Inside my pantry doorway, I pencil in the height of the kids as they grow. Christopher has grown an inch in four months. That will be three inches in a year! Today he's going on a field trip to the PAC (Performing Arts Center) with several other elementary school fifth graders to see a presentation by the middle school of the many options he'll have for electives next year in middle school. Will it be band, orchestra, art, athletics, choir or something else that he picks? My boy is getting big! I advised him to consider all the different options that are presented today and to pray about it and see if he can come up with an answer. This is a good opportunity to teach him about the many choices and routes he can go and will be able to choose from for his future. While Christopher begins his middle school year in the fall, his sister will be winding down with high school as a senior. It will be an exciting year for them. I wonder how tall he'll be by then.
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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My kids have been growing like weeds, too. All their long-sleeved shirts are creeping up their wrists. Can't we just slow down time a little??
Personally, I think he should pick choir!
just my penny, penny!