Fireflies and Crickets: September 2010

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

My Sister

Sophie (Mei mei),

I Love you my little moon cake,

And I love your crooked smile.

Since you came from across the seas,

You made life better than it's been in a while.

I love your silly giggly laugh,

And I love watching you grow.

Everyword you say makes my heart smile,

It's hard not to let is show.

I love when you dance around the room

And I love the way you pat my back when we are hugging tight,

Your beautiful brown almond shaped eyes

always let me know when everything's all right.

I love how you use chopsticks to eat your rice.

And I love when your soft little hands are in mine.

When you twirl around in your princess dress,

I realize that this love is part of a perfect design.

I love your big kisses

And I love your little voice when you sing

God always knew you were the one for me

with all of the joy and love your bring.

I love you my little moon cake,

You are a slice of Heaven!

Love,

Courts

(Meim)

Thursday, September 23, 2010

I was inspired by Laurie's recent blog interviewing her son Aaron, Sophie's China travel mate, to also interview my sweet little princess. It's kinda cute to see how her little mind thinks. Enjoy a little piece of Sophie!

Favorites

color: purple, green, red, yellow, black, brown and pink

clothes: Cinderella dress

food: ice cream, peanut butter, chocolate chip cookies

drink: lemondade...no water...and lemonade

dessert: vanilla ice cream

video: The Wiggles

activity: dance class

letter: abcdefg...Z (I guess she like all of them!)

place: Disneyland

Disney character and "best friend": Cinderella

BFF: MeiMei (that's what she calls her sister, Courtney)

ride at Disneyland: horsies, Dumbo, Cinderella castle, It's a small world after all, it's a small...(she just sang the whole song)

toy: puzzles

animal: horsies

books: Mouse a Cookie

Now I'll tell you what I think some of her favorites are according to what I witness everyday...

color: pink

clothes: anything girly girl, especially a yellow "Belle" dress, a white "Cinderella" dress, and any dress with sparkles on it!

food: grapes, watermelon, yogurt

dessert: strawberry ice cream, frozen GoGurts

drink: apple juice

video: Shrek

books: anything book in the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie series

computer site: Nick Jr.

computer games: Caillou, Team OomiZoomi, Kai Lan

25Things You May Not Know About Paula

I have a little girl who lights up the room with her amazing personality.
If I had 1 week alone, I'd go to go to the Louvre Art Museum in Paris.
I learned how to quilt this summer.
My pet peeve is when my family leaves their stuff all over the house.
My favorite color is huckleberry.
My favorite spot on earth is Wengen, Switzerland.
I've been to Hawaii over 10 times.
I enjoy going to Christian concerts with my daughter.
I have OCD.
I don't watch much TV but I enjoy watching anything on HGTV.
I burnt my arm on a stove in home economics in Jr. Hi.
I hate ironing and basic housecleaning.
I'm not very good with plants.
I'm organized and thrive on helping others get organized.
I like a challenge.
My husband is the nicest guy in the world.
My son loves playing soccer.
My daughter talks a mile a minute and never runs out of things to say.
My dog, Chloe, can do about 10 tricks on command.
I've always wanted to adopt a little Asian girl.
I used to be a Scottish dancer in high school.
I love romantic British novels.
I wanted to be a teacher ever since going to kindergarten on the first day.
I had lavendar sterling roses for my wedding.
I met my husband in typing class in high school.

10 More Things I Learned From My Mom

Always call your mother. She worries about you.
Use pretty tablecloths to protect your dining room table.
Always have music playing while you're cleaning. It makes the work easier.
Have lots of sharpened pencils by the phone.
Always carry lipstick and a little package of Kleenex in your purse.
Carnations last longer than roses.
Always carry a book with you. You'll never know when you'll need something to do while you're waiting.
You can never have enough white tops because they go with everything.
Always have an ample supply of toilet paper on hand just in case company comes.
Use Comet when cleaning the sink.

15 Things I Learned From My Mother

Work hard but enjoy your life while you're able.
Enjoy going out to dinner with your family at least once a week.
Give gifts that are special and meaningful.
Whenever you write, make sure it is correct in spelling, grammar, and puncuation.
Always have Hershey's kisses on the coffee table for family and guests.
Take out the trash in your car everyday.
Make 3 batches of fluffy tapioca at a time because 1 is never enough.
Romantic comedies are the best kind of movies.
If you enjoy a TV show, watch it over and over again.
Make each holiday special, especially Christmas.
Water your plants.
Love your kids no matter what they do.
Always tell the truth.
Accesorize with jewelry.
Keep your house clean at all times.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

My Sister

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Sophie's Favorites