Natalie Xue Er Hill

Natalie Xue Er Hill
arriving in KY in August 2010

Thursday, April 4, 2013

We’re Still Around



As another major holiday has just passed and we've yet to document any in the past few months, we thought we might share a few thoughts and photos. First, some random shots from Easter…



The first egg of the year.

On the hunt.



That Baba is always saying something funny.  


Meet Cabinet, the solo cup with a head of grass. This little guy needed a haircut, and Natalie was more than happy to oblige.




The salon owner needed her own appointment.
Chinese New Year weekend ushered in a big change for Natalie—her big girl bed. Now, I knew this was coming and was needed since she kept bumping into her toddler bed at night and waking up, but this mama wasn’t ready. There’s no turning back now. And she loves it.




In a previous post, we listed some of Natalie's favorite things. We thought, as she races down the stretch toward four years old, we should update you all.  


Natalie’s current career choice is to become a pediatrician, but she’s keeping her options open: salon owner, plumbing inspector, auto mechanic, veterinarian, teacher… Trust me, we've pretended she’s been all of these things.



Book: Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

Song: "Tongue Tied"  by Grouplove
          A few others include "Ho Hey" by The Lumineers, "On Top of the World" by Imagine Dragons,        
          and "Over the Rainbow" by Mama

Bands: Mumford and Sons (LOVE hearing her sing “I Will Wait” as she plays her air banjo) and 
fun. (I had to chuckle when I walked into the bedroom to find Natalie picking out a bedtime story and singing, “What do I stand for? What do I stand for? Most nights I don’t know anymore.”)

 Food:  Mashed sweet potatoes.

Restaurant: Moe's. Basically she likes that they yell at her when she comes in.  

Game:  She loves hide-and-seek. She especially loves the part where she is about to find Baba and
             he jumps out and scares her. Good times.

TV Show: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood.

Sports: This girl loves soccer. She put on her cleats with pajamas the night before the first practice, wanting  to wear them to bed. She couldn't wait! More to come on this front, as the first game of the season is this weekend. Stay tuned!

Thanks for taking the time to check in on our family. We are sorry to have made you wait so long. We promise to try harder. I think we have said that before to no avail. We always mean it though.

                

Chillaxin'. Whatevs.
   


3 comments:

  1. Dear Stephen and Amy,

    Beautiful as always! Please give Natalie tons of love from China and we hope to see you guys on Sesame Street this summer ;)))

    Love,
    Marvin, Julia, and Suraiya xx

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  2. I always want to hear about her just saw her picture come up on my frame and thought it was that time of the year.
    She is so full of life and I know the joy of yours.

    Give her a hug from Aunti J

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  3. How wonderful that you, as a family, are so wonderfully blessed with each other and all the joy having each other brings. And, we never get enough update, pics and Natalie-isms. Love the big girl bed and... your cat is beautiful.

    The Auds

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