Mina

Let me start by saying that I literally have like 6 posts written waiting to be posted once I finally get a chance to go through pictures to add to them. So please check back...I did not forget about Christmas and the new year. In the meantime, I have a post that doesn't require pictures and if I don't post something soon I will never get caught up.

Today my friends, a "very good friend" of Lila's came over to our house. Her name is Mina. I guess that is how you spell it. She pronounces it Mean-a.
Mina has Green hair and wears a pretty pink dress with butterflies. Her coat is green "like Kaley's" (our friend in Alaska).
Mina drew a smiley face on our chalkboard, and slid down the slide. We took Mina on a ride in the storage tub, and we worked puzzles with her. She even had lunch with us. As I read books at lunch time Lila asked me to make sure that Mina could see the book. On book #2 she said to me, "Can Mina see?" After lunch Mina went poopy in the potty and Lila was sure to cheer loudly for her and tell her what a great job she did. Mina also took a nap in Lila's room. I secretly thought when Lila woke up from her nap that Mina would be forgotten. I was wrong. The first words out of her mouth were something about Mina taking a nap and waking up. We had to get ready to take Graham to the Dr. and of course Mina had to ride with us. I asked Lila in the car where Mina was. She told me as if I should have known that Mina was beside her.
I am not sure what to make of this imaginary friend. Should I be concerned, should I ignore it, should I encourage it? I did not have an imaginary friend, so I am not sure what to make of it. Lila has always had a great imagination, which I love. She carries on all kinds of conversations on her phone. She plays music on it and takes pictures with it. She cooks dinners for us and takes our temperature and gives us medicine and listens to our heart. My favorite part of her playing Doctor is that she gets her princess laptop and carries it around and makes sure she logs our information in. It sounds like Fisher Price needs to update their kit to include a laptop! :)
She takes the bumper pads from the crib and uses them as napmats and beach chairs. I love seeing what she is going to come up with next. So, tell me...good thing or bad having Mina around. When Lila said to me, "Mina is a VERY good friend" I thought that maybe its not such a bad thing to have her around.....