the half circle of trust

We took Kira to the church in New Hartford tonight to let her play in the nursery during a small service. After it was over, my mom (also known as grammy) asked me to go and get "the entertainment." I brought Kira into the fellowship hall where the 12 or so adults were emerging from the sanctuary. I set her down on her feet in the "sumo position" so she could show off her walking skills and she had an instant audience. It was actually rather frightening! All the faces peering down at her and cooing and laughing and calling her name...but Kira just acted like the little star that she is! SHe smiled and wrinkled up her nose and laughed. They all gathered around her in a little half circle and bent down with their faces almost touching to see what she would do next. Not that she had a chance to DO anything! They all wanted to hold her, play with her, give her keys to shake about. She loved every minute of it!