The weather in Saba is beginning to cool down and the nights are even cooler! Sidney and I are loving this beautiful weather. We spend most days playing outside where we can both enjoy it! She loves playing outside, riding down the neighbors sloped driveway on her little car! Everyday after her nap she says "GO, GO, GO!", which is what she yells as she is rolling down the driveway! Since out friend Becky and her kids are no longer on Saba, Sidney has been playing with our landlord's kids.
Ben has been really busy lately, which has taken some getting use to. This semester he has been staying at school from 7:30 AM till 9:00 PM. Sidney is usually still sleeping when he leave in the morning, so I let her stay up late a few nights a week so she can see her Dadda. Ben rides the school bus to and from school and Sidney sits on the front steps with her flash light and waits to see Dadda's bus. It is so cute how excited she gets when she hears the bus (which is just a 15 passenger van) coming down the road. We have a fairly long driveway, so she shines her little flash light so her Dadda can see the way to the house.
I am understanding what it feels like to be a single mother these days. Having an independent 2 year old is not always the easiest, but it is so rewarding! Sidney is growing so much and learns something new everyday. She knows almost all of the common animals and the sounds they make. She is talking so much and always comes up with something new. She is still in love with Sesame street but has a new love for baby dolls. I think the baby doll interested is from her seeing one of our friends with her new baby. Sidney feeds her baby doll with a bottle and always wants me to wrap it in a blanket just right! She is so girly and loves to dress up with as may bows as we can fit in her hair and a tutu!
I know Sidney misses our family so much. She often says random family member's names while playing. She misses going to church too. We watch Livingway church services online and she gets so excited. When I open the church's website, she starts waving at the screen and says "Hi hallelujah". I think it is so cute that she calls church hallelujah, but I guess that is what she hears!
I have been trying to stay busy during the day, which is not hard when Sidney is around. I am still doing my classes online and that keeps me busy after Sidney goes to bed and when Ben is up late studying. My day is usually filled with playing, singing and dancing! Sidney is so fun and keeps me entertained. I am also working on one of three quilts that I brought to make this semester. We go once a week to our "quilting class", which is more of a social event with a little sewing! I am really enjoying this group of ladies this semester. They are all very interesting and I enjoy their company. It is nice to have a group of friends that are all going through the same thing.
