Mama and Baba signed me up for a wonderful program here in town called the Asian Children's Mentor Program. Not only do they provide lots of fun events for us, but they also assign us our very own mentors, like a big brother or big sister. My mentor is named Ji In (pronounced like gee-inn). I met her for the first time last week, but I am really shy when I meet new people. So Mama, Baba, and I met her at a restaurant so I could get used to her. But this weekend, we attended a picnic, and I started really enjoying spending time with Ji In. First, we enjoyed some lunch.
Mama, Baba, Grandma, Pop Pop and Doe were also at the picnic. Here is Doe giving me a bit of her fried rice.
And then I let Ji In feed me some fruit. Mama thought this would be a great way for me to bond with Ji In. It's tough to eat when you are trying to hang on to two balloons!
So Ji In decided to hold my balloons for me so I could eat.
Run Ji In, run!
We then participated in some really fun activities. This one was "pin the tail on the rabbit."
Ji In and some of the other mentors did face and hand painting for us. She painted beautiful flowers on my hands. I didn't want anything painted on my face, though.
We all really enjoyed the painting!
I took a break and decided to sit in Baba's lap for awhile. Also, this was my very first time eating potato chips. I loved them so much that I carried the empty bag around with me for a long time.
OK, here we all are about to go on the Easter egg hunt!
For some reason, I didn't want to put down my sippy cup. Thank goodness I had Ji In to help me manage my eggs and my bag.
Ooh - there's another one!
Look at this one Ji In!
I wonder what's inside them?
You mean this one is mine too? Hooray!
A few of us decided to gather and check out what we had all found during the Easter egg hunt.
We really appreciate the ACMP volunteers for taking the time to plan and attend such a wonderful event for us. Ji In, I can't wait to spend more time with you soon!
3 comments:
Dear Tina and Adam-I can't tell what a pleasure it is watching Miss Mei-Ling growing up. She is just beautiful. I love seeing and reading about her.
Love,
Janet
I forgot to tell you. My friend Alan Birdsall in Australia sent me 13 pictures of his grandchildren. I don't have children or grandchildren, so I sent him Mei-Ling, my niece Catherine's 3 kids,Christmas Tillotson's, etc. He will be happy to see all those bright little smiling faces!
Janet
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