Keep on keeping on!

Having fun at Lagoon! Walking Grandma to the car.

Walking Grandpa to the car.

A work in progress.

A beautiful girl and her Dad. Life does not get better.

For you have need of ENDURANCE, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.

Hebrews 10:36

What a fun week with the girls! We started the week with Hannah going on a field trip with her preschool class. She went to a bird refuge and came back very excited to learn more. She cheerfully sits in the back seat of the van naming the various species of birds that she learned about in school. We then went for a weekend trip to Torrey, Utah so Elainea could finally meet her Grandpa Joe. We went to mass and she held her Grandpa’s hand out to the car. She then ran back and grabbed her Grandmother’s hand. What a sweet girl! I was amazed at her reaction when we arrived home from the trip. This was our first major trip (staying overnight in a hotel) since we got back from China. I think Elainea was a little un-nerved by it all. When we pulled into the driveway you should have seen the elation on her little face. I think she thought she was going through another life transition. If you think about it, she was sheltered in an orphanage until we show up. We take her away from her familiar surroundings, travel extensively and stay in hotel rooms. No wonder she thought something was up. She got out of the car and just started laughing and riding her bike!

We were amazed at the progress they have made on the house. The old stucco is completely gone and they have wrapped the house and are almost done putting up the wire. We can not wait until the project is complete.

We were able to spend the day at Lagoon yesterday. We thought little Miss Elainea would laugh herself sick on the rides. Her reaction was not exactly what we were expecting. She did not cry, but she was totally serious when riding the rides. We actually think she enjoyed a couple of them, but she was all business about it. Hannah was excited to finally go to Lagoon with someone to sit with on the rides. I would take them into the ride and fasten them in and wait at the exit with the rest of the over-protective mothers. Hannah loved the time between being buckled in with her sister and when the ride started. She had Elainea all to herself and she could smother her in kisses without abandon. Many of the mothers noticed her display of deep affection and commented on it to me. Well I guess that Elainea finally felt like she was being mauled and hit Hannah in complete frustration! All the mother’s standing in line were laughing hysterically. As it turns out I went to high school with one of the mothers. I learned that my 20-year class reunion is this September. I do not know about this. Where did the time go? Could it really be 20 years since I graduated from high school? We will see how this story progresses.