Chinese New Year Treats to School

All ready to share at school

Well, my little darling is still feeling a bit under the weather, and has a bad cough and runny nose...BUT...she had a GREAT day at school! She wore her Chinese dress, shared her book, took and helped pass out all of her treats for her friends, and had a well behaved day at school!

Her teacher had her take off her dress before snack and lunch were served today. Good thing, as she came home with tomato soup down the front of her shirt. :-)

I could tell when I got to school to pick her up she didn't feel that great, although she was in the kitchen center making "dinner" for her teacher!

When I got to her room today, one of the little boys came up to me, and this was our conversation:

"Hi Emily's mommy"

"Hi CJ"

"Hey Emily's mommy, did you know Emily's from China?"

"Yes, CJ, I did know that."

"She brought us treats."

"What did you think about them?"

"Cool!"

"I'm glad you liked them."

For the past week Emily has been VERY interested in China, her "baby" pictures, and especially movies on my video camera from our time in China. We have watched them over and over. She has even wanted us to reenact the moment she was placed in my arms down to every detail. We have reenacted a movie from our time there, of Emily being tickled on the hotel room bed by mommy and auntie.

This is a huge step for Emily. She has never wanted to, nor shown any interest in, viewing herself in China when she was a "baby."

It is GREAT to see her watch herself and me as we first became a family!

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Love,

Kathy

All decked out for school! My sweet Princess