What does the Chinese Mid Autumn Moon Festival and The Willie Phoenix band have in common? Well, nothing that I know of but we did both this weekend on Saturday.
About a week ago we ran into M's international drumming teacher, Ray Winburn who plays in the Willie Phoenix band. He told us that they'd be playing at the North Market on Saturday and to come on down. We did! Check the video below with M playing the conga.What a blast! A BIG thanks to Willie and Ray for giving M, as she puts it "The best day of my life". When you get a chance check out the web page for the band at www.williephoenix.com
find out where they're playing and and go see them in person.
Two hours later we were at the Central Ohio Families with Children from China (COFCC) Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. I don't know if K really got alot out of it, except some Cheez-its from a very kind lady sitting next to us. Daddy and M made paper fish lanterns, everyone lined up and marched around the field. Still too light out to see the lanterns glowing but had fun with everyone. Later we ate Moon pies. Traditionally you'd eat Moon Cakes but the Moon pie's were too hard to resist..
A weekend to remember!
My mommy is so proud of me! I actually kept this clip in my hair most of the day. I know she was very jealous of you, Elizabeth.
Today I go to get my first haircut! Mommy plans on feeding me while they are cutting my hair. Something to do with no fussing, screaming or whatever.....
K and I have the coolest sisters. I'll start with mine...the retired art teacher.
When we came back from China, K had this over her crib.
Here is a closer look at the wise old owl that watches over our sleeping K.
Pretty cool, right?
What's even more cool is the freezer of pop in the oven ready meals waiting for us. Yum! The only hard work I had to do to get dinner ready for all of us is getting the foil and tape off the tightly wrapped prepared dinners. My sister has great skills in wrapping. Opening up Christmas gifts would go alot faster if she gave up the glue gun and used scotch tape like us regular folks. But you would miss out on those beautifully wrap little works of art. And she'd miss out on the ribbing we give her each year about her wrapping. Moving on....
This is really cool. Who else can find the perfect card for us? Yep, my sister.
Told you, major coolness! With the jetlag after we got home, the craziness of settling in, the nasty head colds we all got... I don't think I really said Thank You enough to her. I know she peaks in here, so a big THANKS to my cool sister.
And here is another.. K is lucky to have this cool sister.
Look at the pure joy on this face!
K loves her big sister. She makes her laugh by singing her silly songs about putting a banana in your ear, or, tickling her feet. She plays blocks and bangs cups with her. She pushes her in the stroller for walks around the neighborhood. And the coolest thing she does... she keeps feeding her when mommy has to go to the bathroom or go answer the phone, or whatever. But M is off to school these days and K looks like she's asking me:
When is my cool sister coming home?
Soon, little one, soon.
The 20th of each month will always be remembered. In 2010, July 20th will mark an anniversary. As of today, August 20th marks our first month anniversary. One month ago I was handed a very unhappy, little girl. I, of course, was thrilled, humbled, sad and happy all at the same time. But our baby K was angry, terrified, screaming, crying, and generally very confused about it all. I held her, held her for about 40 minutes. 40 minutes of arched rigid back, howling, mad at the world, beautiful bewildered baby girl. I remember feeling so sad for her. She was being taken away from everything she knew, loved and was comfortable with. I also remember feeling so proud. So proud that she could scream so loud, so long and be so upset about her new situation. It told us alot about her, in those 40 minutes. I eventually passed her off to her new daddy. Should have done this alot sooner. She settled with him. I don't know if it was because he was so not female or that her protest of it all was winding down. This picture below is of her on the bus ride back to the hotel.
After all the turmoil of the morning it was time to sleep it off.
Spent
We sang songs to her the whole way back. I hope our travel companions were so involved with their new beautiful babies that they didn't take notice of our wondrous singing voices.
Today, K is happy and loves to discover new things, especially food! She sings and dances. She plays with her older sister and the one cat of ours that will let her. She signs to us when she wants "up" and "more" and she is quick to remember what not to touch by a simple "no, no". She loves being outdoors and feels a responsibility to pick up every leaf that has fallen from our trees. The Fall season should be a blast around here!
" I love what falls from the trees!"
She takes one 2 hour nap in the morning and sleeps about 12 hours at night. She only gets her night bottle now and has graduated to a sippy cup during the day. No baby food here either! She will eat whatever we are having for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Doesn't care too much for cold items unless, of course, it is ice cream! She still has moments of fear. when it is just her and I home alone she doesn't like it if I walk away from her. New noises are frightening the first time she hears them. After she sees that we don't react she is okay. Bath times can be fun unless you mess with the hair. DON'T MESS WITH THE HAIR!
Sometimes you just have to!
Can't wait to see what new changes the coming 20th's will bring.
