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kitty love....

Bing enjoying some Barney with her furry pals Tigger and Fifi!

my busy girl...

Bingy loves to cook! She loves being in the kitchen, whether it be baking, cleaning, or putting dishes up out of the dishwasher, she is there! She's not as much into toys as she is into more creative play, like Playdough, painting, stickers, coloring, sorting, and basically anything having to do with helping mommy. She also loves to clean! Give this girl a wet soapy sponge and she's happy! She also likes to Swiffer the floors! Not only is Bingy going to be a fabulous domestic goddess someday, she is also so smart she scares me sometimes! Last night Gary pulled a bunch of scrap paper he got from work out of his briefcase and gave it to me to let Bingy color on. Mind you, she was asleep so she didn't see him give it to me. This morning I asked her if she wanted to color with her markers and pulled out the paper he had given me. She immedietly started saying, "Dada,Dada,Dada!" She recognized the letterhead to his company! She also knows most of her colors and can count to 10! I just love my girl!

catching up.....

making Chinese coconut pudding! (thanks for the recipe Auntie Stephe!)
our CNY feast
whole fish representing family togetherness(your suppose to steam it, but we smoked it instead)
helping mommy make the pudding
eating long noodles
bundled up to play outside




Winter is boring. Ever see that movie, "Ground Hog Day?" Yeah, that's pretty much the way things are around here! Gary and I are not skiiers, snowmobilers, or skaters, mall walkers, bowlers, or movie goers, nor will we ever be, so that leaves us with very little to do when the weather is bleak. We did celebrate the beginning of Chinese New Year and Valentine's day last Sunday which broke up the monotony a little. We spent Saturday cleaning and sweeping all the bad luck out of the house. On Sunday our whole family celebrated and it was great fun until I was struck down with an attack of food poisoning or the flu (still not sure which)! I felt crappy and kept denying my impending doom until about 2:00 am, Monday. That's when all Hell broke loose and lasted thru Monday. I will spare you the gory details, but I will probably never eat another eggroll or Kung Pao chicken as long as I live! Anyhow, I am better now, and thankful that my baby girl didn't catch it! She is one tough little cookie! Since we have been home she has never been sick! Not a fever, runny nose, or cough, nothing but a picture of health, so far! I don't even have a problem saying that for fear of jinxing myself because she has been exposed to so many illnesses and has never caught anything! I guess being in an orphanage for 10 months has some advantage! This girl is superhuman!

our li'l pastry chef

just pics.....

hellooooo...
budding scientist studying the effects of cheese in drool water!
enjoying an m&ms reward for going in the potty
hey kid, there's a law against opening other people's mail!

sorry, sorry, sorry!

What can I say? I am a bad blogger! Before the Bing a Ling I was such a faithful blogger, too, never missing hardly a day! Well, all of that free blogging time I used to have is a thing of the past! Oh, I have plenty of time for Playdough, finger painting, coloring, stickers, Whinnie the pooh and Barney! Don't get me wrong, playing with my Bingy is a dream come true, but what I wouldn't give for a hot cup of coffee and a good trashy magazine! As for time on my computer, well it doesn't happen unless my little friend decides to take a nap (very rare!) Luckily she just happened to fall asleep watching Pooh, so I have to make the most of this "Holy" time! So far I have a banana cake in the oven, paid two bills, and folded a load of laundry!

Okay, now for Christmas! Well it was positively wonderful! Just having our sweet little Bing a Ling makes all of our holidays so fulfilling and fun fun fun! Having all of our kids home under the same roof safe and sound is my best Christmas! Bingy loved her Christmas! Of course, she got way too much stuff and most of it has been put away for a snowy day! Her favorite gifts were her stocking (markers, stickers, coloring book)her books, and her baby doll ( I got her off China Sprout.com and she is so cute (Asian of course!) I have tons of pics, but they are all on my daughter's and girlfriend inlaw's cameras! Gary left my camera in OK on a business trip and I still haven't gotten it back yet! I had Bing's pics done just before Christmas so I posted some of those! When I get our Christmas pics I will post them! So be sure to look for them in June or July! Hahaha! Just kidding!

first snow of the season!

Sorry I have been such a bad blogger! I never even posted pics of Thanksgiving and here it is almost Christmas! Anyway, we finally got some snow last night! Oh, believe me, I'm not complaining, I could care less if it ever snowed! We usually have at least a couple of feet on the ground by now! So weird for this time of year! We only got a couple of inches and it was too wet to play in, so Kaelin just kind of walked around in it with her favorite ladybug boots!

birthday party pics!

happy birthday to our sweet girl!

busy little mommy! (don't you just love the matching binkies!)
Loving my new chalkboard from Adam, Ginny, and Marcus!

Today is Kaelin's 2nd birthday! What happened to our precious Baby Bing? She is all grown up into such an amazing toddler! We are planning a huge party for our sweet girl this Saturday! I have tried to post some pics from today, but Blogger is being stubborn and won't let me! Grrrrr! I'll try again tomorrow!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAELIN BING WEN!!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!!