Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Nieces and Nephews; We Have Lots!

A few weeks ago, Lance and I got to spend a few days with some of our nieces and nephews while their parents were out of town. After church on Sunday, the kids got into their play-clothes and we headed to the park. Here are some of my favorite pics:


I don't know how anyone could tell this girl no; her smile just melts me!

In case you were wondering what kind of dad Lance will be, these pictures should clear it up:


One of the things I love about Lance is his ability to be a big kid. He can forget about being grown-up for a little while and REALLY plays with them and they love it!

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Book Club


Book club minus two.

On the occasion that I'm not completely submerged in all things Caysen, I find time for a few extracurricular activities. One such activity is book club. We meet up about once a month to discuss the book we have chosen; but mostly it's just a good excuse for some quality girl-time :)

I've been friends with a few of the members for a while now, but just joined the book-club about a year ago. I have loved getting to know everyone and I'm so excited that it's kid friendly so I can still be a part of it after we bring Caysen home!


Monday, May 31, 2010

Showered!

A couple of girls from church (Kristi & Heather) gave me a shower this weekend; luau style!




They put our brains to work when we had to guess the gestation of different animals; I failed the test :(



Things got a little crazy after the guests left!


I love it when I get to wear a flower in my hair :)



I got a lot of great gifts! Everyone included a book as part of their gift (because the shower was held at the library community room) which I just loved; Caysen will have so many bedtime stories to choose from!!!

Sunday, May 30, 2010

2 3/4 Tissue Boxes


I got a message a few days ago from Cheryl, another one of the wonderful ladies who helps out at His Hands. Among other things, she wanted to let me know that Caysen is 2 and 3/4 tissue boxes long!
She was at the House of Hope, but she didn't have a ruler or tape measure, so she used a tissue box to figure out his length. In case you're wondering, 2 and 3/4 tissue boxes is equal to about 60 cm or 23 1/2 inches :)
And yes, I loved getting this news! It doesn't really matter what the updates say, anything new about our little guy brightens my day!!!

Monday, May 24, 2010

Ni Hao

As we get closer to our trip to go get Caysen, I've begun to research some of the basics of Taiwan such as weather, culture, tourism, cuisine, and language.

I have no intentions of learning mandarin, but I figure I should at least memorize a few key phrases; so here is a little lesson:

Wo chi su-pronounced: wo chur su-means I'm vegetarian (I'm not actually a vegetarian, just very very particular about eating meat at restaurants so I will stick to non-meat dishes if possible).

Wo bu chi yu means I don't eat fish (This might be the most important one of all for me, I absolutely do NOT eat seafood of any kind...ever).

Wo milule means I'm lost (Hopefully we don't need this one).

Jiuming a! means Help! (Again, hopefully we don't have to say this).

Ni hao-pronounced Nee How- or Nin hau means Hello.

Quing-pronounced ching- means Please.

Xiexie-prounounced shayshay-means Thank You.

Bukeqi-pronounced boo keh chee?- means You're Welcome.

Qu-pronounced choo?- means Yes.

Bu qu-pronounced boo choo?- means No.

Ni hui jiang yingwen ma? means Do you speak English?



And here's a new picture we received this morning in our weekly update! He's practicing for when he watches football with uncle John :)

Wo ai ni (I love you)!!!

Friday, May 21, 2010

Think About It...

For any expecting mamas out there or moms with babies in diapers, check out this blogger's post about cloth diapering. As I've previously mentioned, I plan on cloth diapering and this blogger is the one who convinced me that it is the way to go.

Cloth diapering really isn't what it used to be; just something to think about ;)

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