My Loves English

Xiao Mei's onesie says, "My loves flowers." Gerber must give its manufacturing facilities artistic control.

It's been extremely hot these last few days. Here is XM trying to stay cool.





While on a business trip to Klamath Falls, Yang took a break from boring depositions to visit Crater Lake.



Finally, here is XM's first experimentation with make-up (that is my concealer all over her face and hands). At least it wasn't lip stick (knock on wood). The concealer was very difficult to remove! I think I washed her face at least four times before it was clean.

To battles lost

Sometimes surrender is the only viable option.




A big thanks to Yang for teaching Xiao Mei how to drink from the hose.

Women are soft and gentle, but they hit things.

If your wife hits something in a Volkswagen, it doesn't hurt you very much.

Ha!

(HT By Common Consent)

Nobody Knows

Last night I watched the film Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons. It is a documentary film about some of the struggles faced by African Americans who joined the Mormon church.

I thought the film was amazing. There is a lot of anguish and sadness associated with this topic, but the film, while sobering, was also uplifting and joyful. It presents honest discussion from African American Mormons about the difficulty faced by black members both before and after the priesthood ban.

Darius Gray was the heart and soul of the film. His story is truly inspiring.

On Idaho, gardens, and dirt in the diaper

We took a spontaneous trip to Idaho last weekend to visit family. It was fun to see Xiao Mei and all her cousins together. She loved the sun, grass, and great-grandma's dog, Hercules.



We brought the sunshine home with us, thereby allowing our peonies to bloom without falling over. We took lots of pictures because this has never happened (usually they fall over within a day of opening up).



Xiao Mei is going wild. She loves, loves, loves everything outdoors. She runs around, eats grass, and has dirt in her diaper every night. Good times.

Oh, Mexico

We are back from Mexico! We are flu-free!


Our trip was wonderful. Ironically, the swine flu made for ideal traveling. The flights were not full and the beautiful mega-resort we stayed at was at 15% occupancy. My friend's wedding party made up half of the guests. We had the place to ourselves. It was fantastic.






Thank you so much to Grandma for watching Xiao Mei while we were gone. Our four day trip was very short, but I was ready to get back to my little girl.

Messy Baby Pics

Every mommy blogger does it. . . posts pictures of the messy baby in the high chair. I'm no exception. Enjoy.

Butterscotch and tapioca pudding on plastic, by Xioa Mei.