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Hua Mei had a fun 4th birthday today. It actually started yesterday. Karen and Hua Mei had lunch with Karen’s folks and Heidi, Hua Mei’s nanny. Heidi gave Hua Mei a kids digital camera and some great read along books for the plane ride to China. Then last night we had a 3-way video chat with my sister Emily and her daughter Becca in Philly and Grace in Edina. They sang “Happy Birthday” to Hua Mei and then Hua Mei opened her present from Emily. We also had a video chat with Laurel and Abby and Hua Mei thanked them for the present they sent from Colorado.
Today, after Chinese class this morning we had lunch with Grace, my Dad, and our friends and neighbors, Lisa and Neil and their daughters Jessica and Nata. We went to Jun Bo where we had dim sum and pan fried noodles. Of course we had to eat noodles for Hua Mei’s birthday.
We then all went over to our house to open presents and have birthday cake. Hua Mei got a scooter which she tried out immediately.
All these festivities tired her out and she took a long nap as Karen and I took a walk by the creek on a beautiful fall afternoon in Minneapolis. This is only birthday celebration part one. Next week Hua Mei celebrates her birthday with Karen’s side of the family.
btw today is also the birthday of Pablo Picasso, Johann Strauss Jr. and Georges Bizet.
