Daddy's Little Girl

We're ba-ack..sorry for the long break between posts! Laina is busy, busy. We have had a fun month of August, Laina has had a couple of birthday parties, we had a China Reunion with the families that we traveled with, we've had house guests and of course, the little one is running everywhere. Today I am posting a couple of cute pix of her with her Daddy. One is of them watching TV, he gives her an old remote and she thinks she is changing the channels, it's pretty funny. Another is of when she just suddenly fell asleep on him. There's a photo of her with her cousin Jacob at the window in their diapers and a great one of her on a Rocking Horse. As you can see, she controls the world with her pointer finger and is leading the charge! I have also included a picture of her in her new duckie slippers that she loves, from our friends Stephanie and Annabelle. She is doing so well. There's 2 new teeth coming through on the bottom, she is mimicking a lot of words and is really cruising around steadily now. I am starting to dread Day Care starting in a couple of weeks, it is so fun to be with her everyday. We'll only do 3 days though and I guess it will feel good to get back to work and be with grownups once in a while. I guess...

Laina's First Birthday

Wow, our first kids' party. It was a lot of fun, a bit chaotic but in a good way. About 20 kids came, although some left and others came as they needed naps, etc. The kiddie pool was a huge success. I am posting a picture of Laina in her party dress at the very beginning of the day and then the only one I have of her eating cake. Jimmy moved the cake a bit too close and she dug right in! We did give her a piece to eat with her hands, as tradition goes but I need someone else to supply a photo of her in all her chocolate glory. There's a picture of Laina and me with our friends, Silla and her baby, Isabelle, whose bday is this month also. There's one of kids watching the cake show. Another is of some kids in the pool, and there's one of our new kid in town, Cameron, who was recently brought home from Vietnam. She's a real beauty and already knows how to turn a camera into a phone! I didn't have time to pick up my camera much but we all had a great time and everyone gave Laina really nice presents too. We opened them that evening, after her long nap and want to thank everyone so very much for them and for making the effort to pack up the kids and come over. We all had a really fun time!