Fun Surprise!

Look who we ran into at the mall the other day!  Ava was pretty excited at first, but then a little apprehensive!  It was good practice though as we plan to take Ava to Disney (Hong Kong) in a couple of weeks!

Happy [belated] St. Patty's Day!

Ava got lots of bead necklaces (and a beach ball) during the St. Patty’s Day parade – and all she had to do was smile, wave and be her cute self! :) 

Bowling!

The Wuxi International Club hosted an event at the local bowling alley back in February!  It was so much fun “teaching” Ava how to bowl and getting a chance to interact with the other expats in Wuxi!  We all had a great time and cannot wait to go again soon!

Plum Blossoms

This time of year the trees are blossoming and everything is very picturesque here in Wuxi!  Two of my coworkers took us to the Plum Garden (Meiyuan) to see all of the flowering trees!  The garden was very pretty and we could have spent many hours there exploring, but Ava still needs her nap most days.  Ava enjoyed climbing some trees and eating a homemade sucker shaped as a horse!



Me and my coworkers, Emi & Shanghai



Catching Up

So we have a lot of catching up to do with the blog!  We’ve been pretty good at posting stories/pictures from our travels, but we do get out and about in Wuxi and have some fun adventures as well.  Therefore, we will try to post some short posts in the next few days (with lots of pictures) to share what we have been up to these past couple of months!  Hard to believe that we have less than two months left … time sure has gone quickly!

Here are some pictures of Ava enjoying a lovely February day in our neighborhood!

A few more pics from Hawaii

Also while in Hawaii, Ryan, his dad and Julie enjoyed a round of golf together (while Ava & I went for a swim and napped)!  The golf course was beautiful and the weather was perfect!

Maui

Beautiful rainbow



Pearl Harbor



We left Ava with her Nana for a few hours so we could climb Diamond Head.  We came back to get her and she had a new dress, a new necklace and pigtails with new barrettes!  Needless to say, both Ava and Nana had a great time that afternoon!





Whale Watching!

Whale Watching is something I have always wanted to do and FINALLY I was in the perfect spot at the perfect time!  We saw several whales during our adventure and even had to stop the boat because the whales got too close!  At one point we even saw some dolphins swimming with the whales, which they said was unusual.  Ava absolutely loved it and now asks for whales whenever she sees water (along with fish and turtles) - whether it's a pond, river or ocean!  If she doesn't see one, then she thinks they are sleeping! 

Looking for whales



Happy Girl!