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For Emersyn’s birthday, I took in the family chocolate cake. I usually take in cupcakes, but cupcakes take longer and I am a little “baked-out” of making the chocolate cake. I made a cake for Elle’s party on May 15. I made three cakes for Emmy’s party on May 29 (an extra due to […]
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After a late night, everyone slept-in. The three girls enjoyed movies in our bedroom during our deck party. Elle fell asleep, but the Emmy and Mimi stayed up past midnight. We had slow Sunday of the girls playing while Jim and I picked up from the party. It was another beautiful day in […]
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The invitation says it all – a Party, Just Because. It is a fun party to enjoy with friends before everyone leaves for the summer. We had a beautiful night after a raining, cold day on Friday. Everyone brings an appetizer so we have a […]
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Emersyn is turning double digits! She hasn’t had a big party since we moved to Shanghai, therefore, the big 10 was a good time to celebrate. She invited her class plus Kelly to a laser tag birthday party – 18 kids in total. Double Digit Girl Emersyn got an […]
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Saturday is party day for the Lyon family. We start with Emersyn’s birthday party from 10-12am. After a loud, fun kid party, we are having an adult evening deck party. We have this fabulous deck with a view! I have spent the last week de-cluttering our house. I think Jim will insist on a […]
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Eleri’s field trip to the Pudong Beach…I didn’t know there was a beach in Pudong. The trip is part of the studies for Humanities Unit on seaside holidays and habitats. I love going on field trips with my girls. Today’s trip was from 10-12, therefore, I decided to squeeze a haircut/highlight in at 1pm. […]
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The forecast for the weekend was RAIN, RAIN and more RAIN. We woke to pouring rain on Saturday. I called my friend, Jennifer, to see if we could cancel. She said NO! I really did not want to spend the raining weekend camping. Elle said she wanted to go in the rain. At least […]
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My friend, Ginny is leaving Shanghai to move back to America. I met Ginny during my first week in Shanghai. She had children the same age as mine. She had a first grader, Dan, and a 2-year old, Clare plus another boy, Joey, in the middle. Clare and Elle played together often as 2-year […]
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Lili is Elle’s best friend…they are two peas in a pod. Lili has been in the same class with Eleri for the past three years at Dulwich. Lili is the ONLY reason Elle wants to stay at Dulwich. In the past, we have asked Lili to spend the night, but she wasn’t ready. After […]
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Since Eleri’s birthday is in August and she has no friends in America, we pick a weekend for her party to share with her friends prior to the end of school. Elle wanted a butterfly and garden party. She invited 8 girls from her class. At first, she only wanted 4 girls, […] |