BANGS!

O’s First Trophy

And just because she's cute:

The Phone Call That Change The World

Ok, so it changed my world. Six years ago today I got a phone call that I had been dreaming about for over 4 years. "You have a daughter," she said. "Her name is Pan Chun An and she was born February 9^th in Gaozhou City in Guangdong province." My daughter. My baby. My Olivia.

Today, she is a healthy, happy, smart, crazy, fun 6.5 year old who loves pretending she is a pop star or that her little sister is a super model. She can spell turkey and pumpkin (can you tell they are doing holiday words?) and read One Fish Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish all by herself. She got her first trophy last night for being a Pop Warner cheerleader (pictures tomorrow!) and scored 2 baskets during her evaluation to play Upward basketball. She is everything good and wonderful and perfect about being a little girl. And the best part is, she's all mine. I love her to pieces, and then I love up the pieces. My Pan Chun An. My OBaby. My girl.

Y Baby is officially a School Girl

Today is YBaby's second day of school. She went to preschool Monday for the first time. She was so excited to go that she didn't even hesitate when it was time for Mommy to leave. I got a quick "bye" as she raced off to see what great adventure was in store for her. Today, she is supposed to get to ride the bus home. All by herself. My baby. On a school bus. Alone. She is thrilled. Me, not so much. Sigh. Guess she's not really a baby any more.

Halloween 2009

I got to spend Halloween afternoon with all of these beautiful princesses. Have you ever seen a cuter bunch of friends?

This is Princess Aurora - the princess with an attitude. Yes, she is way too cool.

And here we have the Butterfly Princess. She is as sweet as she is cute.

Any wonder why we now have enough chocolate to feed a small army? Girls this cute collect major loot!