Very Happy Thanksgiving!!

We hope that your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! As you can imagine, ours was very special. Seeing things through Jodi's eyes adds so much as she brings such joy. Here are some highlights: Jodi asking me to "please take a shower" after everyone else had their showers and I was still in my grimy morning clothes, Jodi and YeYe playing Cinderella cards on the floor, Nye Nye and Jodi playing in her room and on her bicycle, watching "Polar Express" for the first time and seeing the look of amazement on Jodi's face, Jodi helping Mama cook and then thanking me for making lunch after it was all over, Jodi and Baba acting out a scene from "Beauty and the Beast." As you can see, there are far too many to name and the blessings continue. We had quite a laugh over Jodi's list of things that she is grateful for. Truth be told, she said she was thankful for Tinkerbell and Cinderella. We decided her teachers added "Daddy" and "Mommy" to the placemat when it was sent home so we wouldn't feel too neglected.... Someone at church told us that I was probably Cinderella and that Baba was Tinkerbell! That fits!!

Fun at the Chinese buffet! The Chinese waitress was fascinated with Jodi and asked so many questions about her. She said that her friends in China will sometimes ask if the Americans are nice and take good care of the Chinese children that they adopt. She said that she tells them we are very nice and love the children very much. The waitress teared up when we told her that Jodi had some physical problems and we assured her that Jodi was doing well. Very sweet!

Jodi trying a karate kick!!!

Thanksgiving lunch with family friend Matt,

Nye Nye, YeYe, Baba, and Jodi

Jodi loves her Nye Nye and YeYe who are so good to her!! She loves that she has a family that cares so much for her. What an amazing time! One other thing... Baba and I decided to tackle the huge yard of leaves on Saturday. Jodi wants to help so much that Baba had to go and buy her a rake her size so she could participate. She loves to help in whatever we are doing and is so proud of her accomplishments, squealing, "I did it!!" when she finishes something. (Sorry but she is not available to lend out at this time. We have plenty to tackle at our house right now.) Love and blessings to you all!!!