A happy crew: us with Shea and Caia, Helena, Beth and Ava.
(Hopefully one of these times James will be able to join us.)
We had a great time but the weekend flew by too fast. We went for dim sum, played in the park and enjoyed watching the girls play together. It was a hoot seeing them interact, all three of them are such characters and have such fun personalities -- they kept us laughing the whole weekend. It was a great few days of catching up, hanging out and having fun. We also got to see Shea's mom, Grandma Dar, and we always love seeing her.
Looking back at last year's photos it's amazing to see how much the girls have grown and changed. I managed to get all three of them to stand still long enough to weigh and measure them (surprise!!). Bryn is 32 lbs. 37", Caia (the youngest of the three born April 21) is 29 lbs. 35.75" and Ava (March 10) is 28 lbs. 36". Three or four pounds makes a big difference at this age -- Caia and Ava seem so light compared to Bryn. I think she also looks a lot bigger because of her sizable noggin. :)
Thanks, Beth, for making the long drive out to see us again! We loved having you and hope you make it an annual visit. Maybe next year we can talk some more of our Xinyu families into joining us!
Yum, yum, dim sum! Rowan, Lorraine and Adia joined us for our delicious lunch. They traveled to China the year after we did and live in Saskatoon.
Jessie enjoyed some loving from Helena.
Bryn loves Helena and followed her all over the house. Thanks Helena, for being a wonderful big "sister" to all our girls!
Thanks to Skype we were able to have a visit with another one of our Xinyu families. Carolyn and Marvin live in PEI with their beautiful daughters Kennedy and Jaida. Unfortunately their girls were already tucked in for the night when we were having our virtual reunion so we didn't get to see them. We miss you guys and wish you could have been here in person!
Budding artists hard at work.
After they were finished painting the girls moved on to sculpting.
2 comments:
Love them all, but especially that one of Jessie and Helena. It was in inspired shot.
Great memories!! The birdhouses were a brilliant idea, Rae. Caia is so proud of hers, and she wants to paint all the time now. I love the candid photos you got of the girls painting their birdhouses. Such pride and concentration!
Thanks for all of your hosting duties, Rae and Girard. As always we had a wonderful time hanging out with you.
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