Dancing Queen

Yesterday was Uma's birthday (more photos on that to come) and after a lovely lunch at the R&D Kitchen, Elizabeth decided she just had to show off her dancing skills against the background of the live music.

Now, the video is lousy, as is the music (if you can hear any)since I took it from my phone camera (prompting me to get a Droid now). The good news is that you can't really sense how "off" rhythm Elizabeth was. But it was amusing to watch. Although, who knows--maybe she has some highly developed sense of dance and rhythm that goes way beyond my mortal ears.

The Flower Girl

Last week we had friends visiting from Dublin and who knew...while they were here they decided, "what the heck, let's get married". Hey, why not?

So in three days we threw together a perfectly lovely little wedding ceremony on Laguna Beach. And, as you can see, Elizabeth got her first gig as a flower girl.

She was the perfect flower girl, so if anyone out there is thinking of getting married--she is available--but book now as I expect her to be getting busy during the summer months!

Do you think they are having fun?

Here are a couple of quick clips that show the kind of fun that Kaila and Elizabeth can have when they are together.

Kaila and Elizabeth have known one another since the day Elizabeth was placed in our arms almost 2 and a half years ago.

Amazing, isn't it?

A few photos

This week has been hectic with Elizabeth home from school for a few days with a little tummy virus. She seems better today.

Here are some photos of her from last week when she had a few play dates with her buddies.

There are some photos of here with Kaila at the mall and on stage at Pretend City. One thing I learned last week is never going anywhere that involves children during Spring Break unless you enjoy mob scenes. Pretend City was kind of a "bust" since every child in Orange County decided to go the same day we did.

I also have some video I will post when I get a chance that shows Kaila, Emma and Elizabeth going a little crazy at Nordstom's cafe. (not sure we will be invited back there anytime soon!)

A little Moment

Yes, I have said it before--it seems in life that we don't remember days, but we remember moments. And this photo offers up a special moment for me, special in that it was utterly spontaneous and really sweet.

After shopping for our usual mundane groceries, Elizabeth spied the flower stand at the market and willy nilly picked up a bunch of flowers of all different types. After chiding her to "put them back", I realized the colors were really pretty together. Realizing that she had already become attached to these flowers, I caved in and bought them and the woman behind the counter turned them into a lovely bouquet.

It was a sunny day out and Elizabeth walked out of the store looking as if she was on her way to a wedding. A man called out, "I think I just saw Miss America walk by."

It was a really special moment, precisely because we hadn't planned it to be.

Friends

Last weekend Elizabeth met up with Emma and Mei Mei after their Saturday morning Chinese class and had their usual fun time together.

Young Chef Elizabeth

Elizabeth got together with her friends from school to celebrate their classmate Ginia's 4th birthday. The party was at the "Young Chefs Academy" and as you can imagine, the kids had a blast.

Elizabeth made pineapple pizza and cupcakes--all quite edible I might add.