sandpit

three and a half years ago, when we arrived in Tianjin, it was a struggle to find any decent children's play areas. Now, there is this beautiful new park with giant play structures and a large sandpit for children to play in. China's changes never ceases to amaze me. Here I was trying to get a picture of Lizzy and her friend Sophie, who didn't want to cooperate. Lizzy, on the other hand, is an absolute pro at posing for pictures.

In the back are some other friends. Living here in China, we have both foreigner expat friends and local Chinese friends. So whenever, we tell Lizzy we are having friends come over, she asks, "English or Chinese?" When I told her I would sign her up for a summer camp in the States this summer, she asks, "English or Chinese?" I had to tell her, "honey, in America, they're generally always English."

Hmmmm., the things you thought you'd never say as a parent...