summer is zooming by....

I love this pic!
upside down girl!
swimming with bb Adam





I can't believe how fast the summer is just slipping away! The thought of another bleak cold winter just makes me want to cry! We love our fun hot summer days filled with swimming, popsicles, and sidewalk chalk! It has been amazing just watching our sweet little Bingy enjoying it all so much! She has grown up so much this summer! It is amazing to see how much she has changed since last year. She is able to say her abcs(even though the middle comes out kind of garbled!), count to 10, identify colors and shapes, and carry on endless conversations with anyone who will listen! She is now wearing a size 2-3T! And most of all Bingy is about 95% potty trained! She still has some accidents, always saying "tawy mommy" when she does, it's so cute! While I am sad to see her baby fat melt away and bid farewell to diapers it is so amazing to see the beautiful little girl that she is emerging into! I don't think there will ever be a day where I won't have to pinch myself that she is really my daughter! Our family is just so beyond blessed to have our beautiful Kaelin Bing Wen!

calm before the storm...

We've been having lots of thunderstorms here, lately! Too bad Bingy is scared to death of them! She hates them almost as much as she hates going through the car wash! (Did it one time and won't do again until she is probably ten!)

silly bing...

stuffing froot loops down my shirt!
saving them for later!
hey, wait a minute!

two years ago, today...

we saw our sweet baby girl for the very first time! My how she has changed! Happy Referral Day, Bingy! You are the light of our lives!

just a few pics...

sweet girl!
i don't yike bees!
making mommy's grocery list, too bad I can't spell!
pretty princess!
mommy's little helper!
happy father's day!
happy bday, big brother, Justin!happy bday, big brother, marcus!
mmmmmmm!

pool pics...

Finally! Our pool is officially open for the season! Bingy loves it! She hated it last summer, but now she is singing a different tune! Since the pool is only 63 degrees (ah the glory of having a pool in MI!)we heated the hot tub to 90 and played in that last night! Bingy was so warn out from playing in the pool she passed out at 9pm, the earliest she has been to bed in months! Take a look at the last pic I posted, poor thing was ready to collapse before she was even out of the water! I think we will be going for a swim in the evening more often!:)

favorite thing, for now anyway...

Playing with the hose! I love to see Bingy enjoying herself, and lately, this is all she wants to do when we go outside! I am constantly changing her, and me, out of wet clothes! I don't mind, though! Bingy is such an amazing joy and so funny (she makes us laugh a hundred times a day), sometimes I still can't believe that I am her mommy! :)

i think i have something stuck to the bottom of my foot...

kite flying 101...

Kite + toddler + dog + cat = disaster! Bingy has a very wonderful loving and patient big brother! Nice try, Adam!

you know how it is, right?...

I don't know how just having one two-year old and not having a job (well not the paying kind anyway!)keeps me so busy and out of touch! Also, my computer has been really acting up lately, so I am looking around for deals on a new one, but still just can't seem to actually go out and buy it!

Gary got back from Shanghai a couple of weeks ago from a business trip and I was so disappointed that he couldn't find more cute clothes and squeaky shoes for Bingy! That is because everything was for boys! He said he searched high and low and there was absolutely nothing girlie! If you think about it it makes sense, right? When we were in Guangzhou everything was geared mostly for girls, being that it is where everyone ends up when adopting a baby girl from China! It's just so sad that one of the biggest cities in the world seems to be so focused on boys and not girls. Although he did say he saw tons of girls in Shanghai! He even said he saw little bitty girls Bingy's age hanging on the back of mopeds for dear life, no helmet, no nothing! China is certainly a different world than what we are used too, that's for sure!

I had a really nice layed back Mother's day filled with gifts, flowers, and blueberry pancakes! Okay, How stupid is this? We all had such a relaxed day, no one even thought to get a camera out and take a picture! Since I am always the designated photographer, I guess I am the one to blame! Oh well, one day is really no different than the next so no harm done, I guess! I'll just share some random pics of Bingy anyway!