A Few Pics from the Week

We've had a great week. Ke Xin is really trying to speak. She listens to us talk and she tries to repeat after us. I don't think she spoke much Chinese, so it's like she's learning to speak for the first time. She has no trouble with sign languange and you're never left in doubt as to what she wants. She sings to herself alot, which is very cute, and her favorite thing is tea parties.
Olivia is still in love with pre-k and her teacher. She's very happy to get going in the mornings. Ke Xin loves to go in Olivia's school. Her very favorite thing is to look through the big window of the baby room. She waves to the little ones and says, "babies! babies!" After we drop Olivia at school, Ke Xin and I head for the local park. She has a blast playing on all the equipment and... watching the older men play softball. I don't know what it is about them, but we have to sit and watch them every morning. Thursday we ran into Aunt Debbi, who was running (!!!) on the track. I admire her endurance.

We went to the local adoption meeting (Adoption Option) last Friday and Ke Xin and Olivia had a ball! It was like a really fun block party. We all ate and had fun just talking and socializing. Olivia is a social butterfly like her daddy. Thanks to the Perry family for opening their home to us.

Daddy doesn't have to work this weekend, so maybe we can all do something fun together - or finish the play gym, which is still sitting in pieces in the backyard...

And here is a shout-out to Allison, who is in China at this moment adopting Qi Meng, Ke Xin's foster brother. Things are not going smoothly with his transition and she's probably ready to reach for a large alcoholic beverage right about now... Hang in there Allison!!!

Here are some pics from the week:

Olivia put together this dance costume.

Ke Xin figured out that sitting on the floor with a snack might not be the best idea...

Big sister pushed mei mei (little sister) on the swings...

So mei mei had to return the favor!

The "sister thing" is working out pretty well...

Look what Olivia found in her grocery cart!!! (If only it was that easy!)

Olivia is getting the jump on Halloween. Aunt Debbi has promised to make her costume this year. She has until October 1st to decide what she wants to be. Right now she changes her mind every day.

Bath fun! The only part about about bath time that Ke Xin hates is rinsing the shampoo out of her hair.