Elizabeth with George and Carmela

Last week Elizabeth got a real treat and got to spend lots of time with George and Carmela who came all the way from Texas to just to see her. Take a look at these photos of her with George and you can see why she would wake up in the morning chanting, "I want George."

She loved being with Carmela as well...but George is the one that picked her up a lot and carried her around. And I can tell you this, if you want this girl to love you..."pick her up and carry her". Elizabeth has come to terms with the fact that her mother can't pick her up owing to her bad back and ditto for her daddy--so she is WAY happy when someone else does it. Of course, that isn't the only thing she loved about George--he is "a lot of fun!"














Here she is relaxing with George on the couch while viewing her favorite movie, "The Wizard of Oz" on the personal DVD player that Uma and Umpa so smartly gifted her with...

Chinese Dancing...

So another week has gone by and I am not sure where it went. I wound up catching a nasty version of Elizabeth's illness and have learned that caring for a three year old while you are sick with a fever is not something you want to wish on anyone.

These photos are from last weekend when I was feeling a lot better--and as you can see--Elizabeth was pretty well recovered by then.

A group we belong to called "Families with Children From China" sponsored a really fun event of Chinese dancing for the girls.

Here you see Elizabeth with Kaila and Emma warming up for the dance class with a quick rendition of Ring around the Rosie.


And here are the girls in their dance recital. It was amazing--the teacher only worked with them for about half and hour before they came out for a final "performance". You can see Elizabeth had the added distraction of having to pull up her "too big for her" Chinese pants. I should have taken Grandma up on her offer to take them in for her. Still, she and the other girls were, as usual, adorable and amazing.



Some more photos from this fun day...

Just "Hangin"

Here is a photo that is a couple of months old but I don't think I ever posted it. Elizabeth was "hanging" with her buddy Emma. Don't they look like a couple of teenagers on a summer afternoon.

Some photos

Here are a couple of photos showing that Elizabeth is indeed growing up.

The last week or so has been more than a little busy with winter illness befalling both Elizabeth and myself.

One thing I did learn last week was that Elizabeth has an amazing ability to motor on regardless of a fever. She had a high fever and NEVER stopped for a minute. At one point her fever reached 104.8 and SHE WAS STILL PLAYING. With a temperature of 102 I think she could compete in the Olympics.

It was a little disconcerting, I must say, to take her temperature and have it read 102 degrees and then see her running up and down the stairs and demanding to go out and ride her bike. The doctor said that there are kids who can just tolerate high fevers. Seems really odd to me. I know how exhausted I feel even with a temperature of 101.

Oh and she has definitely been expanding her vocabulary while teaching us to watch what we say. Yesterday I was cleaning out the refrigerator and had everything out on the counter. Elizabeth look at the pile of stuff and exclaimed, "Oh my God!". Marty quickly commented, "she didn't get that from me." Well, if that is the worst she repeats, we'll be lucky.

A few more photos

Here are just a few more photos from the Chinese New Year party....

Happy Chinese New Year

Happy Chinese New Year!

Last week the girls got together at Emma's house for a terrific Chinese New Year Party



And here they are in their matching Kai Lan outfits. They look totally adorable in these and I am hoping we can get them out in them together. I think they will cause quite a stir. Go Team China!