There's really nothing much to say about this picture except that I thought she looked so cute. She got herself ready, wanted braids, and was WELL RESTED (slept until 10:00!) Her eyes just seemed sparkly so I took a picture :)
Here's my two social-lites. We have moved, but since we had already paid for the classes, we let them finish up this last week. They have enjoyed ending well and Regan finally spent all of her point cards from taekwondo and got a remote control car! The other kids in her class were a little jealous.
Just after we moved, our final order of school books for next year arrived! We had asked my dad to send them to a friend in our old city because with the mail you never really know when it will arrive. I warned my friend that the boxes would be heavy because they were all books, so she came prepared :)
So, what happens when you open the box of books and find a surprise of Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Lucky Charms? Well, you have cereal for dinner! The kids were so excited about the treat that they ate them all at dinner!
Lauren a TangKeXing blowing bubbles on a balcony.
I walked in to the girls room and found Katherine just painting away. I love that she is enjoying her new room so much!
This little guy was a trooper! I took him along with Katherine and Benjamin for our first official bike ride in the city. We rode about 4 blocks down to a bridge that connects to an island that is just for bike riding or walking. We rode around the island (stopping halfway for a play break for 2 and a sit down break for 1) and then rode all the way back home. He was so tired when we got back. As we were approaching our complex he told me that his bike was out of gas. I told him I thought that HE was out of gas ;)
While he rested, Benjamin and Katherine explored on the rocks.
Hudson decided that he would stand after he saw a bug crawling toward him.
And then off again around the other half of the island. It was really nice to not have to worry about cars, etc there.
So, no pictures of Jonathan this week, but I have a picture of his awesome fajita lunch!
Hudson. Well, let's just say he needs a little fashion help. It feels like 120 degrees outside and he puts on long sleeves, a tie, a vest, and...camouflage shorts? Once he realized that we thought it was funny, he tried to not let me get a picture, but I had some help ;)
We had some close friends come visit us in our new place! The little girls ate on the balcony.
I'm going to miss being so close to Xiao Jun, but I am glad it's just a day trip if we want to get together.
Lauren got one last chance to say goodbye to Chloe. We ate lunch together because Marissa had come back from Ireland for a couple of weeks before they all move there in August.
Katherine was so glad to see Marissa again!
Ok, so I thought that she looked like one of those crazy greeting cards with the big eyed animals. I have never seen her look like this, but it made us laugh. She was so playful.
We finally got the drain fixed! The girls bathroom did not have a drain to let the water drain out. For some reason they had cemented over it so puddles of water just sat in the floor after every shower. It took about 10 minutes to fix and works great now! YEAH!
Benjamin has enjoyed getting to use his telescope. Actually ALL of the kids have enjoyed seeing the moon and a few stars, too!
A girls only lunch :)
Katherine got some new glasses!
Regan had a blast in taekwondo because they got to spar. She always had to fight the red and black belts (she's a red belt) and did well. She even had to fight 2 at the same time. The coach just reminded her not to hurt anyone because she is so strong...haha!
Another city view! I got this one when I was searching for Gracie. She disappeared for an entire day, so I set my alarm early to go hunting for her. Jonathan and I walked up and down both sets of stairwells (32 floors...hence the picture) searched the garage, the lobby, and outside. Nothing. She randomly showed up later that day when I was helping the kids make a "LOST" poster. We still have no clue where she had been. We just know that she was really hungry and thirsty and we were all glad to see her again!
The boys playing cards on Hudson's bed.
Sorry. We are just enjoying the sky here :)
Here's one of the sidewalks near our place. They have many pig treed that line the roads and plenty of room for walking or riding bikes.
These two are growing up so fast! So much so that when we were coming back into the country that they almost didn't let Benjamin in!!! I was through with 2 of the kids. I went back (something your not really supposed to do) and they asked me if I was his mom. They said he doesn't look like his picture and they wanted to see another ID! I had to tell him to smile like his picture and then move all of his hair so they could study his ears! They finally let him through! So funny!
We took a walk by the boats.
The kids were fascinated watching the 4 guys come ashore on a styrofoam mattress.
A wall that moves and makes your silhouette. I guess a video would show it better. It kept them occupied for awhile though.
This was probably the biggest crystal ball hanging from the ceiling that I have ever seen. The picture doesn't do it justice (although it's a great picture of Regan). So, that's been some of our life recently.
