First Haircut

It was time for a little trim for our little Mercy. Her hair was getting kind of straggly so we thought we should get her hair trimmed. I took her to my hairdresser and she did very well after the initial shock of this new person and the whole salon setup. She sat in my lap and cooperated pretty well while my hairdresser trimmed away. She even got a lovely little gift for

being such a good girl from my lovely hairdresser.

Travel Group Visit - November

We were able to get our travel group together for a nice Christmas visit and it is hard to believe how all the babies have grown. We had a nice day in Barrie at Gord and Shannons' and all the children seemed to get along as if they had never been apart. Thanks Gord and Shannon for hosting us. The day was even absent of snow falling - even in Barrie! All the children enjoyed playing in Hannah's basement playroom - complete with slide and everything!!!

October Already!!

Well October is almost gone and I have to catch up on my blog!! Too busy with events and swimming lessons etc. Mercy is growing by the minute and having fun at home with family and friends.

Thanksgiving weekend we had a great visit with Nanny and Grandpa Allen. It was the first time visit for Mercy to her grandparents. She even met Auntie Carrol and Uncle Roger for the first time too!!! Auntie Carrol and Uncle Roger gave Mercy this wonderful outfit which included this great red hat!!! Is she in the "Red Hat Society" club now???

We enjoyed a visit to the petting zoo in the park by Grandpa and Nanny's house and Mercy saw all kinds of animals - ducks, lamas, donkeys, chickens, rabbits, goats. All what she loves to see - any animal!!

Mercy has experienced a lot of things even since she has been home. I think she is enjoying life in Canada with Mommy and Daddy!!!

September Events Continued

September was a busy month. We got Mercy dedicated/christened while Roger's parents were in town. We honoured Mercy's heritage by wearing our Chinese apparel. Mercy looks wonderful in red. I think she even enjoyed seeing everyone in church that day! We had a great visit with family members after.

We went to the Chinese Lantern Festival with friends and Mercy got to see the inflatable pandas and the Terracotta Warrior display.

Mercy was awed by the lit up dragons on the water!!!

Another new experience for Mercy in Canada!!!

Where has the Summer Gone?

Well it has been a jam packed summer to say the least. We've been getting Mercy settled into Canadian life and going from one event to another. Lots of birthdays this month!

We went to Aunt Norma's for a visit and had a great swim in her condo pool. Mercy loves the water.

We attended Katie's birthday party in September and there was lots of kids for Mercy to watch!!!

We had a great time and Mercy got to go in the pool again. Happy Birthday Katie!!! Thanks for having a birthday party!!

1st Birthday Party

Well, Mercy had a great 1st birthday party with her cousins and a little friend Sophie. She played in her little pool with Daddy and her cousins and Sophie that Nana bought her. She loved being in it. Daddy however was a little big for it!!!!

We had a great barbecue and then cake after. She seemed to love her cake. When we presented it to her to blow her candles out, she ran her hands across the decorated part for a taste. She had a big taste of icing from Uncle Jamie who tried to get her all "sugared" up. She seemed to like it and got it all over!!!

Thank you to everyone for her lovely gifts. We are going to have to make sure we create a playroom in the basement for all her "stuff". It was a great day!!!!

Birthday Girl

Well today our little girl was 1 year old. We had a nice quiet day with just Daddy and Mommy and celebrated with some gifts. Mercy really liked the new toy mommy and daddy got her and she took to it right away. She will be walking in no time.

We have had some nice visits with Auntie Laurie, Uncle Jamie and Sophie and long walks with them. I think Mercy likes to watch Sophie!! Mercy is getting more teeth in the top now and getting quite a bite to it. She is even learning to feed herself with her own hands!!! Mercy is a clever little girl. She has been to church twice now and both times has enjoyed the music and seems to fall asleep at the sermon time!! Go figure, she is starting a bit early with falling asleep in church!!! Mercy loves to be mobile and look around her when she is in the stroller and usually falls asleep in the van on car rides!!! Too bad she didn't fall asleep as fast at night time!!!

We are throughly enjoying our daughter and she is gradually getting to meet some new friends. She just charms everyone with her smile!!!

I will try and post more update in the coming weeks, as I have been a bit slack lately. I have some birthday pics to post as well. Thanks for everyone's good wishes and welcome homes. It is great to have Mercy home and enjoying family life in Canada. We can't imagine life without her now.

Stay tuned!!!