Good
gracious! I haven’t posted a new blog
update in about six months. Well, here’s
a recap of the past half year.
February:
I don’t
quite remember what we did for Valentine’s Day, but here’s a cute picture of
the girls.
Dorothy
turned 70, so we had a fancy tea party birthday celebration for her. Rebecca did quite a nice job with the
decorations and delicacies.
March:
Mei Li got
the flu over Spring Break. That canceled
our plans for a trip to Waco to meet new baby Lanie and visit with the rest of
the Balches. Thankfully, though, no one
else in the family got sick. That was a
HUGE blessing! Mei Li and Lily got to lie
around for several days watching DVDs.
Well, what else are you going to do with a sick toddler? Lily just reaped the DVD benefits without
actually being sick.
We went
strawberry picking at Frobergs with some friends and family. Mmmm…freshly picked strawberries.
April:
Mei Li dyed
and hunted her first Easter eggs this year.
(Well, I’m just assuming she didn’t do those things in China. I think it’s a safe assumption…)
David and
Emily came to town for an Easter visit.
We got to meet Lanie and see Joshua and Ellie again.
May:
Allison came
over one morning and the girls all played in the pool. It was a bit chilly, but they had fun.
June:
We bought a
new house! It needed a LOT of work. Not as much as our first house (not by a LONG
shot); but, well, you can see what color the living room started as. That’s just a sample…
The Waco
Balches came for another visit. It’s
always a lot of fun to visit with them when we are in the same city!
July:
Lily turned
four! I can’t believe she’s so big! Here she is at the family birthday dinner we
had. Homemade pizza and strawberry
shortcake. Mmm…
And here is
the reason we needed a new house with an extra room. He should arrive in October, hopefully not
looking so much like a Halloween skeleton.
