red couch pics - and the gross story part deux

surprisingly, the red couch event went off quite nicely. here is why we are surprised. see, all the other kids (all boys) had a rough first three days; tantrums, crying, and some unexpected actions. all the while, lucy was the picture of perfection, the one to be envied. in my heart, i felt bad that our kid was doing so well. how the tables have turned. she does not like to be left alone for a second, while all the boys seemed to have gotten whatever it was out of their system. and we are starting.
but bribing works. especially when we bribe her with kid crack, sold as gerber puffs. so, for a picture session, we pulled out the drug. and it worked. she had been crying for some reason up till the puffs, and they worked thru the shoot. so, in this montage of pics, you will see very glassy eyes.

and now, part deux of the gross story. yesterday, we were roaming the streets of guangzhou, had just left the 7-11 (yes they have one here) and were being assaulted by a street vendor selling his painting, which were actually quite nice. this older, seemingly homeless man steps up and starts talking to this vendor. a perfect time to try to get away. until lucy decided to drop one of her stacking cups. this innocent blue cup takes a single bounce and comes to a rest, landing upright onto homeless man's disgusting foot. it is so crusty, the guy does not even notice. heck, i took two pictures of it, and he still did not notice it.

needless to say, cup number 4 does not exist anymore.