This picture was taken at a family birthday party for Leslie, who turned 
What a great winter it's been! Our area has had near-record levels of snow for the year, and Maelin has had a BLAST playing outside with Baba! (You'll notice that Mama doesn't do much snow...or anything cold, really...i step outside to take some pictures and 'oooh' and 'ahhh' over whatever they're doing, then come back in and thank my lucky stars that Jim likes to play outside!!) Papa brought his golf cart back to our place, so Maelin and Baba ride it around, and Baba pulls Maelin behind it on a sled. When Leslie and Maelin play outside, Leslie makes great snow-creature creations and Maelin 'helps.' :)
Apparently Baba was in need of a 'project' ... he tore up the carpet in the dining room and put down wood flooring. Maelin 'helped' again :)
Happy Chinese New Year! February 7th was the start of the new year in China, and we celebrated with dinner out at a local Chinese restaurant. Maelin said/signed "Happy New Year!" to every worker and patron that she met along the way!
On Monday, February 11th, Maelin woke up at 4:00am sick, sick, sick! She had a fever of 103.something :( I took her to the doctor that morning, and it was just 'the flu,' so no meds or anything. Maelin stayed home from school the whole week and missed her very first Valentine party :( By Friday, she was still spiking 104 temps, so i took her back to the doctor. (They gave her an antibiotic, but probably just so they didn't have to see me in their office again...) Then Maelin was kind enough to pass the flu to both Jim and i, so all three of us were sick for several days. Mine, as always, morphed into bronchitis, so i ended up missing a day of school and getting an antibiotic, as well. In the picture above, Maelin was laying on the floor coloring, when she just rolled over and fell asleep! Being sick sucks, but it makes us appreciate it when we feel well again!!Coming soon: Maelin's 4th birthday (3-19-08) and the one year anniversary of our Gotcha Day (4-2-08)!!
