Pass the catch-up

Time to catch up on what's been going on for us lately.....


First and foremost, we want to let Natalie know how proud we are of her that she is now officially a sponsor of a "Baby Sister" in China. For Natalie's 8th birthday, she requested donations for Half the Sky Foundation in lieu of gifts. We send in her donation money along with a request that Natalie be able to sponsor a child for one year, with a special request that the child be from Natalie's orphanage in Jiujiang, Jiangxi. We are honored that a baby has been chosen for Natalie. The baby is currently 9 months old and she is in the Baby Sisters Infant Nurture program sponsored by Half the Sky. They have done so many good things in the past 10 years for these children, it is amazing and we're very proud to be associated with them and even more proud of Natalie for wanting to make a direct difference in a baby's life. We'll get quarterly updates and our greatest wish is that we'll hear that she was adopted into a loving family.

Mandarin Class

The girls are now attending Chinese language classes one afternoon each week. There are two age groups.....the bigger girls are learning to write and the little girls are working on numbers, colors, and fruits. These children are SO smart and language is so much easier for them to learn at this age. My brain is like concrete....

Pimped my ride....

In other breaking news......I got a new car.....I dearly LOVE my new Santa Fe!!!!! Woohoo!

The following pictures are just simple sweetness.....

Thanks for checking in.....I'll make my typical pronouncement of "I'll do better".....and I will try!