Baby's First Seattle Mariners Game!

Home from China a little over a Month!

We have been home for over a month now! Wow! Time sure is flying by since we've been home. Sarah and Emily are adjusting very well to the new living arrangements. As you can see in the photos Sarah is one happy baby.

Merry Christmas!!!

Well it's Christmas Day here in Guangzhou, Christmas Eve for you. We just wanted to wish everyone a merry christmas and a Happy New year. By the time you read this we will probably be airborne on our way back to the states. We are are all doing well and very excited about coming home. See you Soon. Keep us in your prayers as we travel.

May God richly Bless and Keep you this Coming Year!
Nathan, Debbie, Emily and Now Sarah

Passports today, Consulate tomarrow!

We are almost done. yesterday we saw Sarah's passport which means that all we need now is to get her Visa. We go to the Consulate on Dec 24th at 10:30 AM. they actually moved our appointment from the afternoon to the 10:30 am spot today, December 23. We've been doing a bit of shoping here and there for little things. We are really really really ready to come home though. We love being here but it's just not the same.
Sarah is showing herself to be a very easy going little girl, with the exception of feeding time. if she see's the bottle while you are making it...she WANT NOW. (my caps added for affect) She loves being in the Carrier going places and she has actually figured out that if she arches her back a little she can make the hood of her coat fall off her head. She is a typical tourist in that she would like to see where she is going and what is around her.
Talk to You Soon...
Nathan, Debbie, Emily and Sarah

A Trip to Remember...to the Zoo

Well yesterday we took a trip to a Local buddhist temple and to the local Safari, a zoo to the rest of us. It was fun; both of the Girls enjoyed seeing all of the wildlife up close and personal. Sarah is coming more and more out of her shell. She now goes freely to either Mommy or Daddy. Emily is adjusting as well to the new addition. She is always offering to help feed Sarah and anything she might think Sarah might need. Debbie got Sarah to walk holding onto her finger yesterday. And of course Emily is right there holding her other hand. Sarah thought that was worth a lot of Giggles.

Today, Monday Dec 22, was a day of rest. We woke up late and just relaxed. It was nice to play and unwind.

The totals are in!!!!

Well it's official. Sarah's height and weight. She measures 77 cm which translates to about 30 inches. And her weight....22 lbs!!!! WOW...no wonder we need extra rest time. today we did the medical exam and took a boat ride across the river. we also met the other three family's in our group. before the boat ride though we stopped by the local fish market...nothing frozen here. octupus trying to climb out of the tank, clam sqirting water at people passing by, and eels trying to keep their heads under water. Sarah started playing with Emily today. her favorite game appears to be...i give to you...you give back. it's cute watching the girls pass toys back and forth.
talk at you Later

Nate, Debbie, Emily and Sarah

Adventure Day

Sarah is coming out of her shell more and more each day and now lets Nathan hold her without crying. Yesterday, Emily had Sarah laughing and giggling. At the moment, Emily and Sarah are playing with small toys and having a good time. This is a big change from the last 4 days when all she wanted was to be carried around, mostly by me (Debbie). We have also witnessed new things about Sarah. A man and boy were waving at Sarah in the hotel and she waved back! She has also blown kisses at us.

Yesterday, Cordelia took us out to shop. First we went to a huge mall full of only jewelry stores. We bought a pearl necklace for Sarah. Our next stop was the electronics mall. We found a 10 mega pixal digital camera ($60 us) for Emily to use and she has taken about 300 pictures already.

The highlight of the day was when Nathan video taped Cordelia translating a "Child's Memory Book" which was kept for Sarah from when she was a 12 day old baby through October 15th of this year. We really appreciate this gift and someday Sarah will appreciate this as well. The Child's Memory Book was made possible because of Half the Sky Foundation which was created to "enrich the lives and enhance the prospects for orphaned children in China..."