BIRTHDAYS AND HOLIDAYS

This week was Erin's 5th birthday so this afternoon was her party. The kids had loads of fun playing in the bouncer that Keri provided and playing Treasure Hunt.

Tonight we will be going over to grandma and grandpa's to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with corn beef and cabbage. YUM YUM!!!

MONTHLY CHINA FAMILY PLAYDATE

Last night we got together for our monthly playdate at Godfather's Pizza in Auburn. The girls and Tai (the only boy in the group) really had a good time especially when playing air hockey. One of the mom's there (Angie) had mentioned to us about a private Mandarin class very close to Green River College that we are going to check out this next Saturday. Mimi really likes watching Ni Hao Kai Lan in the morning before going to school. So she is learning a little bit of Chinese. So now we'll have to see how this Mandarin class will play out for us.

On the weekend of July 11th (papa's birthday) the FCC up here is going to sponser their annual Heritage Camp weekend. We possibly may go and meet together with other China families. We already know that our new friend Rhonda and her two girls will be going again this year.

LIQUID LOVE aka MOTHER'S LITTLE HELPER

Our Mimi bless her little heart has the energy of 5 kids. She is still in the "Why" phase. She will ask a gazillion questions then when you tell her the answer she will ask the universal question "WHY?" Mama then answers with the universal answer, "Because I said so!" Therefore by the end of the week after everyone is in bed, mama settles down with her friend (a glass of wine) and unwinds.

I'M SINGING IN THE RAIN. . . . . .

Today is a rainy day so mama brought Mimi's boots and umbrella with her when she went to pick Mimi up from school. Of course as usual, Mimi did her rendition of "Singing In The Rain" all the way home. She loves splashing in the curbside puddles.

MEI MEI'S ROOM

Mei Mei's room is finally done!!! YIPPEE!!! The only thing left to do is put up the curtains which is something that needs to be done throughout the whole house.

MD VISIT

This morning Mimi had her 5 year old wellness exam and immunization shots. Everything was going so smoothly UNTIL the nurse brought in the injections, 4 shots in all. Being that our Mimi will most likely always be petite (40% range in both height-41.5 inches and weight-37lbs), the nurse gave all the shots in her thighs (2 for each thigh). Mimi wailed like a banshee. Mama had to hold her down tight and it nearly broke her heart to see her baby cry like that.

As soon as the visit was over, we headed right over to the Dairy Queen for a vanilla ice cream cone. Mimi soon felt much better.

NEW ADDITION

There is a new addition to the Putney household as of today. Baby Jagwa has a new brother who has yet to be named. Today was Mimi's sharing day at school so she decided that she wanted to share the Diego backpack, Baby Jagwa and the giraffe. Any suggestions for the name is welcomed.