StarTalk-Chinese Immersion

So, the 2nd week in August Brynn started StarTalk. StarTalk is for the children that will be attending the Chinese Immersion Class. It was so fun to see Brynn come home everyday with a new Chinese word she had learned. At the end of the week they had a program for the parents. It consisted of a lot of songs and words we could not understand but it was great to see her progress! Mom, Dad, Marcus, and James came to watch.

Ear Piercing and More....

Brynn wanted two thing for her birthday an Easy Bake Oven and her ears pierced. So after building a tent out of blankets, and heading over to the International Dance Festival, we went to the Gem Smith and got Brynn's ears pierced. She did surprisingly well. She picked out her pink earrings and sat up on the chair. She acted a little bit nervous but once it was over she only shed two tears and that was that. The nice jeweler that pierced her ears let her pick out a prize and she chose a ceramic box. She has been asking every day since when she get to take them out and put other earrings in. Every store we go to she is shopping for more earrings. Such a girl!! Love her.

Brynn's Tea Party

Brynn turned 5 in August. She wanted a Tea Party and so that is just what we did. We had her friends dress up in there Sunday best. Brynn's loves to plan parties and decorate. We ate yummy food (chocolate covered strawberries, heart-shaped sandwiches, pink lemonade, crumpets), played Brynn's Tea Party Bingo, played "Barbie's Don't Tip the Tea Tray, opened presents, made necklaces, and played red light, green light. Brynn loved every minute of it! I can't believe that she is 5 years old. Really, where has the time gone?

Brynn is such a joy to her family! She loves to make crafts, paint nails, decorate, make cards and gifts for her friends and family. Brynn also loves to cook. She has the cutest laugh. She makes friends wherever she goes. She is a confident and smart little girl. She is learning to speak Chinese and has learned so many new words. She comes home everyday and sings her songs that she has learned. We are so proud of our little Brynnie and glad that she chose our family to live with!

24th of July Fireworks and more Fireworks

We spent the 24th of July with the Chadwick's. We started out the day swimming in there pool. The kids love spending time out at the Chadwick's with there cousin's. We had a BBQ with tons of yummy food. The girls had a leg wrestling contest. When it was starting to get dark we went out to check on the 4 cousins that are all three years old and they were nowhere to be found. I was calm until Georgia said that they could of been swept down the canal. Then panic struck. We all went searching and finally found them way down the street pulling each other in the wagon. I was mad and relieved to see Avery. Anyway after that fiasco we started lighting fireworks. The kids loved every minute of it. After fireworks we made ice cream sundaes and then headed home for the night. The next day we lite off more fireworks with our neighbors. Mainly smoke bombs. The kids and Russ love smoke bombs.

Izzy's Birthday

Isabel is Brynn and Avery's friend. For her birthday she invited them to go and get a pedicure. This was Brynn and Avery's first time getting a real pedicure. They loved it! Thanks Izzy and Debbi for such a fun day!