Assen lost a tooth last night while brushing. The fairytooth brought a dollar in exchange. He did not seem very excited about getting just one dollar bill. He said I could have it and buy a new GPSr or an ammo box for a new geocache. Oh well!

Rode our bikes in the bike trail in Cedar Rapids. We enjoyed the trail very much. Assen is still riding his bike using the training wheels, but he is doing a lot of improvement in his riding. Yesterday, we also rode our bikes, from Oakdale to North Liberty. Then, we went to the tennis courts near our house. I bet Assen will need a lot of sleep tonight..

Yesterday, we celebrated the 4th of July by going to two parades! the one in Coralville and the one in Williamsburg, double treat of candy!
Today, we rode our bikes all the way from Oakdale to North Liberty and enjoyed lunch at DQ. It was a tough ride for Assen, and it was worse for mom who had to help him in all steep hills. But, we all made it. It was a nice warm summer day.

Assen is 122 cm high. We went to check some of the flooding in Iowa City. I took my video camera and Assen pretended to be a TV man. Some people were snadbagging around Los Portales, but we think water will not get so high. Hills Bank in front of Los Portales got hit pretty bad with the flooding.

Assen's weight: 54.5 lbs. Had dinner at Los Portales, as usual. Met Beth who was weraing a Hanna Montana t-shirt and Hanna Montana tennis shoes.

Assen looks so tall now [compared to little Sophia]. I measured his height today: 4 feet! 122 cms! [OK, he is still the same height he was a month ago, for some reason, he just looks taller].
We just came back from China. Assen went to school today, and his classmates had a few surprises for him! He got this t-shirt with a picture of him and Sophia, and also a Big card with the picture, signed by all his dear classmates!

Visited Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and Hutong Tour. After a long day of sight seeing, we walked [again] to find a place to have lunch. The food was not very appetizing. Assen walked to a waitress and convinced her that he wanted a pepperoni pizza. The waitress did not understand him, so she showed him a menu with pictures. He pointed to the picture of a pepperoni pizza, and voila! in about ten more minutes, he had a pepperoni pizza!