The invasion of the Ladybugs

It's been a week filled with ladybug sightings!! It all started on Sunday afternoon, with a birthday party for Becky's friend, Gracie. Gracie loves ladybugs, so hers was a ladybug party - and it was a great party!

Becky wore her ladybug dress, and spent a lot of time in the bouncer. It was nice because the only two "big" kids there were siblings of a little one, so we didn't have to worry about the toddlers getting bounced around too hard! I actually forgot for a moment that I had surgery 4 days before hand, and took Becky in the bounce house initially (bad move!).

There was a very cool craft of painting & decorating a rock into a ladybug; Becky takes her craft making very seriously

so is this the coolest cake ever??????

Then - as the grande finale to an already great party, there was a ladybug release. Can you tell who is the most excited here?

Not the most flattering picture of anyone - but we did get a picture with all the kids which is a feat in & of itself!

The next ladybug sighting came yesterday at a very fun halloween party hosted by our good friend Ryan (actually - by his mommy!). Ladybugs - as well as pirates, fairies, princesses and bees, were in attendance.

In the middle of all the guests, Becky decided it is time to try riding a tricycle. She has never been on one, and I was inside when I glanced out on the patio & she had climbed on & was trying to gain forward momentum. Of all the times - she picks the most crowded place - on an incline - to get adventurous! She did pretty well, and spent a fair amount of time on the trike - so I am suspecting there's a radio flyer in her future...Christmas is coming....

The third ladybug sighting was today - at a Halloween festival and classical concert. The Cerritos Performing Arts Center had a kids concert and carnival, so we all headed over to have some fun. Becky was totally enthralled by the violin players - and I couldn't take pictures inside, but during the concert every time the violins were featured in a piece, she would turn & say "violins, mommy, violins" and get really excited.

how cute is my little girl bug???

bugs and bees....

For those not familiar with China adoption rhetoric, the ladybug is the symbol that has been unofficially adopted by the chinese adoptive parents community as the mark of good luck and good news in the adoption world. We have not heard anything from China on Katie's adoption paperwork yet - but I like to think that all the sightings of her sister as a ladybug have to be pointing towards something good!