Happy Valentine's Day!!!

7 little Valentine's Day treat bags lined up for my loves...

Yes...I fed them a giant cookie cake for breakfast:)

My handsome Liam...

Princess Lily bug...

My "Rock Star" Levi...

My "Drama Queen" Lorelle...

Miss Lia Jing doing her Lego kit...

Happy Chinese New Year!!!

Chinese New Year landed on Sunday February 10th this year. The kids got their traditional Red Envelopes and we ordered The Great Wall chinese takeout for dinner;) 

Red envelopes lined up for my gang... Lauren got one too, just a few days late;) 

Most of the gang with their goodies...

Levi's 9th Birthday!!!

On February 8th, my baby boy turned 9 years old!!! This was his 3rd birthday here in the U.S. His first one was a pool party, his second a skating party and this year he had very specific requests;) He wanted  his family dinner at Hacienda. I think mostly because he wanted the birthday sombrero, singing and a mud slide dessert:) After dinner we went back to the house to hang out with family for a little while. It was a GREAT evening and Levi had lots of FUN:) 

We got him headphones...as he requested;)

I think he was just a little excited about the model Grandpa Chuck and Amy got him...

Thanks Aunt Mindy and girls...

My cutie pie enjoying his dessert...

LOVE these crazy kids!!!:)

Grandpa helped Levi get started on his model...

The next evening on February 9th...Levi requested a sleepover with his friends. He is a very outgoing boy and has made lots of great friends in the 2 1/2 years he has been home;) 

Happy Birthday Levi Michael Mingdong Perry!!! We love you<3

Lia's FIRST snow adventure!!!:)

On February 6th...Lia has her first real experience with S-N-O-W!!! She is from southern China (about even with Florida here in the U.S:) So...she had probably never seen snow and most definitely never played in it. She had a BLAST!!! 

Purdue University...

On Tuesday, February 5th...Lance, Lia, Liam and I took a day trip to Purdue University.  A group of Purdue engineering students have offered to design and make a new, more functional prosthetic for Liam's leg that has the PFFD. The one he currently has does its job but doesn't allow Liam to ride a bike or run very well. We are super excited to see what they come up with at Purdue:) They interviewed Liam about what he would like from his new prosthetic and took measurements of his legs, current prosthetic, etc... It was a chilly day but we did walk around the campus a bit and show Lia and Liam the sights:)

Across the street, against that brick wall...is where Lance first said "I love you!" <3

Future Purdue University students...

Lance and Liam with the Neil Armstrong statue...

If you would like to click here...you can see a video of another boy with a PFFD that Purdue also helped:) AWESOME!!!

Honors Program:)

Here is a picture that Lance took Tuesday, January 29th at the Lakeview Middle School Honors Program:) We are proud of Leytan. He has great study skills, priorities and makes good choices. Keep up the GREAT work son!!! 

Leytan and friends...

Snowball 2013...

I am still in denial that Landan is now a Freshman...and that he should be going to these kinds of dances but apparently, he IS;( Seriously, it seems like I was just walking him in to his first day of kindergarden a couple years ago. Time flies!!! The big night was on Saturday, January 26th:) 

The guys...before the girls came out from getting ready;)

After the girls joined them...

They all look so great!!!

Landan and Madison... so sweet together:) 

Madison is a good girl from a great Christian family<3 

Landan with his mom...look how tall he is!!!

I drove part of the gang in my big, black bus;)

They had a FUN night!!!