Chinese Class Zoo Trip

I don't know if I ever mentioned that we found about a Chinese class for toddlers and this summer Sarah took her first Chinese class. What was nice was the I went to it, too. That way, I was able to reinforce what she learned and we both learned some Chinese. For the last class we went to the zoo and had lots of fun!

Here is Sarah and one of her classmates playing and having fun!

They were playing Ring around the Rosies, so cute.

"And, we all fall down!"

Sarah got ride our new Carousel. It was so beautiful, with the most interesting animals to ride and they were all hand painted. Sarah rode the baby giraffe and loved it!

My latest Quilt

This is the latest quilt top that I finished over the weekend. I love the colors, but then again, I love anything with purple. This was the first one that I really chose the colors all alone. Usually I need help, but this time I braved it out and I think it turned out great.

Notice those cute little toes on the bottom? Sarah HAD to help her Baba hold it up and then decided that she HAD to be in the photo! I couldn't resist a little tickle when she wasn't looking! :)

Chinese and my Frog

After church a few weeks ago, Sarah decided that she was going to be a frog. Don't you love this one? In mid-air...absolute look of glee on her face, piggy tails flying!
This is DA, the Chinese symbol for BIG, Sarah learned this from her Chinese class she's took this summer. If you saw the character, you'd know how she looks like it.
And this is XIAO, Sarah's version of the Chinese symbol for small.

A small Update & playdate

Ok, so apparently I stink at keeping our blog updated. (Sorry, Mom) Here are some photos from yesterday, though.

This Saturday we went to the Aquarium for a play date. There were actually 4 girls, but for some reason (I guess 3 yr olds don't really need a reason, right?) she decided she didn't want to be in the photo. Here is Lia, Emilie, and my Sarah from left to right.

Sarah eventually would touch the starfish, but the sting rays...well, that was a totally different story! See how she's pushing AWAY from the stingray pool and Troy's trying to get her to go to it? Yup, she wasn't having that!!

I just loved the above photo and thought that it was adorable. (of course, I'm a bit biased.)

Happy Belated 4th of July!

On the 4th of July, we went to Sarah's very first parade EVER! It was a lot of fun. Before the parade started, she had a blast playing in the puddles that were created by the sprinklers.

My patriotic little girl!

And then, there is that goofy Baba!
The people in the parade were throwing out these popsicles. They were GREAT as we were sitting in the heat!
At the end of the night, we were waiting, and waiting, and waiting for the fireworks to start. Sarah was so sleepy. This was the first time that Sarah got to go to fireworks and watch them up close.
She was still happy even though she was so tired!
Since I have a new camera, from Christmas, for the first time I got to try out the fireworks setting. I think some of them turned out pretty cool.

Happy Baptism, Lili and Tati

Here is Sarah and Tati just before Tati went up to get baptized. I was so bummed cause their Mom didn't tell me until the last minute and I had to work. So, I had to depend on Troy to go and get photos. He didn't even find Lili to get a photo...but, what can I expect?

A girl in a pretty dress!

This is Sarah at church a few weeks ago, in a pretty dress. That morning she told me, "Mama, can I wear a pretty dress? Can I wear a blue one?"

In June, Sarah started a preschool Chinese class. it's a lot of fun and she's learning a lot! This is her DA character that she makes with her body. It means BIG, as if you couldn't tell!
And this is Sarah's xiao, it obviously means small!

Fun at the Pool

These were taken last month BEFORE Sarah started her swimming lessons. You should see the smile on her face NOW when she goes down the same slide!

Although she looks horrified, she really loved going down this slide!

Bailey and Sarah waiting for their turn to go down the slide
Baba catching his baby


Baba trying to catch his bigger baby! It's funny, this photo is so indicative of Bailey and Troy's relationship! He's like AWWW, come here! and in her 12 yr old-ness, she's like, I don't think so! Plus, she's not the snuggliest of girls with her Dad!

June's Play Date (A Little Late)

For our play date last month, we went to a really fun park! It has to be the best one around for kids of all ages. The kids had fun and we all left before we got too hot!

Here is Sarah with Preston and Lia at the table.

Here are all of our little Chinese lovies... Mailey, Sunny, Lia, Sarah, and Miranda Joy!

And Sarah...she was upset with her Baba and was pouting. I couldn't resist, she's cute anyway!