"Water Baby"

And her Mama thought swimming was going to be an issue, but after C-X and I took Miss Wrinkles to the swim tank at PetLand...she was totally into it...so out came the suit this weekend and in went C-X into Miss W's pool (thankfully Miss W is willing to share).
Hopefully the "real deal" will go just as well when we head to the Killarney Pool later this week.

"Sitting Pretty"

And her Papa thought that dresses were going to be out of the question....

Settling in...

If a picture can tell a story...then perhaps "settling in" might be an appropriate chapter heading for this one. Papa and Xin-Xin watching a bit of tellie before "ja ja"...probably ICarly (X-X's preference), but maybe In the Night Garden (M's favourite).

Just words...no pictures.

I can gladly say that things are coming along very nicely with our little Xin-Xin.
We are home more than 6-weeks now and, the few bumps in the road not withstanding, she is a pure delight.
Our course she still has crying jags, but...as Xin-Xin would say "come on"...she's only 4 (almost)....she's supposed to have a fit when Mama tells her that she can't have another ride on the marigoround and three times was enough.
We are going to start learning colours tomorrow as counting to ten has been perfectly mastered (almost).

On a personal note, I am determined to master loading pictures to this blog and some of the other fancy schmancy stuff that the blogs I like seem to have that this one is lacking.

Over and out...time for jaja (that's sleep for anyone not in the know).

Four days til we come home...and we are glad for it.

Well...we are all having our moments...as some of these other pictures will show.
We have not been able to do many of the events because one little girl tends to blow that out of the water. It definitely seems that the people with younger children are having a bit easier of a time...but things do seem as though they are coming along.
We are, however, looking very forward to coming home and getting into a routine that will suit everyone.

Just a few more photos...

And now we are three...

The moment we have all been waiting for...better late than never.
Here we are visiting the swan lake at the panda preserve in Chengdu. We were feeding fish and ducks. And yesterday at the Summer Palace in Beijing...Martin, Chloe-Xin and I were the biggest attraction for the locals when she "melted down" because she wouldn't go in the stroller (that's right, I carried the 30 pound bratnik around the Summer Palace for over an hour). Over all we are doing quite well, but looking forward to coming home.