Hospital Time

Most of your know we have been in the hospital this week for a bad case of pneumonia. We are home now and hope to be better soon! All the TV you want, all the Sprite you want and the only catch? An IV once a day! Mei was pretty happy to corporate for that!

Asa was thinking this was pretty nice- Cartoon Network on the TV and a bed that you could play with to go up and down!

She is cute, she is walking a little bit and she gets into everything= Salome Grace Elaine Meyer.

Something that is actually "working"

We gave up television/movies until the weekend starting in September. Last year Miriam and Asa could watch some television (all in Chinese) once Mei finished her homework. However, the Post Traumatic Television Whining (PTTW) was too much for Mommy. So since then it has only been books Monday- Friday. And on Saturday they get a movie. I have been blown away how much not have PTTW in my family has actually made me enjoy the evenings! Even the baby gets into the action.

15 months. Can say: Mama, Mom, Mommy (she loves me the best), Daddy, Bye Bye, Ayi (Chinese for Auntie) and ME, MINE and AH ME (she loves herself the second best). She loves to eat, read books, talk to people, wave at people. And in general a joy to be around. She can walk- but perfers to crawl very fast and be picked up.

Banana last night was a pirate hook. And he was the pirate.

I cut his hair last night. Only to discover GREEN permanent marker all over the back of his head! I was shocked and at first thought it might be blood poisoning (why do Moms always go to the worst option first ??). So, I looked at him in the eyes and said, "Asa where did this come from?". He looked right back at me and said "the robbers did it". I had to laugh. But did remind him that fighting with markers at Sunday School is not the best way to learn about God!

A Get Well Soon Smile

Dear Christy Grandma

So sorry we have to get a new knee!
Hope you feel much better soon!

Love,
Asa

March Update

Asa lately MUST create. It is like he has to- very interesting to see. So two nights ago he made, cut out and colored a pirate robot (to the left). After that he had to take two paper cups, tape and markers and create a spinning top thing. He knows exactly what he wants to do! Also the morning is not complete if he does not come to breakfast with this knight helmet on. He keeps us laughing and creative. Thankful for that!

Salome still loves her baby dolls! And she can not put them into the baby stroller and walk all over the house. She can take a few steps without hanging on to anything and will be full on walking/running soon!

The World Expo (used to be called the World's Fair) was in Shanghai this year. It is over but the main attraction - The Chinese Pavilion is still standing. We braved the 40,000 person a day crowds last Friday to take the whole family there. This picture is not the best but when thousands of people are behind you in line you do not have a lot of time to snap photos!

Here are some of the crowds. We thankfully, had a stroller so in most lines we could just go right to the front. However, that meant that all these people are behind you in line!

A quiet moment in front of some Water Lilly Plants. Miriam also for the first time in her life chose to wear ribbons in her hair.

Here are the waiting cues just to buy tickets. Thankfully most of these were not used anymore! During the World Expo most people had to wait up to five hours to just get into the Pavilion!

Inside the Pavilion we saw many things on the history and culture of China. All in all I am glad we went- but I never want to go back! Yikes, too many people!