Chinese New Year Parade

Isabell and Sam having fun in the tub

Throwing beads at the parade

Ready for the parade to start

Playing in the suitcase

Rub a dub dub

We had so much fun this weekend visiting "Aunt Marcy", Isabell, Gran Mary, and seeing all our friends at the Children of the World Chinese New Year parade. We spent the night with Martha and Isabell (our travel mates from China). Isabell and Sam are from the same orphange. They got along very well especially while taking a very bubbly bubble bath! The next morning we drove to Fairhope where Sam and Isabell participated in the Chinese New Year parade. The people of Fairhope are so nice and supportive. Sam and Isabell had a great time throwing beads and candy from their wagons! We also ran into the Meeks, the Ungers, and our other travel mates from China.. the Schmitt family. The parade ended at a very nice park and Sam discovered the slide!! It was a tunnel slide and I lost count how many times he went down the slide!! Needless to say he loved it and we will be going soon to get him some fun backyard play equipment. I also must bragg a bit... Sam learned how to blow his nose this weekend!! It makes things so much easier! One more thing... it seems that he is a Johnny Cash fan. I got one of those musical cards that plays "Ring of Fire" for Nick for Valentine's Day. Sam loves it and plays it all the time. You should see how he dances to it. Tomorrow we go to see an Pediatric Orthopedic surgeon at Children's Hospital to see what is involved with removing his extra thumb.