Umbrella's

Maria got an umbrella from Nanna this fall.  She loved her umbrella.  

She learned to walk around the house saying "Tut, tut.  Looks like rain." (Thank-you Winne the Pooh!)

I decided that a rain coat with a jacket was enough to bring to Honduras and that we could use the space that an umbrella would take up for other things (which we used every available space in our luggage, every piece weighed about 51.5 lbs...just over the airlines limits, but they accepted it anyway).

Since we've been here Maria has seen a lot of umbrellas.  People use them when it rains, they also use them when it's sunny.  And she started asking for her umbrella.  

I let her know that her umbrella was at Nanna's house, but she saw umbrellas here and kept asking.  

So one day we were out running errands and it was lightly raining.  A lady that lives up the road saw us and gave us her umbrella to use while we were out.  It was WAY TOO BIG for Maria, but she REALLY wanted to hold it.  So we ducked into a little shop and picked up an umbrella for her.

She is in love.  

Still walks around the house saying "Tut,tut.  Looks like rain."   

She uses it as a microphone when she sings "How does she know...." (from Enchanted)

She uses it as a walking stick.

And occasionally as an instrument to hit with.

But she also shares her umbrella. (And tries to get others to say "Tut, tut.  Looks like rain!")