Kai

After refusing to take a nap all day, Kai fell asleep while being read to before bedtime.

Kai loves Lotus Bloom, our neighborhood children’s center, and goes every week to play.

Serious painter – like mother like son.

Kai’s finished masterpiece

Nope, that’s not a monster. It’s a giant germ. Kai’s pointing to his home.

Immediately after climbing in, Kai hopped right back out. But since the tickets were already paid for, we convinced him to go back in, after which he had a pretty good time.

Before and after our trip to the zoo. Not sure why he felt the need to hold the window shade on the way back…

Also, note the short pants. Time for an upgrade!

“Mama dian hua!” (Mama’s phone!)

And yes, that is a hanger in his hands. The kid loves hangers.

These were a rare sight, as Kai only napped around 2-3 hours in each of our 10+ hour flights.

Kai loved driving this tank, outside the neighborhood supermarket in Beijing.