Week in recap

Sunday = fun with Mummy

Monday = more fun with Mummy

Tuesday = 1/2 day school, fun with Mummy

Wednesday = even more fun with Mummy

Thursday = full days at school, nap time insecurity issues, so sleepy after no nap that I tripped and landed on my head resulting in massive bruise

Friday = met friends at zoo, had massive tantrum while on the monorail, could not get off monorail, kept having tantrum all way home...ends up 1 hour 15 minute tantrum. Who knew humans could scream for so long! Mummy knows now.

Friday afternoon = Daddys home! Went to PF Changs for dinner, perfect angel. Daddy doubts Mummy's story.

Friday = I have a new cousin 'Mollie', she was born today in Colorado! 6lbs, 6oz's.

Saturday = up at 6.30am (my new school day routine, also good on non school days!), trip to the lakes for big walk, fed ducks, walked in rose garden, walked and walked and walked. Daddy has a flat tire. Ate noodles and drank chocie milk for lunch.

A day to remember. On August 3, 2006 I was officially re-adopted in the State of Minnesota. Mummy & Daddy had to do that because they wanted me to have an American birth certificate. As soon as we get the official birth certificates in the mail Mummy will apply for my New Zealand citizenship. I'm going to be a Chinese American and a Chinese New Zealander...top that with a cherry!

My new official name is Piper Lily Hannah Hoppe...cool huh. Mummy added the Hannah part because 'Lily Hannah' was my Great Great Grandmothers name in New Zealand.

When we were in China, our group got together and sat on the famous red couch at the White Swan Hotel. Can you believe all these people came for just nine little girls? We're all so lucky to have met each other and we keep in contact with a lot of the families.

Rememeber this! I have now officially been with Mummy & Daddy longer than I was in the orphanage! Can you believe it! I'm 19 months old now! When Mummy and Daddy got me I was 9 months and 20 days old! Look at me back then...what was the deal with my hair?!

Daddy left for Germany yesterday. He took me to the zoo in the morning, then after naptime we went to the airport to drop him off. This morning Mummy came into my room and I said "Daddy high sky", Mummy was surprised I remembered that Daddy went on a plane high in the sky. I'm a good rememberer!

No photos...Daddy has the camera

I am a water child. I love being wet. I love baths, pools, lakes and Olives water bowl. My favorite piece of clothing other than my buzzy bee boots is my swimsuit. When Mummy asked me to get my jammies out of the drawer I always try to trick her into putting my swimsuit on so I can go outside and swim in my paddling pool...even if it is nearly 8 o'clock at night!

So..when given the opportunity I dip my hands into water. Although I have been told that the toilet bowl is not an option for me at this time.

So...a fountain at the zoo will do!

I love the slides...I think Mummy counted me going down 27 times! I know it sounds strange but thee is a really cool playground at the Mall and Mummy takes me there once in a while to hang with the other kids. I met a VERY cute boy from Korea, he was a little older than me and I fell instantly in love with him, why?, well...the big thing was that he liked the slides AND he had a Charlie & Lola book...my favorite one, 'I will never, not ever eat a tomato!'...and even though it was in Korean, I knew, I just knew we were destined to be friends!