The sisters are having fun!

Emma & Caitlyn are having lots of fun together these days. Emma takes good care of her little sister. Caitlyn loves being with the big girls and will follow along no matter what is going on. Most days Emma enjoys this..... Caitlyn is now sitting in a booster chair at the table and is starting to feed herself with a spoon.


We continue to have playdates with Ginger and the girls. Caitlyn is always thrilled to see Lily. This month we had a very special playdate as we had a small reunion with Caitlyn's Guiping sisters as Gabby (NaNa) was visiting from Kamloops. We had such a special day. Caitlyn greeted her sisters with squeals of delight and blew kisses to them as they left at the end of the day.



We spent the weekend in Vancouver and took the girls to the Children's Festival. A good time was had by everyone. Emma received CDs for her birthday from Grace. Marnie has now become Emma and Caitlyn's favourite music singer. She was giving a concert at the festival and the girls danced and danced, Caitlyn included.... she can now jump too. Emma and Grace stood in line to get autographs and Emma needed to buy a Mumbu t shirt to match Grace. She has worn this t shirt so much and spilled blueberry gelato all down it and the pressure was on as she said she didnt want to wear it if it had germs on it.... WOW Spray N Wash really is that good.



We had Caitlyn Christened at the beginning of the month. She had a busy couple of months as she seems to have been sick quite a bit... did I mention she had the chicken pox..... well... since the pox she has become quite a little joy. she has settled in amazingly well. It is as if she thought, well you were there when I screamed all night with the pox, so maybe you are here for good. Since then she is napping well over an hour, sometimes close to 2. this was totally unheard of before, max 45 minutes prior to this. she goes down easy, you can tell her no, and wipe her face. She is still a sensitive child, but she is trusting us and you can tell. it is a beautiful thing. It makes my heart ache to think of the children left behind in her orphanage.... they all deserve this feeling, it should be a right, not a priveledge. Myself and a few other adoptive couples have started a society called ASC Adoption Steps to China, to assist and encourage others and we are also wanting to support the orphanages in china to somehow give back. It is so hard to think of the children left behind. When you see how far Caitlyn has come and only now do I feel as though she is letting us see who she really is. She is a little ham, she loves being the centre of attention. and will play up and act silly to please her sister, who erupts into giggles at her sisters antics. It is great. When I think of all that had to happen to make these two sisters, it really humbles you and renews your faith.