Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year and continued our tradition of dining at a local winery called Chateau Elan. They have an amazing Thanksgiving meal, and it's also a beautiful, festive setting. Here's a picture of us.

And a nice close-up of me.

Hi Daddy!

I had fun on the carousel at a nearby shopping mall.

And, of course, had my obligatory bungee time.

Grandma and Pop Pop joined us this year.

Playing in their fun zone.

And enjoying their outdoor decorations.

Back at Chateau Elan: A fountain full of cranberries!

I'm trying all sorts of things from caviar to brie to pate. And of course every type of olive they have. I love olives!

I loved the bed in our room.

The pillows were very fluffy!

And I had to have Mommy get a picture of me in this glass-enclosed shower.

And it was actually chilly in Georgia this Thanksgiving. I warmed up by the fire.

And Pop Pop decided to warm up too.

He loves me so much!

I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving! We sure did.

Beastie Girls, I Mean Boys

We bought some Roborovski hamsters. The cool thing about "Robo" hamsters is that they are very tiny and stay that way. When we bought them, we were told they were girls. Being the Beastie Boys fan that I am, I thought we should call them the Beastie Girls. But after we had them a couple of weeks, Mommy noticed something. They had changed a little bit, and she said that it was now apparent that they are BOYS instead. So now they are officially the Beastie Boys. And their individual names are Pip and Squeak. Because one of them squeaks every time we touch him! And they love strawberries.

Mom you're just jealous, it's the BEASTIE BOYS!

Wild West Birthday Party

One of my classmates had a very fun Wild West birthday party. Here I am in my sheriff's hat!

I had fun riding her horse.

And then interacting with her horse, although I was afraid the horse would bite me. But I learned how to keep that from happening.

And I fed her a treat (just finished).

We also had a fantastic hayride.

I really enjoyed your birthday party, Lee!

Happy Halloween!

This year for Halloween, I decided to dress up like a University of Georgia cheerleader. So what better place to take a picture than at Sanford Stadium! We were headed to the Asian Children's Mentor Program's Halloween party, and Grandma, Pop Pop and Doe came with us.

Here's one of just Pop Pop with us.

My costume wasn't complete without a Bulldog decal on my face!

Happy Halloween!

Mommy's Birthday Outing

This year for Mommy's birthday, she wanted to do something we would all enjoy. So we spent the day in Atlanta doing some fun things!

First, we went to the World of Coca-Cola. Here I am sitting in front of a sculpture of an old-fashioned "apothecary" preparing something with his large mortar and pestle. Coca-Cola was developed by an apothecary for medicinal purposes.

This is the large atrium inside the World of Coca-Cola. Big room, eh? I look very tiny here!

This is a collection of Coca-Cola bottles representing different countries. Baba and I are standing beside one that represents China.

It's the polar bear!

Here's what an old-fashioned soda fountain looked like. These were often found inside pharmacies.

We went to Pacific Rim for lunch and had all sorts of delicious foods from edamame to sushi. I had my own Bento Box full of tasty foods!

After lunch, we visited the Children's Museum. Here's Mommy's other "child" playing in the sand. He had so much fun.

They had a mock grocery store, and I pretended to check people out at the register.

They had a climbing zone too.

I pretended to drive a delivery truck.

And they had lots of musical instruments to play with.

I learned how products move from farm to table.

I caught some fish.

Let's see if I can catch another one.

I'm concentrating very hard!

I even had the opportunity to be "inside" the pond.

Look! I'm milking a cow!

I'm learning to mix and scratch!

What a pretty mural!

I had fun painting my name on a wall. Not sure why I added an extra letter there toward the end. It's harder to paint my name than to write it.

And now I'm playing in the sand some more.

I also put on some tap shoes and danced!

And climbed up in a "treehouse"!

And finally, I learned to play the xylophone.

We had so much fun celebrating Mommy's birthday!

Moon Festival 2010

This school year has been a really busy one, and Mommy has fallen behind on her blogging. So now that school is out, she is playing catch-up. Here is a sampling of pictures from when we celebrated the Moon Festival in September 2010. All the young Chinese girls wear our silk cheongsam dresses and enjoy the festivities! The Asian Children's Mentor Program with the University of Georgia throws quite a party for us with lots of food and fun activities.

I know you've met her before, but this is my wonderful mentor Ji In. She has been my mentor for 4 years now! She graduates from college in 2011. I will miss her.

Ji In made a beautiful bouquet of hand-cut paper flowers for me! Aren't they beautiful?

And no Moon Festival celebration would be complete without some beautiful dancers!

Ji In and I are working hard on a coloring project.

She also drew a beautiful butterfly on my arm. She's talented!

I love my Baba!

Ji In is giving me one more piece of art on my arm.

So that's what we did at the Moon Festival this September. Stay tuned for more posts from me!

Guess Who Started K-4 This Week?

I knew you would guess correctly. I started K-4 this week! I am so excited to be at the "big" school I will attend for the next 14 years. So far, I love it. My teacher is really nice, and I like being around new friends. And even though it's just my first week, I already have some new boyfriends. Yes, I meant for that to be the plural form. Life is good.

My school has a dress code, and the most exciting part for me is that I now get to wear dresses every day. I don't like pants and shorts at all, so the new dress code worked nicely for me. And, I get to carry a full-size backpack like the big kids do! Sure, it's almost as big as I am, but I'm not really concerned with that.

We'll be sure to post more pictures as the year goes on.