arrive May 1st at 1:20 am! We also just found out we are going to be able to visit the baby homes in Almaty city and deliver supplies they need and play with the children. Time is gonna be filled EVERY SECOND! I am SO excited I can't stand it. I just know it's going to be so emotional though.

My next fundraising venture is going to be "Bananas for Kaz" and I am going to sell Banana bread. I already have orders for 10! I have been working SO hard on Cakes for a "Kaz", but I am thrilled it's been so successful. It's really been a full time job! I really owe my family a huge debt of gratitude as well. Dinner is not often cooked these days as the oven is busy baking cakes. Poor Leeza, the sweet child who inspired the passion to help orphans, doesn't even get any cake. :(

Here are some recent pics of sweet Leeza Grace, the girl who never gets any cake. :)