tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55355706177006068342024-03-13T22:26:39.403-07:00Blue jeans and pink prettiesLots of sweet blue jean boys and two beautiful girls.....my life is all blue jeans and pink pretties!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535570617700606834.post-85216050873648136032013-01-05T16:43:00.000-08:002013-01-05T16:43:12.334-08:00Christmas 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our version of the Nativity. EJ was the sheep, she played the part well! Brennan got to be Joseph instead of Josh this year, he was so proud!<br />
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Breakfast with Santa and Buddy the elf! Way fun!<br />
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Our two birthday boys, Brennan is 14 and Tyler is 12! They are growing up TOO FAST!<br />
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The Asian Thunder had her third surgery to repair her soft palate. It was called a pharyngeal flap, technically, but I call it "awful, awful, painful, awful." She is such a little trooper and even though it was much harder and much worse then we anticipated, she still had a happy smile on her face most of the time!<br />
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We went on a Christmas cruise, it was interesting! Usually we go on the Polar Express (or North Pole Express), we thought we'd save some money, and we did, but it wasn't nearly as good either! It was fun to go with our friends though and we always enjoy Brick Oven after!<br />
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If you look carefully the note says, "We Love You Josh"...which we definitely do this Christmas. But we are proud of him serving in Seoul!<br />
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Christmas Sunday best!!<br />
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Christmas Eve Eve the kids got the Polar Express Train and got to sleep under the tree and read their books from Christmases past!<br />
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Sledding on Christmas Eve! There was A LOT of snow and it just kept coming! YAY for White Christmases!<br />
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Snowman pancakes!<br />
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My sister, Rachael, showed up with big cardboard Josh on Christmas Eve. Everyone thought it was pretty funny and he watched over all the festivities!Someone even tried to feed him a roll, which stuck to his face....lovely!<br />
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Fishing for our ornaments at grandmas is a fun tradition!<br />
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Cookies and orange juice (so he doesn't get a cold) for SANTA!!!!!! We've had this Santa candle every year since we were married, I'm surprised how long it takes to burn it!<br />
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SO EXCITED!<br />
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Christmas Eve jammies and special books. Each child gets one special Christmas book every year with their jambes, as you can imagine with 7 kids, and many years of this, our Christmas book collection is pretty darn huge! We love reading them throughout the season and so many of them have wonderful messages!<br />
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The big present this year is a trip to Southern California!! We even get to stay in a house with a heated pool! SO FUN! Everyone was so happy!<br />
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At Grandma's each of the smaller girls got a special Ginny doll from Grandma, just like me and my sisters and cousins did when we were little from our grandma! They are sweet little madame Alexander dolls and so cute!<br />
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Every year I make the kids a "yearbook" of their lives from the past year. This year I almost bagged it. My computer had major crashes with all of my photos and so it took me three times as long to make them as it usually does. I was up till 3 or later many many nights trying to get them done. They love them though and I was so happy to give them to each child, I know they cherish them and the memories they talk about.<br />
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At the Chisholm party Ellie got a little stool just like EJ's! They were hilarious showing off their tricks on them and jumping and competing with each other! Cute little cousins!<br />
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We had a "favorites" dinner where everyone brought a sampling of their favorite food to share. We had tonnes of variety and it was yummy and a lot of fun!</div>
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All the grandkids on the Chisholm side (minus Josh) with their bags of gold coins and treats from Grandma and Grandpa!</div>
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Talking to our missionary was a wonderful way to end Christmas day. We got to talk for 43 minutes (whose counting!) He is doing so well and we are so proud of him. He is happy, learning the language and serving the Lord. What more could we ask then that? It was a great Christmas with good memories of service, love, a lot of worry on behalf of Eisley, faith, family and knowing that without our Savior, we would have nothing. We hope this coming year is full of His will in our lives, and faith on our part to follow it.<br />
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Josh is still plugging away at the MTC! He leaves in 3 weeks!<br />
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Gracie sorta, kinda, learned to ride her two wheeler!!! Good job Gracie Ruth!<br />
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Brennan and Tyler performed in their Real Rock Band concert! Ty played the electric guitar and Brennan played drums! My favorite was Sweet Child o' Mine!!! They did a GREAT job!<br />
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My two sweet sisters are both having babies and are due within days of each other! We had a "little man" shower for them, they're so cute!<br />
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We have watched an INSANE amount of football. Brennan, Tyler and Jaemon all play on different teams and are doing pretty well. It's been a lot of running around but they have really enjoyed it!<br />
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For Homecoming week Jen and the rest of the Student Council decorated the whole school like Wizard of Oz. It was really well done and they had so much fun doing it!<br />
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Eisley Jayne hangs out with mom all day. I am taking a photography class so she is my little model while we are home. She is learning lots of words and tries so hard, we are loving her so much!<br />
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Did we mention a LOT of football?<br />
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Jen at the Skyhawk rally, the seniors won....of course!!!!<br />
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Jen had a great time at Homecoming, she looked gorgeous and her date, Ryan, was a perfect gentleman!!!<br />
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Jeamon's birthday!!! What a cool birthday present BUD!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe he's really 9. He is such a great kid, we love him! Happy Birthday and Happy Fall!!!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535570617700606834.post-6333446060391833322012-09-08T17:16:00.002-07:002012-09-08T17:16:50.762-07:00Fist Day of School!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm having a hard time with this one.....my sweet little Boo Bear is a senior!!!! She is also School Historian and she was so excited to wear her student council sweater (even though it was 100 degrees!) I am excited for her to have a great year!<br />
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Eighth grade seems like a pack of ravenous wolves to me. But Brennan is a great kid. He can handle it!!! (I hope!!!!)<br />
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Cute Ty-Bug is in 6th grade! He is ready! Last year of elementary for our cute boy!</div>
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Jaemon is so excited to go to 3rd grade. He can't wait to learn cursive and have lots and lots of homework. (Ha!Ha!Ha!) he really is excited to write stories, he is REALLY great at stories!<br />
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I CAN'T BELIEVE my baby Gracie Ruth is in first grade. I am going to miss her so much. She is my little buddy and best helper and friend. She made me pinkie promise that I wouldn't leave while she was gone so I would be sure to be here to make her a snack (velveeta macaroni and shells, her favorite) when she got home!<br />
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I will miss you guys! I love you!!!<br />
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And here is the little munchkin, not to be left out. She has her "backpack" and her little "you're so sharp" sign that she got with pencils like the other kids. We are going to have lots of fun just her and I this year!!!<br />
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Elder Chizzy is having his own "school"! He is enjoying the MTC and you can read all about his adventures on his blog, at elderchisholmheartandseoul.blogspot.com. We miss him, but he's doing well and he is in a great place!<br />
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It's hard to believe Josh is in the MTC. We are so grateful for the support and love we had for his farewell and as he left. I have started a blog for his mission. It's called Heart and Seoul. To read his letters and keep up on his news go to http://elderchisholmheartandseoul.blogspot.com/ We miss him a LOT, but know his missionary service will bless our family. We feel like the angels are watching over him, and our family as he serves.</div>
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My heart was so full as I watched him walk away, I felt like it might break. It was such a bittersweet moment letting him go and trusting Heavenly Father to watch over him. I held it together pretty well until I couldn't see him anymore, then I really lost it. I'm trying daily, to pray harder, do better, be positive, read my scriptures and trust that Heavenly Father has a plan for ALL his children, mine included!!! I know He does. I know my boy will be an AWESOME missionary and we are already feeling the blessings of missionary work in our family.<br />
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Jen was in a serious car accident earlier this week. She and 10 others were taken to the hospital in ambulances. She was hit head on twice and we think once from behind. It is nothing short of a miracle that she and the others survived, let alone, walked away with pretty minor bumps, bruises, and cuts.<br />
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Jen said the first thing she did when she realized she had been hit bad was feel her teeth. When she knew they were all there, she thought she must be alive and ok!!! Even in the hospital she still had that beautiful smile of hers!!!!!!<br />
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This is not something parents want to see. (In the background you can see the second car that hit her on the passenger side, it is also in really bad shape)<br />
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We are thankful for seatbelts and airbags, for the restrictions that save lives.<br />
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It's amazing how something that happens in such a split second can change lives forever. The gravity of the accident still is sinking in but the overwhelming emotion is gratitude. For life, for miracles and for angels.<br />
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Someone sent me the above picture with the angels in it. It wasn't our accident, but still very pertinent to our situation. Jenica was given a blessing and in it she was told that angels took her out of that car. That she has a purpose in this life and that she is blessed. We feel that one of her angels is in the MTC. Because of his service, we know she and her friend and the other people involved were safe and protected. I can't help but think my sweet grandparents were there too and I have felt them very strongly these past ten days. I love that on one of the windows that is left in her car, the word "love" is still there that was written by her friends earlier that day. I love it. She is loved.<br />
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My sweet aunt said that while her son was on his mission she was going crazy counting down the days till he got home. Instead she decided to count "up" her blessings. I have been trying to decide if I should do a "countdown" and I know now that I will also be doing a "count-up". On this day we had many many many to count. We are blessed, grateful and humbled.<br />
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We had such a great time in Lake Powell! Hanksville bosts the "best burgers anywhere" and Blondies...that's saying something since there's NOTHING ANYWHERE near Hanksville!<br />
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Our houseboat had a cool slide!<br />
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Jon was SO excited to be back in Powell! He hasn't been there since our first date 22 years ago!<br />
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EJ loved the red sand and playing with all the kids!<br />
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We rode out to watch the fireworks on the fourth of July. It was cool, and a little freaky driving the boats out in the pitch black! Glad we had flashlights and a whole slew of boats doing the same thing!<br />
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We celebrated Josh's 19 birthday with our traditional birthday pancakes!!! Happy birthday buddy!<br />
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A pretty fun way to celebrate I think!!1<br />
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We went hiking to some Indian ruins....<br />
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Had ice cream and frozen lemonade at the marina!!!<br />
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Of course...cliff diving and jumping is crazy and fun! ( I was quite happy to take pictures!)<br />
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Even our little invalid had fun on the tubes!!!<br />
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OK seriously.....look at the size of that cake!!!!!!!!! Thanks Uncle Jared!!!!<br />
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Our good friend Kaleb came with us, he seemed to have a great time!!!<br />
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When not in the water, the kids played games and made bracelets on the houseboat!<br />
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Tubing was the favorite, along with wake boarding, skiing and some knee boarding!<br />
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Even the moms had fun on the water!!!!<br />
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EJ seemed to really enjoy napping on the rough waves and even in the heat...maybe we need to go for a boat ride every day!!!<br />
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Tyler got up on skis and the wakeboard!! WHOO HOO!!!<br />
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Jaemon was super brave and tried to water ski....he was so close and did such a great job!<br />
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What the?????? yes this is how we found the baby one night when we checked on her. She had climbed out of her crib and done this.......such a comfy position.<br />
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We had a great time with friends, cousins and just being together! We missed our Jen Boo who decided to also go to lake Powell, but with her two best friends instead of us boring family. She also had a great time and we are pretty sure this is going to become a new family tradition! I was nervous to take all the kids, I thought I would be scared the whole time, but it ended up being really really fun, relaxing and a happy happy week!<br />
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Did I mention we would do anything to stay cool? Next summer this boy will be far far away in HUMID, WET, HOT South Korea....and he won't be able to cool off like he did this week! We will miss him and we're so glad he had a good birthday and fun time with us this year!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535570617700606834.post-90423502430620779482012-06-11T17:06:00.002-07:002012-06-11T17:06:52.157-07:00A week of BEACH!!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A few months ago we asked Josh what he'd like to do with the family before he leaves for his mission. We only had two stipulations, we couldn't fly there, and everyone would have fun. He chose the beach. So we got looking at different options and found this amazing beach house in Oxnard California that was right on the beach and perfect. And when I say perfect.......it really was! We had so much fun!</div>
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A very fun thing was the six person bike, there was also a 4 seater one. We went on bike rides a lot and had fun racing them!<br />
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There were these fresh fruit stands all over the place, we loved the oranges and strawberries, there were lots of orange groves and strawberry fields near by......delicious!!!<br />
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Mostly, the kids LOVED playing in the water and on the sand!<br />
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He wishes he could just be a beach bum....well, that or LeBron James.<br />
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The house had everything, a fully equipped kitchen, soft comfortable beds, big screen tv's, and a great hot tub!<br />
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Each person picked a meal to help with, dad's meal was freshly caught lobster and steak......everyone loved it, except Gracie...she chewed the lobster for about 1/2 hour before she finally swallowed it....guess she takes after her mom and doesn't really love seafood........<br />
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LOVED this every night.......abosolutely gorgeous!!!!<br />
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Lots of board games!<br />
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Cute sandy EJ toes!!!!<br />
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S'mores and campfires on the beach.....nothing better!<br />
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I made some fun food, this was one concoction!!!! I also made ice cream a lot, my kids loved it and I ate too much of it!!!<br />
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We had a nature scavenger hunt....one of the items on the list to find was something you think is a treasure....Jaemon got a beer bottle lid. Hmmmmmmm?????? That's a great treasure buddy!<br />
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Of course the nightly ritual began with the NBA semi-final games. We had to watch them religiously, that was part of the deal for the biggest two boys....then we'd play games or watch movies....we tried to watch all the Star Wars movies (that's on Josh's bucket list too)but we only made it through three.....then we'd had enough and tried other great classics....like Forrest Gump!!!!!<br />
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I took the three oldest to Six Flags one day (CRAZIEST RIDES EVER) and brought back the little boys these super hero capes...they had a BLAST playing Batman and Superman!<br />
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We really loved this vacation. We made lots of great memories together and really enjoyed every minute. Very soon our family dynamics will change dramatically, so I treasured this time with all of my little babies (some of which aren't so little!) and I am so glad we went!<br />
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And of course, if we're in California................. we couldn't resist a little Disney!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535570617700606834.post-70136489888301958152012-05-28T11:23:00.000-07:002012-05-28T11:23:52.245-07:00Busy Busy May!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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May is a busy busy month!! We've had a LOT going on! Jen is excited to be on next years Student Council and seminary council!<br />
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Jaemon got a very very close second on his pinewood derby race...he was oh SO close to getting first!!! And his car was definitely COOL!!! He got the lightening bolt award and was very very excited about the race!!<br />
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Jen had lots of track meets, and PR'd (personal record) quite a bit and did great!<br />
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She also sang in choir concerts and took top honors at their choir festival!<br />
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Tyler was a top student and completed fifth grade honor roll! He also performed in a play at school and was cast as Abraham Lincoln and recited the Gettysburg address!! Good job TY!!!! He also placed second at the Hershey Track in the 200 meter, over all!!!! Not to mention, his talent show where he placed first in his pie eating contest.....now THAT is a talent!!!!<br />
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A very very special day was May 19, when Josh went through the Manti temple! We are so proud of him and the decisions he his making. We are cherishing every moment we have with him before he leaves on his mission Aug 8.<br />
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Track awards!<br />
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We got a new TOY!!!! Lots of fun summer memories in the making!!!<br />
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Three of Josh's best friends went into the MTC on the same day. He will miss them lots. He has just a few more weeks till his best friend leaves for Guam. Sad to see them all go, but exciting times for these great kids.<br />
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Jen took Conner to MORP, they had a great time and were so cute, he is one of her best friends!<br />
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Jaemon got the mathematician award in his class....he most certainly DID NOT inherit his math smarts from his mother!! Way to go Jaemon!!<br />
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Here is Ty was his Class helper award and medals for track!!!<br />
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Jen also went to Prom.....she was dreaming of a yellow dress, and she looked like a beautiful princess in it.....love this girl! She had a great time!!!<br />
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Piano recital was good, love it when they're short and sweet! All the kids did a great job. Sometimes they wonder why I make them practice and take piano, but I love the music in our home and I think every single one of them has lots of talent and should use it!!!<br />
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Brennan had a choir concert where all the songs were Disney. He liked the one from Newsies and I Can go the Distance from Hercules! Good job bud!!!<br />
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Gracie graduated from Kindergarten! We are proud of her and her accomplishments this year, she really has learned a lot and had a great time with Mrs Mayhew and her friends! She is ready for first grade......not sure mom is.... I will miss her and always cry harder the first day of first grade then any other grade!!!<br />
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Here are some of Jaemons favorite projects this year.....he did a big project on alligators and deciding to say no to drugs!!!! He worked hard and is ready to go on to third grade!! WOW!!!!!!<br />
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Honor roll for Brennan. Except for art, he did great this term........ ART.....isn't that one of the easier ones???? Apparently not!!!! We are happy for him doing so well.<br />
Yes, May was fun. And we decided not to have any of them play baseball this year.......WHAT?????? We may sabbotage all their chances for ever being MBA players.......yes, we just may. But I am happy to not spend every single second at the baseball diamond (or 4 for that matter) every single night. I think we've been plenty busy without it....and the way the summer is shaping up.....it's not going to get any less busy!!! Good times!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535570617700606834.post-83857149891575414252012-04-23T07:41:00.002-07:002012-04-23T07:42:35.555-07:00Meant To Be<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our sweet Chinese baby Eisley Jayne Lan was sealed to us this weekend. What a wonderful, memorable day. We will never forget the happiness we felt this day! It has been 13 years of ups and downs, and disappointments and joys. When I finally had the opportunity to go pick her up and hold her for the first time and tell her I was her mama, I know our Spirits remembered each other. We were meant to find one another. Because of a Heavenly Father who prepared me, and a sweet Chinese mommy who through some amazing circumstances was able to give birth to her, leave her somewhere where she would be found easily, and miracles upon miracles, she is now with her forever, eternal family. When we were in the temple, all in white with so many people surrounding us that we love, I felt so much peace and joy. This is the most important thing I will ever do, being a mother is why I am here. Raising these precious babies is a daunting and hard task, and I pray every day I can measure up to them, I learn far more from them, then they will ever learn from me. I love each one of them, and their daddy, with all my heart! The sealer asked me if I felt any different about Eisley than I do with my other kids. I had worried about that before I got her, I wondered if I could really love her the same way. The answer is an unwavering, YES!!! She was meant to be ours. I found a song that I love called Meant to Be. I know in my heart and soul this baby, as well as all our other sweet babies were meant to be!!!!!!!!!! And I am so grateful!<br />
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"Meant to Be" -Stephen Curtis Chapman<br />
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Long Before You Drew Your First Breath<br />
A Dream Was Coming True</div>
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God Wanted to Give A Gift To The World<br />
So He Wrapped It Up In You</div>
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Every Step That You’ve Taken<br />
Every Move That You Make<br />
Is Part Of His Plan</div>
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You Were Meant To Be Touching<br />
The Lives That You Touch<br />
And Meant To Be Here<br />
Making This World So Much More<br />
Than It Would Be Without You In It</div>
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You Were Meant To Be Bringing<br />
The Gifts That You Bring<br />
And Singing The Songs<br />
You’ve Been Given To Sing</div>
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You Are Perfectly, Wonderfully,<br />
Beautifully Meant To Be<br />
You Were Meant To Be touching </div>
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The Lives That You Touch<br />
And Meant To Be Here<br />
Making This World So Much More<br />
Than It Would Be Without You In It</div>
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You Were Meant To Be Bringing<br />
The Gifts That You Bring<br />
And Singing The Songs<br />
You’ve Been Given To Sing</div>
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You Are Perfectly, Wonderfully,<br />
Beautifully Meant To Be<br />
You Were Meant To Be </div>
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For every breath that your taking<br />
And every move that you make<br />
It’s a meaningful life you’ve been given<br />
Live it well</div>
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The big unveiling!!!!<br />
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Pretty exciting moment!<br />
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A little bit overwhelmed!<br />
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Good friends who came to support him!<br />
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Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and cousins all came. He has so many people who love him!!!!<br />
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Jen won the prize (some U-no bars and a Skor bar) she was the closest guess in the family with Japan being her choice!<br />
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The Winner is.....SEOUL KOREA!!!!!!!<br />
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He will be around 500 miles away from Eisley's birth city of Zhengzhou.....super exciting!!!<br />
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We are all very excited to have a missionary!<br />
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So proud of this boy!<br />
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A Missionary is someone who leaves their family for two years so that others may be with their families for Eternity.........<br />
Elder Joshua Richard Chisholm Seoul Korea Mission. Leaving August 8 2012.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535570617700606834.post-65232585174560369582012-03-28T22:03:00.001-07:002012-03-28T22:03:44.090-07:00California- oh we LOVE you!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of our very favorite places to go as a family!!!<br />
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We got to come to Disneyland AGAIN! We had season passes and have had so many fun memories this year. It has been a blast! This time we went with our wonderful friends, the Obrays. Love them, love all the fun we had!<br />
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No matter how hard we try....................it just NEVER EVER comes out!!!!<br />
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We got to bring Jen a little early with us for some family time before she went on her choir tour, she had a great time with us and then with the choir, they took first place in their festival and it was so good for her! She sang in a catholic cathedral and two LDS churches, as well as the competition and also a dinner cruise and Disneyland, we were happy that we got to hear her at church and are so glad she had the opportunity to sing with such great kids!!!<br />
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Gotta love Sully! I think EJ looks just like Boo in Monsters Inc, so cute!<br />
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Cute sunshiny smiles!<br />
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Toy Story Mania is always a LOOONG wait, and SOOOO Fun!!!<br />
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All the hats are so fun, it's amazing what "goes" at Disneyland, it truly has a little culture of it's own.<br />
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We could watch World of Color every night, we love it!!!<br />
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We stayed at Embassy Suites, and the kids wanted to spend the whole time "going up and down on the elevator" and especially thought going all the way to the top was super cool!<br />
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LOVE IT! Every single time we have to take this standard picture, every time there's a little whining, and every single time it turns out so cute, and I love it!!!<br />
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Yummy treats!<br />
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A very favorite, always!<br />
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All the boys got "build your own" light sabres. Then enjoyed epic wars all night, pretty sure the force is strong in our families.<br />
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The water was frigid, but that would never ever stop this beach loving boy!<br />
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Little Chinese beach beauty!<br />
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There are always so many smiles at the beach, it's just a happy happy place!<br />
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We went to the LA zoo, it was the first time we'd gone and even though it was very busy, we still had fun seeing some cool animals, and also loved the kettle corn.....isn't that what it's really all about?<br />
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We have loved all the trips we've taken to Disneyland this year, this one may be the last time we go with the whole family for a few years while Josh is on his mission. I'm thankful that we have made so many memories together, it is a magical place, but the magic is really in the family. I love mine, I love spending time together. YAY!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535570617700606834.post-37759613718125073282012-02-23T13:36:00.001-08:002012-02-23T13:37:35.300-08:00All we need is LOVE!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We've had a very eventful few months! Eisley had not one, but.....<br />
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TWO surgeries to fix her soft and hard palate and to put tubes in her ears to help her hear better and to fight ear infections better. The hard palate is working, the soft is not. This is frustrating because no-one seems to know what to do to fix it. We are praying for an answer, it has been very difficult for her and for us to feed her only clear fluids and very very soft foods for over a month now. Poor baby, she has been through so much. We really are hoping for nothing short of a miracle to help her heal and to help her to be able to talk and have a normal life. We love her so much and through these difficult weeks, we have bonded and loved her even more!<br />
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Our newest "Brace Face" is excited because he got to pick blue and yellow for his elastics (Salem colors of course) and to be "cool" like some of his friends.....it was WAY cool until the next morning and they HURT!!!!!!! I love this cute boy!!!!!!!!<br />
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Tyler has played lots and LOTS of basketball on a team in Salem. He also won in his elementary school Shoot off for the whole school and went to the four school shoot off! He did AWESOME!!! I'm pretty sure his new cool glasses have helped him do so well!!! I love this hoop shootin' kid!!!!!!<br />
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We have had very very little snow, so the snow we have gotten, we've tried to make the most of it!!! Love snow, love these snowy angels of mine!!!<br />
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We had fun celebrating Chinese New Year!!! The Year of the Dragon!!! Did I mention I love (most things) Chinese!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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Our beautiful Gracie performed in Alice in Wonderland for her dance recital and did a great job, she looks so adorable in her tutu!!! I love watching her perform and love watching her cute big toothless smile!! Love this girl!!!!!<br />
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Josh......Josh.....Josh..... is sending in his MISSION PAPERS in two weeks. I am not even going to comment on it much. Other than to say, I'm NOT OLD ENOUGH!!!!!!! This is causing me some amount of major stress also, can I just say? Well, we're very excited and proud of him and can't wait for his call to come. (I am so hoping it is NOT Mexico) I love this boy. I love that he is willing and ready and excited to serve his Heavenly Father. I love that he is a good example to his siblings, and I love that he is going to be an awesome servant of the Lord.<br />
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Cute Jen went to Sweethearts and had a great time with her date, Chandler. She looked beautiful and she is having so much fun dating, hanging out with friends and doing well in school. She has started going to the temple every other Wednesday and she is also the Laurel president in our ward. I can't believe how good these kids are, in SPITE of their mother!!!!! I love her, I love her gorgeous smile, I love her positive attitude and I love how happy she is!!!!</div>
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Valentines was fun! Jaemon was so excited to have chocolate fondue and do his Valentine Tic Tac Toe Game for his friends! He has been one of the sickies, really really sick over the past week or so, I hate it when he's not feeling good, he just cries. However, I love that he still wants to cuddle, still wants me to hold him and read to him and still thinks I'm pretty cool. Love this cute boy!!!!<br />
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I made little Valentine dresses for the girls. I am very thankful for love. I know that sounds cheesy, but we have been blessed a lot over these last few months with concern and love from lots of family and friends. They've been worried about EJ and we've had lots of sickness otherwise, getting ready for Josh's mission and trying to do all the normal every day things that has been hard on all of us. I have been really stressed about so many things, and when I feel the most down or stressed, I just remember that we are not alone, we are loved so much by someone who is in charge of all of it!!! I am thankful for Him and wonderful angels He sends to help us. Sometimes when things seem really rough (and they have seemed like that lately) it is best to remember that "All we need is Love" and it'll get us through. Well, that and a little bit of chocolate always helps!!</div>
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On December 22, on her 95 birthday at 11:42 pm my sweet grandma Evelyn Frances Simpson Bennett passed away after a major stroke that left her in a coma for 9 days. She was definitely one of the most influential people in my life. She was a pioneer, joining the church when she was 30 and converting her husband, sons, sisters and many neighbors and friends. She had a testimony that was unshakeable, she was feisty, she was funny, she was compassionate and she was smart. I will miss her dearly, with all of my heart.<br />
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She had a very soft spot in her heart for Jon and he was honored to be one of the pallbearers, with my brothers and cousins.<br />
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My other sweet grandma Dyer came, she is not well either. She can't walk so Josh and Jared and Uncle Bob carried her into the graveside service.<br />
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This breaks my heart. Grandma was planning on coming in April to meet Eisley. She obviously never did and never will meet her here on this earth. She talked to her a few weeks before she died and gave her a sweet bear that I will always treasure. but I wish, oh how I wish, she could met her. She was so excited about the whole adoption and loved to talk to me about it. I know she will look down on us though, and because of her Eisley will be raised in a home where she will be taught about the gospel.<br />
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The whole Bennett posterity.<br />
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It was a beautiful, sunshiny day in January. There were even bees around the flowers and it was 55 degrees. Amazing for the middle of winter!<br />
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I took a rose from her casket and keep it in my journal with my other grandpa's roses from their caskets.<br />
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My siblings and I<br />
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Mom and Dad. Dad was and is an amazing son. He took such good care of Grandma and loved her, adored her. He will miss her so much.<br />
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Kristin, Me and Carol. When we were little, we were the very best of friends and cousins. Love these girls.<br />
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The Bennett's!<br />
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I thought her flowers were beautiful. She loved peach and purple and yellow. I love the Canadian flag, her heritage was very important to her and will continue to be for all of us.<br />
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My kids!<br />
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A beautiful person, inside and out.<br />
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My grandma and my dad.<br />
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When Jon had his camaro we took her for a drive, like I said, she was super, super feisty and fun, she wanted to go really fast and when she got in the car, she said "I feel like a rich bitch!!!!!" That always cracked me up, she wasn't ever afraid to speak her mind or say how she felt. She held her family together and was stubborn, funny, and so strongwilled and strong minded. I loved listening to her tell stories about her family, about the gospel, about my grandpa and her boys. I loved going to her house when I was a little girl, going to her cottage, and learning to cook candy cane cookies with her. I loved going to visit them on the train when I was a teenager, just me, and going shopping, to movies, swimming and watching baseball and hockey with them. I have so many many wonderful happy memories of her.<br />
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A few years ago I went up to visit grandma for a week all by myself. I took her to do all her errands, we bought a new couch and loveseat, we got her some shoes and we went to eat and shopped a lot. We went on rides around Winnipeg and I cleaned out her bathroom, some cupboards, her fridge and some of her old papers. We talked for hours and hours and hours. I wrote down a lot of the stories she told me and I'm so glad I did. I will treasure them forever. I was honored to be able to help dress her for burial in her temple clothes. I loved that her shoes were a little frayed, a little dirty and a lot worn. I loved that she kept them pristinely white and pressed. I loved the last service I was able to render for her. I am eternally grateful for her. I love you grandma. I will miss you and I can't wait to see you again. Love, "BOO"!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535570617700606834.post-143723594477997982012-01-09T11:17:00.000-08:002012-01-09T11:17:18.586-08:00Oh what fun it is to......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Go to Disneyland at Christmastime!<br />
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Listen to Jenica sing at temple square and see the beautiful lights!!1<br />
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Dress up in pretty, fancy clothes!!!<br />
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Make an ASTOUNDING gingerbread house ha!ha!<br />
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Sit on Santa's lap for the first time.....well, she didn't think it was all that fun, but I have seven pictures of seven different cute baby Chisholm kids doing the EXACT same thing, couldn't leave her out!!!!<br />
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Eat a yummy Snowman pancake on Christmas Eve morning!! (But not so fun to have the tummy yuck flu that day!)<br />
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To go see the Festival of lights!!!<br />
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To have a little bundle of joy on her first Christmas with us!!!<br />
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To act out the most important story there is!<br />
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To get cute Grinch Christmas jammies and pillowcases!!!!!!<br />
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To go to church on Christmas Sunday, I can't think of a better place to be that day!<br />
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To get a first present!!!!!!<br />
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To open our special books that mom puts together of our year!!!<br />
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To get WOOD for Christmas!!! To build the coolest fort EVER!!!<br />
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To be loved enough to get great gifts!!!!<br />
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Hug a wonderful grandma!!!!<br />
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To get one of her two front teeth for Christmas!!!!<br />
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To get an angel ornament to remind you always of an angel great grandma who will always be watching over you!<br />
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To get ribbons put in your hair for the last time for two years before you serve a mission, these next two years will be some of the most memorable of your life!<br />
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Have a family ugly sweater party and laugh hysterically at white elephant gifts.... (felines and hot men anyone?)<br />
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Oh what fun this year has been........we have so much to be thankful for. Seven beautiful, healthy children. A good marriage. A good career. A beautiful home. Parents who are healthy and supportive. Wonderful siblings. Our testimonies. Safety and peace in our community. Good friends. We have so much to look forward to. We celebrated Chinese New Year on New Years Eve this year, it seemed fitting since so much of our lives have encompassed China this year. We are so grateful for all that we have, we hope to be able to give back to so many more and to share all of our blessings. Happy 2012. What a fun, productive year this last one has been!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535570617700606834.post-4374734758866540602011-12-21T22:35:00.000-08:002011-12-21T22:54:53.209-08:00Birthday twins....or not!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaxt01q_SeadBxuO9ofVGH5WjM3cZBwSqyC6XDEKwftS-OXxrdK1CA-h9C3cexJts7Z42i7XuU8haB9V6dfCYBX_Ykq4_R-qEdKci_mHGy8_EQTxf5aYVQBrWQ94yE8DPAjJq0R9Tf7DV/s1600/IMG_6506.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaxt01q_SeadBxuO9ofVGH5WjM3cZBwSqyC6XDEKwftS-OXxrdK1CA-h9C3cexJts7Z42i7XuU8haB9V6dfCYBX_Ykq4_R-qEdKci_mHGy8_EQTxf5aYVQBrWQ94yE8DPAjJq0R9Tf7DV/s320/IMG_6506.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688839473123451970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYupDTKHF5M0Qzs_cESP3AVAOB8kF7NOavynrry6rEAHgX6Hc2FPk38PDQsU7f2h3vsqk-zx-Vg3TEDLwbv1SexD5ASrHBP6CIt5Mu8CKku0468sZBHAW9if6nzUCmLHStbY2c0eu-yay/s1600/IMG_6508.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYupDTKHF5M0Qzs_cESP3AVAOB8kF7NOavynrry6rEAHgX6Hc2FPk38PDQsU7f2h3vsqk-zx-Vg3TEDLwbv1SexD5ASrHBP6CIt5Mu8CKku0468sZBHAW9if6nzUCmLHStbY2c0eu-yay/s320/IMG_6508.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688839452723531906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZxdHqZLJ-IvdVr2yAgBgtCXrQlfBvdgzrmJBBhC196o-p3GDzABCejHA1T6feTpmHC6KTLYO9mNRDFa0rQ5UqIYh0ilrs-eVx7VCKlGtZicBbNO5hqEdUtJ4DmnHZBqD6BZRoZSibZQi/s1600/IMG_6361.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZxdHqZLJ-IvdVr2yAgBgtCXrQlfBvdgzrmJBBhC196o-p3GDzABCejHA1T6feTpmHC6KTLYO9mNRDFa0rQ5UqIYh0ilrs-eVx7VCKlGtZicBbNO5hqEdUtJ4DmnHZBqD6BZRoZSibZQi/s320/IMG_6361.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688839449724927074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyNk3-HEXEEipSAgYBfLbnONeJJAGWKLpQzlbmRyo9x9NN3utJ3DQdQq3ReHwmMN8e-szgkv2Hh6NMifyfH5llSDs18rbsBekTV2Vp78SAWdEpV6pBpyggdV2HwWJThQCQ3-NLZCoYwrn/s1600/IMG_6359.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyNk3-HEXEEipSAgYBfLbnONeJJAGWKLpQzlbmRyo9x9NN3utJ3DQdQq3ReHwmMN8e-szgkv2Hh6NMifyfH5llSDs18rbsBekTV2Vp78SAWdEpV6pBpyggdV2HwWJThQCQ3-NLZCoYwrn/s320/IMG_6359.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688839446104871138" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>I have often been asked if these two are twins, but they are not! They have two very distinct birth stories and two whole years and a few hours between them! It is hard to believe they are 13 and 11! Here are some of my favorite things about each one of them.</div><div><br /></div><div>Brennan: He is a huge, HUGE tease! Sometimes to his own detriment! He gets what he deserves at times! He is funny, smart and very quick witted. He is kind and grateful and sensitive. He is such fantastic kid, a great friend and brother, so glad he is a teenager now, he will be a great one!!!! Love you buddy!</div><div><br /></div><div>Tyler: He is just always happy. He whistles all the time, sings all the time and just enjoys life. He works hard and feels things passionately. He is a great brother, good friend and tries really hard in school and in everything he does. He is and always has been a little fighter, and we love him so much !!!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Birthday to my two twins, who aren't twins.... boys....I love you so much!!!!!!!</div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535570617700606834.post-66762294905913855682011-11-27T22:43:00.000-08:002011-11-27T23:09:27.552-08:00Eisely's firsts!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFmFTY03m-65Z7tO9zEP7Ondn7EAiDunQDNTbtfZ-kWr6Q_B7UD6ZJEBwPHtpOYhqvzPvtHr5aDBwKzwAFCaLTw3am3y7BnQaWuC4DtQHDARu3hmHidS5EHu1YB5u4tt06F6tP4M2dXgU/s1600/Eisley+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFmFTY03m-65Z7tO9zEP7Ondn7EAiDunQDNTbtfZ-kWr6Q_B7UD6ZJEBwPHtpOYhqvzPvtHr5aDBwKzwAFCaLTw3am3y7BnQaWuC4DtQHDARu3hmHidS5EHu1YB5u4tt06F6tP4M2dXgU/s320/Eisley+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679938098395539282" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFmFTY03m-65Z7tO9zEP7Ondn7EAiDunQDNTbtfZ-kWr6Q_B7UD6ZJEBwPHtpOYhqvzPvtHr5aDBwKzwAFCaLTw3am3y7BnQaWuC4DtQHDARu3hmHidS5EHu1YB5u4tt06F6tP4M2dXgU/s1600/Eisley+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>First candy cane.....oh what a mess she made!!!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj609Aw8S5S7SvBEZo0lBOTXu0Gr2eCMnTnNXUMk76e5GunSla9sX7RZmCsf0GWvFcEt-VQjwFGHDwgZNS7qzjkfi90YsVLvqUiOZKPMBsYWW3p36Og-HA4xNEP7rFy6eye3zCBn3YdCQXQ/s1600/IMG_2586.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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She is adjusting so well, we are exhausted, happy, getting used to each other and loving her SO much! What a blessing to have her!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535570617700606834.post-7587472286424779572011-11-22T08:36:00.000-08:002011-11-22T08:45:17.391-08:00Birthday Gracie!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvJ9CwUWxl-z8QCRkCcoe8n3zxTUBSGCLcdfYddKt86VvbrCnyVJo0MVs5H_m-YFHskgdE31fMF3ep0fbo3KhHvwbaHXITMlV3CB_2HwxAoVTDbeXD5idxGpHhJZY4a7Kj9WIOAuw3wXJ/s1600/IMG_6227.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvJ9CwUWxl-z8QCRkCcoe8n3zxTUBSGCLcdfYddKt86VvbrCnyVJo0MVs5H_m-YFHskgdE31fMF3ep0fbo3KhHvwbaHXITMlV3CB_2HwxAoVTDbeXD5idxGpHhJZY4a7Kj9WIOAuw3wXJ/s320/IMG_6227.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677861208567893442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjUOgJr2FyDSML6t1i9zCRnGb1FY134fain3mywjKp8_S64muQPn8FaiZXY9sZpzPqb0qOGptXh-CJ-zdd3hhZ1AMtxloCsY4H3yQ2mIVyg7hG_z0-prwHZR7-WB36P0OTMrc0fWCQlVE/s1600/IMG_6205.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjUOgJr2FyDSML6t1i9zCRnGb1FY134fain3mywjKp8_S64muQPn8FaiZXY9sZpzPqb0qOGptXh-CJ-zdd3hhZ1AMtxloCsY4H3yQ2mIVyg7hG_z0-prwHZR7-WB36P0OTMrc0fWCQlVE/s320/IMG_6205.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677861203119689474" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftNfOoxdNk6dWOyS_Dnj-102XlrGigEKaJ0ocbbGdedbOuBVFvnclZJV-9mbnXCEZxYAQMiIij73CbyNGWpxGAcRjgI2d8eAcH5Ef4vi_7DI5k79Og7JE7ljbMHYosGrTuHqKtqMzChos/s1600/IMG_6186.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftNfOoxdNk6dWOyS_Dnj-102XlrGigEKaJ0ocbbGdedbOuBVFvnclZJV-9mbnXCEZxYAQMiIij73CbyNGWpxGAcRjgI2d8eAcH5Ef4vi_7DI5k79Og7JE7ljbMHYosGrTuHqKtqMzChos/s320/IMG_6186.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677861195506768482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOji4FFJ_8zKPeRHx5e1tErE5R0G0SAntM_eyFceBgsRWrqpj1lpLupv-y5SkDl9vQYyIApmVLvHYmsOZgQVWMkX7nqBGGq2jMfbz12IH5uvJLyylGLrfutGAajWk1HX06bcoQ3YaoRU_/s1600/IMG_6188.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOji4FFJ_8zKPeRHx5e1tErE5R0G0SAntM_eyFceBgsRWrqpj1lpLupv-y5SkDl9vQYyIApmVLvHYmsOZgQVWMkX7nqBGGq2jMfbz12IH5uvJLyylGLrfutGAajWk1HX06bcoQ3YaoRU_/s320/IMG_6188.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677861190568346066" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>I can't believe our sweet Gracie is SIX!! She is such a sweetie and we love her! We love her cute little toothless smile, her happy little face and her fun loving personality! We are so happy she came to us and are so thankful she is part of our family! Happy Birthday Gracie Ruth!!!!!!!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535570617700606834.post-21519462874732697552011-11-01T14:33:00.000-07:002011-11-01T14:41:56.203-07:00Goodbye China!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsO8lZV680fBq6e7IHIQusOgiKhGSxnN5MT4bUSc89PzrSibF1mzfhjxpYVPoSeDNp6YIyye0X9p7m-IJU_N26YVVoMy00Zj06GyKFhfvbzRVUXcr9eIu1pyx08WrAsd8aw8W2Lcti1YV/s1600/securedownload-11.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsO8lZV680fBq6e7IHIQusOgiKhGSxnN5MT4bUSc89PzrSibF1mzfhjxpYVPoSeDNp6YIyye0X9p7m-IJU_N26YVVoMy00Zj06GyKFhfvbzRVUXcr9eIu1pyx08WrAsd8aw8W2Lcti1YV/s320/securedownload-11.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670145455467773394" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRUhpcqvfgkvVmSgeieg-1ioX6L5FG_RwpyrQxJb4MjG3SOfayHZ3U2zowRmQqGAQ_m4dgWImFnyCm6bSPQvd_B3KznEBRw4ZVWVCN0_Bwenir-9mwjL6FBctb1UQ0fKJB0MTJPM8sflg/s1600/securedownload-10.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxsyTdxg-b6VbPAdiGxVNNKU631QbqoPEFJE7EoBzSgRb27JOnKScJaAgAJhObnZr8f3Dfg3nhBNAFiWJ14yIIZUKU0D_MAQCl9UzFCiX9wzLl01abYgLGHA1cs757ur6T8_aaqwRACNX/s320/securedownload.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670144835412205874" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We spent our last day in China getting Eisley's visa to come into the United States, finalizing paperwork and doing a little shopping, playing and packing. It was a beautiful day and I can't believe our time here is done. I am dreading the 29 hours that will start tomorrow morning at </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1320182791_1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">5:00 am</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, but I am excited to go home and see Jon and the kids, I have missed them so much and am looking forward to some normalcy, even though it will be a new normal! I am feeling a little inadequate because 2 weeks isn't long enough to learn enough to teach my daughter about her homeland. I feel as though I have barely scratched the surface. But I do know this, parents love their children here. They take good care of them, they love babies and they are good to their families. The Chinese people are soft spoken, they are quiet and they are happy for the most part, that I can tell. They honor traditions, they are fiercely loyal to their country and each other. The amount of people here is really baffling, these cities are huge, the high rise apartments and skyscrapers never seem to end, the pollution is bad and everyone smokes, but even right in downtown there are little gardens and trees and parks. There are street sweepers whose only job is to keep the streets and sidewalks clean. The shopping centers are intimidating and huge. The restaurants are so different than back at home. The waiters and waitresses hover over you the entire meal, they don't bring the check till you ask for it, you eat off of very small plates and have to ask for utensils and napkins. The meat is in very very small pieces with tiny bones in it., and there are lots and lots of very very unique menu items. Whole duck, goose legs and feet, jellyfish and abelone, pork ankles and feet, squid, snails, hairy crab, every fish, sea cucumbers, star fruit, dragon fruit and lots and lots and lots of others. People do their best to speak English, which is pretty amazing because we sure can't speak Chinese, some of their translations of things are pretty funny, but they try their best! They are very meticulous about money and count each bill and make sure it is in good condition and read all the tracking numbers on each bill. They are crazy drivers, literally crazy. They are not a wealthy people, even though the country is very very wealthy, the actual citizens as a whole seem pretty poor. The apartments are small, everything is small. The garbage is taken away by a small cart driven by a man on a bike. People put all sorts of things on carts behind bikes, huge boxes, crates, food, children, it's quite interesting to see. The country side is beautiful and also very clean, with huge mountains and lots of trees and in this area (Guangzhou) it is almost like a rainforest in some areas. There is lots of culture, zoo's, aquariums, parks, theaters, places to eat. We didn't see any schools, and I wish we had, we did see lots of kids playing a little hacky sack game and some basketball. We can't drink the water or eat the food that has been washed in it, so we have been boiling water for Eisley's bottle and drinking lots of bottled water, and using it to brush our teeth. They sprayed for fleas on the flight coming from America, which we thought was very interesting. I think they think we are dirty, but they are very nice to us and I think have misconceptions of what we are doing. Today while we were shopping we had lots of store owners give Eisley little gifts, and they kept saying thank you (xien xien) to me, I feel like it should be me saying thank you, it is a privilege to be able to raise her in a place that she will be free and happy. I did so much research and reading before I came, I tried to think of the history of China and why it is the way it is, I tried to understand why people do the things they do here, live the way they live, believe the way they do. I think it's interesting how much they believe in traditions like rubbing a Buddha's belly or a snakes head or wearing jade or giving jade away or eating certain foods or being born in a certain year or wearing a certain color, all these things they believe will give good luck. They are a people who need faith, who need hope, who need a knowledge of something more. I can't help them all, I will help one. And she will help her children, and their children and their children. In some small way, I hope to make a difference. What an amazing and overwhelming opportunity!<br />There are so many things I want to teach her, so many things I hope I never forget, so many things I have yet to learn. Now she is coming home. Hopefully someday she'll be able to come back. Maybe her spirit will remember and feel welcome here. I have felt welcome here, I feel like these people are in a small way part of my family and ancestory now too. I will honor that heritage, I will teach Eisley to be proud of her Chinese background, I will always remember her little flower bed where my sweet little Yin Lan was found in </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1320182791_2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Zhengzhou</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, I will never forget. I will make sure she never forgets. Goodbye China, thank you for your priceless gift. I can never repay you, but I will honor you forever.</span><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535570617700606834.post-32782402711671772332011-10-31T12:51:00.000-07:002011-10-31T13:17:40.986-07:00Trick or Treating in China !!!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILiouTGeaGAYaR0iN8b6kG2ZR0J4bwD50PMJdTe6UBrw88UeWWxKAhEfiBxdXAgsraTVgg62GV5Dv5O95twV4HPfofC-pNZeNgs9QTfHoGvsNUD-p6AN2m2qslULTXoMCDfg6moUorMqx/s1600/securedownload-2.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILiouTGeaGAYaR0iN8b6kG2ZR0J4bwD50PMJdTe6UBrw88UeWWxKAhEfiBxdXAgsraTVgg62GV5Dv5O95twV4HPfofC-pNZeNgs9QTfHoGvsNUD-p6AN2m2qslULTXoMCDfg6moUorMqx/s320/securedownload-2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669751157396577666" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today was my favorite holiday, Halloween. I miss my kids and all our traditions at home today and I'm hoping they all have a very happy day and take lots of pictures!!! Halloween Apples!!!!!!!!!!! The biggest treat for the day was when we went to the US Consulate and got to take the oath on behalf of all the adopted kids to become US citizens! The oath just basically says that all the paper work we've done is all correct to the best of our ability and that we are ready to be American citizens. It was pretty anti-climactic and I expected a little bigger of a deal, especially with all the paperwork I've done to get to this final point, the folder they went through and checked is just huge, but even though it wasn't as big of a deal as I thought, it was still exciting. I am excited that she will be an American citizen with so many freedoms and a good life with so many opportunities. I hope to be able to teach her about her Chinese heritage and to be proud of it, but also to be able to teach her to be very thankful for her American and Canadian heritage. Hopefully she won't be too confused!!!!! What a lucky girl!!!!!!! We also took group pictures in the babies Chinese outfits, poor Eisley has gotten to the point of not wanting her picture taken at all, and turns her head immediately when she sees a camera, I guess she'll have to get used to it, because she's so cute, I'll want to document all her little milestones for years to come!!! Of course no Halloween would be complete without TRICK OR TREATING!!! We went around to all the people in our group's doors and everyone passed out treats! I tried to fashion some sort of jack-o-lantern out of a newspaper and put a black garbage bag on my head for a witches hat Some of the kids dressed up and some didn't, a little family of Chinese kids came and joined us and they seemed to think it was a great idea! Our guide, Kathy, had a great time with it too and went trick or treating with us and was like a little kid! It was so cute! We went down to the lobby and lots of people were laughing and enjoying the kids. At the buffet for dinner there were cool, very unique jack-o-lanterns and cute eye ball cookies and ghost covered carrot cakes, I had creamy pumpkin soup for dinner too, so I guess there was some Halloween celebration!!!!!! Little does Eisley realize the craziness that is Halloween at home, I'm glad we spent her first one in China with a lot of fun people and in a fun place! 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I was so happy to get the information for where church was from my cousin Stephen (yet another tender mercy that just fell into place!) and it was actually really easy to get there! When we asked our guide to help us she asked what church it was, we told her it was the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and she said; the Mormon's?????? And then she shook my shoulders and kind of shook me and said over and over "no Mormon's here, no Mormon's" it was kind of funny, because I just kept saying, "it's ok, it's ok, just call this number and they'll explain it to you!" Finally, she called the Branch President and he talked to her and explained everything, then he asked to talk to me and the first thing he said was "you can't bring her with you if she's a Chinese National" and he said it could be really bad for the church if we attempted that. I told him we wouldn't and that we'd come by ourselves and then he was happy to give directions and tell her where to send us. I knew the government had very strict rules concerning religion, but I don't think I realized how secret it actually is until we went to the building where the branch meets. It is on the seventh floor of an apartment building in two suites. The hall was very very dark and until we could hear music coming from a door that was closed, we had no idea where it was. When we heard the hymn "Guide Us Oh Thou Great Jehovah" we all felt so happy and at peace. We walked in and sat down on some lawn chairs that were set up with a makeshift podium at the front and two deacons and two priests sitting at a small table for the sacrament. I know the talks were important, I heard what they were about, being disciples of Christ, Faith and Staking your life on the principles of the Gospel, but honestly, I was just so happy to know that the church is the same wherever you go. The Spirit was strong in that little high rise meeting house, a sweet family of 7 sang a beautiful primary song that made me cry. It made me feel at home, it made me feel at peace and most of all it helped me to realize once again that Heavenly Father has guided me through every single process of this journey. In one of the blessings Jon gave me before coming on this trip, he said I needed to find the song that would speak peace to me, that I could listen to and it would bring me comfort and would help me when things were overwhelming and hard. I have been very stressed about so many things these last few months, I have prayed harder than I have in a very long time about more than just this adoption, I have struggled to let go of things, to make sense of some things and to go on even when things were really tough and unknown for me. I thought I knew what song it was, but about a month before this trip I found another one that has been a great comfort to me and i will never ever hear it again without it reminding me that the Lord is always with us, even when we're afraid, unsure, sad or overwhelmed. The closing hymn just "happened" to be this song today at church. It was another "tender mercy" from Heavenly Father to me. I know His guiding hand is over us, I know He has a plan for me and for all of His children wherever they may be, whether it's in small town <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1320032778_1">Utah</span>, or Communist China, He knows it all and He is aware of our every need. I felt Him with me today, even for things as little as a special song being sung, or us being able to get three taxis without speaking a word of Chinese, without any problems at all, or clean laundry being washed and folded and smelling good in neat little bags waiting for us when we got back to the hotel, or us eating lots of strange food and not getting sick at all, or my children and husband happy and healthy at home, or a group of travel companions who are good people who help me to want to be a better person, amazing family members with me here in China and supporting me at home, and a sweet baby girl who already recognizes me as her mom, who was well taken care of in her previous home, who is tiny but healthy and happy. My life is full of tender mercies and I am so grateful.<br /><br /><img src="http://us.mg4.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1_6205_AHMIw0MAAIBMTq1%2BxQuz7SMkUYA&pid=2&fid=Inbox&inline=1" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /> <img src="http://us.mg4.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1_6205_AHMIw0MAAIBMTq1%2BxQuz7SMkUYA&pid=3&fid=Inbox&inline=1" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /><img src="http://us.mg4.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1_6205_AHMIw0MAAIBMTq1%2BxQuz7SMkUYA&pid=4&fid=Inbox&inline=1" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /> <img src="http://us.mg4.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1_6205_AHMIw0MAAIBMTq1%2BxQuz7SMkUYA&pid=5&fid=Inbox&inline=1" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /><img src="http://us.mg4.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1_6205_AHMIw0MAAIBMTq1%2BxQuz7SMkUYA&pid=6&fid=Inbox&inline=1" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /> <img src="http://us.mg4.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1_6205_AHMIw0MAAIBMTq1%2BxQuz7SMkUYA&pid=7&fid=Inbox&inline=1" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /><img src="http://us.mg4.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1_6205_AHMIw0MAAIBMTq1%2BxQuz7SMkUYA&pid=8&fid=Inbox&inline=1" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535570617700606834.post-71045636612348049282011-10-30T20:51:00.000-07:002011-10-30T20:54:20.168-07:00Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535570617700606834.post-38524133731372879072011-10-30T20:48:00.000-07:002011-10-30T20:50:33.119-07:00Medical Exam and Shopping!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); ">Today Eisley had her medical exam that will allow her to come into the United States. When we arrived, it brought back very unhappy, unpleasant memories of my childhood of cold, antiseptic offices with lots of people in masks and white coats. Lots of crying children, alcohol scented rooms and yucky little exam cubicles, I really couldn't get out of there fast enough! The Dr or practitioner or whatever he was looked her over and checked her ears, throat, nose, heart etc. It was a quick but relatively painless exam but she hated it! I am sure she has been through numerous medical check ups and wasn't at all happy about having more of them! He said she seemed a little undernourished and was definitely small, only about 16 lbs. But other than that and her obvious cleft lip and palate, she seems very healthy! YAY!<br />We did a little shopping on <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1320032772_0">Shamian</span> Island at a place called Jordan's. The guy who runs it was so so cute, and obviously deals with lots of Americans and adopting families, he was very helpful in getting us a taxi, and wrapping all our stuff in the huge big suitcase we bought for all the things we want to bring back. We ate at a little American diner called Lucy's, which even had American Apple Pie, it tasted really good!<br />Right there on this Island is a beautiful garden called the Friendship Garden. it has lots of bronze statues and beautiful trees and flowers everywhere. It even has a little exercise park with a track and parallel bars and lots of outside exercise equipment. It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed walking around. There also was a big Catholic church in the gardens, which was odd because we haven't seen any churches at al. The area was actually kind of settled by the British, so the buildings and the church all look like a street in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1320032772_1">England</span>, it was really nice.<br />Tonight they are having a Halloween party in our hotel and they have it all decorated downstairs in the lobby. When you first walk in the doors, there is a big huge table where there is usually a nice flower centerpiece, well tonight they had a large jar filled with live eels, another jar filled with big black beetles (hundreds of them) and two big bowls full of big black frogs. I thought it was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! It made me miss my Halloween stuff and my party I would normally be having tonight! We will do a little trick or treating in the hotel with our group though, and she will be dressed up, after all, she is my daughter, and I will teach her the importance of having a blast on Halloween!!!!<br />It's been a great day for Eisley. She is really coming out of her shell, and acting like a teeny tiny perfectly normal 18 month old, she has a little attitude, she is stubborn, she knows what she wants and will fuss until she gets it! She likes to walk, not be in a stroller, and she likes to be held the second she wants it, and throws a fit if everything is not on her terms. She likes to sing, but doesn't talk, and mostly hums little tunes, it is so cute! She sticks her tongue out and points to you if she's happy or recognizes you. It's amazing how in such a short time she has me and her aunties literally wrapped around her little finger, she's a little monkey, and a very very sweet one!!!!!<br /><br /><img src="http://us.mg4.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1_159_AP4Iw0MAAUnwTqwjcAPehCq3SWM&pid=2&fid=cathi%2520china&inline=1" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /> <img src="http://us.mg4.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1_159_AP4Iw0MAAUnwTqwjcAPehCq3SWM&pid=3&fid=cathi%2520china&inline=1" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /><img src="http://us.mg4.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1_159_AP4Iw0MAAUnwTqwjcAPehCq3SWM&pid=4&fid=cathi%2520china&inline=1" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; 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I hope I will be able to remember some of the sights, sounds and smells of her city. It really is a huge place, very very busy, with lots and lots of high rise apartment buildings, stores, industrial type buildings and literally millions of people. It was very very clean for the most part, with nice trees and gardens planted along the roads. The people in general in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1320032770_1">China</span> are not really polite or happy, they seem hurried and it seems like the attitude is "survival of the fittest", they have no concept of "waiting their turn" or "washing hands " or "using toilet paper" or "staring very very boldly". Even though I find that to be very disturbing, all the people at the hotel, all our guides, all the people I observe with children are very very nice. My favorite part of her city was going to the place she was abandoned, Gaoxin village. it was real, it was very raw, it was so NOT touristy and so "every day life". I hope I never forget the smell of the water, the smell of the haze and smoke, the taste of the dumplings and noodles and pumpkin soup and especially the yummy homemade vegetable and pork purses the orphanage director gave us after we visited her orphanage. I hope I never forget the crazy busy streets with the motorcycles driving in every direction, and the bicycles with their huge boxes and bags and stacks of things piled up on the back of them. I know I will forget some of these things, but I will never forget the most important thing, my daughter was born here, she has heritage and history here, she has a story that began here, and I will be able to tell her about it someday, and let her know she comes from a beautiful place!<br />We arrived in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1320032770_2">Guangzhou</span> tonight to begin all the American paperwork to come home. We will be here for 5 days. We are in a gorgeous Marriott hotel with a McDonalds right across the street. I am not normally a McDonald's fan, but I'll tell you what, the Big Mac I had for dinner was delicious! The whole flying things was a little bit of a circus with all the bags, all the babies, all the carts and carriers and paperwork. We are exhausted and ready for bed, I am not really looking forward to the medical exam tomorrow, I have a feeling Eisley won't be too thrilled either, but hopefully we can find some really fun things here, I've heard there's a great squeeky shoe store, that may be dangerous, considering my tendency to over do it when it comes to shoes….oh well, we only get to come to China once right???</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#454545;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_5qUVzWT4v45uTqy7DMr2n0dvrtsUrPLmGAJu0Ojza3Kgz1-9ed8pw7ubMVZk7IppBYleju_Uy1ub94IjdimgRKffQnST0_xnl8Qpmczf95cp3Zebd61F4dRQnyuK5kJz8kgq6vmLjsr/s1600/securedownload-13.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; 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cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIShF2j9sfNkPHdAQtEbqLCnZVXTuuWv6HNbkThyphenhyphenqrmalrAcA9-akdpvjS1dfNmGh1L5TX4X376u7-S-p1znlJFsrXvYkbC235nCR0Yx1CRSzjIqhZArSJUviDGgBqQKnI8aziBAY4Ue5/s200/securedownload-19.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668213952503243650" /></a> </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We got up early today and headed out on a bus to go see the Shaolin Temple which is where the martial art of Kung Fu was founded. I wanted to see as much of Eisley's home province and country as possible, so I'm glad we went. We travelled for about 2 hours to get there and a lot of it was in the city. I can't believe how huge this city is, it just keeps going and going and going. Finally we got out of it and started getting into the mountain regions. They are beautiful. The mountains are huge and there are lots of trees and when the haze from the city cleared a little it was a beautiful day! We stopped for a little squatty potty break, which is one the best things about </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1319733518_0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">China</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, truly !!! HAHAHAHA! Then we arrived at the temple where 8000 boys practice Kung Fu daily. It was really hard to understand our guide because he had a lisp and a very very thick accent but from what I learned the boys leave home and come live at this huge school. They run for two hours every single day and then practice. They are formed in groups where they can move up and then one person is chosen to be the best out of the group. He then can get a really great job as a bodyguard or some other high ranking security type job. It costs their parents lots of money to send them here and they also learn basic schooling and I assume some sort of Buddist religion since there are monks all over the place. We walked a lot and up lots of stairs. We saw lots of big Buddhas and learned that Chinese Buddhas are chubbier and smiling with their arms folded, the other Buddha that is normally seen is an Indian Buddha which is skinnier and has it's eyes closed and hands together in meditation. We also learned that Buddhism is all about balance, peace and serenity and this really was a peaceful place. There were lots of people, pushing and shoving, which we have come to realize is very very normal. I had quite a few Chinese ladies come up and try to cover Eisley's legs and kind of shake their heads at me like I was doing something wrong and I just kept saying "it's ok, it's ok" they are very particular about bundling their babies and usually the poor things are sweating so bad, they must be so hot!!! I even had a monk come up and try to get me to put her down because he thought she obviously shouldn't be with me but then our guard explained why all the American's were here with Chinese babies and then he said "oh, very very good!" I really liked the temples and little pagoda's and statues all over, and the gardens were beautiful. There are big statues all over and incense burning at every entrance to the next phase of the temple. It is surrounded by such gorgeous scenery and it was a nice little oasis from the very busy city life we've been around the last few days. We got to see a Kung Fu Show which was fun to watch. They really are very talented and very very strong, it is obvious this is not an art that is taken lightly here.<br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Eisley was very good for most of it, her little personality is showing up more and more. She does not like to sit, she wants to stand and be held, when she doesn't get her way, she throws her head back and kicks her little legs as hard as she can so it's pretty hard to hold her. For being as tiny as she is, she is very strong and stubborn! She should fit right in! She is a great little eater and is very friendly and happy and waves to everyone! She uses some sign language which I'm sure she learned at the Healing Home, she says more, hungry and a few other signs that we can't figure out. She doesn't vocally say anything at all, except maybe mama and lala, she tries to sing when someone is singing and dances a little, it is so cute when she does that! I am anxious to see what the Dr says about her cleft palate and lip, I think her lip looks great. She has about 10 teeth, it's hard to tell for sure, and the roof of her mouth is completely wide open. She can't suck a bottle very well, but if I sit her up a bit, she seems to do ok. She is so sweet and so beautiful, I am just so grateful for this opportunity. On the way home from the temple today everyone in our group was singing and talking. We had such a great time, I am with some really amazing people. All of us are so different, but I am blown away by the goodness, kindness and Christlike qualities these people have. I have loved getting to know them and learning their stories and meeting their children. I feel like there is a reason we were all put in this group together and I am so happy to have gotten to know them! I am also so very very grateful for Loreen and Becky. They are troupers, carrying around bags, taking a billion pictures, supporting me in all my craziness and helping me a ton. You would think three grown, very experienced mothers would be able to get it all together and take care of one very small toddler, but we work as a team to give her her bottles, dress her, bathe her, feed her and help each other. I wish I could have them at my house when I get home to help me because they have been lifesavers to me on this trip. We gave Eisley a bath last night (which she really really hates) and we were trying to help her to calm down so we decided to give her a "spa" treatment and I held her with her head over the bath in her towel all wrapped up while they washed her hair and massaged her head. it was hilarious because Eisley was just in heaven. I won't be able to do the spa treatment at home alone ha ha ha! And they help me when I lose my phone and every other new mom scatterbrained thing I'm doing. I will have to get it together when I get home, but for now, I'm very grateful to have them be my brains and my packhorses! They are wonderful and I love them and their sweet families for letting them come with me and sacrificing their busy lives to help me on this incredible journey! I miss my family and home, but I'm so happy to experience all that I'm experiencing-what a wonderful opportunity this is!!!!</span></div></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5535570617700606834.post-69678409482129096842011-10-26T04:57:00.000-07:002011-10-26T05:08:58.749-07:00Orphanage and Eisley's Flower Bed<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkR4JDOc4k_uESsqdI_YOLaGBBnLzyN5h7uetbIi5474tcEGcizvLLqyIZ9jBgI1lQtIcA-SDUq6BGVXuDevG34NWvk_3SC7zd48vB-rlyiws05znqnrqIYYv8zrVYUw2_IJu26db-vyF/s1600/securedownload-15.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkR4JDOc4k_uESsqdI_YOLaGBBnLzyN5h7uetbIi5474tcEGcizvLLqyIZ9jBgI1lQtIcA-SDUq6BGVXuDevG34NWvk_3SC7zd48vB-rlyiws05znqnrqIYYv8zrVYUw2_IJu26db-vyF/s320/securedownload-15.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667771580151620978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZoYAQ8_aAD4dUfFV7V8FptXm-hYlXUdD5E2hIZGHaQF8ZBGckbeOwYZTAdQ6VUrZLtM42lD2J6cvAz6GZCS8xqMjOrieE4zBpT-ZWQICd4mg5d4c9suz6Dnz5TvYDYPSiYeTRwG-lUVba/s1600/securedownload.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgZoYAQ8_aAD4dUfFV7V8FptXm-hYlXUdD5E2hIZGHaQF8ZBGckbeOwYZTAdQ6VUrZLtM42lD2J6cvAz6GZCS8xqMjOrieE4zBpT-ZWQICd4mg5d4c9suz6Dnz5TvYDYPSiYeTRwG-lUVba/s320/securedownload.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667771575556004994" /></a><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">We got to go to the orphanage where Eisley was brought to when she was first born today. It is called the Children's Welfare Institute of</span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1319629882_0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Zhengzhou</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">. There are 700 or so children here. We didn't see very many at all, but we did get to see where her bedroom was, meet her nannies, see where she played and also saw some other children. We gave the teacher some little file folders that Jenica and her friends made at church. She seemed really appreciative of them and seemed genuinely happy to have been given something other than clothing or blankets. It seemed nice, it was clean, bright and the kids seemed happy. There were usually about 3-4 rows of cribs or beds per room, each one had matching blankets and pillows and the toys were neatly put away. The walls had been painted in children's scenes and bright colors and there are lots and lots of nannies. Part of the orphanage is for younger children and part is for older, almost all of them have special needs. We gave one boy a package of pop rocks and he didn't quite know what to do with them! There is an arts and crafts room, a cartoon room, a play room, a kitchen, an sandplay room and a learning center. There is a nice playground out front and they said the kids can only go out on sunny days! Honestly, I expected it to be really chaotic and busy, but it wasn't. It seemed peaceful and well organized. I asked lots of questions and learned that Eisley was really only there for about a month before they sent her to the </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1319629882_1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Shanghai</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"> home and then came back only a few weeks ago. I asked if all her little toys and blankets that we sent went here or if they sent it to Shanghai and they said they sent it there. I was glad for that, and hope they can use that stuff there. We left some treats and some glow sticks and the file folders with them. Eisley didn't want to go to any of the nannies, even thought they were all nice to her. She seemed nervous that I might leave her there. I just held her the whole time and she was fine. I asked her one nanny where she slept and they showed me her room but she said Eisley wouldn't go to just one crib and that she was too smart and that she would pick and choose which crib she wanted to sleep in! That made me laugh, she does seem to be way, way smart!!!! I am glad we went, I am glad we experienced it, and I'm glad she wasn't there very much, I think she was a little bit traumatized by the whole thing.<br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium;">Next we went to the tiny little courtyard village where she was abandoned. The driver of our van had a hard time finding it, and had to ask directions often to get there. We drove for quite awhile. Lan (part of Eisley's Chinese name) means orchid because she was found in a flower bed. When we arrived at this little place I was pretty hesitant to even get out. It is in a pretty poor part of town, with dilapidated buildings, broken windows, bricks and things laying around, clothes hanging out of windows and on fences, old bikes laying around. The first thing I saw was a huge vegetable garden right out front, there were shoes and clothes on the stick fence surrounding it, and off to the side were a happy kids playing in the street. As we started walking into the lane or street, I noticed along the road were lots of little gardens, surrounded by these little stick fences. Only one had flowers in it, bright red roses. Others had grass and trees and vegetables, but I only saw one with flowers. I don't know if this is where she was, I will never know which one of these little beds held my baby girl for a little while before someone found her, but I know it didn't take long because as we were walking along we were getting more and more surrounded by curious villagers wondering why we were there. There were young kids, older people, teenagers, and people about our age. They all were talking to our guide Rita about why we were there and what we were doing. We gave the kids glow sticks and they were scared to death of us, but when they saw we had treats, most of them came up to us. I couldn't help but wonder if one of them knew Eisley's birth mom, or if one of them was her grandma or brother. I will never know, she will never know, but at least she can say she was there. I can tell her how I felt there. I felt safe, I knew the people there loved their kids, they seemed happy, poor, but happy. I am so grateful I was able to visit there, it is a place that will always hold special meaning to me. I am happy to have seen another piece of history from her life!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYX0bG0A01vGQZtWyMqBKa1Wet2g3nij12afz5vIz_2XBeVSdrpuDj0TV3tVdp5xDFrgD50qhPd-owCbN-Kxe-I-RUncDxQoZMO5W-PpaAIhwUZYd9mI-23NHFGVZyN6j9R87N9LHc1s/s1600/securedownload-1.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYX0bG0A01vGQZtWyMqBKa1Wet2g3nij12afz5vIz_2XBeVSdrpuDj0TV3tVdp5xDFrgD50qhPd-owCbN-Kxe-I-RUncDxQoZMO5W-PpaAIhwUZYd9mI-23NHFGVZyN6j9R87N9LHc1s/s200/securedownload-1.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667771029439189778" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJb0Y2yuICDcMtWaU5UhHArkMmKLtuCJzJo24BI14sNIOiQJJ83uHVmJW8fIPxkCZGUhk-SUgIG9gbgT1dSbXgxdn04cq_DFyDxfjaY_QS5nz-EQQQQe_Mx93zBDcRUPp1AflcJeGusg/s1600/securedownload-2.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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Eisley's birthplace is the capital city of </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1319575182_2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Henan</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> province in the </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1319575182_3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">People's Republic of China</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. I'd be lying if I said it was very very very far from home and not at all what we are accustomed to! We are honestly trying to just eat one noodle at a time, one meal at a time, every single meal. I would like a nice cheeseburger that was actually made of certified BEEF!!!!!!!!!!! I am not truly sure what the meat is made of here, but I am pretty much 100% postitive it is not beef! We have had pizza twice and it's ok, but man, a Papa John's pizza sounds good too! We can't drink the water, so no ice and so no cold water. We also can't eat fresh vegetables or fruit. We bought some bananas today because they are peelable, oh they are yummy! We have seen lots of chicken feet, lots of fruit we don't know, lots of fish on skewers and in soups, lots of unidentifiable things and lots of tea. Everything is served on teeny tiny plates and you have to ask for utensils and your check when you are through. The money all has chairman Mao on it and pictures of other things on the other side. The 100 RMB (or Yuen) is red, the 50 is blue, the 20 is green, the 5 is whitish and the 1 is also whitish green. There are little dollars and they are for 50 cents or something, I still don't understand it completely but to get the exchange right we take our dollar and times it by 6.4 to equal theirs. So $5 American is 32 RMB or Yuen. This makes for a LOT of bills when we exchange it and is hard to keep track of but also kind of fun. No-one accepts American money and it seems not a lot of places except credit cards. The traffic is insane, bikes and motorcycles drive all over the sidewalks, they're not allowed on the street except to cross it, so they are everywhere and parked all over the side streets. There are lots of cars and they honk and get very impatient at pedestrians. We are quite a spectacle and people stare at us all the time. They take pictures of us openly and will even come up in our pictures and want to be in them. They are especially amazed at my sister in law, Becky, they've never ever seen anyone so tall, white and blonde and they just stare at her! She is being a good sport about it though and it's been kind of funny to watch! It is a very big, clean city, with lots of trees and high rise apartment buildings. We got to drive around quite a bit today and saw little streets and alley ways, a school, lots of shops and lots of big tall industrial type buildings. Tomorrow we get to go see the orphanage where Eisley was for at least some of her life, I am anxious to see that and hope to see more of the city and maybe the famous Yangtze River that runs through the city at one point. We are taking lots and lots of pictures so she will always know where she was born and that it is a really nice place, with lots of people, lots of children and sunshine!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>We completed all the final paperwork for her adoption today. As far as </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1319575182_4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">China</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> is concerned, Eisley Jane Lan Chisholm is legally and lawfully ours! YAHOO!!! Next we got to </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1319575182_5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Guangzhou</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> and do more paperwork, visa and consulate appointments and medical stuff for the</span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1319575182_6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">USA</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> and then we can bring her home!</span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div class="msg-body inner undoreset" style="margin-top: 25px; margin-right: 24px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-left: 29px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="msg-body inner undoreset" style="margin-top: 25px; margin-right: 24px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-left: 29px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1