one more for the night.. this makes for sweet dreams with tears of joy

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This is my friend Kathleen's daughter. Her post title: no words necessary

Tears of joy flowing..... so happy for Kathleen and family.

I will finally meet Kath on Saturday... She held my hand during this adoption. Kathleen knows all the answers. If she doesnt, she will get them for me.

Her last call from the States was to me on Wednesday about noon... "DID U GET IT??"

And yes, we had just gotten our TA.. her response just fills my heart with joy... for someone to love so much and have never have met..... I tell you this journey of adoption is incredible.

Our Gracious Father, Abba Father...

I do hope this photo copies.. because i really need to get back to bed.

We are going to a buddha temple and museum. I have been warned by shelley that they will ask if i want a blessing for little andi.....if so they want u to bow to buddha....NO WAY...

My daughter is blessed by the MOst High.....enough said...

But I do get to warn my boys and talk about it before we get there.. thanks shelley for the heads up..

btw, we leave at 9:30... dont they know my family sleeps in to 8am and we like to eat, eat, and eat at breakfast.. hard to make 9:30 for us.. baby in tow, too.... oh, this bottle thing is for the birds. breast feeding, i never left the bottle on the table!! i was always prepared. i guess a way God just humbled me yet again...

An angel sleeping

Will leave you tonight with our angel.. sleeps thru the night. 8pm til 8am..
she will take over 2 hour nap if we let her... but we have had appt and places to go.
You people that know how i do my babies, know that probably is killing me not to have her on her schedule...

Well, i am good with it. We are in China.. this to will pass. we are trying to soak it all in....exhausted and all.... but we are enjoying being here...

Andi's visa photo day

Yes, that is barbie.. the barbie from the white swan.. will tell the story later..

actually, i wrote a long story and it disappeared.. I need to go back to bed...

but the story is sooo coool.... u gotta hear it.

Give away!!

Do I have to do a give away to get you guys to post??

You bloggers know what a give away is!!!! you might even could put in a request from china for the gift!!


Get to posting...

Right now, I think sweet Ann Brown is winning...

So do you want pearls, jade, silk, squeaky shoes???

how to get china grandma and grandpa upset?

Three tree-climbing GODWIN BOYS.. the grandma and grandpa came running to me. with all the language --cantonese and body language--that they could get out in 3 seconds.. "boys will fall, boys will fall, get hurt, hurt, get them down, get them down" I understood exactly what they were saying.

My boys "we werent high Mom"... well, in china climb low like chinese children would!!

The park was so much fun. The locals started gathering around me trying to communicate. I think I communicated better with them than I do with my husband!!
Grandpa was so happy and proud acting that i had 4 boys!!!!! and a girl!!! that makes 5!!

We even gave each other high 5....

The intrigue they had of my family was amazing... fun to exchange with them.. i finally pulled out photos on my iphone.....they thought andy was so good looking especially the women....and andrew-they loved how big and handsome he was.. fun time..

andi liked it too. i told one of the mom's, i thought andi was called yaya. so the mom spoke to andi and andi responded.. the mom told her to go down the big slide!! which andi did.
she really seems to enjoy the playground and climbing... tomboy on our hands? looks like it.
no fear of climbing and sliding.. almost got her to laugh doing it..

The layers are coming off everyday... her personality.. it feels like she has always been with us. she is just one of us...... period......

some believe there is a God (well, our God) by looking at creation and its design... that "wins" them over logically.. but i am telling you.... the stories that are interwoven here in adoption are clear evidence there is our all knowing, all creating, all loving, all good, all gracious, King of Kings...... creation is nothing to this!! this is big.....

So cool, that our story, godwins, is in God's story...

chinese playing cards and that hackey around thing

Boys want one of those bouncey/hackey around things.. cant spell..

boys love shopping with andi

The boys are doing things they have never done before with a happy and joyful heart---SHOP...
well, i take that back, steven loves to shop but only for him..

here's the deal

my vpn has been dropping while i wait to upload photos...i mean right at the very end when the photos are going to be published (long wait). so if my vpn goes down, the post wont go thru.
china blocks blogspot and other social networking websites...
bear with me..
but if you want those photos --- you need to comment more... give me treats to get me to perform more...
it is 2 am and i am up doing this!! so i need extra treats...
even you people out there lurking. i was a lurker... break thru and post!! it really helps.
the boys enjoy hearing from you---Z's!!!! hint, hint... and they want to know where Will is?? why posting from sam and not will.....

she got 'em wrapped around her finger, dad and bub u just wait, u r next!!

Playroom and park outside Lucy's

In wonder of Andi's beauty inside and out:) my boys, too!!!!

Beautiful

Some more photos from Monday..

She is precious.

The boys are wonderful with her. They have been sooo helpful...

She scratches the sheets when settling in for a nap.

Going to play soccer in the park with some boys from the group..

back to civil affairs

When the little boy in the doorway, Jack, walked by Andi spoke her first words. We have no idea what she said. But we all stopped in our tracks to hear her say her first words.

We have been nonstop.. I mean nonstop....having to go back to the civil affair's office for 2 interviews, passport photo, and shopping at Chinese Wal-mart!!


OMGoodness--what an experience shopping..

breakfast monday morning

Boys were so excited to eat bacon. I think this bowl was empty when we left--hehe..

early am thoughts/middle of night

"Sing to God, sing praise to his name,
extol him who rides on the clouds, his name is the Lord, rejoice before him.
A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows,
is God in his holy dwelling.
God sets the lonely in families..." - Psalm 68:4-6