Emily's sister and brother-in-law came to visit from Colorado, which was exciting because then they could meet Xiao Yu for the first time and also, we met our newest niece for the first time too.
They stayed at our house and the kids got to play together. Cousin Jace is very close in age to Gabey. Here is a rare shot of all three boys playing together (well). It was summer so the two boys were in their outfit of choice--being naked.
The weather was pretty hot although not too bad in the mornings. Here is Karina showing off some of her skills on the hanging bar to Uncle Darin.
We went to Emily's mom's house for a dinner and get-together. We had baked salmon as well as other tasty things.
The kids play around more...
As you might know, they allow people to buy fireworks here. We bought a small amount to set up, although many people here, including our neighbors, spend thousands of dollars on huge fireworks that make humungous explosions.
We set a few off in front of the house. This was Xiao Yu's first time, of course and he liked the loud noises.
Karina didn't appreciate them as much.
Here is cousin Lena setting them off.
In the evening, after we returned home, we let the girls go out to watch the show set off by our neighbors. They were setting them off about 3 houses down the street. Ear protectors were in order! Karina actually found it to be too much and after five minutes went inside to watch Strawberry Shortcake -- clever use of her getting to stay up late!
It was a long day and late night for everyone. The next day, Xiao Yu was so tired that...
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