If you....Then you must be a ....

If you...

Have more pictures of people under two in your office than of your entire family combined

If you...

send awesome packages across the world full of chocolate straws, silly books, and clothes all 2t and smaller

If you...

send harassing emails to your daughter telling her to post more pictures of her children (it's ok mom, I forgive you!)

...THEN YOU MUST BE A GRANDMA!!!

These pictures are for my mom and mother in law! Thanks for being awesome Grandmas to our kiddos. We really appreciate the love you show for them. (And sorry mom for taking so long to post new pics!)

Here's EG playing with beans. I am really trying to find fun ways to entertain our on-the-move, go-getter! She's had a great time lately with 4 lbs of red beans, the funnel, and a few kitchen toys!

She's also been enjoying some play time with friends. Laura and I have started a weekly play date for her and Lydia. We've also been spending time with some Chinese pengyous (friends)! Here's EG with Lucy and Lily. (Lucy, the one closest to EG is our landlord's daughter) These girls are sweet sweet sweet and love to spend time with EG and Jack. They came over a few weeks ago and we painted and made magnets. This past week they came over for lunch and some play time with EG and Jack. I am very encouraged by EG's progress in Chinese. She repeats a lot of what she hears, which is a big step for her! She stands at her window and yells at people passing by, "hello pengyou!" She also says silly things that don't really make sense, like "Ping guo Cha Bu Duo" (translated means "Apple, that's about right") We're just encouraged that she's willing to use the words she's learning. Jackie Boy is busy packing on the pounds. We've been giving him rice cereal and he loves it. This week we are moving on to more tasty treats...pears and carrots!

We've been busy lately so I haven't been online much. Last week we spent some time at the "Century City" and the "New World Asia Sports Center." These are both about 3-5 miles from our little town. (Remember we live in the Mayberry of China) These two places are GIGANTIC apartment complexes with everything from movie theaters and fun outdoor play areas for kids, to karaoke bars, swimming pools, and pretty good restaurants. We first went to the New World place to check out their outdoor kids play areas. They are awesome and we definitely plan to spend more time there! Then this weekend we went to the Century City. (an apartment complex that when full can hold more than 600,000 people!) Why did we go? Oh, for the grand opening of the KFC! YES, that's right. Having a KFC near by is BIG news for us and we thought it would only be right to show our support by enjoying some finger licking goodness on their grand opening. It was a tiny bit chaotic but we enjoyed it.

I really really really love our little town, all the quirky, kind people, and how quiet it is out here. I'm thankful not to live in the hustle and bustle of downtown. But it's hard sometimes to be far away and not have many options for fun and an occasional western food fix with a great kids play area! So we're thrilled to have these new options near by!

Our landlord decided to let us stay in our apartment next year, so we are currently rearranging a few rooms. Andy's office is becoming the kiddos room and EG's room will become his office. We got a great blue color to paint their room and we had a bunk bed made for them! (Jack will of course be in the crib for quiet a while longer and our little monkey will of course be sleeping on the bottom bunk for a long time as well!) It just came an hour ago and I really like it. Once we get everything squared away I'll post some pictures!