Happy Birthday Karina!

Waaaay back in August, Karina had her birthday.

We started the day with her opening presents.

She wanted a clip on fan that she could turn on while in bed.  In pink of course.

Xiao Yu drew her some very nice pictures.

She got a card and red envelope from Elvin's parents.

And then we took off for Mt. Hood about an hour away.  She wanted to spend the day at the park there, where there is, amongst other things, an alpine slide.

She also rode on a pony.

And played in this huge inflatable tube that sits in a pool of water.  The kids love making it rotate so they tumble inside of it, like clothes in a clothes dryer.

She also got to jump around in bungee cords and a trampoline.

And afterwards.....a cup of berry ice cream, which was nice on a hot summer day.

A couple of days later, another of her presents arrived via mail.  It was a little kit where you make little food items made of felt.

The reason why it took so long to get this post up, was because Karina took a long time to decide what sort of party with her friends she wanted to have.  A few months later, it finally happened.  She invited a couple of friends and they went to get a pedicure.

After that, they went to an ice cream and donut place called Angel's Donuts, where she got more presents!

Such as an art kit...

And a miniature scooter for her doll.

So our Karina, amazingly enough, has turned 9 years of age!