No...

Oh...and did I mention that I learned a new word today? I'm not sure how many words I can say now, but I'll at least try to repeat almost anything you say to me...and now you can add every toddler's favorite to the list. Yep...those magic two letters, "N" & "O" crossed my lips. So far, I just sort of enjoy repeating it...and not very forcefully yet. But, I've waited a long, long time to get to this fun little word, and now my mommies are really in for it. They've been lucky that up until now I've been much more interested in learning how to say more complicated things like "statue," "butterfly," "basketball hoop," "mommy" and "mama," and, of course, the all-important, "ball!"

Tea Time at Preschool

My preschool is the best! I love going every day. Pretty soon I'm going to post pictures, but for now I just thought I'd ask you to join me for a quick tea party.

Playing in the Park

Winter has been mild this year in Tirana, which has left plenty of time for me to play! I love this little park right outside of the Taiwan Center--there's a fountain, lots of people, especially other kids, and lots of toys everywhere. I even got my mommies to buy me a blue soccer ball!

The wonders of technology...

I'm darn cute...even in a cell phone photo!

Enjoy the concert!

Just a quick post to show you what I was up to tonight. I love the piano -- my mama plays for me, and also Miss Elham at the preschool. Because I'm the littlest, I get to sit in Miss Elham's lap sometimes when she plays.

Stat-choo!!

Have I mentioned to you how much I love statues? Little ones, big ones, hidden ones that no one notices until I point them out, even pictures of statues! I love them all. Luckily, I get to see lots of them all the time. We have some tiny ones inside of our house, my mommies' Albanian dictionary has a photo of the statue of Skanderbeg on the front, every morning we pass the statue of Mother Teresa at Tirana University, and then there are the big and little statues all around town. And that doesn't even begin to include all of the statues I get to see when we travel. And, you guessed it, statue was one of my first words. (Okay, well all I could say then was, "statch!" but now I can say the whole word!)


In Kotor, Montenegro:

In Dubrovnik, Croatia (yep, I even like statues on top of things like buildings, fountains, and birdbaths!)

In Apollonia, Albania (and I like things that look like they are part of a statues...and there were lots and lots of statues just behind us!)

In Tirana, Albania (this is a statue of Skanderbeg, the most well known statue in Albania!)

In Tirana (just outside the National Gallery of Arts--I saw this statue just before we went to go see the exhibition of the 2005 World Press Photos)


In Tirana (at a playground...just outside the one theater that plays English language movies. And in case you're wondering, it currently has only one screen, is playing "Night at the Museum," and no, we definitely have not gone to go see it!)
And check this out...don't forget to notice the statue of Skanderbeg on the dictionary...along with one of the little statues around the house (thanks Nisha Masi!)

Apollonia

I went with my mommies and other people from the Embassy on a field trip to Apollonia, the ruins of an ancient Greek city from the 6th century B.C.

I got a little tired after a while and had to take a rest.


It was a beautiful day at a beautiful place. Now, don't you want to come visit???