Category Archives: Ella Grace’s Adoption
Shopping and Sightseeing and Prayer Requests
Hi, All! Four more days until we begin our long travel back HOME! Please continue to pray for safe travel. I am really asking for God’s favor on our long trip home, especially on the 15 hour flight from Hong Kong to Chicago. Also, please pray for healing for my ankle, it is better, but …
Around Guangzhou
We are in our second day at Guangzhou. Ella Grace continues to do great. She is so easy. She sleeps well, she loves to take a bath, she’s potty trained, and she eats whatever we put in front of her. After being with 30 other families who all have 9 to 10 month old babies, …
Guangzhou
Chinese friends we met at the airport on the way to Guangzhou. The little boy seemed to be better at English than all of them, but they all wanted to try out a few words. They were looking at pictures of our family and some of then were captioned in CHinese, so they were fun …
In Guangzhou-August…whatever it is!
I think it’s Saturday. We just flew in from Haikou and boy are my arms tired. Seriously, Ella Grace won’t let me put her down! She will walk (thank you, Lord!) but she’s too slow for airport walking! And if you don’t hustle around here oiout on the street-well, you just better hustle. We are …
Leaving Ella Grace's First Home
It is bittersweet to leave, knowing that these are the people and place she has known all her life and that we will probably never be here again. Yet she has so much to look forward to that we are one step closer to giving to her. We have had priceless experiences here on this …
Warming up to Daddy
Robin is still the only one who can hold her but we are having some breakthroughs on the daddy front. That’s some good sugar!
Haikou City Social Welfare
Today Frank visited the orphanage where Ella Grace spent the first 2 1/2 years of her life. Robin and EG stayed at the hotel since we were afraid it might upset her to see the nannies and her friends. It was an amazing experience. When I arrived they presented us with gifts (nice ones too) …
Around Town with Ella Grace
Going for a ride on Mommy. We tried a baby carrier to make life a little easier on Mommy but EG would have none of it. First ever happy meal.
Haikou City Open Air Market—August 26, Thursday
It is our assumption that this is the first time she has seen a puppy. She almost forgot herself and laughed!