First Family Day Anniversary

昨天晚上回到家， 做好饭菜， 我招呼大家“开饭了！”，于是大家围桌而坐。 安娜正在画画， 赶紧高高兴兴地跑过来说“mommy, I want to give you a kiss”, 然后在我脸上重重地亲了一口，然后又跑到爸爸那儿， 亲了一口， 然后又跑到姐姐那里， 亲了一口。 我们每个人当然都回亲了她的小脸蛋儿。 安娜然后才乐呵呵地回到自己的座位上。 看到这温馨的场面，我心里甜滋滋的。去年的此时此刻 （美国西岸晚七点，国内早上十点），安娜由福利院的院长和阿姨领进了民政厅， 我们第一次见到了她， 把她抱在了怀里。

一年了， 真的有一年了吗？嗯， 是真的。一年时间， 在人生的长河可谓短暂。 可是对刚刚四岁的安娜来说， 是生命的四分之一， 而且是她最有记忆的四分之一。

还在好几天前，爸爸就一天天开始念叨，“去年的今天收到了中国收养中心的最后批准；去年的今天买好了机票；去年的今天已经在飞机上；去年的今天来到了杭州；去年的今天见到了安娜。。。” 一幕一幕情景就像电影一样重新播放。一转眼和安娜相聚整整一年了。

这一年是喜悦的一年， 开心的一年， 甜蜜的一年，进步的一年。看着欢快的安娜，我心血来潮，发动全家来描述安娜。大部分都是姐姐说出来的。

After I cooked dinner last night，I called "dinner is ready!” Everybody came over and sat by the dinner table. Anna was drawing while I called. She came to the table saying "mommy, I want to give you a kiss" and she kissed my cheek. She then kissed daddy and Leah. It was so heartwarming seeing this. Last year, at this exact moment, we were at the Hangzhou Civil Affairs Office meeting Anna for the first time and we held her in our arms.

It has been one year! "Is it really one year already?" I asked myself. “Yes, it truly is”. One year is short in someone’s life. However, for our 4 year old Anna, it is a quarter of her life.

Since several days ago, daddy has started counting down the days. He kept saying each day "Last year today, we received TA; Last year today, we bought our flight tickets; Last year today, we were in the airplane to China; Last year today, we met Anna......". One scene after another, it was like a movie being replayed. I can't believe it has been a year.

The past year with Anna has been joyful and rewarding. Here is a list of things about Anna:

1. She is a happy girl (小丫整天都高高兴兴的，每次看到我从外面回来都跑到门口迎接并大喊“妈咪妈咪”)。
2. She is cute。
3. She is outgoing (活泼大方, 人见人爱)。
4. She can be nice （注意用词， 意思是说也可能不nice）。
5. She is sweet.
6. She has chubby cheeks。
7. She shares her toys at home. (只是在家里， 在外面可没这么好。)
8. She kisses and hugs a lot （是个小棉袄）。
9. She says funny things.
10. She has a very good sense of humor (小丫经常开玩笑，把俺们逗得哈哈笑)。
11. She is smart.
12. She is not addicted to blogs like mom.
13. She eats veggies（安娜喜欢吃，各种青菜类都吃，但就是不爱吃茄子）。
14. She likes to sing and dance.
15. She likes to draw.
16. She likes Superman and action figures.
17. She is not addicted to TV.
18. She cares about other people.
19. She can write her name.
20. She knows how to read and write all the 26 letters of the alphabet.
21. She is fearless（一点都不怕跟人打架）。
22. She sleeps a lot (小丫每天都得睡午觉，如果不睡，到了吃晚饭时， 嘴里嚼着东西坐着都能睡着，厉害吧)。
23. She is very independent (自理能力很强)。
24. She has grown 3 inches of her height, 4 inches of her hair, and her nails haven't really grown.回家后个子长了三英寸，头发长了4英寸，手指甲基本没长。

下面是安娜需要改进的 (Here are the things we ae still working on):

1. She says “no” a lot.
2. She is stubborn.
3. She is loud（嗓门大，真拿她没办法）。
4. She is a copycat （整天跟在姐姐屁股后面，姐姐干什么她干什么）。
5. She doesn’t listen（知道姐姐好欺负）。
6. She is a fatty.
7. She is messy.
8. She is not always nice.
9. She is aggressive （这一点很对，在幼儿园里， 因为抢别人的玩具，至少被timeout 过两次）。
10. She is short tempered (是个急脾气，但是来得快，去得也快)。

这就是我们的安娜，不管你是什么样子， 都是爸妈心中的宝儿.
Anna, our little monkey, we love you !