Celebrating M's Birthday at the "Wah Wah Store"

When M was 3, she used to call The Amer*ican G*irl Store, the wah wah(doll in Chinese) store. It is her favorite place to go for her birthday. She chose going to eat there with Mama and Baba over having a party with friends. We had a great lunch and did some shopping too.

While waiting for our food we took advantage of the conversation starters on our table. One of the questions was "What is the most beautiful animal in the world?"

Can you guess M's answer????

"Muffin the Goat"

Yummy pasta!

M had been asking for a bed for Ivy, but while we were at the store the babies at home sent her a "text" on her cell phone saying they did not need a bed they could continue to share the crib. Not sure where she comes up with this stuff, but she never ceases to entertain us. Well, we skipped the bed and she picked out some other items instead.

It was a fun day.

M's only complaint was that she had to go to China school first.

She thought she should be able to play hookie on her birthday.

Um...yeah..I don't think so!

Another step closer!

We are officially DTC!!!!!!!!! (Dossier to China)

That means all of our paperwork was sent to China today.

Our dossier arrived at our agency on M's birthday from the Chinese Councilate in Chicago and our agency sent it on to China today. I can't wait to hold our new daughter! We tenatively still hope to travel in April. We will have a better idea when we receive our LOA (letter of acceptance) from China. For now we are just happy to have our paperwork in China, finally!!!!!

Oh my my, our baby is......

Happy Birthday sweet girl!

You are such a joy and so much fun.

Baba and I are so proud and happy to be your parents.

We love watching you grow, only sometimes wish you wouldn't grow so fast!

Halloween* Happenings

M and Baba carved the pumpkin together this year. M wasn't afraid to get her hands dirty and did a great job cleaning it out.

Shadow got into the action this year in his ladybug costume. He was a great sport, but only made it 1/2 a block. He was a little overstimulated, especially after a neighbor giving him a dog treat.

We had a fun Hallowee*n. M picked out her costume and surprised us all, with a bat! Yep our girly, girl picked a bat. I do see what she loved about it though. It is accented in her fav color and the wings are great fun!

After trick or trea*ting on our block, we headed to a friends house for a party. M had a great time with some of her preschool pals and the adults had a great time of conversation also.