Sea World

今天，趁哥哥不在家，我们其余四人去了海洋世界。安娜很喜欢看大鲸鱼及海豚表演。她也非常喜欢“芝麻街”小孩区。海洋世界里有一片很大的游乐设施，有爬网子，滑梯，蹦蹦床等。姐姐和爸爸还坐了过山车和漂流，结果弄得浑身都湿透了。我们还看了海上杂技表演。这一天过得真开心。（另：安娜晚上自己写着玩，居然写了个"A"，告诉我是Anna, 我们都开心极了).
Today, we visited Sea World just for the fun of it. Anna really enjoyed watching the Shamu (killer whales) and the dolphins performing. There was also a toddler area based on Sesame Street and Anna had a lot fun riding the rides. There was also a giant playground including net climbing, slides, and a trampoline. Leah went on the roller coaster and the river rafting ride with daddy. They were both soaking wet after that. We also watched an acrobatic performance performed over the bay. But all in all, we had a great time. (Note: Anna was drawing by herself tonight and she wrote an "A" telling me it was "Anna". We are so amazed!)

Camping

这个周末是长周末，我们刚刚露营回来。 这几年来，我们三家大学老同学，几乎每个长周末都一起去南加州的不同公园露营，白天爬山，晚上点篝火，打牌，孩子们一起玩儿得就更开心了。这次是安娜第一次露营，她感到很新鲜。 她嘴甜，爱说话，大家都喜欢她。 在野外，她玩的也很开心。每天照例能吃能睡，一点也不影响大人玩儿。
For the Memorial Day long weekend, we went camping with two of our college classmates and their families. We have been camping with them for over 5 years throughout Southern California, and we go several times a year during long weekends. Anna had a lot of fun playing outdoors and hiking; it was her first camping trip, and everyone enjoyed seeing her. Anna also had a lot of fun playing in the wild.

Blowing bubbles

Reading a book with daddy

今天傍晚，爸爸领姐姐滑冰还没回来，安娜到后院去吹泡泡， 她高兴得一边吹，一边追，一边笑，好开心！吹完泡泡， 她又去跳蹦蹦床，直到跳得满头大汗，才肯下来。她真是个快乐的孩子。Anna enjoyed playing in our backyard before daddy and Leah came home from ice skating. She laughed loudly while blowing and chasing the bubbles. She also had fun jumping up and down on the trampoline. She is such a happy girl!

Having fun at the beach

A big hug on Mother's Day

我们家虽然离海边只有1英里，可是今天是第一次领安娜去海边。安娜是即喜欢玩，可又害怕海浪。一次海浪冲过来，她跑得不够快，一屁股坐到了水里，全都湿透了。看着她随着海浪跑来跑去，真是好玩。三个孩子一起，都玩了一身沙子。在回家的路上，我们问安娜好玩儿吗， 她说 “不好玩儿，要摔到水里的。”
Though we only live one mile away from the ocean, it was the first time that we brought Anna to the beach. She enjoyed playing there, but she was also afraid of the waves. Once when the waves came, she was trying to run away, but she was not fast enough and fell into the water, soaking her clothes. After that, she stayed far away from the ocean. We asked her on our way home if she had fun and she said: “No, I fell in the water.”

One month home

One month home

On the day we met her

整整一个月前的今天，安娜跟我们回到了家。 这个月过得好快啊，可是同时也觉得安娜一直就跟我们在一起。六个星期前的星期一，一个胆却的小女孩儿走进了浙江省民政部办公室。 她以前从来没有见过我们，当她看到我们时，她显得腼腆，内向，还有些害怕。 当她的阿姨离开时，她哭得是那样伤心，想从我紧紧抱着她的怀跑中逃走，而我们恰恰相反，在六个月前，就开始一直看着她的照片和录像，早已把她视为己出， 融入心底。如果说这一天的到来有什么变化的话，那就是我们爱她爱得更深了。今天，这个小女孩儿是如此大方快乐，整天喊着爸爸妈妈哥哥姐姐。 真难以想象没有她生活是什么样子的.
It has been exactly a month since we returned home with Anna. This month went by so fast, yet it already feels like she has been with us forever. Six weeks ago on a Monday, a shy little girl walked into the Civil Affairs office in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. She had never seen us before, and when she met us that day, she seemed timid and a little frightened. She did not want anything to do with us when her nanny had to leave. She cried so sadly and wanted to escape from us while I was holding onto her. We, on the other hand, had seen pictures and videos of her and had fallen in love with her for six months already even though we had never met her. Now, this same little girl doesn’t want to be away from us. It is becoming difficult to remember what our life was like without her.