Just before school got out in May, our family took a cruise on Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of Seas. Our kids were ecstatic over their very first cruise, and having their grandparents from Colorado there made it even more fun for them. It was my fifth and Kelly's fourth cruise. It ended too soon with just two ports, Key West and Playa del Carmen. Lindsey and Christopher especially enjoyed their dolphin experience in Xel-Ha, Mexico. Christopher loved wearing a tuxedo for the first time and felt handsome dressing up exactly like his dad. Lindsey spent the entire four-day cruise running around the ship with a group of about eight other teenagers that she met on the ship and made friends with. She stays in touch with some of the kids, through instant messaging, cell phones, and email.
This picture was taken at church a few days ago while Kelly was on his way to the US for work this week. We have some wonderful news to share. We are adopting 7-year-old Yeh Min Yu, who has been in our home off and on the last couple of months. There's a lot that goes into making this official, dealing with US Homeland Security to arrange for her immigration visa, Taiwan courts and Chinese documents, getting a home study done by a licensed, qualified person, applying for a passport. You have no idea. I'll be glad when it's all done, but I couldn't wait to share this bit of joy with everyone. We will name her Hannah to go on her new US birth certificate. She's excited and nervous to go to America with us. She can say more than 100 words in English so far. Some of her favorite things to say are "small dog, butterfly, apple, pig." She says it more like pig-uh. We love her and feel this is one of the reasons we came to Taiwan....
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