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Category Archives: Life in Shanghai

Portrait a Week: 15 of 52

Isla’s first manicure, compliments of Nana J. For days after her nails were painted, Isla would point to them proudly and say, “Nana.” She then proceeded to blow on her nails, as Nana had done to help them dry. It appears our baby is becoming a girly girl.

Portrait a Week: 14 of 52

Success! Isla finding her first egg of her very first Easter egg hunt. (Initially, she was more interested in picking up pebbles and cherry pits, but quickly got the hang of collecting eggs and dropping them into her bag… silly little bunny!)

Portrait a Week: 13 of 52

We are on Spring Break (hooray!), and spent the first 5 days of our holiday on bikes, exploring the stunning mountainous region of Yangshuo, China (full post coming soon). This was Isla’s first experience on a bike, and she LOVED it! She strongly protested wearing her helmet initially, but it did not take long for...

Portrait a Week: 12 of 52

We had two photo shoots last week, and per usual, Isla came along as our little assistant. She was wonderfully patient, and enjoyed observing everything going on around her. We are so thankful that she can share these little adventures with us and is able to keep herself entertained and in such good spirits while...

Isla and the Cats

It has become very clear over the past few months that our baby girl is a big-time animal lover, like her mama. And I’ll be honest- I’m totally thrilled! Isla can spot a bird flying amongst the skyscrapers of Puxi from a moving taxi, she attempts to hug every neighborhood cat we pass, and she...