Turning 12 in China

Happy Birthday Kiana:


Celebrating with new and old friends:


Huckleberry Finn:


Not every girl is lucky enough to get Mandarin Oranges for her birthday:


Kiana has 2 1/2 more hours left of her US birthday, but her China birthday is over. She had a great time. Spent the first part of the day at the indoor water park with about 10 other expat families and hundreds of other Chinese and Russians.

Then a bean and cheese burrito with green taco sauce (thanks Grammy and Papa), and some Mario Kart Wii. Dinner was steak at home.

She had a party in the evening with three families who live here in Campus Village - and cake with blue icing cut into triangles and brownies. And a new dolphin named Huckleberry Fin.
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