"The family that you come from isn't as important as the family you're going to have" ~Ring Lardner
Thursday, August 5, 2010
We are getting close!!!
The entire Gang at Narberth Presbyterian Church
They are so good with them and the girls love
them dearly!
not so much!!
The Thornley Family minus Anna C.
We love this pic!
Alison and me with the Philly Phanatic!
Bella turns 3!
Yummy! Thanks to Patrick!
New York
Phillies Game
Going Away dinner from my wonderful friends!
Maura Genet at Ruby Foo's!
with cousins Jimmy and Lori in NY
See the rainbow behind us??
Margaritaville's in Niagara Falls
Dad and Terry
Princess Li Li
Making Pizza
Bella Boo!
I can't believe that it has been almost a month since I have posted anything! We are moving back to Charleston, SC on Tuesday. We have spent the last month being tourists in Philadelphia. We took the kids on The Philly Duck Boat Tour, went on a horse drawn carriage ride with Alison (our daughter-in-law) and walked many streets that we have not visited before. We are keeping our condo in Center City since George will be working up there every other week...we plan on living in Philly all next summer.
Maura Genet was baptized on July 11th. It was a very special day. My dad and stepmom and Alison and Chris came up to Philly for her baptism. Alison and Chris are Maura Genet's Godparents. George cooked dinner after church and we spent the afternoon hanging out at our condo. It was a short visit with our family but we packed many things into one weekend.
Maura Genet continues to amaze us each and every day. She is speaking in complete sentences and has learned many phrases. It is so funny to hear her say to her sisters, "Hey, stop laughing, that is not funny." She is eating many more things that before she wouldn't touch. SHe listens to us and obeys when we ask her to do something. She is such a big helper and loves to pitch in. We can't believe that this is the little girl who joined our family only 4 months ago. She has opened up to us and has told us stories about her family in Ethiopia. I'm so thankful that she trusts us with all of her precious memories.
Li Li is doing a great job with her Mandarin lessons. SHe has been taking lessons for about 16 months. She has one -on -one lessons 2x a week. The teacher took her to China Town a few weeks ago and Li Li did a great job talking to everyone in Mandarin only. She is so excited about our upcoming trip to China.
About our son, Thomas Baishi....We received our Article 5 today. That means that we are only waiting on TA (travel approval) which we will receive in 2-4 weeks. The girls are flower girls in a wedding on Sept. 18th so we will travel very soon after the wedding. We haven't received any weight/height updates so I have no idea what to bring but hopefully we will get an update soon. Our agency has requested an update. We are taking Li Li's Mandarin teacher with us..as a sitter/translator and guide. I'm so glad that we are able to travel with all the girls.
Bella had her 3rd birthday on July 27th. We had a birthday party for her at The Little Gym in Narberth, PA. She had a GREAT time. We had a very good turnout of 16 kids. We asked that donations be made to Nightlight Christian Adoption for their new Uganda program instead of gifts. It's amazing how much a 3 year old understood the meaning of why we would do this. Li Li has already told us that she wants to send money to her orphanage in China for her birthday.
Right now we are in Niagara Falls with my Dad and Terry. We have been here since Saturday and will leave tomorrow. We have had a great time. WE have gone to Clifton Hills, Niagra on the Lake, Maid of the Mist, MArgaritaville's...and today we are going bowling. Before this trip, we spent two nights in New York. This was Maura's first time and we had a great time visiting Toys R US, The Statue of Liberty, M&M World, Ruby Foos and much more.
We took our house off the market in CHarleston and will be renting it out instead. We think this is a much better decision since we had lowered the price so much. We will be moving to Wadmalaw Island the first week of September. I am super excited. The view from my kitchen is amazing and we will have ample room for all the children.
And last but not least, we will be picking up our yellow lab puppy next Sunday. His named is Oatmeal, named by Li Li and he will be 10 weeks old when we pick him up. :)
I will post more sooner rather than later!
Please pray for safe travels to SC in our minivan with 3 daughters, 3 cats and much luggage!!
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