another day in the life...

Over the weekend, we attended an AGCI gathering at the childrens museum in GR. A family that we traveled with was able to come from Cleveland to attend. It was so good to see them. Yikealo and Zipporah were relinquished by their birth moms around the same time - last March. (I cannot even begin to imagine what Z's birth mom is feeling right now and often wonder how far her disease has progressed. It has been a year since she made the decision to give her child a better life) Anyway, Z knew right away who Yikealo was and really just acted like she had just seen him yesterday. They did end up playing a little and he really got Z laughing her glorious laugh that we all love. Hopefully we will be able to see them again soon.

Happy Valentine's Day

We celebrated Zipporah's 3rd birthday with family last night and then she was baptized today. She is completely worn out. She finally understands the gift thing and of course, chocolate cake!

Christmas 2009

So, Zipporah was not so impressed with our American Christmas. She really couldn't have cared less about the presents. We asked her if she wanted to see what was in the present and she said "no thank you". I guess she is not as Americanized as we thought - that's ok though.

SNOW

Zipporah's first experience with snow was memorable. She just kept saying "it's cold". But of course, then I couldn't get her to come inside!

Pumpkin love

We carved pumpkins last night and Zipporah had the best time. She just screamed with delight! Oh the simple pleasures in life.

September 29, 2009

I can't believe that September is almost over. Zipporah has been here almost 3 months but it seems like a lot longer. School is in full swing for Reese and Kendall but it doesn't seem to faze Z much. She gets to play with her cousin Zeke every day as my sister and I swap out daycare to save money. Her English is improving every day and she amazes me with the things she says and understands. Her hair is growing like crazy too and she has soft curls that are going to be the envy of all.

the 2's

well, Zipporah is in the full force 2's! She is into everything, especially if it involves water. Sometimes it is the dog's water - dipping towels in and dragging them across the floor.... or of course the toilet - the barbies love to swim, and drinking out of it with a spoon works well too. Seeing that her favorite word is yucky, you would think that toilet water would be just that.
But, she is still singing "I have decided to follow Jesus" and her new favorite, "Hey, Jesus loves me!"
2 weeks ago we attended the AGCI picnic and she had a riot. She actually recognized a little girl,Meselech, from Hannah's Hope that left 2 weeks after she did. She had the most puzzled look on her face, like "what are you doing here?" It is always great to see all the happy kids that AGCI has helped bring home!