Last night I attended our local FCC's Autumn Moon Festival. The turn out was a bit less than I expected, but a very big storm hit minutes before we were to meet and knocked out power and knocked down a number of tree limbs and trees. Even in my own neighborhood the road was closed last night...I think something to do with power lines.
I had such a great time with the girls! I have included two photos. In the one photo we have the girls gathered somewhat (can you just picture their Red Couch moment in Guangzhou). After eating a wonderful meal and playing and running and screeching, we corralled them into a circle to give them their lanterns. In the other photos is little Laynie. Although she is quite tall, she is only 2 years old. Last year at the Moon Fest, her parents had just received her referral. It's amazing to see how much she has changed! Laynie and I had a great time painting together, although neither one of us made it out of there without paint on us!
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My two favorite moments were with Laynie and Li Mei (tall girl with long hair on right side of bottom photo). When I was helping Laynie with her painting I don't think she was paying attention to WHO was helping, but at one point she looked up and smiled that crazy grin of hers and said "hi!". I don't know why, but it just melted my heart. Although Li Mei is nearly 5 she is still light as a feather and loves to wrap her legs around my waist and be carried around. At one point she looks at me and asked, "How are your teeth so clean?" I laughed after that one, but inside I was thinking, "I guess those white strips really do work".
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LOVE that grin in the first photo! Glad you guys had fun! And thanks for stopping by my blog!
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