So Suzanne is now 5 years old!
WOW! Today is her birthday.
Birthdays are a really big deal for for kids. One of the first things that Suzanne asked for her birthday was to see if we could send Sophie, her stuffed tiger, to the "Spa". Some of you may remember the story of losing Sophie when we were in Hawaii and she magically reappeared in the mail about two weeks later. Well we gave the excuse that "Sophie went to the spa" it was really "Spa eBay! We have told this story over and over so Suzanne knows it now by heart. When she asked if we could send Sophie to the spa we thought about it and decided that we could do this no problem. We just had to find the time to "send" the old Sophie and to get a new and improved one to return. This happened yesterday. I picked up the girls from Daycare and we went straight to the mailbox. I had Suzanne open it, and there in a white paper mail envelope was a newly fresh and clean Sophie. Suzanne was so happy. It was really cute when she finally opened the package and her smile was so big, but Liz had the camera! :( Oh Well! She opened it and looked her over and said that she was really happy to have Sophie back. Suzanne was upset the day before we sent Sophie out. She wasn't sure if she really wanted to do it. As the day got closer Suzanne was getting better and better about sending her away. Liz and I had come up with a few plans to get Sophie to the spa. Some totally different and some even wildly complicated. I wanted to make sure that Suzanne was able to see Sophie get packed up and sent through the mail so she could get an understanding of how the mail worked. Well that FAILED, it only failed because she didn't want to see Sophie get sent away. So then I told her that I could send Sophie from work. Suzanne thought that was a grand idea. So we did just that. I dropped Suzanne and Sydney off at daycare and Suz said her goodbyes to Sophie and took Tabby, who is number 2 in her favorite stuffed animals department, and went inside with only a little bit of tears. Then only one night later Sophie came home all fresh and clean. Nice Job Mom and Dad!! WooHooo! Funny little aside to this long story is that last night Suzanne told Liz that she liked Sophie better the "other way"! Hehehehe..well you can't blame us for trying! :)
We will be going on our yearly camping trip again this year and Suzanne can celebrate with a small cake and some really nice friends at the campground.
This year we have about 275 campers and 55 of those campers are 5 or under. WOW! This is an annual event held by our local chapter of Families With Children From China (FCC). They do a fabulous job of getting everything together and everyone has a great time. It will be a lot of fun.
So Happy Birthday Big Girl I hope it will be a great one for you!
Wa I Ne
Love You and big hugs!
Jeff
WOW! Today is her birthday.
Birthdays are a really big deal for for kids. One of the first things that Suzanne asked for her birthday was to see if we could send Sophie, her stuffed tiger, to the "Spa". Some of you may remember the story of losing Sophie when we were in Hawaii and she magically reappeared in the mail about two weeks later. Well we gave the excuse that "Sophie went to the spa" it was really "Spa eBay! We have told this story over and over so Suzanne knows it now by heart. When she asked if we could send Sophie to the spa we thought about it and decided that we could do this no problem. We just had to find the time to "send" the old Sophie and to get a new and improved one to return. This happened yesterday. I picked up the girls from Daycare and we went straight to the mailbox. I had Suzanne open it, and there in a white paper mail envelope was a newly fresh and clean Sophie. Suzanne was so happy. It was really cute when she finally opened the package and her smile was so big, but Liz had the camera! :( Oh Well! She opened it and looked her over and said that she was really happy to have Sophie back. Suzanne was upset the day before we sent Sophie out. She wasn't sure if she really wanted to do it. As the day got closer Suzanne was getting better and better about sending her away. Liz and I had come up with a few plans to get Sophie to the spa. Some totally different and some even wildly complicated. I wanted to make sure that Suzanne was able to see Sophie get packed up and sent through the mail so she could get an understanding of how the mail worked. Well that FAILED, it only failed because she didn't want to see Sophie get sent away. So then I told her that I could send Sophie from work. Suzanne thought that was a grand idea. So we did just that. I dropped Suzanne and Sydney off at daycare and Suz said her goodbyes to Sophie and took Tabby, who is number 2 in her favorite stuffed animals department, and went inside with only a little bit of tears. Then only one night later Sophie came home all fresh and clean. Nice Job Mom and Dad!! WooHooo! Funny little aside to this long story is that last night Suzanne told Liz that she liked Sophie better the "other way"! Hehehehe..well you can't blame us for trying! :)
We will be going on our yearly camping trip again this year and Suzanne can celebrate with a small cake and some really nice friends at the campground.
This year we have about 275 campers and 55 of those campers are 5 or under. WOW! This is an annual event held by our local chapter of Families With Children From China (FCC). They do a fabulous job of getting everything together and everyone has a great time. It will be a lot of fun.
So Happy Birthday Big Girl I hope it will be a great one for you!
Wa I Ne
Love You and big hugs!
Jeff
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