In the spot light!!

Natalie and Paul had their big modeling debut. We went to a local photographer who specializes in kid photos. It was so much fun. Both Natalie and Paul dressed in traditional Chinese clothes. Natalie even had here hair done. Those of you who know Natalie can imagine how much fun she had getting all "dolled" up. Paul was not as thrilled as Natalie. He is still literally attached to Ted's hip......so Ted's extended leg is in all of Paul's pictures (they said they will just crop Ted out). The photographer and his assistant worked very hard to get Paul to smile......but the did get some really great shots. Paul is even wearing the traditional "cue" in some of the pictures ( long black braid). We were a little concerned when they put a pig-tail on the top of his head for his last set of pictures. The pig-tail was very cute on Mary but not so cute on Paul. Natalie was absolutely beautiful. We will get a "story book" of the photos , calander, framed photos, bookmarks and a CD with all of the photos for about $100. We will get everything tomorrow night so I will try to upload from the CD. Natalie made a little friend while she was getting her hair done. She was 5 year old and too cute. She had to practice he English on us and proceeded to count to 10 and then she said "may I use the bathroom" in English......how funny. She then told the translator that Natalie was very pretty and her skin was so light. Natalie had to show of to and counted to 10 in Spanish. I explained to the translator that we have alot of Spanish speaking people in the USA so our kids are encouraged to learn Spanish. The translator thought it was funny that Chinese children are being taught English while American are learning Spanish. The photo studio had a play area just for the kids. Natalie had fun playing with Mary. Mary thinks that Natalie is so funny. Natalie likes playing with Mary because she doesn't hit her the way Paul does. Yes, Paul is the bratty little brother. Paul didn't play in the balls for fear of leaving Ted's leg. Today when I took Paul on a walk by myself we stopped at a store. The clerk tried to hold him but he said "NO, MAMA!" and clung to my neck, so I do know that he likes me (just as long as Ted is not around). I may post again tonight, it's only 2:00pm here. We'll see if we doing anything exciting between now and bedtime. Thanks so much for the comments!!!! I read all of them. Congrats King family on your TA!!!!!!! We almost made it back to China at the same time.

P.S. Troy, I didn't have any problems uploading my photos today. I don't know why.....I did the exact same thing that I did the last time........but keep checking your email