Today was Eleri’s birthday celebration…an open weekend to celebrate her birthday with friends. She has a delightful class this year, therefore, she invited all the girls in her class + Lili + Audrey & Sophie (Daisy friends) + Sophie Jenkins for a total of 15 kids!

The cake decorating includes many sprinkles to make the perfect birthday cake.

The deck is ready for pizza and cake to be enjoyed by the many little girls.

Cake time!! Eleri was unable to blow out the candles since we couldn’t keep any of them with a flame with the winds.

After pizza and cake, we went outside for outdoor games. We began with musical plates. The girls had so much fun running around. Eleri won the game and was all smiles.

While we were playing musical plates, Jim was setting up the “Yanlord Challenge”. The girls were divided into three teams: red, blue and green. Three teams were picked because we had three girls that knew Yanlord – Eleri, Sophie and Jing Xi since they all live here. Each team was given a clue to go and search for their flag. Once they had their flag, they came back to home base for the next clue. The girls were running all over the gardens of Yanlord screaming with joy. Eleri’s team finished first.

The clues were given to each team in different order to send them in different directions through Yanlord.

Eleri’s best friend, Lili, taking a water break.

Eleri with the pinta stuff to the top with candy.

Finding a pinta is not always easy in China. The Holiday House in Puxi has them for a “price”. They are made out of hard cardboard, therefore, each girl gets plenty of opportunities to “whack” at the pinta.

The Gang of Girls!

Eleri had a fun time celebrating her birthday with her friends. Now, we wait for her real birthday in August which she will celebrate with family.