Hula Babies Dancing

Here's a clip of today's hula babies dance she did at a community event, I was on the wrong side of the room so I didn't get a very good shot, it's still cute though :) It was supposed to be outside but because of the rain they had to dance inside the studio.

A New Language

Lauren is taking sign language classes on Thursday's, she has made up a new sign for yuck. when it comes to food she doesn't want to eat :) she is too funny at times.

Catching Flies

This picture made me laugh out loud, I walked into the room to check on her and she was out like this, foot propped up on my bed, her blankets laid out on the floor and mouth wide open catching flies :)

Japanfest

We went to an Asian festival today called Japanfest, it was really neat and they had alot for kids to do and demonstrations of karate, music, etc. Lauren had a great time playing the games and making paper lantern and fans. Her favorite part was the fishing game where you had to use paperclip looking things on paper rods and try to "catch" a balloon, it gave me an idea for future birthday parties :) The food was OK but they ran out of most of everything by the time we got there so we only got to try some mackerel dish and a beef dish, neither tasted all that great :)

Pretty Pretty Princess

I went to a kid's consignment sale last night and saw this game, it was only a couple of dollars so I got it thinking if anything was missing out of the box at least she could play with it for dress up well I was shocked when I opened it and it was brand new, the pieces hadn't even been taken apart. We played this game 3 or 4 times today and she loves it so it was a great deal for sure. Gotta love a bargain :)

Making Cupcakes

Lauren loves to bake so yesterday she got to make cupcakes, she had a great time and the results were tasty :) and before you ask no she is not wearing pants, this child dislikes clothes in the house, seriously, it drives daddy nuts.

A Day At The Atlanta Zoo

Today was the 4 year anniversary of our referral for Lauren so daddy took the afternoon off and we headed to the zoo for the day. We had a great time and are so blessed to have our feisty Hubei girl.

Earrings

Lauren got her ears pierced today, she has been asking to have it done since she saw her friend Annslee's rainbow heart earrings. She did not cry and was so brave but when they were done she said " ow, that hurt". They were able to have 2 people there to do it so they did it all at once which was great and they did it so fast I think that helped since they didn't have to do one at a time.

News And A New Blog

We started a new blog to keep everyone updated on our adoption. We have sent a profile book, contract and payment to an adoption attorney in SC to adopt a newborn baby. We are asking for prayers for us and the birthmom that chooses us as well. We also have our first homestudy visit next week to get that under way as well. so there's lots happening here right now but it's all good :) I haven't done much to the new blog as we are just getting started but keep checking there for updates, I'll post them as soon as I get them :)

First Day of Kindergarten

Lauren started Kindergarten today via homeschool, I know she is not 5 yet but we did pre k last year and she was ready for a bigger challenge so we started 4 day Kindergarten today with her. She did very well counting by ten, writing out words with a sounds, working with money and a few other things. We are using Sonlight's kindergarten curriculum and Horizon's math with her and so far so good. We are doing 4 day because she is also in a co op and I wanted her to have a day for field trips and things associated with that group so she's not overwhelmed and over scheduled everyday :)

A Free Swingset = A Happy Girl

Someone in our homeschool co op gave us a free wooden swingset so we brought it home and cleaned it and stained it and it turned out pretty good, we still need a rock wall thing for the back so she can get to the slide and a canvas for the top to help with the sun but that will be less than $100.00 so we are feeling really blessed by it :) Lauren LOVES it, she wore herself out last night playing on it for the first time.

Chixos Review

Lauren has been bugging us about getting Chixos so when she had collected $10.00 of her money we took her to buy them, she was super excited about these things as she loves pixos, she chose the fashion design studio and couldn't wait to start on it. well, IMO this is the cheapest, goofiest waste of $10.99 that there is. Honestly, they come with 2 dolls, 5 small packs of pixos, and a " fashion studio" that is actually the inside of the box they came in. Never, will we buy this again. Just my opinion but it's a total waste of money. Lauren loves crafty things and she got bored with it once the 2 dolls got put together and wanted to move on to something else, just trying to save other mom's of " crafty" kids some money :)

Cinderella, Are You There ?

I was listening in on a phone conversation this morning between Lauren and her princess phone. She started with Cinderella, are you there ? and then said hold on, I have an email from Sleeping Beauty. Now Snow White is leaving me a message, I'll call you back. I was cracking up at her...she is too funny.

What Do You Wear To Shop ?

if your Lauren you wear a tutu and heels of course :) notice she's shopping for more clothes and her poor baby is nude, she's working on her mommy skills I promise.

Before I Forget

I need to get down these Lauren quotes before I forget them, I use this blog as a baby book so to speak and have been neglecting it so I need to get these funny things down before they slip my mind :)

"Mom, you are styling" She was watching me get ready

"Mom, this next one will be easier for you" She said this because I couldn't understand what she was saying to me :)

"What's the big idea ?" she said this when she lost a game of topple to me and daddy

" Do brains go away "

She is always saying funny stuff but if I don't get them down I'll forget them and since I can't scrapbook very well this is the way I remember what she says. :)