The placing agency we used to adopt Lacie from China had their annual picnic last weekend. We attended and enjoyed visiting with other families who traveled with us to get their girls. We spent about two weeks with many of the families and they have become our extended family. What a joy it was to see them, although the group was small. Here are pictures of our day:
After the reunion gathering, we visited one of the families at their home near the picnic. They had a “blanket” swing in the living room – the kids had a blast. Mike, Patricia and Evy – thanks for having us, letting us play and keeping you up till midnight. Also, thank your parents and sister! Here are some pics: 
We have been busy! Paul was sick again last week with a 103 degree fever for about 48 hours. He missed school and I missed work. He just seemed to have a fever/virus – so nothing to give him to make him feel better any sooner. He quit eating and quit taking his bottle while he was sick. But he would want to sit and hold his bottle or sit and stare at it – in a loving way. It was as if he wanted it, but something was holding the bottle back. It actually broke my heart watching him.
Paul is starting to run some AND without falling. He also loves to kick a ball. I think he will be a soccer player later in life. He is a natural at kicking the ball with the inside of his foot. He is adjusting better each day to his school and has not cried at drop off like he did a few weeks ago. His favorite pastime is still playing in our play kitchen – just the perfect size for him. He will stir and stir and stir in the pots and then bring the spoon over to me to have a “taste.” He just giggles with joy when I say, “Ohhhh that is sooooo good!” He is also proud.
We will celebrate his Tol birthday party this weekend, and actually on John and my anniversary - six years. It is long overdue as he is now 15 months old, but he needed time to adjust and settle in before we brought in a crowd of people to watch him open presents.
LACIE IS AMAZING. The things she says and does just makes us smile and often laugh. Recently I asked her if she would be my baby girl forever. I did not want her to grow up. She responded, “But I want to grow up.” I told her that she could do or be whatever she wanted when she grew up. Then I asked her, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” She responded, “Snow White.” Today she responded, a “horse rider.”
One night when we all woke in the middle of the night when Paul was sick, John offered to let her sleep with him. Lacie said she wanted to stay with mommy and Paul. But after about 20 minutes she said, “I want to sleep with a parent.” I told her, “daddy said you could sleep with him.” She responded, “No I want my OTHER parent.” She meant me, but knew that Paul needed me at the time.
John was playing with her one day, and put his foot in front of her bedroom door and she could not open it. She stood in her room crying saying she was stuck in her room. I went to check on her and she was standing in her room looking helpless. I asked her what happened. She began to tell me her story, “daddy was not nice. He locked me in my room. I could not get out. That was not nice daddy.” AND THEN she said, “it was just like Cinderella’s mean step-mother who locked her in her room. Daddy locked me in my room.” Ahhh – I love that she compares herself to the princesses.
I have more to updating to do – so I will probably not wait a week – depending on the events of this week of course.
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