Christmas 2010

Wow! We're just now getting to pictures of Christmas. It has been a whirlwind of a season and we're just now beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Christmas day was wonderful. We actually had to awaken the children at 7:30 when some of our single friends knocked on the door ready to join us for Christmas morning festivities. We were shocked that the kids didn't wake before 5 :) We read the Christmas story and then went to the living room to exchange gifts.

Later in the afternoon we exchanged gifts with local American friends and soon after had another 12 American friends, that were visiting the area, join us for an early dinner. It was a FULL house but was awesome. We sang together, shared some awesome food (contributed by all that lived in the area), exchanged white elephant gifts and played games. Our last guests left at 11:00 pm.

We're so thankful to have so many friends around us this year. It helped make the distance from our family a little less painful.




Miriam gives homemade masks to two of our single friends. The children made gifts for eachother and friends in the area. The masks were their own idea :)


Eliza was excited to have a "Ni Hao Kai Lan" cartridge for the leapster.


The kiddos about jumped out of their skin waiting for Daddy to get the camera ready for the 'grand entrance' into the living room on Christmas morning.


Matching PJ's is a traditional Christmas Eve gift from Grandmom. Thanks!


CJ is a Lego boy. He had been asking if he would get the Dragon Lego set for almost daily for the last month. He was so pleased to get it...

Eliza places an order in her own language.

Over the years I have listened to each of my children do this- repeat the sing song sound of the Chinese language, though their words have no meaning. I'm by no means a professional, but it seems like it must be quite developmental in learning a language. I especially remember Miriam (for a time) and now Eliza both making up their own language. It wasn't English and it wasn't Chinese but it was most similar to Chinese with the ever changing rise and fall of tones. On this occasion Eliza was pretending to take an order while wearing the head set (like you would see in a drive through restaurant). I'm not sure where she got this since the last time she went through a drive through was in America 1 1/2 years ago- I wouldn't think she would remember that. The quality of the video isn't great since I took it with my phone but I hope you can hear a little bit. I thought it was cute!


p.s. Yes, I said "thinger on your ears"... "thinger" is an Eliza word that I have added to my vocabulary - oops!

p.s.s. Notice the two colors in our kitchen? The green is the original cabinetry. The grey is what we added so that it would be the same height as a typical American kitchen counter. Quite a bit of difference huh? Can you imagine the back aches while cooking or washing dishes without the grey addition?

Turtle Birthday!

The day began with a bowl of Lucky Charms Cereal in bed (a family tradition). Lucky Charms are ONLY consumed on birthdays since they have to be brought in from America (or on occasion from another city). Then it was time to open the packages from her grandparents.

Here Miriam was excited to see her pack of gum promised from Mimi & Poppop (it was hidden in amongst the other birthday treasures).

Another exciting thing- another dress up outfit from Grandmom- this time a veterinarian suit which she immediately told her sister to put on.


In this picture I'm comparing Eliza and one of Miriam's classmates height (little boy in the green sweater). He is 4+ years old but is actually shorter than Eliza, who was 3 in August and considerably shorter than Miriam. Now you know why Miriam called herself "the tallest girl in the world" when she came home from school last year.


A shot of those in attendance. We had our regular Sunday morning time with our foreign friends and than after lunch her classmates and their mother's came to help celebrate. FUN!


Chris had games prepared for the Birthday party but this is what everyone preferred... pull out every toy visible onto the girl's bedroom floor and play. I'm glad they had fun and I'm also glad that they never saw the toys in the kids closet :). (I've been told by many parents of small children that after they start school their children don't need toys anymore. There isn't time for that type of play- so coming to a foreigner's home with WAY TOO MANY toys is an exciting time).


The turtle cake.


Playing with her classmates on her bunk bed.


A Happy Birthday Girl (I love this shot)

The Birthday Girl!

My girl... she is now 5. Where has the time gone? What can I say about Mirsy? My blonde haired, blue eyed, musical, card writing, baby loving little girl? She is SO like me and then again, SO NOT like me. Chris and I laugh at how similar we (Miriam and I) are & I scratch my head when I consider how different we are. We both love organization. She wakes, meticulously folds her pajamas and puts them under her pillow. She lines up her stuffed animals in categories we didn't even know existed. If she turns her back and Daddy moves one (just to see what happens) she rebukes him- "Daaaddd, why did you move my bear?" I can give her chores that I wouldn't even dare give her brother. Why? Because I know she will do them well and her work will actually be helpful to me. I remember my mom saying the same thing about me and chores when I was young. :) Now the differences- I care too much what people think of me and she doesn't care AT ALL about the opinions of others. Well, I guess it really depends on the circumstances. For instance: she decided that this year she WOULD NOT eat at her school during lunch time on her own. She told me she would eat lunch at school starting next year. You see, she enjoys the school food, is very capable with a set of chopsticks but informed us that she did not want to eat by herself but wanted her teachers to feed her (which they did last year in her 3/4 year old class). The teachers told me they just didn't have the time to do that this year. I told them I completely understood. During the first week of school we rewarded our children, who ate at school by themselves, with small treats. Miriam was never a recipient. We tried the "if you don't eat lunch there won't be anything until dinner" and after a week we decided that this option wasn't a good idea for our tall and thin girl. We came up with another consequence... "no eat lunch- no sweets". That goes beyond the no soda or candy. We weren't kidding. - no syrup on your pancakes, no jelly on the PB&J sandwich, no juice, ...She started her "no eating lunch at school" strike on September 6th... she finally ate lunch at school on October 26th. She was going to eat at school but she was going to do it when SHE decided. Wow! What a strong will.

Though her strong will can be difficult to train (and boy do I find myself often praying for wisdom as how to best train our daughter) we look forward in anticipation to seeing how Father will use her strong will for His glory. I can just imagine seeing this headline one day - "Miriam Hanley stands unwavering in her fight for the rights of the abused or neglected..."

As Miriam matures and learns to communicate what is in her heart it is a delight to see the love that she has for others. She is the first one to run and jump up to help her sister when she is hurt (that is when she wasn't the who caused the injury :). Miriam is the one to ask to cuddle in your lap while we sit and watch a show together. She is the one that still loves to hold hands- all the way to school and back again. She is the one that still loves to tuck her sister in and cover her up- play time and bed time.

It is such a deep joy to have Miriam in our family and we're thankful that the Father has given her to us for this time.

Arm & Hatchet

When out shopping I'm always on the look out for something familiar. The taste bud's of our family are quite the opposite of the residents of our present city. Here the pallet is in favor of spicy, spicy, spicy. So spicy it can make a grown man cry- ask my husband :) Anyhow, when I'm out shopping if I can find something that is familiar- something from a western culture I get very excited. Any type of food that I can use in my Western recipes is a welcome treat. Anything that is familiar to our pallet is worthy of celebration. Familiar fruits and veggies are pretty easy to find, though surrounded by the unfamiliar. Cuts of meat- a little more of a task but still possible to find. The meat section of the store reminds me of Reading Market- tongue, hooves, snouts, live turtles, toads, snakes... Convenient foods- there is Skippy peanut butter, Heinz ketchup, pasta, canned tuna and Ritz peanut butter crackers. Beyond that- hit or miss. So, when out shopping I put on my bionic English searching eyes. I am in search of a familiar label, packaging or English name. Since my ability to read Chinese Characters is pretty limited, I usually can spot English from a mile away. Well, a few weeks ago we went shopping and Chris found this one: Arm and Hatchet baking soda. He first saw the familiar yellow box with red circle. But when we looked closer- Arm and Hatchet. We both laughed. How funny! For some reason I never really considered the name 'Arm and Hammer' all that silly but when I saw 'Arm and Hatchet' I thought it was a riot. Wonder why? Maybe because it isn't a house hold name?! Anyhow, every shopping experience is like a treasure hunt. You never know what you might find hidden on the shelves amongst the unfamiliar. Though we didn't buy the baking soda, it did bring us some comfort- seeing a familiar package with an, almost familiar, slogan. :) I love Chinglish (not quite Chinese, not quite English)

Mini Photo Shoot!

A couple of weeks ago a friend took a few shots of our kiddos in our courtyard. I had forgotten what a haven our courtyard is compared to the hustle and bustle of the city beyond our gate. The kids made sure to put on the biggest corniest grins possible but there were a handful of pictures that I thought really captured their personalities- I posted them on the blog itself and not in this post. The ones in this post are a bit more cheesy.

Huh????

Well, I just wrote a post with a collection of photos of people napping. That is one custom that I think would be great to adopt- wouldn't it be great to have a nap everyday (even if you are a grown up!)? Well, this post is about one cultural habit (I'm not sure how many people participate in it) that I just scratch my head and go "huh?".


I think I'll pass on this one.


Can you tell what they are doing? I'll give you some context. Recently I met a friend in the VERY busy plaza that is adjacent to our home. Hundreds of people walked by us in the 10 minutes that we were there chatting. But one man caught my attention instantly. He sat down on the bench a few feet from us, put on a head lamp, hung his sign, and waited. I wasn't sure what or who he was waiting for (since I couldn't read his sign) but within a minute or so my curiosity was met with an answer- he had a customer.















The customer has come to get his ears cleaned. The "professional ear cleaner" pulled out a dozen or so cleaners that looked like minature chimney brooms and proceeded to do his job. Yikes! No one else seemed to think much of what was going on- All I could think of was this statement- "You should never put anything smaller than your elbow into your ear."

Where do you take your nap?

So, over the last few months, while out and about in our city, I've accumulated a good number of photos on my cell phone. These pictures are just a small glimpse into a culture that is not my own. Some cultural habits I would love to make my own... others habits/ customs make me just scratch my head and say "Huh?".

This first selection of photos is one of people taking naps just about anywhere that they can catch some shut eye. In this country it is common for infants all the way to senior citizens to take an afternoon rest. Some locations are more strict about this practice. In our previous city in was unheard of to visit someone between the hours or 1 and 3 in the afternoon. We have not found it so strictly observed here... but it is still common to see folks taking a little rest in the afternoon. Because we are in such a large city there is very little grass to spread out on (like in our previous city- workers would take their afternoon nap on the side of the highway or wherever possible) but city slickers, with little grass, are still able to find a place to rest.


Maybe an abandoned elevator doorway would be comfy?
















Why not just park your car, open the doors and stretch out for a while?
















A park bench in the local city square?



















Don't have a park bench? Don't have a car? That's ok- even a motorcycle will do...


Sometimes I wish I could sleep so soundly :)

First Day of School!

Back Packs were waiting at the door. Clothes were picked out. Water bottles were full. Pencil case was loaded. There was excitement in the air. There were butterflies in their stomachs. Today was the first day of school for the Hanley kiddos.

We ate, dressed, put on our rain boots and headed out in the rain for kindergarten. The drop off went pretty well. CJ recognized a few of his classmates- there were lots of new faces. Eliza marched right in and sat her self down (though she did put her fingers in her ears because there were LOTS of crying classmates in her 3 year old class). And Miriam, with some help, made it into her class.

After a run to the grocery store I came home and I couldn't believe it- all three of my kiddos were gone for the morning. This is the first time in 7 years that I didn't have a little person at home with me on a school day. It was SO quiet. I'm glad they only go to school for 1/2 days :)

It hasn't always been easy for them to go to a school in a different country with a different culture and language but they are doing well. We are so thankful! They are gradually adding to their vocabulary and are becoming more and more accustomed to making new friends and playing in Chinese.






CJ goes to kindergarten in the morning to learn Chinese and to have some friends (it is a lot less pressure than Chinese Elementary School). He was so glad to be back in school. He likes being in the oldest class in the school.




















Miriam cried the other day... she didn't want to wait till Monday to go to school. She was counting down the days till she could see her teacher. (This year she has the same teacher as last year). She was still a little apprehensive- but had a great day!















Eliza has been ready for school since June. Whenever she saw her back pack she would say, "That's my school bag. I'm going to school." She too had a great day and is looking forward to tomorrow.











We're so thankful that HE gave them such a great day!

Shots from the Summer

There are only a few days left in our summer (Chinese school starts on Sept. 6). It has been a full summer & a great time together as a family. We've read lots of books, enjoyed some water relief in the neighborhood pools, eaten a fare share of ice cream and Popsicles, made forts, had puppet shows, learned lots about Ancient History (started History home school a little early) and had some good 'ol summer fun. But I do have to admit that the more time that we've shared together has also increased the times that I've had to have the conversations about treating each other with love.

Here are some fun pictures from our summer, in no particular order.



This is a picture of our friend Stacy with the kids. She was a History Major in College and one day was a "Guest Lecturer" in the Hanley Homeschool History Class. Fun! Fun! They are showing their archaeological dig find- M&M's.










CJ and one of his pals from the neighborhood. Fun in a bug tent!














"Aloha Miriam"... just one of the many dress-up outfits!




CJ poses with his best friend, Wang Ze Long. Wang Ze Long brought CJ a farewell gift- a hat that is worn by the people of his hometown in northwest China. We will all miss Wang Ze Long.








CJ shows off his "Graduation Certificate" from 1st Grade (Homeschool). We're so proud of his accomplishments this year!

We were able to go to a really great water park with our friends Stacy, Anna and Sarah in July. It was such a great day to have fun together. We're so glad to have some American friends in our city.






Do you call this swimming? I'm not sure! You think they aren't wearing much in this picture? You should have seen what they were wearing when I went to go and see what all the giggles were about! ;) I'm glad we live on the 8th floor and didn't have so many spectators.







I love this picture- we were taking a fast train to a nearby city where many American friends (with children) live. We didn't purchase a seat for Eliza thinking she could just sit on our laps for the 2 hour ride. Well, she informed us that she "needed her own space" and thought the window ledge was just perfect. We were able to make this trip twice- once for VBS (an unexpected surprise) and once for a little family vacation. Oh so nice to have some fellowship for the WHOLE family and some yummy western food (Mexican food and milk shakes)- oh how nice!




Eliza enjoying some time on our newly renovated neighborhood playground. (Don't you love the curls?)



















OK- now this may not seem like any big deal to you- but for Miriam this is HUGE! Miriam loves dressing up but usually her choices are things like a: Knight, Spiderman, Construction Worker, Golfer, Fireman.... See the theme? Well, the previous dress up picture in a grass skirt wasn't too big of a stretch since she recently saw a Barney video where HE was wearing a grass skirt. Well, when she came out of her room dressed in a "Dress" I carefully chose my words and calmly stated, "Miriam, you like very nice". Then I asked if I could take a picture. She agreed. She is gradually learning to enjoy the more dressy things (I think that is Eliza's influence) but it still is a bit embarrassing for her. I love her face- having fun trying something new but afraid to admit it.

The "Clip Clop" Birthday!

The day begins around 6:30 am for her. How do we know? The alarm. We know from a soft clip- clop sound that Eliza's day is about to begin. The sound gradually makes it's way to the door, across the hall, and searches out the adults in the home. Here comes Eliza donning her "clip clop" shoes- ready for the day. Eliza is truly learning the culture of her present home- China. She, like the rest of the ladies in our community, can do anything in her high heel shoes. She can walk for hours, ride a bike, chase a villain (aka- big brother and sister) and, if given the opportunity, could climb a mountain in her high heel shoes. For Eliza, a day would not be complete, without a pair of 'clip clop' shoes and a fancy dress.

Though Eliza has never seen the Disney Princess movies she is very familiar with these characters. She knows the colors of their dresses, their shoes, their hair and accessories. And after reading a older version of Cinderella (Translated and Illustrated by Marcia Brown) our kids fell in love with the story. So for this years birthday we thought it only appropriate to celebrate with a Princess Birthday. Cinderella was the leading lady and the theme of the cake.

There were gifts galore for Princess Eliza. PopPop and Mimi contributed clip clop shoes, princess clothes and accessories. Opa offered a copy of the Cinderella movie and Mom & Dad gave her some Cinderella figurines. Grandmom also added to the theme with a Princess book and other items. Friends from our city did not want to miss out and gave more shoes, makeup, play hairdryer, Princess pencils... What a day!

The alarm:


A shot of the Cinderella cake. I had lots of fun making the cake but it was a challenge in the 100+ degree heat. The icing kept melting and I had to apply multiple layers of blue icing to the skirt of the dress in attempts at making the coverage consistent.


Now she has a pair of shoes for everyday of the week. :)


Dress #2 for the day.


It's hard to believe that our baby is Three. It seems like just yesterday that she was coming home from the Hong Kong hospital. She is such a blessing to our family. She is so sensitive- she will break down into tears if she knows she has done something that makes Mommy and Daddy sad. She is a daredevil... doing stunts that make your heart race. And is a great communicator. She is constantly talking and telling us what is on her mind. This is a recent favorite. After a conversation about asking Jesus into your heart she said this: "Mom, when God comes into a persons belly it gets REALLY big." I think we have some more explaining to do. We are so thankful, to the Father, for the gift of our little Eliza Mae.
"How old are you?" THREE!

Some water relief...

Wow! It has been a scorcher here lately (as I heard it has been on the East Coast in the states). We've been running 100+ for the past week or so and are spending as much time as possible indoors, with the exception of early morning and late evenings outdoors. We recently found some water venues to help us cool off a bit. We were pleasently surprised to find out that we have a neighborhood pool. We didn't know it existed because it is hidden away on the 6th floor of one of the buildings in our complex. (Prior to the knowing about it we had to walk about 20 minutes to the nearby park for a swim). Anyhow, we have been glad to know that there is a nearby pool so we can cool off. The only thing that can be tricky is to manage the timing of going swimming. The pool is only open from 2-4 in the afternoon and then again from 6-8 in the evening.

Well, today I told the kids that we would try to make it to the pool to cool off a bit. We were about to get ready to go swimming this afternoon when I heard thunder and saw rain. They were disappointed but I reassured that we would try to go in the evening. Living in China for 4 years I've learned to say, "Lord willing we'll go..." or "We'll try to do..." about the events that we'd like to participate in because we can't always predict how things may happen in the future. (I guess that is true about life in general but the future here can be much more unpredictable than I experienced in the states). Anyhow, we ate dinner, Chris changed the kids into their suits and they headed to buy their tickets and go to the pool. Then came the disappointment of the unpredictable. The man who works in the office that sells tickets was off to dinner. They said that he would be back later but since the swimming time is limited already Chris didn't think it was worth waiting for the man and then paying for a really short swim time. The kids were crushed. Miriam and Eliza were crying by the time that they came back up to our apartment. I wanted to do something but we don't have a yard yet alone a sprinkler or a baby pool to swim around in. BUT hey, we do have a teeny tiny infant pool that I put on our balcony to work as a substitute "water table" that I thought the kids might enjoy pouring water in and out of buckets or pushing a small boat in during the summer months. The girls were all for it.

I never thought you could swim UNDER water that was only 6 inches deep. I never knew you could do "Camden Balls" into 6 inches of water. ("Camden Ball" is what Eliza screams when she jumps into the pool & holds her legs in a tucked position-Camden is the name of Chris' home town- hee hee). I never would have thought that googles would be a necessity.

I love watching our kiddos play together. Always a riot!

Our little Artist

For the past eight months or so Miriam has been writing notes and drawing pictures. She presently can write the words: Mom, Dad, CJ, Miriam, E (for Eliza), Pop Pop, Opa, God, Grandmom which is a new and very difficult name she wanted to learn how to write. Anyhow, Miriam is DAILY, literally DAILY, writing notes to our family. They usually include a stick picture of her and whomever she is writing to and the names of those in the picture. Lately she has been writing the words "I love (heart symbol for the word 'love') _________ (insert name)."

As many of you know, my mother was recently diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer and has begun treatment. It has been a difficult time for her, and as a family, we have been daily praying for her. Well one day as I was walking past Miriam as she wrote on her white board, I saw this...

I said, "Oh, Miriam. That is so cute. It's a picture of you saying, 'Grandmom'." She said, "No! Mom, those are thought bubbles. I'm thinking about Grandmom." I thought it was such a great representation of what is going on in her heart.

That picture was from about a week ago. Then yesterday I saw another original by Miriam. Do you know what it is?



It is a picture of Mary (on the left), Joseph (on the right- can you see the shepherds staff in his hand?) and baby Jesus (with all the hay sticking out all around him). There are two stars in the sky and Mary & Joseph are holding hands. I LOVE it! Especially because lately, for the girl's devotions, we have been reading through a children's Bible and this week we have been reading about Jesus' birth. I was so glad to know that she is really HEARING what we are saying. For the longest time she was in the room but not hearing. If you asked questions about what we read you would get the typical SS answers, "God!" or "Jesus" without an apparent understanding of what we just read. Well, I guess she is maturing past that stage and is now actually catching what is going on & hopefully is hiding it in her heart.

When you grow up...

When Chris was putting CJ to bed last night he was praying for his future. In specific he was praying for his future wife. When he finished CJ turned and asked, "Hey, Dad. How much does a marriage (wedding) cost?" Chris answered with a question, "Why do you ask?" "Well, I don't want to spend all the money that I save for a marriage." "Well, CJ, it's pretty expensive but usually Mommy's and Daddy's help pay for that." CJ's response, "Oh, Ok".

I love to hear my kiddos talk about the future. I love to hear about their desired occupations and schooling. But my favorite is their relationships. On a handful of occasions CJ has talked about getting married and a couple of times he has even pointed out to me who he wants to marry. He'll also talk about the number of children he would like to have and what sex they should be.

Sometimes I'll also inquire of Miriam about her future and boy her story of family is much different. A few months ago CJ shared with her some of the facts he learned about child birth (some from us and some from the home school books that we have lying around the house- they have LOTS of pictures). Well, Miriam was SCARED to death after her little biology lesson. She has said many times- "Mom, I'm NEVER having babies. That hurts WAY too much." Another time she said, "I really don't want any children. Daddy said it was Ok for me to JUST have a husband and no children." Poor thing. I usually just respond with, "Miriam, it's ok! You don't HAVE to have children." This usually calms her and you can see her physically relax after a stressful few moments of thinking about child birth.

Giggle, giggle. I'm curious what Eliza will say when we ask about her future?! I never tire of the answers!

Children's Day 2010

This is the first year that both CJ & Miriam have attended Chinese school on a regular basis (that is 5 days a week from 8:30 till 11:30). CJ transitioned pretty easily but for Miriam it was a little more difficult (she is SO shy). They began in October and had been doing pretty well. They were gradually participating in class activities and after about a month Miriam wasn't crying when we dropped her off. Around March CJ was struggling with a new stage of Culture Shock (quite normal reaction) when he started asking, on a regular basis, to go back to America. Well, we were ecstatic when mid April came around and he successfully passed through that stage and now seemed pretty happy with our current home. He had a new friend (Wang Zi Long) and was beginning to "lead" the exercises at school. (All children usually participate in school exercises at the beginning of the day. This is one of CJ's favorite things about school.) Both children were beginning to talk more in class and their comprehension levels were growing.

I was so excited to go to the Children's Day Program at their school this year. CJ was counting down the days till Mom & Dad could go see him lead his class in a march around school. He had the honor of carrying the class sign. Even Miriam participated (and I loosely say "participated") in the program. Miriam is so shy about attention that she mostly just likes to watch what is going on around her, at least in a public setting. (Attention at home- that's a whole nother story). I guess it is because she already draws so much attention being a foreigner that she doesn't want to add anymore unneeded pressure. She doesn't want her teacher to see her putting away her book bag, or her teacher seeing her do exercises... she once said that "it's just too embarrassing".

Anyhow, I love these pictures. They capture the joy that I've seen in them the last few months. I'm so thankful that Father has blessed them. We had been praying very regularly for friends, language acquistion and our new place to become a "home". He has been so faithful to answer. Please continue to pray for them... friends & language will forever be a request in our home.

The children wore green shorts and shirts to school. We thought it would be fun if Eliza could match. Here she is posing in her green.


Here is CJ and his best pal, Wang Zi Long. He is also a neighbor, which is very exciting for us.


Miriam was also able to stand at the front of her class line (though she wasn't as excited about it as CJ was about leading his class). Her class is called the Xiao Ban- which is equivalent to the 3 year old Kindergarten Class. Notice how tall she is? One day upon returning from school she said, "Mom, I'm the tallests girl in all the world." She is the second tallest in her class- the boy next to her is the tallest- I think that is why they were chosen to lead the class.


I love Miriam's smile here- no one watching her and she could just be herself and smile.


Here CJ, with pride, explains to Eliza that he is in the Da Ban- 5 year old class. (He is the tallest in his class but that is because he is a full 2 years older than his classmates. We chose to put him in Chinese kindergarten to help him learn spoken Chinese in a "low pressure environment" and also so he could spend time learning to read English (at home with Mom) and not get confused learning another written language at the same time in the Chinese 1st grade classes).


CJ participating in Morning Exercises.



Here Miriam is "participating" in morning exercises but would rather be watching. She walks along but won't squat, jump, march... with the rest of the class.


This picture makes me giggle. She is about to crack a smile but doesn't want anyone to know that she is enjoying herself so tries to "wipe it" off.


What can I say? I think I have the 3 cutest kiddos ever.