No More Blog, So Sad :(

Hi everyone! While I'm back in the states for a few weeks I finally get to post why I haven't posted in quite some time. The government has blocked blogspot (youtube & others) here, and I have yet to find a way around it. Facebook is still working so check us out there if you can. There are lots of pictures & updates there. We hope that everything is great with all of you and thanks for being interested in what we're doing over there!

Fun Last Weekend

Loong Palace

Last weekend we went to a hotel that had an
awesome pool & bowling alley. It was fun
(we think, it's never really restful with little ones)
and a good break from a really busy time right now.



Mr. Sean Patrick

Miss Erin Elizabeth

Miss Ellie Anne

.We went to an arcade at a mall. They were a little
overwhelmed with all the noise, lights and stuff

There's a little smile though..

Ellie and her friend Jasmine

The hardest part about bowling is
waiting your turn, Sean found out

But we still had lots of fun!!

I'll get a actually ministry update on here pretty soon.
In the mean time, I hope that everything is great with all of you!

Erin's Inventor Review

Tony found a cool book about the 100 most famous inventors.
We are on # 4 and tonight had a review.......

Ya know, if all else fails, go with God.

A Year in the Life of Ellie Anne

One day old and now.....

Exactly one year ago, 3.8.08, at 8:38am, our little Ellie Anne was brought into this world........ and what a year this past one has been.

What's she up to now? She is....

• A World Traveler: Back and forth to Ohio 1x and China 3x . First China trip was at 4 weeks, good job sweetie!
• Happiest: outside, especially with the wind in her face. My kind of girl!
  
• Sporting: 6 pearly whites & cruising but still waiting on those first solo-steps.
• Not liking: to sit in her car seat at all! We don't spend much time in cars, so the US is always a big shock.
  
• Saying: "ma ma", "da da", "ba ba" (daddy in Chinese), "go go" (brother in CN), Ayi (our helper), "up", "go", "uh oh", "hi", cookie (repeating Sean), and signs milk, more & all-done. This tri-lingual thing is fun to watch.
  
• Funny! She's already adopted the comic relief role and fulfills it well!
  
• Eating: eating, eating! Her favorite foods right now are rice mixed with hard boiled eggs & seasonings and green grapes.
• Such a delight! Her smile & giggle light up the room and we are all completely in love with our precious Ellie Anne.
  

To celebrate we had a panda-stravaganza weekend! We hit the Beijing zoo on Saturday to see the cute & cuddly natives and then a panda party on Sunday. It was a lot of fun. Happy Birthday sweetheart!!

"chir-balla" -
the mis-spelled but technical term for,
"stick a fork in me, I'm done."

"Thanks for the great birthday family!"

We're Back.....

Safe & Sound!