Laundry

On our washing machine there are different setting for different settings. I'm not able to read all the characters but there are pictures by each character so I can basically figure them all out. For example there is a picture of a t-shirt in water, that is the soak setting, another picture of a t-shirt that looks like it's running, that's the quick wash mode. LanLan was looking at them today and told me "Mama I want to wash a baby!"

Spring is Here!

Since about the end of February LanLan has asked just about everyday to wear short sleeves and her light coat. I would always tell her no, it's too cold out. She then would ask when she could wear it. I would reply "In Spring."

We were out walking around and I pointed out that the tulips were beginning to bloom along with some trees. LanLan turned to me and said "Mama, Spring is here today!"

Expressions

Since my daughter was a few weeks old I was fascinated with all of her facial expressions. I thought that this was normal for people/babies. When our son was born I realized how special my daughter's expressions are. Don't get me wrong my son is super adorable but he just doesn't have as many different facial expressions as LanLan. I made a collage and it is hanging in LanLan's room with some of these different faces. It is actually the inspiration for the name of this blog, the many faces of my orchid.

What did YOU do today?

Everyday when I pick LanLan up from school I always ask her what she did that day. I try and get her to tell me what goes on in school since I can't really communicate with the teachers and they don't really offer any information. The first thing she usually tells me is how many times she went to the bathroom. I finally convinced her that that isn't very interesting and that I would like to hear about something fun that she did. So now when I ask "What did you do today most often than not she replies with "I Don't Know" or "Anything" (meaning "Nothing")

Today when I picked LanLan up from school the first thing she said to me before I could even say anything was "What did you do this night, Mama?"

(LanLan has no concept of time words like today, this morning, tonight etc. She says "this night" most often for some reason)

Dressing All Fancy

As we were reading LanLan's "Big Picture Bible" tonight she pointed to a soldier and said "Mama look! This shoulder is wearing a skirt!"

Dyslexic

"Daddy! Mama got me a new brushteeth* and washmouth*!"

*toothbrush & mouthwash

Muddy Buddies

Living in China we often can't get some things that are so easy to pick up in a local grocery store anywhere in America. It makes making some favorite recipes almost impossible to make. My very kind sister brought over two large suitcases filled with fun food just for us when she came to visit this summer. In it where two key ingredients for Muddy Buddies - Chex cereal and chocolate chips. Today we made this yummy snack.