Our first week home

Here are a few pictures from our first week at home.  The first one is of Esther roller-skating.  We don't seem to have any of Daniel riding a scooter, but he tried out Esther's scooter, and he is good!  He told me it was his first time riding one; if that is so, then he has amazing balance!  

The other two pictures are of Esther's fourth birthday, which happened this past Sunday.  It was kind of a weird day as we were all still off schedule.  Esther took a long nap and we spent a lot of time watching The Incredibles in Chinese in English.  By the time the birthday cake was ready to eat, it was early evening and Daniel was already passed out on the couch.  I woke him up to sing "Happy Birthday / Zhu Ni Shengri Kuaile," after which he went straight to bed.  He had decided earlier in the day that birthday cake is too sweet and he wasn't going to eat any.  So it was just the other three of us eating cake and opening presents.  I don't think Esther minded having all our attention to herself.  We wound up the day by going outside and playing for a while with her most favorite present, a T-ball set.  She is quite pleased to be four now instead of three.  She also liked the distinction of having a birthday.  She told me several times throughout the day, "I'm the birthday child!"