2025-01-04

Today started with a heartfelt chat with Hamer, who decided to pause her dance lessons until after the Spring Festival.

In the morning, we watched Ratatouille at home. After lunch, we went to the cinema to see Big World. Before the movie, Hamer felt torn—she wanted to be with us but was afraid it might scare her. After the movie, we enjoyed time at the ice rink, despite a minor fall. Later in the afternoon, we got new hairstyles, and the evening brought two pieces of great news from Dad.

We ended the day with Luca playing in the background, feeling grateful yet slightly anxious about the busy weeks ahead.

Luca, 2021

Sea monsters Luca and Alberto have never eaten pasta before. They are astonished. It is delicious!

Xiaoyan had her hair dyed and trimmed, and Hamer had her hair dyed.
Puran Zhang @puran