July 4th

We went to Eau Claire to see Bill's sister Anne and her husband Mike & their boys.  I just love Bren's curly hair.  Mike's parents have a cabin on the lake and were nice enough to invite us.  Xing wore her Kai-lan bathing suit.  It was really kind of big on her.  Of course, she had to have her Dora hat and her minnie mouse sunglasses.  She was styling!  She enjoyed the boat parade and playing wii with the boys. So, Aunt Becky she's ready to play you when she comes to visit.  Anne & Katie decorated the boat in red/white and blue and we all wore matching shirts.  A boat decorated like a pirate ship that shot off smoke bombs won.   She also loved throwing water balloons at the other boats.  They called her the "secret weapon".  Unfortunately, she fell asleep and missed alot of the action.  When we got back, the boys were nice enough to let her throw water balloons on them...several times. Of course, she just dropped them on the ground and then they broke.   She had a lot of fun with Mike's parents and sister and her son too. Katie's son even let her drop a balloon on his head!  She was ready to take the kayak out on her own.  Xing really loves the water.

On Sunday she tried out her skates with the neighbor kids.  She has been wanting to skate like Kai-lan.  The wheels lock so right now, she's really walking in them.