Happy Birthday!

Xiao Yu has just turned 7!  He's been talking about and looking forward to his birthday all year long.  A common conversation is... "How many days until my birthday?"  And it finally arrived.

That morning, he opened presents.  Xiao Yu got various things...one of his most favorite was a Pete the Cat stuffed animal and various pairs of Pete the Cat socks, which he has been wearing every day.

He also got his own fishing pole!  No more borrowing from his siblings.

He likes donuts and requested donuts for his birthday instead of the usual cupcakes.

And then it was time to blow out the candles.  The funny thing is...

...it turns out that his aim of his blowing was not that accurate.  After 6 or 7 blows, Gabriel stepped in to lend a hand.

Xiao Yu wanted a piñata and so when we had a bunch of people over, we set it up for him. We did it indoors because it was dark and rainy outside.

Here are all the kids rushing in to grab the candy.

And he also got a red envelope from Yeh-yeh and Nai-nai.

He recently had an annual check-up at the doctor's office.  He is now over 4 feet tall and 52 pounds!

We hope you had a good birthday and hope you have a great year, Xiao Yu!