Happy July 4th

Our holiday weekend started at 1:00pm Thursday afternoon. David and I did some spot cleaning in order to prepare for the July 4th party. I was easily overwhelmed by how much work it took to clean the whole house. But “Hey, who said that you have to have a clean house to have the party?” Amy, Kendall, Chloe and Sophia came in town Friday afternoon. We had roast for lunch. Friday night we met with Steve and Delfina at On The Borders for dinner. We had a great time.

Here is a family picture that Amy took for us. Thank you Amy for taking a beautiful picture for us!

Saturday morning David took Chloe and Emily for a walk. They became the main attraction on the trail. Afterwards we went with Amy to see Diane’s new house before we had lunch with Sherry and Diane at Gloria’s. Our friends gradually showed up at 4:00pm. It was great to see them and their babies. Below are some pictures we took:

(Stroller walk with the girls)

(Charlie playing with the blocks)

(Emily joined Charlie)

(Chloe playing the ball swirl)

(Amy H. and Emily)

It was the first time for Emily to attend a big party like this. But she did very well. She seemed to be happy sharing her toys with others too.

Here are a few other things going on with us this week:

Emily likes to play her tongue with the new teeth. I guess she is getting used to the new residents in her tiny mouth. Her favorite chewing toy is the spoon. Her favorite color is blue. We bought some used toys for her. She loved them.

David accidentally scared the Gecko that the Gecko broke off its tail in our bathroom sink. David took the tail-less Gecko out of the house afterwards, feeling bad for this little poor guy.

Our air conditioner was broken. It cost us $1500 to fix it. We also repaired the sprinkler heads and the kitchen disposal system this week.

Monday Dawn gave birth to baby Austin. We went to the hospital to see her. When we entered the hospital room, she was holding a well-dressed baby. "Wow... Look at him! How alert he is! He is big..." David and I commented one after another. Later on we realized that Dawn was holding her friend's three months old boy. Austin was held by a girl at the corner that we didn't even see. How embarrassing!!! - it shows you how quickly parents forget how small a new born is!