#phoebeinbeijing

[emmybarr]

I love this picture of Yabsera’s birthday mash-up. It’s like one of those hidden picture games. I-Spy!! Can you find: 1) Which kids are his Westerly Creek (K-3) pals? 2) Which kids are his Bromwell (4th and 5th) buddies? 3) Which kids are new friends from DSA? 4) Tribute to beloved “family member” 5) New book written by our good friend Emily Ziff Griffin 6) Remnants of Phoebe’s graduation party 7) Birthday Slime (that I specifically asked the kids to leave in the other room) 8) Cupcakes waiting to be decorated 9) Ethiopian Basket of Baskets I love that Yabsera has so many good friends who still want to hang out with him even though they no longer go to school together. #yabserabarrrightagain #Corndog #LightYears #phoebeinbeijing #Ethiopia #westerlycreek #Bromwell #DSA (at Congress Park, Denver)

[emmybarr]

Phoebe got her first package in China! I stuffed it with KitKats, Halloween Haribo and Luna bars. And apparently Yabsera must have stuck a card in the box too. 📦 🇨🇳 (You can fly round trip to LA from Denver on Frontier for less than it cost to mail this package!) #worthit #Rockingthemomcarepackage #MissingPhoebe #phoebeinbeijing (at Beijing, China)

[emmybarr]

I woke up to these fun @phoebebarr photos! It's 国庆节 in China! (National Day) I love that Phoebe has a cuddly cousin pile to spend time with while she is over there being brave, learning a new language and diving into a culture that she alternatively finds baffling and beautiful. One of the younger cousins (who speaks pretty good English!) asked Phoebe where she was from. When Phoebe said "America", the little girl asked, "Do you like Trump?" Phoebe replied that she did not. The little girl remained quiet for the rest of the car ride and when they got out of the car she leaned over and said to Phoebe "I liked Obama better!" 🇨🇳 #thechildrenareourfuture #chinanationalday #obamalove #phoebeinbeijing #phoebebarrrightagain (at Beijing, China)

[emmybarr]

Phoebe met her host family in Beijing! They actually only live about a 15 minute walk from her school which is awesome! I woke up to this post and it warmed my heart! #phoebeinbeijing #phoebebarrrightagain #barrfamilylove #Repost @phoebebarr ・・・ #sistahs (at Beijing, China)