Some friends of ours recently returned from China with their new eight year old son, Allan Jun Ke. So my friend Ellen and I decided that we should throw them a "baby" shower of sorts. A welcoming party, really.
We threw it at a local park. I don't know if you can tell, but we hung up both the American and Chinese National flag. Here we are starting to decorate.
FF put on her party dress.
Some familiar faces showed up!
The big kids hauled the little kids around a bit.
And Lili, who was adopted from Wuxi at the same time as Jun Ke, joined them.
The battle of the cakes!
Who knows who will win?...
But then a bunch of Eagle Scouts who were having a party in the community center next door tipped the scales by bringing over the remains of THEIR flag cake, and suddenly there were two American flags!
Here is the man of honor (Jun Ke, not Ryan)
Hazel, Spike and Jun Ke were going REALLY fast.
Then Hazel got off.
Then Spike got off.
And Jun Ke was happy to be the last man sitting.
There is a life sized concrete rhino at the park that the kids couldn't stay off of.
Rhino horn.
It was a lovely day in the park. A nice party for a very nice little boy.
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7 comments:
Such a handsome young man. And the other kids are cute too. Love the Chinese flag cake!
We traveled with the Dumas'. How wonderful to see Allan and Lili. Thanks for sharing.
Fang Fang looks like Summertime Cindy-Lou Who in that great dress! Glad you had such a fun time.
what a nice way to welcome June Ke - and i must add that those sunglasses are pretty rockin' on FF. she knows how to dress for a party.
I LOVE her party dress and top-spout! Tha's hot.
i miss you guys.
I just saw this now (2 months later!!). What great pics, and what great friends I have. You and Ellen did a super job throwing the party. You are the best pals a gal could ask for.xoxoxo!
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