Ears Pierced
Anyway, for all my bloggy readers...OMG, I forgot to tell you I got G’s ears pierced two weeks ago. Easy Peezy. Got it done at the piercing pagoda in the mall. Two young girls did it but they did a few before G and I was totally confident in their abilities. They wore gloves and the piercing things were individual and in a sealed sterilized bag that they tore open. They marked her holes and asked my approval. I had them change one and that was no problem. They are perfectly centered but now I’m thinking perfectly centered only looks great from the side. Hmmm. Okay, anyway, I sat in the chair with G (ready to enforce the death grip) as my mom took photos. The girls hid the piercing things so G never saw them and on the count of three I did the death grip on her arms and head and they pierced simultaneously. Literally not even a full second and it was done. G didn’t cry at that second but when I eased my grip she cried. I’d say…for about 20 seconds and then all was good with the world! Gami cried more than G! Now she’s Ghetto Fabulous in her Bling Earrings!! Just like her mama! No doubt she’s my girl!!!
Fearless... "NEEDLES DON'T SCARE ME!!"
Okay, if you stand on the side that a parent should not pierce their child's ears PLEASE DON'T POST A COMMENT. For those of you who believe that it should be a child's decision to do anything to their body that is asthetic not the parents yet believe in circumcision... well... they have a word for that...
4th of July Sandbar Saturday
OH, you can see my girl sporting some bling!!! That's my girl!!!
Oh, she just LOVED the breeze in her hair!
someone has made herself at home!
Friday Night Fireworks!
Uncle Jay, Aunt Christie and the girls treated G and I to Friday Night Fireworks with the best seats in the house. We all jumped in the boat and headed to the perfect spot!
Then it was like China all over again...
not a single Firework was seen by my G! Oh well, there is always tomorrow night!
Happy 4th of July!!!!
This was my girls first 4th of July CELEBRATION with Fireworks and all. We were down at the beach for the party and fun! G had lots of little adventures this weekend. A good time was had by all and wow, the weather was PERFECT!
Flight Home
Well, our flight home was memorable. Thanks Karen for the offer of a ride and Thank You Rizzo’s for letting me hang out later and catch a ride with you all!!! G and I made it to the airport in plenty of time. I was smart and took off all my bling and hair and G’s bling prior to security. LOL. (yes, I was sporting some fake hair for the girls that didn’t make it) We made it to our gate where G entertained the waiting passengers for an hour or so with her antics, sweetness and curiousity. I was elated that she’d finally come around. The SouthWest guy says I can board at A53 but didn’t have to get inline and that he would get me when our number was up. SouthWest no longer preboards families with small children. They board A then all families with a B,C or D number right after A’s. Okay, anyway…they start boarding a G pitches a full blown tantrum!!! It was so bad and I tried everything. Everyone was looking at me. The SW guy comes over to us and sweeps us onboard before they even begin boarding A group. The good thing is that I KNOW NO ONE WANTS TO SIT NEXT TO US. Which works out great because we only have a lap ticket. I put her in the middle seat and I’m on the end. I repeatedly tell her “sit DOWN”. Finally, I’ve had it and it my lowest and firmest voice say “SIT down”. She did it but in like 1 minute, the next passenger comes back, she jumps up in her seat, stomps her foot and a loudly as she possibly could in perfect English yells at him to “SIT DOWN!!!!” What could I do but giggle. He looks at me and sits down quickly. Me…still giggling. G did it for the next two passengers that passed us. The girl cracked me up…all I could do is laugh at her bad behavior! Anyway, I couldn’t have planned the seating arrangements any better! Thanks G. You’re my girl!
Beach Day 2
OBVIOUSLY G DIDN'T like the Beach on Day 2! So after lunch, we went back to the hotel for a nap!
Awe poor baby, it was really sad. We gave it the college try...
Little Ladybugs
Straight after dinner we headed down to the ocean for some portraits. Not all the girls were there yet but the seven that were there got started. We kept them in the dresses that I bought them and placed them all on the dune! Do you have any idea how HARD it is to get seven little ones to be happy and look at the camera at the same time! Close to IMPOSSIBLE. This was my BEST photo of the bunch. Again, so darn cute!!!
Below is Kaelie and Giorgia. Kaelie and her mama Karen were with us in China. We only wish our other GZ sista was with us, Lauren. We miss Lauren, Mama Donna and Baba Joe! Thinking of you!
A Night at an Irish Pub...
Saturday night we all went to dinner at an Irish Pub. We had the back room to ourselves and it was just crazy. I bought all our little girls matching green and pink dresses with little Ladybugs!!! They just look so adorable on the girls.
Standing in Back Row from Left to Right: Karen with Kaelie, Sharon with MaryAlice, Rhonda with Hanna, Wanda with Lexi, Riz with (Susan & Sophia Below) Melissa with Lily, Lori & Andy with Qiao.
Kneeling in Front Row from Left to Right: Jesus & Evelyn with MeiLi, Susan with Sophia, Me(Stephe) with Giorgia, Kathy & Erik with Emma.
Above is Me and Susan!
Above is Me and Kathy!
I wished I had gotten photos of me with each of my Pandas...next time!
Oh yeah, here is my
DRAMA QUEEN
First Time in a Pool!
This was G's first time in a pool. She clung to me like a little monkey for the first hour and them got a bit more comfortable. The pool felt great this evening ...it counter balanced the sweltering heat of the afternoon. We borrowed MeiLi's little Ladybug Floaty but G was not that crazy about it. Maybe next time when she is more comfortable. She did great for her FIRST TIME!!!
First Day at the Beach
You would think that since my girl was born just a tad north of the South China Sea that she would not MELT in the HEAT WAVE that Amelia Island was. She was a little SWEAT BALL the entire weekend. The heat index had to be over 100 and there was NO BREEZE on the ocean. We joined the Hilton's in renting a 10'x10' tent and lounge chairs to protect us from the sun which was great but we needed a breeze. However, It was still BEAUTIFUL!
G's first day at the BEACH! Lots of TEARS! Only snacks and her Baby Cabana were on her agenda for the day! (oh yeah, and lots of SWEAT! Poor Baby)
I tried to get her to play with the other little ones. I didn't try that hard though...you could tell she just wasn't up for being social.
Here is G with Qiao in "Sandy Bottoms" for Lunch.
Typical, She crashed right after they served us our lunch. Dead to the world...but soooo cute!
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