4 Months Since Gotcha

Four months ago today a scared little girl was brought to us in a back lobby of the Galactic Peace Hotel in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.  Since that day we have been amazed at how God has worked in her heart and in ours.  He is faithful and His heart is for the orphan.  Adoption is redemption.

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We have been having so much fun.  Here are a few pics.

Really Big Cup.  I ordered a small drink.  After I filled the small cup, I realized they did haven't any small lids.  When I asked if they had any more small lids, they gave me a large cup and lid instead.  Here is the result.

Mac 'n cheese with chopsticks.

Grandma Nai Nai (Jim's mom) came to visit.  This was her first time meeting Caylie.

While she was here we all took up pipe smoking.  Haha!  (Keelan has a fun app on his phone.)

Combing Jie Jie Brittany's hair while waiting for swimming lessons.

This was the day the rains started in Colorado.  There wasn't any lightning, so Keelan, Caylie and Justin went out to play in the puddles.

This isn't my photo.  It was passed all around Facebook, but I thought it was so cool.   Shot taken from an airplane of the rain on parts of Colorado.

Girlfriend loves her Rockies and her ponytails.

Chatting with friends at church.  I think they all have water, but the cup-holding cracks me up.  

Fork in one hand; chopsticks in the other.

Best car sleeper ever.

Shopping at Walmart.  
She has a way better time than I do.

I hope she never loses these glasses. 
 They make me smile.

Big News!

Yep, that's right.  Caylie is going to be an auntie, which means there will also be some uncles and grandparents around here!  :)

We came home from church one Sunday, and Brittany snuck Caylie into the bedroom and put this shirt on her.  We were so surprised and happy!  A sweet new baby is coming in April.  Praising God from Whom all good things come.

More Rockies Fun!

A friend of ours has front row seats at Coors field, and we usually buy a few games from him each season.  This year we've only gone to one front row game, and took Caylie with us.  She had a grand time entertaining the people behind us with her cheering and dancing!  (If I can ever get my videos to load here, I will post the dancing!)

Here she is doing a fake smile and eating her hot dog bun.  Usually the hot dog is eaten first, but not always.  ;)

I took her up to meet Dinger the mascot in the third inning.  She was very excited to see him and gave him a big hug.  He signed her hat, too.  I did not take these pictures, as I forgot to take my phone with me.  Another mom in front of us took these shots.  

A fun night!  :)