Thursday, June 12, 2008

Memorial Day Weekend Part II

Sunday. We were supposed to go to a birthday party, but Mama blew it and put the wrong time on the master calendar. Ooops. To compensate we took the girls to the Queens Zoo. It's a nice manageable trip - and part of our Zoological Society membership - Thanks Aunt Christy! They feature animals of the Americas, so no lions and tigers, but they do have mountain lions, coyotes, lynx and elk,which is what they were looking at. There were five elk, and Lela counted each one. They also have a petting zoo.
Smile for the camera and act like you love each other.
Enough, Mama!
There's also a carousel. Lian got her first ride, Lela her umpteenth. Despite the look here, Jamie said she was laughing and screaming with glee during the ride. PS - it's a FAST carousel. Another adrenalin junkie?
The perfect end to the day, Cotton Candy, Yeah!

1 comment:

Charlotte said...

LOL ! I always tell the kids ~ act like you love one another, lol !

Charlotte and crew

Mother's Day

Last spring while riding the train home from the city where I had just handed in the last of Lian's paperwork, I had nothing to do since I had gone through all my reading material while waiting at the Chinese Embassy. I got out a notepad and this poem started to flow and practically wrote itself. Adoption can be bittersweet as there is no gain without a loss.
http://www.emkpress.com/mothersday.html

Lian on left in yellow

Lian on left in yellow
about 14 months, with her friend Hailey

Lian at 6 months

Lian at 6 months
Who could resist that smile?

Lian at 4 months

Lian at 4 months
Right after surgery for her lip

Sha'anxi Province Map

Sha'anxi Province Map
HanZhong in lower left

China Map

China Map
Sha'anxi Province in center