Maria (Mei Mei) is Four!

Yesterday Elizabeth went to her first Hula Dance party to celebrate Mei Mei's Fourth birthday! Woo hoo! Who would believe it.

Elizabeth met Maria at her first FCC party in December of 2007! Elizabeth was only home for 2 weeks when Marty and I were brave enough to leave the house and go to a party. I remember still be somewhat in a daze from our whole trip home from China and suddenly becoming a mom at 47.

I remember Mei Mei who was just a baby then too, and her Patty at the table next to us. In some ways it seems so long ago and in other ways it seems like yesterday.

How great to see them turning into little girls...and having so much fun together--as you can see from the photos.

The Hula party was a blast and Elizabeth came home and Hula danced up the stairs to bed last night.

A few more photos...from a couple of weeks ago

I haven't posted these photos which I should have done a couple of weeks ago..here they are...

A couple of photos of Elizabeth with Holly and her two beautiful kids. Yeah, her kids--they are now 16 and 17. I remember the days that each of them were born. Hard to believe 17 years have passed.



Here she is with Kaila, hanging out at the Nordstrom's shoe section. Nordstrom's can bank on their profits going up when these girls get their own credit cards.





This is Elizabeth's now famous, "pink car seat", alternately referred to as her "big girl car seat". She hounded us for months for one of these and the day it arrived she was gloriously happy. In fact, I don't think I had ever seen her happier. Go figure.



Here she is with one of her older girlfriends who was also born in China, Leah is 6 years old and managed to teach Elizabeth a little of her ballet steps when we ran into them one night at dinner.



Making a grand exit in the fabulous tutu Holly bought her...

Some photos

You think she likes dressing up?