We cannot view our blog in China I'll just do a quick recap.....Thanks Cindy for posting yesterday.
We are having a great time! We did Beijing in a day. Saw the Forbidden City,and Tianmen Sqaure Pictures do not do its enormity justice at all. It was just gigantic. We toured a Cloisoinne Factory and ate lunch there. After lunch we went to the Great Wall, Jade Factory, and drove through Olympic Village. We all climbed the Great Wall including Nicholas. Dan made it to Tower 5, Matthew to Tower 2 and Nicholas and I climbed a third of the way to Tower 2. I made him stop; he was not happy with me, but I knew that what goes up must come down--I ended up carrying him halfway down. The view was spectcular. Our guide was just wonderful and gave us lots of insight into China.
Kunming has been wonderful as well. We arrived Tuesday afternoon and rec'd Hannah at 2:30. She screamed for about 30 minutes and then she fell asleep. She is being very brave and courageous. Tuesday she didn't seem to care who held her but by Wed morning she decided that she prefers me to Dan. Poor Dan. She is now at a point where she wimpers when Dan is looking at her. This morning she did the same thing when a tall caucasian man entered the elevator as well which made Dan's ego feel much better. We are just letting her grieve and Dan is doing his best to just ignore her and wait for her to come to him on her own terms. She does enjoy watching him play with our boys. We are seeing glimpses of her personality which is one of laughter and fun. She loves to play little games with us and read books. For now, we are continuing to call her Shao Rui (Ray) or Mei Mei (little sister) and she will answer to both. Last night, she finally decided that it was safe to speak to us. Little by little she is trusting us. She does understand my broken Chinese--Too bad the same doesn't hold true when we go out.
Ok.....we tried to post more pics but they are not coming through at the moment. We did get to meet the Foster Mother and visit with her for a short time. What a blessing!!
Thank you all for praying for us.
Benjamin, Elizabeth, and Nathaniel, we miss you very much. We know you are having a great time with Grandma and tomorrow with Po-Po and Gong-Gong as well. Nathaniel you will be pleased to know that you now have a new pen pal--a little 6 year old boy who lives in Beijing!! We met his Dad on the plane!!
Praising God from whom ALL blessings flow!!
2 comments:
Hannah is beyond adorable!!!!!
Love the picture of her smiling with her toothy grin and so happy with her big brothers! I imagine they are loving their little MeiMei! (Tell Dan Averi treated her daddy the same way for almost two weeks! You'd never know it now, she will come around.)
How special to have met the fosterfamily. Hope the transitions are going smooth, thanks for the update and the pictures. They made my day! Blessings to your family!
Dear Dad, Mom, Matthew, Nicholas, and Hannah,
We miss you very much! I liked the picture of Matthew, Hannah, and Nicholas on the bed. Nicholas with his blanket, smiling was cute.
I have been doing schoolwork, and at the Martens, we played Indians and Pioneers. I was an Indian, and Jonathan, and Nathaniel Martens were Indians, and Nathaniel Davies was an Indian, and Elizabeth Martens, Elizabeth Davies, Samuel Martens, and Katherine Martens were Pioneers. And we attacked them a lot.
Love,
Benjamin
Po Po is making Brownies. Nathaniel and I are helping. On Wednesday, we went to the Martens and Elizabeth and I made bracelets with our names on it. We played a game called "Skeletons in the Closet". Elizabeth and I won. Then, Nathaniels won second place.
Love,
Elizabeth
Now, I am making Brownies with Po Po. We were looking at the blog and we saw you climbing the Great Wall. We miss you.
Love,
Nathaniel
Greetings from the happiest Grandma in the world. I am so blessed with these children! Thank you, Lord, and thank you, parents! It is a beautiful day. So far, Nathaniel and I have walked around (in the sunshine) in the backyard while Elizabeth and Benjamin were still sleeping, eaten breakfast with Nathaniel cooking the oatmeal, and Elizabeth cooking the eggs, made our beds, pjs away, brushed teeth, written in our journals, and now, enjoying the birds in the backyard, and visiting with Fritz and Helen. We loved reading through your entries for each day (kleenex, indeed), and loved talking to you, and look forward to talking again today. We love you all very much and pray for you often during the day.
Love,
Mom, Grandma
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