Out door fun

Wren especially, LOVES being outside!!  Iley likes it too unless the dogs are out.  She SHREIKS when she sees them!  Which of course makes them curious so they come closer, and jump up on our legs to sniff this strange banshee...which raises the pitch of the out cry, while she tries to sit on your head.  You'd think they were huge monstrous beasts instead of a the little runt dogs they are!   Wren loves to climb and slide and play in the dirt sand box (we are going to have to get new sand!)  We also need to get another Big trycycle, as they both want to ride of course.  or maybe we should just get bikes?? 

 Smug Gramps

 She acts like she knows how to play this and even turns the pages of the music!  They must have had concerts or programs of some kind at the orphanage....or watched it on TV??

13th Birthday!

Harrison turned 13 the day after we got home from China.  I had ordered a cake to be made for him before we left, knowing that I wouldn't be up to making one when I got home. Becoming a teenager deserves some celebration,and we didn't want to forget his special day in all the Homecoming frenzy.  He loved his cake, and hopefully felt special, cause we sure love this boy!  He's such a great kid, and awesome big brother and cousin.

 Angry Bird cake, made by Lorene Garber :)

The girls had so much fun playing with their cousins

 new slingshot.... he looks kind of like the angry birds..

I spy..... a small smurf.....

First Days Home

The girls are settling in and seem to LOVE the 8 adults to 2 children ratio!  They think....with Grandma and Grandpa living in the backyard.... they have their own personal slaves.  Troy and I are doing all the "dirty" work, like bathing, feeding, dressing, potty duty, discipline, bedtime etc. but everyone else are at the princesses beck and call.  I'm not sure this is a healthy long term arrangement......?????  But other than Grandpa and Grandma...everyone else is the "regular" crew.  So what to do???  Surely the new will wear off and the brothers will tell them to go away?  Right now you'd think we had two new babies in the house.

girls like trucks too I guess

 and their own personal jungle gyms......big brothers

jet lag :(

Finally Home

We just wanted to let everyone know that we made it safely home. There was an amazing welcoming committee awaiting our arrival in Hays....including a wonderful surprise of Derek, Jennifer, Addy, Avery and Anya Fisher.  Anya has been faithfully praying for the girls for a long time, and it was such a joy to see her be at the airport when we arrived.  Leann Wolf was there with Carina and Carma to document the event with pictures, so I will attach some of those.  Praise God for all of His protection and may He give us the strength and the courage to guide these dear young souls for Him!  Thanks to all for their continued prayers on our behalf, we certainly felt them. Judy will post a much more interesting post sometime tomorrow or Monday.  Love to all!!

Odds and ends

Feeding Fish.

 Eating Mexican Food in China.  It tasted amazing;)

 The scene of the infamous pants wetting.......and we left the puddle:(

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 At the American Consulate!  It felt good to be on American soil for a few minutes!  The ONLY office with toys and stuff for the kids!  The Ch*nese people are very NO nonsense:(  This was the most peaceful paperwork appointment of the trip!......oh..and NO squatty potties!!!!  YAY!!!

 Our Group from GWCA minus one Dad, and two kids.  They were swimming, and we couldn't talk them into trading that for a picture???? 

More Island pics

I have to post a few at a time before the Ch)*na internet police kick me off.  The girls loved their umbrellas! Some of the pictures were in Jenny's, the squeaky shoe store.  Iley LOVES her squeaky shoes!  They make her so happy:)  She is just like a little shiny black cricket bug!  Jumping & squeaking, but much cuter.  Wren loves to pose for pictures and is such a beauty!  It was HOT HOT HOT both days while we were at the beautiful island:(  I was hoping to get more pictures of the girls here, but we ran out of time, and they never had patience.......so not such a good photo shoot:(

 Little monkey/racoon fingers...messing, and fiddling with stuff.

 

This is Iley's idea of a good pose.  She is SILLY!

swimming and Sh*imian Isl*nd