I've been remiss about sharing the faces in Roxi's life lately. In March, she was treated to a visit from her Aunt Christa, Aunt Bean (who is technically her second cousin Joy, aka Joybean) and Aunt Bean's beau Shawn. We had a big ol' time, including lots of watching Roxi be Roxi and a party to celebrate her momentously cool relatives.
Then Gamma Rose visited over Memorial Day weekend. It rained mercilessly and we couldn't have cared less. We explored the playroom at the local mall (mayhem, total mayhem). We stomped and played and screamed and laughed and cavorted around the house. We ate out a lot. That part of the weekend led us to this discovery: Roxi will eat much more at a restaurant than she will at home, particularly if there are aquariums full of fish and/or small children sitting nearby. The girl who will often turn her nose up at everything non-cracker was suddenly eating shrimp scampi (Red Lobster, dinner) and Vietnamese chicken (Young's, lunch). Maybe she was trying to impress her Gamma. Methinks it worked.
Another new face in Roxi's life is her regular babysitter. Melissa is a student at Colorado State University, full of energy (which Roxi loves) and very responsible (which Rob and I love). Plus, she's a lot of fun. She's been coming once a week - 3 to 10 p.m. - for the past couple of months. I generally catch up on freelance projects or run errands for the first few hours and then Rob and I have date night. Everybody's happy :)