Between birthday and holiday cards, Leilani wrote a lot this December.
Birthday card for Jaya:
Thank-you notes for her birthday presents:
The tiger poster from this summer was finally rolled up and put away:
For the “Secret Santa” present at school Leilani made this necklace for one of her friends:
A strange letter…
… and Sonja’s explanation why it’s strange: Leilani wrote this letter in December 2012, after asking me point blank if there actually is a Tooth Fairy or “Is it really one of the parents?” Of course, she got a straight answer, but the expected disappointment did not appear on her face. I explained adults made it up to make kids happy and for entertainment. Leilani seemed very relieved. I gave her a dollar [for her 5th tooth] and asked her to write a letter. This is what she wrote.
I forgot to photograph most of out Christmas cards, these were my last ones [made by Sonja, so not really Leilani’s art]:
And Leilani’s Birthday thank-you notes to her parents (these took a bit longer than the others):
