Disco Anyone?

Lillie took her glittery headband, some sunglasses and lip gloss....and this was the conclusion! Makes you want to get a perm and wear a Members Only jacket, doesn't it?

Mulan? Geisha?

The other day I left the room and returned to a cloud of baby powder! We keep it around the house to help with her prosthetic, but she thinks it is fun to play with all the time. Well she had it on her legs and arms...but the funniest was her face! It was completely white! I tried to talk to her about making good choices, but it was hard not to just laugh.

What Big Feet You Have!

An Earthquake in China

MMonday, there was an earthquake in southwest China that measured 7.8 on the Richter scale. The area around Chengdu in the Sichuan Province was the hardest hit, with thousands of lives lost. The area where Lillie is from, Fuling, is around 200+ miles from there. As you can imagine, there are a number of waiting parents who are terrified for their children and awaiting news. Reports from Fuling are that the new orphanage has sustained some structural damage, but that all children are safe. There have been hundreds of aftershocks, one reported to be as strong as 6.0. Relief workers have arrived in the epicenter, Wenchuan, and are still checking on Social Welfare Instututes in that area. Please keep these children, their homeland, waiting parents, releif workers, etc. in your prayers. There are organizations that will be taking donations to help with emergency relief in the area, including Love Without Boundaries (LWB) and Our Chinese Daughters Foundation (OCDF).

Time with the Wilsons!

About a month ago Janice, Claire and Ellie came for a visit. The above pictures are from dinner at Aunt Anna's house. Adam's family also came, so it was great fun having everyone together!
The below pictures are from Church that Sunday. We went to Twin Pines to participate in the service. Tracy Parker, the student associate there, was on our trip to Swaziland, so the entire service focused on our trip. It was wonderful to get to share the experience again...and to spend more time with Janice and the girls.

The Arboretum

After we were rained out at the Kitefest, we went to meet Lane and Denise at the Arboretum. It was a chance to spend a little more time together before Denise, Barry and Lane left to go back to DC. Lillie and Lane had a great time!

Kitefest

Lillie and I went to Kitefest the weekend of her birthday. We saw kites and dancers and other local FCC families...but Lillies favorite part of the day was the corn! She had two peices and at it ALL! I am so thankful for these opportunities that we have together... what a great memory!