Language progress update
There was a moment today when I was listening to Caroline yammering away about something, and it got me wondering, "Am I more fluent in Chinese than Caroline is in English or the other way around? Or maybe we're about even?" I really don't know the answer, but I sort of think she has me beat. To my credit though, I must say that Caroline's English (as well as Chinese) ability has really skyrocketed lately. :)
The other night at dinner, out of the blue, she said, "I want to tell a story about Caroline and Grandma Sue. (dramatic pause) Once upon a time, there was a boy and a girl..." Her story never got around to being about Caroline and Grandma Sue, but it had crocodiles and fireplaces and wound around to all sorts of places. The rest of us (Adam, Katie, and me) were in all in tears laughing by the end (or trying hard not to laugh...we didn't want to make her think we were laughing at her, even though we kind of were). We love our little Care-bear. The best part is how she ends every story: "Be End."
The other night at dinner, out of the blue, she said, "I want to tell a story about Caroline and Grandma Sue. (dramatic pause) Once upon a time, there was a boy and a girl..." Her story never got around to being about Caroline and Grandma Sue, but it had crocodiles and fireplaces and wound around to all sorts of places. The rest of us (Adam, Katie, and me) were in all in tears laughing by the end (or trying hard not to laugh...we didn't want to make her think we were laughing at her, even though we kind of were). We love our little Care-bear. The best part is how she ends every story: "Be End."
Happy 6th Birthday, Katie! (Part 1)
I apologize to those of you who have written, desperate to know how our Thanksgiving turned out. Katie celebrated her 6th birthday yesterday so my time this past week was devoted to getting everything in order for that. (Plus, it takes a million years to upload pics here and the T'giving post wouldn't have been complete without them.) Thanks for your patience! (And I'm not sure why some of the photos are duplicated and wacky in this post, but at least they're on here and I'm too tired to figure out how to fix it!)
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| The celebrating began on Friday when Katie took 40 cupcakes with her to school to share with her classmates and teachers. |
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| The fun continued when Katie got to open an early birthday present on Friday afternoon...a dress just like Rapunzel's from Tangled (we just saw that movie for the first time a couple weeks ago and loved it!) Katie and a friend here share the exact same birthday, and the friend was having a princess birthday party that evening, which is why she got to open it early. |
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| And this was Caroline's response...she was having a bit of a hard time with the fact that it was Katie's birthday and not hers. | <><><>
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