Her true sweetness returns.
Each of the girls has a special "tooth fairy" pillow of which Val said, "Mom, don't forget to put on your fairy wings tonight."
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Val is at a loss
Much to Val's joy, she has joined her twin sister in the "missing front teeth" category. For the before picture, I asked Val to give me a mean face; the dangling tooth really brings the look together.
Her true sweetness returns.
Each of the girls has a special "tooth fairy" pillow of which Val said, "Mom, don't forget to put on your fairy wings tonight."
Her true sweetness returns.
Each of the girls has a special "tooth fairy" pillow of which Val said, "Mom, don't forget to put on your fairy wings tonight."
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
New Scenery
For the local New Year (by far the biggest holiday of the year in these parts), we went to another city to visit friends and get a change of scenery. Often, the joy of new scenery was in the form of a restaurant. To give some perspective, in our city there are no McDonalds or Starbucks. So getting to a place like Subway was a treat. Our girls and our friend's girls posed for such an occasion.
Among the different eateries we visited included Italian, German, Japanese and Indian. The last one we went to twice. Oh my. So good.
Out on a field trip, the six show their skills for the perfect silly picture. Buddies.
We stayed at a friend's place most of the time, but we went to a hotel for a couple nights to get more into the heart of the city. The hotel was near empty - due to the holiday - and long story short, we got a double-upgrade in accommodation. Bonus. It was like paying for an economy seat and getting bumped up to first-class. (This has never actually happened to me, but I assume the sensation is similar.)
Each day was spent at the pool. Lia is coming along well with her front crawl and backstroke. Val and Meg haven't got the front crawl down but are making progress. Also, Lia just about has her diving down pat. Unfortunately, we didn't get many pictures there; here are just a few.
Lia showing off her water handstand.
We have a normal picture of the below, but I think this goofy one is more interesting. :) From L to R, that's Lia, Dad, Meg and Val. We had a lot of fun in the pool.
We were at the hotel for the lunar new year, and so we got the girls up at 11:30pm (with their approval) to go outside to check out the fireworks. The hotel had a decent spread of fireworks, and I was appropriately jealous of the guys that got to light all these. All up and down the street and in adjacent blocks, fireworks could be seen and heard. At midnight, the frenzy definitely picked up; it was a wild experience being surrounded by flashes of light, whistles and explosions. Happy year of the dragon!
Among the different eateries we visited included Italian, German, Japanese and Indian. The last one we went to twice. Oh my. So good.
Out on a field trip, the six show their skills for the perfect silly picture. Buddies.
We stayed at a friend's place most of the time, but we went to a hotel for a couple nights to get more into the heart of the city. The hotel was near empty - due to the holiday - and long story short, we got a double-upgrade in accommodation. Bonus. It was like paying for an economy seat and getting bumped up to first-class. (This has never actually happened to me, but I assume the sensation is similar.)
Each day was spent at the pool. Lia is coming along well with her front crawl and backstroke. Val and Meg haven't got the front crawl down but are making progress. Also, Lia just about has her diving down pat. Unfortunately, we didn't get many pictures there; here are just a few.
Lia showing off her water handstand.
We have a normal picture of the below, but I think this goofy one is more interesting. :) From L to R, that's Lia, Dad, Meg and Val. We had a lot of fun in the pool.
We were at the hotel for the lunar new year, and so we got the girls up at 11:30pm (with their approval) to go outside to check out the fireworks. The hotel had a decent spread of fireworks, and I was appropriately jealous of the guys that got to light all these. All up and down the street and in adjacent blocks, fireworks could be seen and heard. At midnight, the frenzy definitely picked up; it was a wild experience being surrounded by flashes of light, whistles and explosions. Happy year of the dragon!
Monday, December 26, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Christmas Eve and Day
We're all set up and ready for the morning!
Doll clothes. Lots and lots of doll clothes. Do I really need to comment more?
My brothers got me a new football! They're the best brothers in the whole wide world!
For the past three and a half years, the old one has been tossed around our complex, campus, and the mountains. It's ready for retirement. Enter the reinforced super-galactic orange missile.
Doll clothes. Lots and lots of doll clothes. Do I really need to comment more?
My brothers got me a new football! They're the best brothers in the whole wide world!
For the past three and a half years, the old one has been tossed around our complex, campus, and the mountains. It's ready for retirement. Enter the reinforced super-galactic orange missile.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
European Grapefruit
This is our family's new favorite fruit which locals and we call 'you zi.' We've seen some that have a sticker on them that says 'European grapefruit.' It's very much like grapefruit as we're used to, but it is significantly sweeter.
We like it so much we had to feature it in its own post.
We like it so much we had to feature it in its own post.
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