tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663885735033344022024-02-08T01:28:25.532-05:00Rocky Mountain HighFamily BlogDebihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-70638845724563381282011-12-13T07:52:00.002-05:002011-12-13T07:58:24.891-05:00<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyqr3TX5_JMIZCLrcBZ5yUByYRDQ1P9zJKwP6eMu9isSNfvFp6djZiMOaWE7mxQVouRvtwlAmMrj0lbrL3ikQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-58157525978091005852009-01-06T18:00:00.005-05:002009-01-06T18:22:03.269-05:00We're alive!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnKGGBwx80gM1VadT-F4rVoqcD6bZPClibclQ8UET4gQND_ernIuWR4WnPp4rricNkiRr80GhnwPcmpU0Ov9XL40T7qAfKLZTXrplECStngGN697q_VYX30dE9POO1BtjD8GcjJYDLpM/s1600-h/IMG_9456.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnKGGBwx80gM1VadT-F4rVoqcD6bZPClibclQ8UET4gQND_ernIuWR4WnPp4rricNkiRr80GhnwPcmpU0Ov9XL40T7qAfKLZTXrplECStngGN697q_VYX30dE9POO1BtjD8GcjJYDLpM/s320/IMG_9456.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288324569966140962" border="0" /></a><br />Sisters making cupcakes<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ol028MEcEh0Y-vJrs1YkKeuuRlElxVCIqgJnfGuIi751Wd9exF1k1TRiFvQk0QAmSlyP0IUPIVfLN7x8b0C6hrUer0jhsoy3GISmzP4VGnmEir6MWgsQ094Ae-xG1cahSqiPK2WO394/s1600-h/IMG_9452.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ol028MEcEh0Y-vJrs1YkKeuuRlElxVCIqgJnfGuIi751Wd9exF1k1TRiFvQk0QAmSlyP0IUPIVfLN7x8b0C6hrUer0jhsoy3GISmzP4VGnmEir6MWgsQ094Ae-xG1cahSqiPK2WO394/s320/IMG_9452.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288324561573029378" border="0" /></a><br />LiLi turns 5!!!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ80o-bScj5Vng-wwaSEteB5xkSLsejW33EOiu4GCb1Dq6dftCkXvnV4QWd9h1hzvjVzDZ5BCVUhJIjqrkTxOwW0ktnFkAnE-Ci5Z74sWZrVj-dinaG-lNaiWdG5P2Zc6pl2gQnr9fKu4/s1600-h/IMG_9443.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ80o-bScj5Vng-wwaSEteB5xkSLsejW33EOiu4GCb1Dq6dftCkXvnV4QWd9h1hzvjVzDZ5BCVUhJIjqrkTxOwW0ktnFkAnE-Ci5Z74sWZrVj-dinaG-lNaiWdG5P2Zc6pl2gQnr9fKu4/s320/IMG_9443.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288324554129678258" border="0" /></a><br />Our new CCTV!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkM-Hu9wVmvdpob51UVQbAR3y-8Uxzo163K-fXJjw0k6kljb5Nc8EJ2AbEQSv3fDxvfpHLT2bARHoMLB0avBBkicElLdnbDZI1onEKdJHlV_LOLoKYcdhuwhJFRkg3EhCTKnVyvlla1I/s1600-h/IMG_9434.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkM-Hu9wVmvdpob51UVQbAR3y-8Uxzo163K-fXJjw0k6kljb5Nc8EJ2AbEQSv3fDxvfpHLT2bARHoMLB0avBBkicElLdnbDZI1onEKdJHlV_LOLoKYcdhuwhJFRkg3EhCTKnVyvlla1I/s320/IMG_9434.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288324545083053490" border="0" /></a><br />First time in hottub<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_tBcGiNQ42N33MtKHWfe_dgnWeLKe86oC9bUlgRrlMFaSnFv2u3vIcbF2DHXPKlrU36X53fYF1ZnfZVft1Jh_8GQ-3yD2rZUFh2BSUZkByJrREgHjnYbTRtBFwTYBMNQJtxR-EzLOQg/s1600-h/IMG_9422.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_tBcGiNQ42N33MtKHWfe_dgnWeLKe86oC9bUlgRrlMFaSnFv2u3vIcbF2DHXPKlrU36X53fYF1ZnfZVft1Jh_8GQ-3yD2rZUFh2BSUZkByJrREgHjnYbTRtBFwTYBMNQJtxR-EzLOQg/s320/IMG_9422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288324537197153282" border="0" /></a><br />Our walk at the Nature Center<br /><br /></div>Wow, I think the jet-lag, head cold, and leftover food poisoning issues have worn off and we're back to ourselves! I was beginning to think that my sense of humor was permanently gone, but it turns out, we're okay in that department, too. :-)<br /><br />We started back to home school this week and as it turns out, Wen Jun is a breeze! She is so goal-oriented that I look at my other kids, raise my eyebrows, and sorta say, "um, hello?" We were BLESSED by Larry's dad to procure a CCTV that magnifies whatever she is reading onto a huge screen. She diligently practices her Chinese characters and reading. She has also jumped into spelling, Bible, math and history.<br /><br />Gotta run for now and start the shower line - don't get me started on our need for a 2nd water heater.<br />best,<br />DebDebihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-44576436698837585672008-12-29T10:14:00.003-05:002008-12-29T10:25:03.389-05:00Home!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMDqk60uK7hwlFFshyphenhyphenH1mAxcU8mS3SJirDcsHjWLGPSQ8CfDy9S0kvLwZZJJno7gGBRsAZM6HK6ZoGV1Gv4bRjbMc4aBkGY4LMtnMbmsLj9mOGht7hpvPngSZWahXip81o57IfhBWiwE/s1600-h/IMG_9391.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMDqk60uK7hwlFFshyphenhyphenH1mAxcU8mS3SJirDcsHjWLGPSQ8CfDy9S0kvLwZZJJno7gGBRsAZM6HK6ZoGV1Gv4bRjbMc4aBkGY4LMtnMbmsLj9mOGht7hpvPngSZWahXip81o57IfhBWiwE/s320/IMG_9391.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285233035928601570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">First Toes in the Ocean</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0L5ONDgC_m-rJEVFbQ55k4D2ZswV9kG-IS1jgF88pEHJpUhuWcHMe3ffkKsICwtIHB7bMNutJMMVS-PDVvKMC8qJDczslCvpQz98MpEnOM8VivsVD4oiBMsTnhLSQ-JbkI3PO5Z33898/s1600-h/IMG_9389.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0L5ONDgC_m-rJEVFbQ55k4D2ZswV9kG-IS1jgF88pEHJpUhuWcHMe3ffkKsICwtIHB7bMNutJMMVS-PDVvKMC8qJDczslCvpQz98MpEnOM8VivsVD4oiBMsTnhLSQ-JbkI3PO5Z33898/s320/IMG_9389.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285233032331045874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Daddy and his girl</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhyNP685pvJqUtUTIj1OLeO-mYTMZslP95XdBVVNvHiCWV1XtRq_CpzFRBb36qoVmdPjJlr0VyuASyeRXqyWTNIy4awRRuukWGWucDsMMR3DCNvQx1zhqP8c_vCum6-HqGUYrkEx09Lw/s1600-h/IMG_9353.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhyNP685pvJqUtUTIj1OLeO-mYTMZslP95XdBVVNvHiCWV1XtRq_CpzFRBb36qoVmdPjJlr0VyuASyeRXqyWTNIy4awRRuukWGWucDsMMR3DCNvQx1zhqP8c_vCum6-HqGUYrkEx09Lw/s320/IMG_9353.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285233027647183730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Macie THRILLED to see her puppy</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijS9hcr7_hTOmldEQBXWRc_Uhd9flq_Mf3_PZNDj8gRKez093JMtKwM9JcKuVk-uFstTmacIqTkPOMUniE4iEanFkWkwtFVMwZcgLF6ENsj3vGoqBdMDtE4IQs5SbtCU0-RXmo9yzDEGs/s1600-h/IMG_9311.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijS9hcr7_hTOmldEQBXWRc_Uhd9flq_Mf3_PZNDj8gRKez093JMtKwM9JcKuVk-uFstTmacIqTkPOMUniE4iEanFkWkwtFVMwZcgLF6ENsj3vGoqBdMDtE4IQs5SbtCU0-RXmo9yzDEGs/s320/IMG_9311.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285233016330323266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Night we got home - opening gifts</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTe5MDtm7QDiPZ1xmmffShiJEdJuytxIbaTRM-umA2CBHXyzCoRgK3xJtRahNmpoASn2C_zdE_evxzs-sEuhtzFLLO69cXq1f2IHSGk9fVH6EaqCZwAHxH87fzmZyblqru_qjtFm-0g8/s1600-h/IMG_9303.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTe5MDtm7QDiPZ1xmmffShiJEdJuytxIbaTRM-umA2CBHXyzCoRgK3xJtRahNmpoASn2C_zdE_evxzs-sEuhtzFLLO69cXq1f2IHSGk9fVH6EaqCZwAHxH87fzmZyblqru_qjtFm-0g8/s320/IMG_9303.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285233005635529266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">First night home - checking out dog</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Hi all! We are home! It's been 4 days, and I am barely now able to form complete sentences. :-) Between the jet lag, a head cold, and a bit of lingering stomach issues, it's taken a bit of time to recover. We are all feeling better and are starting to sleep a little better at night. Wen Jun is already bopping around the house and is doing very well. She misses her friends at Bethel, a lot, which of course we expected. She laughs at all the funny things in America, like how quiet and un-crowded the stores are! We have been so blessed to have my parents here holding down the fort. They have cooked, cleaned, entertained kids and been invaluable! I don't know if I could have done it without them. I will update more in a few days - I think I've used my quota of brain power for the day! Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-64103830255785626672008-12-24T06:52:00.003-05:002008-12-24T07:25:06.466-05:00Goodbye, China!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7aBomW-vdJfyxQ14EAriFLPYlenT445ro07-EmJzq774r2troXZBKVtWkq5YcjLlAOLiZ1GQS184MBFj_88nrtZLHqNKiMz7yVs1QYDgCImapHRBEq23H002YHFCR1qOTubnqxFk-BS8/s1600-h/IMG_9208.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7aBomW-vdJfyxQ14EAriFLPYlenT445ro07-EmJzq774r2troXZBKVtWkq5YcjLlAOLiZ1GQS184MBFj_88nrtZLHqNKiMz7yVs1QYDgCImapHRBEq23H002YHFCR1qOTubnqxFk-BS8/s320/IMG_9208.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283325019118726354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Macie pretending to eat a pigeon head at our</div><div style="text-align: center;">traditional Cantonese going-away dinner</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXMgfumwNfl2hcOIZf2vhp4HtnS0XuxBvmBWEdOgf8HtsypLknnihGO-E2GjAo5Ntoq1sOeNPO4_m3aM2dvO8EmNzxm1EWrnAbYwhW7BJbbl_hnzLN3PlQoOX1A6wJFO256kXz-3hbQ8/s1600-h/IMG_9168.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXMgfumwNfl2hcOIZf2vhp4HtnS0XuxBvmBWEdOgf8HtsypLknnihGO-E2GjAo5Ntoq1sOeNPO4_m3aM2dvO8EmNzxm1EWrnAbYwhW7BJbbl_hnzLN3PlQoOX1A6wJFO256kXz-3hbQ8/s320/IMG_9168.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283325013747354994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Daddy's girls</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9j9EFbFo1HCCPZtio7Cgew_xFi79fthOi1gkC2Nhw9298q5lC53Z_2E7vog5b7fx6gkkRlcDfkLgRzkHjxNM-RBVa-TnBNhyphenhyphencVVZXMXJGsFf54t3pBwuuncJ8OTDV-9vFL-4ZRy_7aE/s1600-h/IMG_9127.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9j9EFbFo1HCCPZtio7Cgew_xFi79fthOi1gkC2Nhw9298q5lC53Z_2E7vog5b7fx6gkkRlcDfkLgRzkHjxNM-RBVa-TnBNhyphenhyphencVVZXMXJGsFf54t3pBwuuncJ8OTDV-9vFL-4ZRy_7aE/s320/IMG_9127.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283325009670105378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">All the new adoptees<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcNQblavyniAnURCmAN5hLKzKc5a3BwR6i_xsPzcuR4W0tsaIZEJgWR7A5ziwqh0xXhvC2BAPx5qDLeb_HswBx6vszrB9cNJPaEf1CSQp3sVaSxCujdQhH5g0BUrUP7wFsWZl_V9Tti4/s1600-h/IMG_9107.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcNQblavyniAnURCmAN5hLKzKc5a3BwR6i_xsPzcuR4W0tsaIZEJgWR7A5ziwqh0xXhvC2BAPx5qDLeb_HswBx6vszrB9cNJPaEf1CSQp3sVaSxCujdQhH5g0BUrUP7wFsWZl_V9Tti4/s320/IMG_9107.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283324999137681154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mama's girl</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKkX_jy278COi1t4BNJDAuZTN0Dmax5t9RZmBw6p0vqj_AZ4mf2YGP9s41dN4C7MLobSImnNcaSYNGcxrSE5Ml6WCZUezVV3Zs4_KRUV8JAGjPvGgN90DZT0YF57MzV0v0yezL_osKP0/s1600-h/IMG_9080.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKkX_jy278COi1t4BNJDAuZTN0Dmax5t9RZmBw6p0vqj_AZ4mf2YGP9s41dN4C7MLobSImnNcaSYNGcxrSE5Ml6WCZUezVV3Zs4_KRUV8JAGjPvGgN90DZT0YF57MzV0v0yezL_osKP0/s320/IMG_9080.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283324996746369794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">LiLi Xi Hua and Jenna Mei in their Chinese dresses</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Wow, we're at the end of the road, and the beginning of a new journey. We are finishing up our 3rd hour of packing for a 4:30am wake up call tomorrow morning. We will leave Guangzhou at 8:30am, fly to Tokyo, Detroit, Atlanta and home to Ft Myers by 11pm. Over 25 hours of travel! Wen Jun is excited, nervous, scared, etc. We had our final swearing in at the US Consulate here, today, and it was like a weight was lifted off all of our shoulders. Sometimes, I think she kept wondering if something would go wrong at some point. <div><br /></div><div>We thank all of you for following along with our blog and we hope to continue to post updates when we get home. Your words of encouragement were so wonderful! Say a prayer for our safe travels, if you get a chance.</div><div><br /></div><div>Much love to you and we'll see you in a day or so!</div><div>The Linne 6</div><div><br /></div><div>OK, I guess a few words from the new father are in order. How about... toilet paper... shampoo... endless talking and giggling... and a spigot from my wallet. Those are the words that come to the top of my mind. </div><div><br /></div><div>Actually, I am feeling very blessed from this trip. A wonderful new daughter that will add so much to our already incredible family and tremendous learning about life and the rest of our family has made this one of the most valuable experiences in my life.</div><div><br /></div><div>Seeing my daughters give selflessly at the orphanage and at the school. Watching my wife love, live, laugh, and organize us was an incredible site to see. She is an incredible woman that has brought these types of experiences to my life and I am forever indebted to her for opening my eyes to a life of true service.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have missed Tiffany so much on this trip. She is so much a part of our family and I could picture her at every venue and I wished so much that she could be with us. I pray that she and Wen Jun will get to know each other in the years to come.</div><div><br /></div><div>For me, well, I have been humbled and brought to a global perspective over the last 17 days. When you see children that are being adopted in the midst of many others that will never know what it means to have a family, it makes you feel pretty incompetent. When you hear a young woman speak of the inability to even fathom being able to cast a vote on how her government will direct her life, you feel very empowered. When you hear that children who have disabilities that are very easily repaired in the U.S. and that are accepted if they are not, are not able to get an education, not able to find work, and unable to get govt. support, you feel incredibly sad. When you see a little girl, with a small amount of vision in one eye, look closely into her new mothers eyes and say "I love you mommy", I become blinded by my tears.</div><div><br /></div><div>China is an incredible place. They have figured things out that we have lost or never understood. We can learn a lot from these people. I have found that we can all learn a lot from others who are different from us. </div><div><br /></div><div>The world is truly flat.</div><div><br /></div><div>It is so flat that someone like me could marry a simple and wonderful woman from New Mexico, and be allowed to serve in this incredible way. Many will say we have made a great impact on the world. But, I will tell you that the "world has made an incredible impact on us".</div><div><br /></div><div>We love you all and appreciate your following our journey. We are blessed that you care.</div><div><br /></div><div>Larry</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-59112298129794200822008-12-22T07:45:00.002-05:002008-12-22T07:51:55.323-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWNRgNXRxyTU5MciyCDnx8B2XqjSlRHZEtsMM-Yg2wWf8EJYV8Dv1UdULKhSkaSVoX6YnLSTVMMOp-Wid1Fam_Mk4boV3RGabaejB9n-Mh-yvxbyn_4R_h1Pq2VVYIPEKaU9u0rOjUUI/s1600-h/IMG_9054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWNRgNXRxyTU5MciyCDnx8B2XqjSlRHZEtsMM-Yg2wWf8EJYV8Dv1UdULKhSkaSVoX6YnLSTVMMOp-Wid1Fam_Mk4boV3RGabaejB9n-Mh-yvxbyn_4R_h1Pq2VVYIPEKaU9u0rOjUUI/s320/IMG_9054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282596219205630226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVF7yjpoTPlwzyMfYUpEkHlLkSbGsk_PVj75NU7oMKwhTlZYdfaw1cCKR0a0nxCFY8HbhPq4leZgq_znvHptNyaK1iylcK8BaahuiG5C0x4rsa8IYbsfAzU392UFQhn-BpWvSd9Tw5-1M/s1600-h/IMG_9041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVF7yjpoTPlwzyMfYUpEkHlLkSbGsk_PVj75NU7oMKwhTlZYdfaw1cCKR0a0nxCFY8HbhPq4leZgq_znvHptNyaK1iylcK8BaahuiG5C0x4rsa8IYbsfAzU392UFQhn-BpWvSd9Tw5-1M/s320/IMG_9041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282595429293130562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our Children's Hope Int travel group</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6QtWjJCG5OOcx4ajRlLTzLY2zeDyFpXER_qC8i1khYtitW5C7hJ8MpVC0HAAInRPSqctIJAXClvbGidHCx8KUork6Cri4QGwVpav_6rxtsCJ5kiLeH7aJuSZ4Ru39iSCypLah3LXFmU/s1600-h/IMG_9042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6QtWjJCG5OOcx4ajRlLTzLY2zeDyFpXER_qC8i1khYtitW5C7hJ8MpVC0HAAInRPSqctIJAXClvbGidHCx8KUork6Cri4QGwVpav_6rxtsCJ5kiLeH7aJuSZ4Ru39iSCypLah3LXFmU/s320/IMG_9042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282595422390222882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This little girl has attached herself to Avree and calls her "jie jie" or</div><div style="text-align: center;">"big sister." She is being adopted by another family and we may have to </div><div style="text-align: center;">move next door to each other.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzthBIjiYsb4OeeHlG_LYIknnxbUBJiYi5y-amAqxO9apA6G3a352rSc9iX-d-2va0_LYymKIoEwC4-F04jlajsVeP3u7gcYHeS0WGeswJdQ9dNqXBmS2P93iwC4GVlS8To7OGZ8j-90/s1600-h/IMG_9033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzthBIjiYsb4OeeHlG_LYIknnxbUBJiYi5y-amAqxO9apA6G3a352rSc9iX-d-2va0_LYymKIoEwC4-F04jlajsVeP3u7gcYHeS0WGeswJdQ9dNqXBmS2P93iwC4GVlS8To7OGZ8j-90/s320/IMG_9033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282595417213644114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Visit to the Sun Yat-Sun Memorial</div>Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-36062381835546662042008-12-22T07:29:00.003-05:002008-12-22T07:45:26.758-05:00Playing in the Sun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw539IiRVW9vRN_XeVrUlXLgxiIhmF5OLrQtHSaEKoAnuykkQOA11WLn8I44OPYhtTBIrVOSk7JUVBFVGWllvE4vGxnMbZ846rcErACrl9KJNaU9xgFAQIEsXVbxiUrWz7U-1_wx-58v4/s1600-h/IMG_8943.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw539IiRVW9vRN_XeVrUlXLgxiIhmF5OLrQtHSaEKoAnuykkQOA11WLn8I44OPYhtTBIrVOSk7JUVBFVGWllvE4vGxnMbZ846rcErACrl9KJNaU9xgFAQIEsXVbxiUrWz7U-1_wx-58v4/s320/IMG_8943.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282592906498667474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cutest 4 year old in China</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_A8Lj8R1d1wRy9vWYote27cx7pvX3Q4liYy0OCzcIHL63nPOA8lAMxqZz9RvyZjrhXob3O4adokEaEzBBeXVQUjCMR1U9xDBSIs_bl6gtvTa6O4t98qkn8KsE_pThQ1VN1kDri6Swzdk/s1600-h/IMG_9067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_A8Lj8R1d1wRy9vWYote27cx7pvX3Q4liYy0OCzcIHL63nPOA8lAMxqZz9RvyZjrhXob3O4adokEaEzBBeXVQUjCMR1U9xDBSIs_bl6gtvTa6O4t98qkn8KsE_pThQ1VN1kDri6Swzdk/s320/IMG_9067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282592898470294482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"Times Square" of Guangzhou 6pm on Sunday</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tSL2STrBVQOKB3kOlc2MCouUJVs_hEUvcILAUMPb4H2PD8_KvGJVu_BxEudX8qeR1D120yKBVdBzK8FPq8v3brYTxHyv44x8lG8ykfLDOggtq2SoJKbuJEEugAWJejhxLTJA6ZX7D5A/s1600-h/IMG_9018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tSL2STrBVQOKB3kOlc2MCouUJVs_hEUvcILAUMPb4H2PD8_KvGJVu_BxEudX8qeR1D120yKBVdBzK8FPq8v3brYTxHyv44x8lG8ykfLDOggtq2SoJKbuJEEugAWJejhxLTJA6ZX7D5A/s320/IMG_9018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282592892117722178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Larry and Macie playing a version of hacky sack with a local guy</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNLG71veUaWOH7zU98RohHaLgMvEhUaZ1FJoa2aRRMQuJU1vNx1fLXswOGszRCcgTGCHJIHBDGPjmkqBhdfjz35QUwmRGQ_PP7NBfk9PwbH3IiNSS6t74nyN9HPNNaAY-8XSQdKAxEq4/s1600-h/IMG_8982.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNLG71veUaWOH7zU98RohHaLgMvEhUaZ1FJoa2aRRMQuJU1vNx1fLXswOGszRCcgTGCHJIHBDGPjmkqBhdfjz35QUwmRGQ_PP7NBfk9PwbH3IiNSS6t74nyN9HPNNaAY-8XSQdKAxEq4/s320/IMG_8982.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282592884387634178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Macie and Larry drawing a crowd w/ volleyball</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3sjkQFr7_rD7lxMJRSQaRN8ebndWQfNvUGbzQiAMWABKWJynen6pptd2_hgIPYq2n9g_EpOHi3HmvV5KeX_5FB-vj1bNOKe9PXHgMiPx2_zuP4nb40ijt3thQxO7flPzYrKzrsz0-q8k/s1600-h/IMG_8994.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3sjkQFr7_rD7lxMJRSQaRN8ebndWQfNvUGbzQiAMWABKWJynen6pptd2_hgIPYq2n9g_EpOHi3HmvV5KeX_5FB-vj1bNOKe9PXHgMiPx2_zuP4nb40ijt3thQxO7flPzYrKzrsz0-q8k/s320/IMG_8994.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282592879577464706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Wen Jun learning volleyball</div>We have been having a good time enjoying the sun, playgrounds, friendly people and shopping here on Shaiman Island in Guangzhou. There are tons of adoptive families and we're enjoying dinners, park dates, and play time with all the other kids. Yesterday, we visited a jade and pearl market and were able to pick up Wen Jun's pearls for when she is old enough to have them. Today was her medical exam, needed for her American Visa, and she was subjected to a full exam and 4 shots! She was a tough girl and we celebrated the end of the 2 hour ordeal with a frappucino - yes, there is a Starbucks here, and no, it is not cheaper. It was about $10 for a latte and a frapp! :o( She *really* loves frappucinos, and I've had to warn her that it is a once-in-a-while treat in America! lol! Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-9175913552193256272008-12-20T03:35:00.002-05:002008-12-20T03:37:31.998-05:00Big Daddy, Little Daughter!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib37jx0CouIl-ajoWNyb0X_LzbThwC5kY4YGxh8I2c2uP2I8P-LytBaKfWhg1czNv6GR-q3Ydzi0u3V1lAQ0gbt0gSKufT-yaYosgTL4Frq-cud7i5YG6A628oT1Sh1UhzyVlJIc4ghJ4/s1600-h/IMG_8828.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib37jx0CouIl-ajoWNyb0X_LzbThwC5kY4YGxh8I2c2uP2I8P-LytBaKfWhg1czNv6GR-q3Ydzi0u3V1lAQ0gbt0gSKufT-yaYosgTL4Frq-cud7i5YG6A628oT1Sh1UhzyVlJIc4ghJ4/s320/IMG_8828.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281788557529392594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituTFpbnY0_90eySk7sOyxztss7U7K5bXzrmlLKym5wHnSKIxF8i0BqRvFeDZgZm7iyL9PLtkLEB6mloSrGVJOC2oTNUk8HRCcXrf119nBILGtrUVrHtEuex64soKKwgVNvSkUvl3czlI/s1600-h/IMG_8827.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituTFpbnY0_90eySk7sOyxztss7U7K5bXzrmlLKym5wHnSKIxF8i0BqRvFeDZgZm7iyL9PLtkLEB6mloSrGVJOC2oTNUk8HRCcXrf119nBILGtrUVrHtEuex64soKKwgVNvSkUvl3czlI/s320/IMG_8827.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281788554698047858" /></a>Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-50325847920338269592008-12-20T03:29:00.003-05:002008-12-20T03:35:55.352-05:00Back in the Tropics!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8p8IygGPmKBtVLaNSp9fBer8X9v4uHsE4VLrc1vd8dT9TiEMGm_WTuL6KHFCEz_z-2l_T9uL1VVZo5luqIRjGd4YD3MIHya03cj_P7Zpp8gq6445Rvk0oNcvUIhSG_-5ZdXzrtjE9T4/s1600-h/IMG_8842.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; 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It was fantastic to pack the coats away! Everyone is in a better mood - change of scenery, warmth and sunshine. GZ is SERIOUS shopping, so we are having fun already. Even my girls are learning to bargain and negotiate! There are tons of other adoptive families here at the end of their China stays, so the mood is very festive. There are so many cute little girls Lia's age and she is in hog heaven playing and ruling the roost. Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-27340877499788216002008-12-19T06:23:00.003-05:002008-12-19T06:33:48.158-05:00Last Night in Hohhot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPZGWDDskZRC-NNTxwuSig65Q3ozrHgpvyUxLTqB0dZIX-QOoXlCCg-sQs_31wfXps4KgWQbOCpm8AmiyN3MzEIysnf1JDrzkN_LQx4CGxaMWWdPEmBPSkOAdbUZUo1MWVPIVuKfw6J0/s1600-h/IMG_8656.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPZGWDDskZRC-NNTxwuSig65Q3ozrHgpvyUxLTqB0dZIX-QOoXlCCg-sQs_31wfXps4KgWQbOCpm8AmiyN3MzEIysnf1JDrzkN_LQx4CGxaMWWdPEmBPSkOAdbUZUo1MWVPIVuKfw6J0/s320/IMG_8656.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281462333714546946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Wen Jun thinks my hair smells like candy. :-)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSegTfuXj-mUmM6Yh5H6z-RTUtheVxEtrq3SrpgScmJjwqaVyIcDgNTie1feIAT2IArVGkDQ6uW5iID_NVf6o_HDDOxv68uvXeTQQJtHNTEjUHn4EsYQYgAr5ZGYnV8JUVhL1wallVFI/s1600-h/IMG_4051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSegTfuXj-mUmM6Yh5H6z-RTUtheVxEtrq3SrpgScmJjwqaVyIcDgNTie1feIAT2IArVGkDQ6uW5iID_NVf6o_HDDOxv68uvXeTQQJtHNTEjUHn4EsYQYgAr5ZGYnV8JUVhL1wallVFI/s320/IMG_4051.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281462330363793938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Adorable Chinese girls</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFRM2sc80KwULADy12bBulOANVgFOFc4mXhxuEFgxNBx0GeEfVuKmuHABsDgz09vJDU1GPP1gLLVYrpOOZDeukxoB107hv6mHUcbvm87-YkAX7SqdINvs8x1Bl9SUly1Iyh-duJ0bLPM/s1600-h/IMG_4106.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFRM2sc80KwULADy12bBulOANVgFOFc4mXhxuEFgxNBx0GeEfVuKmuHABsDgz09vJDU1GPP1gLLVYrpOOZDeukxoB107hv6mHUcbvm87-YkAX7SqdINvs8x1Bl9SUly1Iyh-duJ0bLPM/s320/IMG_4106.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281462313228958290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Avree's hair drawing a crowd</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKvaH1G83rUsBXCOi_w6w5NwZVlD-0A3OzRsrxjYyqF_aVZXuUHT-T8aFDW3pRUTVo2DClIjoLn1emHwwGkqmQgqKFK1s_59mFcULmjuUhnMhwp8cByg1tRBYVuYxjq1fJfMo_M3yPmY/s1600-h/IMG_4119.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKvaH1G83rUsBXCOi_w6w5NwZVlD-0A3OzRsrxjYyqF_aVZXuUHT-T8aFDW3pRUTVo2DClIjoLn1emHwwGkqmQgqKFK1s_59mFcULmjuUhnMhwp8cByg1tRBYVuYxjq1fJfMo_M3yPmY/s320/IMG_4119.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281462309077334434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">McDonald's play-place - bringing children together.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHifuQYZ_1xNy4HhtUEJ-b8L7al2E2LsIb5qd33QzXU1ilM8ps8PvqtAOvw8s-bB5dMf1VO5DILpIGEdCBF1crBkLVGag9U8ZqxTaNr1JtQt-HOeYhfNTfbARIPq-XGrtuolvGm5rr4u8/s1600-h/IMG_4026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHifuQYZ_1xNy4HhtUEJ-b8L7al2E2LsIb5qd33QzXU1ilM8ps8PvqtAOvw8s-bB5dMf1VO5DILpIGEdCBF1crBkLVGag9U8ZqxTaNr1JtQt-HOeYhfNTfbARIPq-XGrtuolvGm5rr4u8/s320/IMG_4026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281462298537536610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Macie's pic for Doopey and AuntT</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I can't believe we are leaving Hohhot tomorrow morning! When we arrived, I couldn't imagine how we would survive 6 days in 2 tiny hotel rooms with 4 children. Now, it's over and we're off to Guangzhou in the morning. We are looking forward to the warm, Florida-like weather. We received Wen Jun's Chinese passport today, but for the rest of the day, just lazed around and relaxed. We're finally getting our body-clocks set to China and can sleep in a bit - just in time to come back West! The girls are all great - getting a little cabin fever - but all is well. Miss all of you tremendously! Thanks for the emails and comments- so great to hear from home.<div><br /></div>Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-79395928912532227962008-12-18T05:25:00.003-05:002008-12-18T05:38:11.540-05:00Visit to BaoTou Orphanage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0mlJisdScKfmeIAUeeXnKv2jVkTPbJ2YXQRq3IVOPItOQvkkSwQdTD4Iy2Lb4v75uQtDDdvkNapWRP2qFfniA3KpDZhGqdvdbr7tau1sMar0pPveHZVZNV-SRgQhOvxMmcfbmkVIpm8/s1600-h/IMG_8743.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0mlJisdScKfmeIAUeeXnKv2jVkTPbJ2YXQRq3IVOPItOQvkkSwQdTD4Iy2Lb4v75uQtDDdvkNapWRP2qFfniA3KpDZhGqdvdbr7tau1sMar0pPveHZVZNV-SRgQhOvxMmcfbmkVIpm8/s320/IMG_8743.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281077039533451122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sisters walking into the orphanage</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzA0mp0ev2StKFdtR5NJAd8KQXbtLUx4zpFzJ4RmV_LIaj8VXyHVrPLyigjPgAvVLZHaraUQF21Ad-18I4yLl1FM2iEfHlkus3cbifE05sgmgoBo6eG2ENRE8Z-05q5lQD6ifl0xgEqk/s1600-h/IMG_8741.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzA0mp0ev2StKFdtR5NJAd8KQXbtLUx4zpFzJ4RmV_LIaj8VXyHVrPLyigjPgAvVLZHaraUQF21Ad-18I4yLl1FM2iEfHlkus3cbifE05sgmgoBo6eG2ENRE8Z-05q5lQD6ifl0xgEqk/s320/IMG_8741.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281077038159671186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">BaoTou City Orphanage</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTOHwg11cu-X0HFVIUS2WZh2fltMA52j_3ci3VoT0Vozqz34euNKrnMT6G1hxPufr5svh87FuLPj6LEiREgqlWJS7WSG7bDEXm7YzwuzdFO8gxBhJVm22ugCrubIzDQx7bXWNT6sxieQ/s1600-h/IMG_8753.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTOHwg11cu-X0HFVIUS2WZh2fltMA52j_3ci3VoT0Vozqz34euNKrnMT6G1hxPufr5svh87FuLPj6LEiREgqlWJS7WSG7bDEXm7YzwuzdFO8gxBhJVm22ugCrubIzDQx7bXWNT6sxieQ/s320/IMG_8753.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281077031250811330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Wen Jun's bedroom</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuTbeJFeuqL9ad-5reEDe77HrSxhdtL1b4XMdmUki7DIa-SBGjRU9hcrlAKnnY7tKTMda0m8aafvqjCUw_TWIiFkI1PUNXANHD9S0jHqkP6luu1gKlqJx41lWe2DYI-PQfBNbKtKD0IY/s1600-h/IMG_8750.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuTbeJFeuqL9ad-5reEDe77HrSxhdtL1b4XMdmUki7DIa-SBGjRU9hcrlAKnnY7tKTMda0m8aafvqjCUw_TWIiFkI1PUNXANHD9S0jHqkP6luu1gKlqJx41lWe2DYI-PQfBNbKtKD0IY/s320/IMG_8750.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281077026055670354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Us, staff and children (director is the gentleman)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIY5Mt5a2u-jEoinRSONknot8ZIh6PU6dLGLTNSVbsvO6LyUf87DBQGCDB2XTTpcCeWMBPQH7oyoB961G87efDY71W6UXxTiEKzcbacUmlq5UhBlMiDx7js9S3lzaGCcXi9_GbITavg3I/s1600-h/IMG_8765.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIY5Mt5a2u-jEoinRSONknot8ZIh6PU6dLGLTNSVbsvO6LyUf87DBQGCDB2XTTpcCeWMBPQH7oyoB961G87efDY71W6UXxTiEKzcbacUmlq5UhBlMiDx7js9S3lzaGCcXi9_GbITavg3I/s320/IMG_8765.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281077024143095378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Wen Jun and her "big sister"</div>Today, Wen Jun, Macie and I visited the orphanage where Wen Jun spent the first 9 years of her life. It was a very heavy day. BaoTou is 99% children with special needs. It is very modern and clean and the staff there seem to care very much for the children. The fact remains that I went into room after room with 6-8 babies with hydrocephalus, cleft palates, Down's, etc. and it was agonizing. Many of the ayis remembered Wen Jun and were so happy to see her and see that she had a family. The hardest part was Wen Jun saying goodbye to her best friend at BaoTou, a 15 year old girl with hydrocephalus. They bawled in each others arms and the entire staff and I were bawling as well. <div><br /></div><div>After we toured for about an hour and a half, the director and his staff took us out for a traditional Mongolian lunch. Each person had a pot of soup in front of them that was on a boiler. In the middle of the table was a lazy susan that was piled with raw slices of lamb (traditional meat for Baotou), vegetables, noodles, tofu, etc. that you would cook in the boiling soup. Macie and Wen Jun were given yogurt to drink and the adults all had a warm, purple taro root milkshake (!). Macie was amazing trying everything - she ate more than any of us! She will NEVER be able to say that she doesn't want to try a new dish! It was one of the most delicious lunches I have ever eaten. We also got to visit the place where Wen Jun was found as an infant - very touching. The 6 hours of driving today were so worth it and I will remember this day forever.</div>Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-19361215662123871402008-12-17T06:57:00.004-05:002008-12-17T07:21:37.576-05:00Hohhot Traffic - always on the verge of being run over<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwfReSMnH4bzC_wDOdc6Q8qVB4egOEKL-kuW2UbSzFMZXzngr3gxQ5ZXl341Nu7tSjfwGrimzaCChV-S3k-GA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwa8C0TrHcGY_q2vjIrkPRbfcX95M3OQKKHJuxrp_-X-xD0uRkXxW2i-4bt2UcAJS44cBsv3pxL9g37Eul2mw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>The first clip is a top view of the street we crossed, the 2nd clip is our attempt! We almost lost Wen Jun and Dad to a bicycle tonight. No one obeys traffic laws, and when we stepped out into the sidewalk, a bike almost took all of us out. Wen Jun has track marks on her sweat pants! She said she was just glad it wasn't a car. :-)</div>Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-82016403625294433852008-12-17T06:44:00.004-05:002008-12-17T06:56:41.202-05:00Happy Birthday Avree!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwetlnzlrMCIvkceih_04_VyiDEPMMkGk2P1VwwQtSvsgq4mQmZhP5SXiP_KfMkwvkVx36qtzY0Yn_PMnhDB4HxbD8adLGCQC82LyJo5NPoPTd5PBElhUzbrZtucnbK1tzE-jhtHQe9n4/s1600-h/IMG_8683.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwetlnzlrMCIvkceih_04_VyiDEPMMkGk2P1VwwQtSvsgq4mQmZhP5SXiP_KfMkwvkVx36qtzY0Yn_PMnhDB4HxbD8adLGCQC82LyJo5NPoPTd5PBElhUzbrZtucnbK1tzE-jhtHQe9n4/s320/IMG_8683.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280726394357703634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmIN7DeB3nV4i9jxizS842TeuCiRsFmAZqRcrOThWhGMHGRdIwp_PXM0gP9Sfzp8-5Y-eXoBJ6bWa_e1dwj1HWMX6jY40oDEY7sIgt1VjiQJxnyemCX8CXx_R9hfdx80DH12_5vgwpik/s1600-h/IMG_8677.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmIN7DeB3nV4i9jxizS842TeuCiRsFmAZqRcrOThWhGMHGRdIwp_PXM0gP9Sfzp8-5Y-eXoBJ6bWa_e1dwj1HWMX6jY40oDEY7sIgt1VjiQJxnyemCX8CXx_R9hfdx80DH12_5vgwpik/s320/IMG_8677.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280726388434262274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"Happy Birthday" in Chinese</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeVp1f0gkXbWF9UAceaU4MCoivkehvTdNsyqzzQ22DkPiWNvGemsNipOaz6OCY-t4VgzOKnrudu6sOiuIoGf2IKARcEOXOYii2gktjOfpBTuG_IBK2etooRLwwt57ptui-8HHwsSwGew/s1600-h/IMG_8681.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeVp1f0gkXbWF9UAceaU4MCoivkehvTdNsyqzzQ22DkPiWNvGemsNipOaz6OCY-t4VgzOKnrudu6sOiuIoGf2IKARcEOXOYii2gktjOfpBTuG_IBK2etooRLwwt57ptui-8HHwsSwGew/s320/IMG_8681.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280726383045866402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">9 year old!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqa7ulw2qt0ymk0DiAut1m8R3GvYpGcVMTfaNsmpbD6ppg5TuGH1edmlJD_4y5BVksxgD-7sep7siDWxu-dIQJ6DmkpQRSZRxYCVjt9nH-a1ClW17js9laYC-pNT2yHfk7jAxvZ6UAns/s1600-h/IMG_8459.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqa7ulw2qt0ymk0DiAut1m8R3GvYpGcVMTfaNsmpbD6ppg5TuGH1edmlJD_4y5BVksxgD-7sep7siDWxu-dIQJ6DmkpQRSZRxYCVjt9nH-a1ClW17js9laYC-pNT2yHfk7jAxvZ6UAns/s320/IMG_8459.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280725759991649602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">HUGE Breakfast pancake!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQwmBj3SbtUflHhLNjY0MY-iV1R4O010vAfObNZQmKRt1YmdtWvTc7yA31w__HHfdHibr6amlk_U_Swkz4Ks3hjUrVkwkW_uvmcbfmTVb9t5b_dsMPGVGVyZF70XEHVndNx-4bmEgZFE/s1600-h/IMG_8458.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQwmBj3SbtUflHhLNjY0MY-iV1R4O010vAfObNZQmKRt1YmdtWvTc7yA31w__HHfdHibr6amlk_U_Swkz4Ks3hjUrVkwkW_uvmcbfmTVb9t5b_dsMPGVGVyZF70XEHVndNx-4bmEgZFE/s320/IMG_8458.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280725750470463602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ugvKEmSFvCmFmLdPMGAlwTjI34Iw-nnmpyS_xx66lH0FVTVtDVxS1byscZSILq7xLmbiz8ndwj0XTTvth-AAJhA2AJ1tQkeC-XkRZZy0m8rltLLd5C_8V8ODbmtHf4qKuJHg1fox0Kg/s1600-h/IMG_8456.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ugvKEmSFvCmFmLdPMGAlwTjI34Iw-nnmpyS_xx66lH0FVTVtDVxS1byscZSILq7xLmbiz8ndwj0XTTvth-AAJhA2AJ1tQkeC-XkRZZy0m8rltLLd5C_8V8ODbmtHf4qKuJHg1fox0Kg/s320/IMG_8456.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280725744806168482" /></a><br />Happy 9th Birthday, to my sweet Avree! Our chef here at the hotel kept the pancake with candles breakfast tradition alive...even though the pancake was a little different than the ones we're used to! Lunch was traditional Chinese, and for dinner, Avree chose PIZZA HUT! We came back to the hotel where Larry had arranged a black forest cake with candle. Our coordinator, Gessie, prepared a gift for her - a little red bracelet with a Fortune Cat and a pink purse. She was tickled! I am so proud of her for being such a good sport not being able to have a traditional birthday, but really enjoying the idea of a birthday in China.Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-71355997673341270072008-12-17T06:34:00.003-05:002008-12-17T06:44:12.911-05:00Museum Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dJGstmMP_5Uodp9KHOFGzFRtwS8MP_HwgFGC-jQSH3x0dlMKPHDw6Oz-lcp52V7EnKcWk7eLHGBF6B1km0VEU6SVFMmq2wm9_rAJ0aPL3trf-zCZVHYMrG8D8q638zJYT8hWup7M02c/s1600-h/IMG_3987.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dJGstmMP_5Uodp9KHOFGzFRtwS8MP_HwgFGC-jQSH3x0dlMKPHDw6Oz-lcp52V7EnKcWk7eLHGBF6B1km0VEU6SVFMmq2wm9_rAJ0aPL3trf-zCZVHYMrG8D8q638zJYT8hWup7M02c/s320/IMG_3987.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280723373081896770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMTC1hoSUwVT7WjEaCPvwjQSiDtQuvXzm67QQrfbiS2GZ7YrOcqttEVG3sNwcIXLgQcufwM_PdwCKCnaf44-duvUX_lpv0UN2nGoEEy6_qBRIaSCWxLBMuLcVbAxBgMGJUx6jxjqUym0/s1600-h/IMG_3978.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMTC1hoSUwVT7WjEaCPvwjQSiDtQuvXzm67QQrfbiS2GZ7YrOcqttEVG3sNwcIXLgQcufwM_PdwCKCnaf44-duvUX_lpv0UN2nGoEEy6_qBRIaSCWxLBMuLcVbAxBgMGJUx6jxjqUym0/s320/IMG_3978.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280723363572174466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgfXqHCOjDz-dq-NP35D3NZKEPQWK7GqxXB-T6rnfzLpnQxf7WbS7ZqnETXMNHsnGvuL_rPd1KIXBpad1JXciE4BHN16pHb5fVnWz6Ew_Cmw_fwVEqAaz-WaRBtPdp9vWxOsZarHB5UY/s1600-h/IMG_8672.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgfXqHCOjDz-dq-NP35D3NZKEPQWK7GqxXB-T6rnfzLpnQxf7WbS7ZqnETXMNHsnGvuL_rPd1KIXBpad1JXciE4BHN16pHb5fVnWz6Ew_Cmw_fwVEqAaz-WaRBtPdp9vWxOsZarHB5UY/s320/IMG_8672.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280723359828034914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwA2J87fP9GHYNFdwktJgVXZ8tdduP1tV43GT3Cabgq-lBE_II29BZ80eKsuZ-FBgzbJziBpwytBfp2jYmXOURhX0Ox8VKpFNROHDUrAmoPjXVIMogeaDnEtpv4S3dBXJRHa4NAkjRKjg/s1600-h/IMG_8643.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwA2J87fP9GHYNFdwktJgVXZ8tdduP1tV43GT3Cabgq-lBE_II29BZ80eKsuZ-FBgzbJziBpwytBfp2jYmXOURhX0Ox8VKpFNROHDUrAmoPjXVIMogeaDnEtpv4S3dBXJRHa4NAkjRKjg/s320/IMG_8643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280723355053656098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwH_1WPLBD65ZnjlmYLyJ7_7nJQtFPa1ggIRJpz2ZbU5L4NzUeMA0Jrc8pnkEx4e2wDe0Fi3r7vauv6Dyl3qeN5sVr9X8lIgNeZxf1oZavyDaxQO5se7k58TQ9gZ2-r-vdLA8gC5OYhpk/s1600-h/IMG_8631.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwH_1WPLBD65ZnjlmYLyJ7_7nJQtFPa1ggIRJpz2ZbU5L4NzUeMA0Jrc8pnkEx4e2wDe0Fi3r7vauv6Dyl3qeN5sVr9X8lIgNeZxf1oZavyDaxQO5se7k58TQ9gZ2-r-vdLA8gC5OYhpk/s320/IMG_8631.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280723351359257170" /></a><br />My poor home schooled children...all the way to China and Mom is STILL dragging them to museums! Today we visited the Hohhot Museum of Natural and Mongolian History. It was an amazing place, as you can see from the photos. There were many beautiful exhibits and we were all glad for a few hours outside of our hotel. We ate lunch at a very traditional restaurant with our sweet coordinator, Gessie, who we have all fallen in love with. We are getting a tiny bit stir crazy, but trying to enjoy Inner Mongolia while we have the chance. Unless you are adopting or have official business here, Hohhot is not for foreigners. Check out the video of the traffic! It is wildly colder here today than it has been. We definitely felt the chill of the wind blowing from the north. Tomorrow, Macie, Wen Jun and I will travel about 2 hours to visit Wen Jun's orphanage and the clinic where she was taken as a baby. She is very excited to say hello and goodbye to her friends at BaoTou.Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-72919935001184979372008-12-15T00:10:00.001-05:002008-12-15T00:17:28.676-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PC75uzFbfNu3znJtgG_FExHQbfnaiqKbZ-vNzW1qFGGacGxaqaZXQ03BKBkgIDNA5my-QTS-i_HFe31LyMCpjdEv5S2uMsRPMxfReM1PXPQu5bNRB9XuTPjnD1eqol2XOFePnW6nzAQ/s1600-h/IMG_8437.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PC75uzFbfNu3znJtgG_FExHQbfnaiqKbZ-vNzW1qFGGacGxaqaZXQ03BKBkgIDNA5my-QTS-i_HFe31LyMCpjdEv5S2uMsRPMxfReM1PXPQu5bNRB9XuTPjnD1eqol2XOFePnW6nzAQ/s320/IMG_8437.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279881338102726546" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Wen Jun's signature saying she likes us. :-)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsBdPyRx-tJm2QWmcsk5IMulxf4cy-5fZ9jW4CL7aw5JXkolIGB_EOsJu2USR3JXZpmtKLDgdtO5NtbdrVzcBhBkAOF3QNPB3dIbBoGd5xpg-BlRQUKhPygbDEWw_mOICdD_r4VHeg2c/s1600-h/IMG_8418.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYSQl-OIT09lIWz-Rv1yq93mVojBNQSpspcj06iUeW0HFiGoOLKIAlCV2zL7mODszLpeBc3g18HUqhl-JllFCTyP8wcEhtKhZcK5xZPf5QUjv2ouU05vp8uURCmdqF46UYhaM5OVY7SI/s320/IMG_8412.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279879657142387538" /></a><br />Today was our paperwork day to finalize the Chinese side of the adoption! The notaries, registrars and officials came to our hotel and we filled out a ton of paperwork, answered a million questions, and signed our life away! She was asked the "big" question: Did she like her mother and father and did she want to go to America. They were asking her in Chinese, but we knew what they were saying b/c they were looking at her and we heard "mama and baba." The crickets chirped for about 15 minutes (actually, it was about 10 seconds but felt like 15 minutes!) and she said yes! She told us after that they told her to think for a minute before answering..whew! ha ha!Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-27465894722864302632008-12-14T23:38:00.003-05:002008-12-14T23:49:39.309-05:00Finally some videoHere's a short video of the girls. You can check out lots more of our trip at youtube.com and search for "debzfam".<div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyL8nCMB44DVwWr0bpLWFO8sOWKQ7iMBUv6QXoLGyQxv6P4Cn9qFXwZctxpWuUDIeTLR7nDcwepA-WqqDSn-w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div>Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-68655441852788719342008-12-14T07:17:00.003-05:002008-12-14T07:20:15.782-05:00Compliments of my dear friend, Mirjam<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hRpYknymSedFAr-6BGQkyR500uuzk1gVpB6qczoByzwH2hGJ6N5iulL09jaAFTUvqOYUryEWpH4QQqn1kARhinM5bIp2-TwYtj4pUe_Awm6s_3Co-ei7gfA50mO1URBHxOuIrBIFw7o/s1600-h/wenjun.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hRpYknymSedFAr-6BGQkyR500uuzk1gVpB6qczoByzwH2hGJ6N5iulL09jaAFTUvqOYUryEWpH4QQqn1kARhinM5bIp2-TwYtj4pUe_Awm6s_3Co-ei7gfA50mO1URBHxOuIrBIFw7o/s320/wenjun.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279619468574476898" /></a>Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-27916603775517395392008-12-13T17:27:00.005-05:002008-12-14T07:13:41.829-05:00Bragging on my girls for a minute...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Iv2CJhvgq_xSvZURDiihh07VAnQAllmzFMeiBD_zQ3KNtQNC37cB-q4tgmD_B7tpf1hy9__P85AfaO0yMdL57etlTO295nyIdQSAoTlm_ILp-ySis08VVFEWJUXYu8a_qM5Gd08qlG0/s1600-h/IMG_8267.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Iv2CJhvgq_xSvZURDiihh07VAnQAllmzFMeiBD_zQ3KNtQNC37cB-q4tgmD_B7tpf1hy9__P85AfaO0yMdL57etlTO295nyIdQSAoTlm_ILp-ySis08VVFEWJUXYu8a_qM5Gd08qlG0/s320/IMG_8267.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279617475257374946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZC1Okthu7iQ322fNi5U2QNIf3-WEedw6gu1IToDeDIxhmTTIFlQtZO8Zqapjn61vCtm7GZX5mTaaLBPtH_ika1I2RdlfsBCmpMviQDHYioA11E9bp9RAz2j_bkR7FbmxZUbLL0uyQVTM/s1600-h/IMG_8105.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZC1Okthu7iQ322fNi5U2QNIf3-WEedw6gu1IToDeDIxhmTTIFlQtZO8Zqapjn61vCtm7GZX5mTaaLBPtH_ika1I2RdlfsBCmpMviQDHYioA11E9bp9RAz2j_bkR7FbmxZUbLL0uyQVTM/s320/IMG_8105.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279617475081504466" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_VaMB1XkIZ9kPG1y5ArqtAVT_VYohW9ebB_FPYAUIsmqEG9-onNTYHt-Iy_iU92sy8lka5S7dAgCDnRkF7l1p7prBGnGNssSJvQD41OOX079sU9WPgbqLPTgmu_TZUTAecmBvEoYTck/s1600-h/IMG_8269.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_VaMB1XkIZ9kPG1y5ArqtAVT_VYohW9ebB_FPYAUIsmqEG9-onNTYHt-Iy_iU92sy8lka5S7dAgCDnRkF7l1p7prBGnGNssSJvQD41OOX079sU9WPgbqLPTgmu_TZUTAecmBvEoYTck/s320/IMG_8269.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279617459973053778" /></a><br />I just had to post a couple of stories regarding my fabulous children...:-) <div><br /></div><div>Wen Jun: another little 5 year old boy, who doesn't speak much English at all, was adopted by another family from Bethel. The first night, he was hysterical with grief. Larry went up to their room to help them go shopping (their first China adoption) and he thought Zhi Wei was saying, " Ni Hao Wen Jun" or "hello Wen Jun." He asked him if he wanted Wen Jun and he nodded yes. Larry ran upstairs to get her. She spoke rapid fire Chinese to him and turned to the parents and said, "He's hungry! Also, he is scared of you, so maybe no angry him!" She then chattered on in Chinese again and turned to them and said, "I told him that his new Mommy and Daddy love him very much and are going to take care of him. I told him that he needs to be good boy and if he is, I will give him candy tomorrow." He happily went with his new parents! so cute!</div><div><br /></div><div>Macie: I thought I would have to drag Macie out of Bethel with wild horses. She fell in love with all of the kids and the whole idea of caring for them. If I couldn't find her, she was holding hands and chatting or playing with one of them. She cried when we left and I think my greatest fear/hope of losing one of my kids to international service will come true someday.</div><div><br /></div><div>Avree: At the Forbidden City yesterday, she was soooo touched by the beggars outside that she tearfully begged Dad to give her yuan to give to them. The coordinator said that it probably wasn't a good idea. She was so sad that we decided to let her do it anyway to encourage that kind of heart. She felt better and so did we! She has also clowned around, hugged and played with Wen Jun's hair to make her feel better!</div><div><br /></div><div>Lia: She is a hit here. She insisted on wearing a Chinese dress yesterday. We went to a Chinese restaurant for lunch and none of the waitresses spoke English. Wen Jun was chatting them up and Lia wanted her say so she started making up a language and going on and on! The waitresses were in hysterics and we were too! She is being very patient with sharing Mama with her new sister.</div>Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-76538562634266817222008-12-13T06:49:00.004-05:002008-12-13T07:24:11.285-05:00Big Day in Beijing!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHZ5KtW8skqlaRTY_Bd0F-pHFNKkR0E2vYfSJ1RaqkZQgU1hyMSpFAYz-SEI4yXMpnr5H28bIbKaCwO0MupLccGGK1j0qh0FFVcwBZIbrqEkUc9Ju8wIlRNKDmmfGOH-DkgOwJ8cbhRg/s1600-h/IMG_8395.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHZ5KtW8skqlaRTY_Bd0F-pHFNKkR0E2vYfSJ1RaqkZQgU1hyMSpFAYz-SEI4yXMpnr5H28bIbKaCwO0MupLccGGK1j0qh0FFVcwBZIbrqEkUc9Ju8wIlRNKDmmfGOH-DkgOwJ8cbhRg/s320/IMG_8395.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279249400382449682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaoX8G6GgsFsX6aM9Vwwl74nvhotQqwLmWtrJAvwQCvrOpKoczFTwuf7ONCGlwy7Io-K7wtDhiWjqtwzQjh1R0eGcceVO-BK96J3B4GEy4M05qiaheSMuy2nvR0rJhudDRxT5XRnEUKQ/s1600-h/IMG_8399.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELxtlTGotvUaQg9hd3eOuC96x8p2iGeU4FXNACxaBfozXCJynLz2PkhJ6DPMBCtdAnaaIlLzV0stbQlim2hGQqV8R6Mu0Qcbd0CGq3lKUZ2HFZhdDwqXcZPABsEoZ9nB3UW3IXz2NvIk/s320/IMG_8119.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279247521311535074" /></a><br />We had a fantastic day of touring around the city of Beijing today. I am going to have a hard time figuring out which photos to post! Our day started out with a visit to Tian'an men Square with our Children's Hope agency travel group of about 10 adoptive families. Over a million people can fit on the square! The temperature was in the 30's with a wind chill of around 20<div> degrees! My little Florida girls could hardly enjoy it for being so cold. My tough little Mongolian girl was warming up her sisters by letting them put their hands in her coat pocket with her hands! Wen Jun gave us her version of the history she learned. Next, we visited the Forbidden City which was far and away more than I ever thought it would be. The architecture was unbelievable and you could feel the history at every turn. We were also able to view the famous Olympic "Bird's Nest" and "Water Cube." Our jaws dropped at how huge and detailed they are!</div><div><br /></div><div>For lunch, we went to a traditional Chinese restaurant and had the famous Beijing (Peking) roast duck along with about 12 other delicious dishes. We ate until we popped! The highlight was Wen Jun chatting up the waitresses, totally winning them over. Then Lia decided she was going to talk to them, too, so started making up her own language! It was hysterical!</div><div><br /></div><div>Our last stop of the day was a drive out to a portion of the Great Wall. It is thousands of miles long, and we stopped at a small portion. Larry, Macie and Avree trucked to the top (over 1000 steps) and I took Lia and Wen Jun. I was just going to go as far as they could go, and darned if they didn't make it to the first base which was 200 steps short of the top! The stairs were covered with ice, but we did it! It was VERY interesting going down, but Wen Jun was unbelievably brave and I think it was a huge lesson in trusting Mama. </div><div><br /></div><div>We are off to Hohhot, Inner Mongolia tomorrow morning and I am unsure how reliable our internet connection will be there. I will do my best to post asap. Thanks for all of your comments - it is so great to hear from home!</div><div>Love to all,</div><div>Linnes</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-33862454171195199052008-12-12T01:50:00.002-05:002008-12-12T01:56:35.701-05:00We Got Her!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOd-OcFKVIITv7QXVAMJpLEZC9Adck8imBevW6hcrPa6gN4abh7KVMST-2g91Qq-_o0b-Nn-aWwxDu1KTQbf4RKpai0vePaxqhOUcYBuQTamQikRVGwNZ5dA9hFUscEBlfzPrjAZpVy8/s1600-h/IMG_7946.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOd-OcFKVIITv7QXVAMJpLEZC9Adck8imBevW6hcrPa6gN4abh7KVMST-2g91Qq-_o0b-Nn-aWwxDu1KTQbf4RKpai0vePaxqhOUcYBuQTamQikRVGwNZ5dA9hFUscEBlfzPrjAZpVy8/s320/IMG_7946.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278793649262444674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwZ24sxpa91YsJXQLhVSD6gQ8hDAO8NX4Q_B-LCgQGg6B0uACK207PPm3wYFm9tXvVibkIBA4Yv8oAIgevX4fXKvkLf5R1F2x0nLv-bvBPbIC1MB9g_ZFglP0L1T9rMHZRZ4BFvQxUFU/s1600-h/IMG_7926.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwZ24sxpa91YsJXQLhVSD6gQ8hDAO8NX4Q_B-LCgQGg6B0uACK207PPm3wYFm9tXvVibkIBA4Yv8oAIgevX4fXKvkLf5R1F2x0nLv-bvBPbIC1MB9g_ZFglP0L1T9rMHZRZ4BFvQxUFU/s320/IMG_7926.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278793644906071810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yhLsh78IPGFuF2gPoFYUQu6jJy_dUdFrtqQnwWNjnehqI15rJEZC67FRfu_5lFzA8onkYiqIjQH_CF_j4M0QNAbSmcTRusPJPMKWqS-e-dKjqmEYCAkQvFXaVw847J6t_ZhcmXt2ZR4/s1600-h/IMG_7913.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yhLsh78IPGFuF2gPoFYUQu6jJy_dUdFrtqQnwWNjnehqI15rJEZC67FRfu_5lFzA8onkYiqIjQH_CF_j4M0QNAbSmcTRusPJPMKWqS-e-dKjqmEYCAkQvFXaVw847J6t_ZhcmXt2ZR4/s320/IMG_7913.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278793643872821730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpPDdQhFTVml2vv45D2dOYFxCEV2UYcwayhVX_IV8L7kpeqFsR8OWQ9fb3dVm1z_8VED1wghRdcwdxBrcGnTa-1gsoXPovVzgfzTMLtyV_vUR0oM8uXt7ipju27a6Ob3mgSQ3oZbn7A4/s1600-h/IMG_7912.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpPDdQhFTVml2vv45D2dOYFxCEV2UYcwayhVX_IV8L7kpeqFsR8OWQ9fb3dVm1z_8VED1wghRdcwdxBrcGnTa-1gsoXPovVzgfzTMLtyV_vUR0oM8uXt7ipju27a6Ob3mgSQ3oZbn7A4/s320/IMG_7912.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278793639918944274" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; ">Well, wow. Our brand new life as a family began yesterday morning! I apologize for the delay posting, but the internet access at Bethel is somewhat limited. We arrived at Bethel at around 9:30am and she was waiting by the door, as you can see. She was VERY shy at first, until she saw Lia then totally brightened up. She told us later that my voice sounded very different on the computer and she wasn't sure if it was her real mother until she saw Lia! Once she figured it out, she wouldn't leave our sides the rest of the day, unless it was to chase after and play with her sisters. She seems to think that I'm a cross between Elvis and the Virgin Mary and I'm not sure how I'm going to live up to that kind of hero love! ha ha! I imagine that within a couple of months, she'll be like every other American teenager and will be embarrassed by me. :-)<br /><br />Our day was HEAVY with emotions. She is loved and adored by all around here including staff and ayis (nannies). Delphine and Guillaime put together a slideshow and ceremony and the whole room was filled with crying, tears, etc. Her nannies all bawled and gave her a photo album and the kids all hugged her and cried. The Gauvains think it's really important to have a big ceremony like that so that the child can have some closure. It was one of the hardest things I've ever been a part of, but at the end, all the kids and staff gathered around us and Guillaime prayed over our family. I can't even type b/c of the tears remembering it.<br /><br />Last night, we went into Beijing to watch the Bethel choir perform at a holiday concert and fundraiser. They were so beautiful and a big hit. We were all complete zombies by the time we got back here to Bethel around 10pm. We didn't even mind the 35 degree bedroom when the electricity went out in the middle of the night! We doubled up in beds, wore our coats, scarves, gloves and wool socks and slept like logs.<br /><br />I will run for now but will post more later from Beijing when we have a better internet connection.<br />Much love!<br />Debi and BIG family</span><br /></div>Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-62762028107028773542008-12-10T10:35:00.002-05:002008-12-10T10:42:09.821-05:00We Made It!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsAjUaRDpkW_HieXwJlZza2BcTck9g2iIl0IfbBWSLmWHLUqyjIUMBXDlyyCHm1ApaN_906v-QqAygDfXlcSagOJK1WcJZAepTidHkwJOw0IugtYtvt9sglK2YCF7bxUAITLnklpQjHY/s1600-h/IMG_7882.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsAjUaRDpkW_HieXwJlZza2BcTck9g2iIl0IfbBWSLmWHLUqyjIUMBXDlyyCHm1ApaN_906v-QqAygDfXlcSagOJK1WcJZAepTidHkwJOw0IugtYtvt9sglK2YCF7bxUAITLnklpQjHY/s320/IMG_7882.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278186949159328866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sSrVT8VKHJpT6PARIq_ckyd-qIBw2oaI0uGwiBXQAi2eTGRhUFwRW9jVujSXpkr-jaUV-Qy6zLaweGUTG2U-98XuJaHN2tY_9ewANAbeBxlKnlVSqMv6xySM1ajUmEwMlBcqIISG_tQ/s1600-h/IMG_3854.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sSrVT8VKHJpT6PARIq_ckyd-qIBw2oaI0uGwiBXQAi2eTGRhUFwRW9jVujSXpkr-jaUV-Qy6zLaweGUTG2U-98XuJaHN2tY_9ewANAbeBxlKnlVSqMv6xySM1ajUmEwMlBcqIISG_tQ/s320/IMG_3854.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278186944058283202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbe4GtYFDAUsO_0pArvIoZOqVlOXu-wim7NrE9CjKM7MyLTtDp7utK7AhFqsS1Cw9DjRPAFlpABAVcKpLUUeesUHkD1sL7nzdxIO0PwLpJ7m_rnI5Xv3lfzxtrnVmTkDHLq_U47CBmU8/s1600-h/IMG_3853.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbe4GtYFDAUsO_0pArvIoZOqVlOXu-wim7NrE9CjKM7MyLTtDp7utK7AhFqsS1Cw9DjRPAFlpABAVcKpLUUeesUHkD1sL7nzdxIO0PwLpJ7m_rnI5Xv3lfzxtrnVmTkDHLq_U47CBmU8/s320/IMG_3853.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278186926684814418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsDtpICJgZD19m4-qzJRpMJJynnSjoYPMw6jaQAw6t8ldqXQjlEMPwmdnnq3V6X04ejTaF9U2MWtiA07RPZByOhEGzwNvrGFdz1exE0ZN7SY7dLOj-zrNH82sQ1k7JDvJvKA2WLlQjSE/s1600-h/IMG_7875.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsDtpICJgZD19m4-qzJRpMJJynnSjoYPMw6jaQAw6t8ldqXQjlEMPwmdnnq3V6X04ejTaF9U2MWtiA07RPZByOhEGzwNvrGFdz1exE0ZN7SY7dLOj-zrNH82sQ1k7JDvJvKA2WLlQjSE/s320/IMG_7875.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278186923617704450" /></a><br />Hello all! We are in our hotel in Beijing after a long, but uneventful trip. 27 hours of flying is not something we plan to do regularly with all these kids, but they were amazing little troopers!! Smiles, no complaining and total cooperation...wow. Our only bad surprise was that ALL of our luggage was drenched in Detroit so all of our clothes are SOAKING wet. Ahhh, oh well - just airing it out around the room and hoping for low humidity! :-)<div>Gotta run for now - we have a 6:30am wake up call to go to Bethel. We should be there getting here by 10am - Wednesday night 10pm for you.</div><div>Love yall!</div><div>Debi, Larry and girls</div>Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-89322632838416538082008-12-06T11:40:00.002-05:002008-12-06T11:43:38.728-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUQmG8KxsirK07uAXHhKjYqAk65uKKeqC-PsT0KyGCwcqU6tNU5rkhm9YF3UyIQMGOWKE-v_DHylMr3crkv3ceFmNJoeD6LgBggm1ya85FNH6WIjY7J3myUPm0QTPBWY27Ei7yebYLXU/s1600-h/Dang+Wen+Jun-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUQmG8KxsirK07uAXHhKjYqAk65uKKeqC-PsT0KyGCwcqU6tNU5rkhm9YF3UyIQMGOWKE-v_DHylMr3crkv3ceFmNJoeD6LgBggm1ya85FNH6WIjY7J3myUPm0QTPBWY27Ei7yebYLXU/s320/Dang+Wen+Jun-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276718537611239378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_uOkvju6_iRxzngQSNBGbaWrXR3kYnlv9C8TfpJY0rjycQshOn3E8GoZK0D07uWg6dZp2fsmanuJOOzvWz-GE142EIWkgyRbMS489YapthN3GJ43MZ9lKPvz7nFjSNeyqFgNTaKNgqA/s1600-h/n598041755_1304613_667.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_uOkvju6_iRxzngQSNBGbaWrXR3kYnlv9C8TfpJY0rjycQshOn3E8GoZK0D07uWg6dZp2fsmanuJOOzvWz-GE142EIWkgyRbMS489YapthN3GJ43MZ9lKPvz7nFjSNeyqFgNTaKNgqA/s320/n598041755_1304613_667.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276718530413822514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AZO1zBBI7HV4jVoB1K1zDG805Gjri4od775DzHHjBSVfcp-BwzWb0A3On4Lc_oHw1Ji4mt9U76WrdoTiAgLamBABoPRSueGmQwpzJ-s8uxzfr3EVeAyYT93q3YecsxK0sOGvRuU0N3Y/s1600-h/wj+eat+smile.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AZO1zBBI7HV4jVoB1K1zDG805Gjri4od775DzHHjBSVfcp-BwzWb0A3On4Lc_oHw1Ji4mt9U76WrdoTiAgLamBABoPRSueGmQwpzJ-s8uxzfr3EVeAyYT93q3YecsxK0sOGvRuU0N3Y/s320/wj+eat+smile.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276718521303905810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgEka09Exk0Ap3rVzd5CNjAU0Iby3HTJfqYKEH8uvYjTxi1XS14YzQQ3eyDBHRCSUtBtS3vVg1xAycu29ej4tyw7lPggNuErya6A2va3CybXbLxaSsPj3aCTVVJVaUQV7LF2Chx-B8po/s1600-h/Wen+Jun+meeting+her+family.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgEka09Exk0Ap3rVzd5CNjAU0Iby3HTJfqYKEH8uvYjTxi1XS14YzQQ3eyDBHRCSUtBtS3vVg1xAycu29ej4tyw7lPggNuErya6A2va3CybXbLxaSsPj3aCTVVJVaUQV7LF2Chx-B8po/s320/Wen+Jun+meeting+her+family.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276718513561033122" /></a><br />Here are some more photos of our darling girl. We can't wait to post some from China that include us giving her a great big hug!!!Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388573503334402.post-31636048237083045812008-12-04T17:59:00.000-05:002008-12-04T18:06:02.884-05:00Welcome!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmsTV6Ss0XUVy-D-B3bLzmnIEf82BU2Xg8B_HuMzcJ-a31kRvQS7oJDmgkaOb0hOnT9Sk5CiR1Q9MjOALQd-acMrTA7JR4-hR0UPxfUIk46MIXgfBaLhJF1G-htP84QorV-Ko7ovr2zE/s1600-h/IMG_7343.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmsTV6Ss0XUVy-D-B3bLzmnIEf82BU2Xg8B_HuMzcJ-a31kRvQS7oJDmgkaOb0hOnT9Sk5CiR1Q9MjOALQd-acMrTA7JR4-hR0UPxfUIk46MIXgfBaLhJF1G-htP84QorV-Ko7ovr2zE/s320/IMG_7343.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276074873948723682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6C-OkE0PX7NRDFS-25NprxTywF9q8Yu5UybugbSePNU1KuyNWN4nGjL6gMeOv2hD-n6WxziPEVRrfu0KUm-zmsUC4NuxK_h85txJE2WwYCJgLfoixICRDe44X5bJLlR3E1gJygqoWRs/s1600-h/IMG_5220.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 166px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6C-OkE0PX7NRDFS-25NprxTywF9q8Yu5UybugbSePNU1KuyNWN4nGjL6gMeOv2hD-n6WxziPEVRrfu0KUm-zmsUC4NuxK_h85txJE2WwYCJgLfoixICRDe44X5bJLlR3E1gJygqoWRs/s320/IMG_5220.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276074868767280290" /></a><br />We are counting down - 5 days now until we leave for China to adopt Wen Jun. We hope that you will follow along on our blog as we travel throughout China from 12/9-12/25. Please share you thoughts with us - it is great to hear from friends!Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03235232331400996612noreply@blogger.com10