tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56044498372835040172024-03-05T19:08:55.067-06:00FOREVER FAMILYMixing biology and adoption to create our forever family.love3bughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12997270244437799978noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604449837283504017.post-30464511663609701362011-03-12T21:38:00.005-06:002011-03-12T22:03:54.127-06:00Forever Family 1st AnniversaryOur Forever Family Anniversary was today March 12th. Naveia Hsiao-Yu and Kai Yi-Hsu will have been with us a year. It has gone by quickly. I have put together a movie of our time in Taiwan. <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dBpXNp6hXsM?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Thank you for all your support throughout our adoption journey. This will be my last post.love3bughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12997270244437799978noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604449837283504017.post-14445603059336519192011-02-05T14:12:00.011-06:002011-02-05T14:56:22.539-06:00Year of the Rabbit<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fDRXx6KHT8lpz0E0H4PxYasE2cRPkJJ_ykMXlAA7c6Zfr8AcQ1S5UgjfKLybkk4DZHDWZqDQHTDebyUN8qpUkzQsncu-_Kg0cxDe9q53mohM3EWHWU50HN07xOs_F5_MCeLawLnDgJ0d/s1600/IMG_0687.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fDRXx6KHT8lpz0E0H4PxYasE2cRPkJJ_ykMXlAA7c6Zfr8AcQ1S5UgjfKLybkk4DZHDWZqDQHTDebyUN8qpUkzQsncu-_Kg0cxDe9q53mohM3EWHWU50HN07xOs_F5_MCeLawLnDgJ0d/s320/IMG_0687.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570309354568131874" /></a>
Our wise SNAKE.
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Our enthusiastic MONKEY.
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Our adventurous ROOSTER
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Our helpful PIG
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Blizzard of 2011. The kids now have some cool tunnels going through this mound of snow.love3bughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12997270244437799978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604449837283504017.post-69133302498087703842010-12-07T13:38:00.003-06:002010-12-07T13:40:17.277-06:00Merry Christmas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZnGXFefXPJQzuqycJbYePYgnK5Xa3AWNThpzaFr7_c1vptKlJ1qE3YBEVSRYz7vSuD9OCyRtrWzHW6PzjduSkgg6JE63EHfJ5Vpbv321dr1DvZdXcMiMkFjjfBK4pfBy1quWc_rAjNYN/s1600/Naveia+with+Santa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZnGXFefXPJQzuqycJbYePYgnK5Xa3AWNThpzaFr7_c1vptKlJ1qE3YBEVSRYz7vSuD9OCyRtrWzHW6PzjduSkgg6JE63EHfJ5Vpbv321dr1DvZdXcMiMkFjjfBK4pfBy1quWc_rAjNYN/s320/Naveia+with+Santa.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548027250205635122" /></a>
With each new season and holiday brings with it new words and first experiences. For example Naveia has always asked if she can pet any animal she sees in a book. So when she saw a ornament of Santa petting a reindeer she said “why can Santa pet a reindeer and not us?” I realized at that point she doesn’t even know that the reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh. That night we read The Night Before Christmas and she experienced the special connection Santa has with his reindeer.love3bughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12997270244437799978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604449837283504017.post-11366392717177308802010-11-25T23:36:00.006-06:002010-11-25T23:55:22.674-06:00Thanksgiving for FamilyI entered my pictures backwards so go to the bottom of this post and look up.
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They all helped cut it down and we went straight home for some hot cocoa. Kai was crying and having a fit over being cold and walking so long. I don't think he is going to be our outdoorsman.
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We went Christmas tree hunting. Another first for the little ones. It was so cold today like 30'.
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They loved it and for a week it was the first thing they did when they got off the bus.
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The little ones first leaf pile to jump into.love3bughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12997270244437799978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604449837283504017.post-62413414675982773692010-10-31T13:10:00.008-05:002010-12-14T21:07:59.686-06:00Our 1st FF HalloweenBreakthrough! We have four kids and try to take them one/one when possible. It was Naveia's turn yesterday for grocery shopping. Then trick-or-treating with dad and little brother. Later that night she said "I am so happy to be here". This was very encouraging to us and melted our hearts. She has always seemed very happy to be a part of our family but has never expressed it through words.
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We took a family trip to the zoo.
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I met with teachers for the yearly p/t conference. Naveia's teacher just loves my child. She gave her and E (excellent) for conduct (behavior). That made me very happy because she does not receive and E at home, or in dance class, so I was a bit surprised. She has turned her behavior a full circle since coming home but there are still issues that we see daily. Also I guess she is the "popular" girl in kindergarten. All the kids want to be her friend and play with her but she also tells them when to back up and give her some space. Oh yeah, her academics are right on target if not advanced, but honestly we already knew that. She is so amazing from where she has come from.
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The siblings have all grown to have your typical brother/sister, love/hate relationships. It finally feels that we have a balance and a new normal has set in around our home. They are both doing great with school, language, friends, and family. Their attachments are growing stronger every day. Kai still prefers mommy and Naveia still has her moments when she plays the reject mommy and see if she will stick around game. We just keep loving them and standing firm. This is our forever family through the good and the bad.
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September is the month of the tooth around here. First Zane finally lost his 1st tooth and then 2nd tooth two days later.
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The next week Naveia lost her 1st tooth.
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Then finally this week Kai had his dental surgery. He had nine stainless steel crowns put in. He is not a happy at all with what the doctors put in his mouth. It is hard to explain to him that they are making it better when it does not feel better.
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Naveia first day of kindergarten.
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I don't know what has happened to my background image. I am trying to get it fixed.love3bughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12997270244437799978noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604449837283504017.post-6428510278159310772010-08-10T07:12:00.001-05:002010-08-10T07:34:32.703-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiPhYB4l_SzbwsuwRtE23wp-yrAm3qPN2rbypL-c2l6iWbpZPxSm3Bun2kkLClNxW518UEhkPAUVLMw3VuedE5wt0yon-8704oRel3e2BGVwahTOPoiRQl_XNvzvhOMdiVrXzBlMXZkBA/s1600/SDC10138.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiPhYB4l_SzbwsuwRtE23wp-yrAm3qPN2rbypL-c2l6iWbpZPxSm3Bun2kkLClNxW518UEhkPAUVLMw3VuedE5wt0yon-8704oRel3e2BGVwahTOPoiRQl_XNvzvhOMdiVrXzBlMXZkBA/s320/SDC10138.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503757586725843570" /></a>
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They loved the fireworks. They were so excited to do another, another, and another. I love seeing them experience things for the 1st time.
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We made strawberry and blueberries with whipped cream on top. YUM YUM. Except for Kai he does not like fruit all that much.
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PROUD TO BE AMERICAN CITIZENSlove3bughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12997270244437799978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604449837283504017.post-77813997222023148082010-06-30T07:00:00.003-05:002010-07-01T08:19:10.165-05:00Sum, Sum, Summer Time<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6lECEK_wA7gfsN1tQYQ0MiPmuYu8e7la6wKnofN6JRBJTVxc8FBF9imvoCIe2LxFF-MzX3P73Bu3dSg_kUC69HlWk7wwC0zM6h-4eX19q91Yx98-m_HgVeaNa3rPYUqC7gb_boK3c6bf/s1600/PICT4104.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6lECEK_wA7gfsN1tQYQ0MiPmuYu8e7la6wKnofN6JRBJTVxc8FBF9imvoCIe2LxFF-MzX3P73Bu3dSg_kUC69HlWk7wwC0zM6h-4eX19q91Yx98-m_HgVeaNa3rPYUqC7gb_boK3c6bf/s320/PICT4104.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488926704336177058" /></a>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpePKhiagx09gjpr79GZKzgK17s8A_F5ls45xXI2b3roO1ed0fyYPM09yncSa5qQ4osvDdmO6fuLZ8EEDw0BWnvCvG-tr-MYrtDJKkBjEBmOx0xRLmaIxMdlIkoIedEL_8TuLiiiL31Pe/s1600/PICT4296.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpePKhiagx09gjpr79GZKzgK17s8A_F5ls45xXI2b3roO1ed0fyYPM09yncSa5qQ4osvDdmO6fuLZ8EEDw0BWnvCvG-tr-MYrtDJKkBjEBmOx0xRLmaIxMdlIkoIedEL_8TuLiiiL31Pe/s320/PICT4296.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488540078870080306" /></a>love3bughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12997270244437799978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604449837283504017.post-56539511511020983632010-06-02T23:33:00.002-05:002010-06-03T00:02:57.083-05:00Dance Recital<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCc-XReV_D5__Vh2tjT1YO3Dlk46zRROELlcOlmgi2yzVQG7RTV3k10M3gYMWPp9xG2ieym1PVsbnv_YY3ccDo9ZR5Ht6efFpm8jqwCTpzHmP2JB8aHRmUE5bEnSZYTw1jXboF_-gL0Z_/s1600/PICT4062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCc-XReV_D5__Vh2tjT1YO3Dlk46zRROELlcOlmgi2yzVQG7RTV3k10M3gYMWPp9xG2ieym1PVsbnv_YY3ccDo9ZR5Ht6efFpm8jqwCTpzHmP2JB8aHRmUE5bEnSZYTw1jXboF_-gL0Z_/s400/PICT4062.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478406990843720690" /></a>
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Kai loves helping me fold the laundry. He does an excellent job too. If the washrag is not perfect he starts over and gets it just right.
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Kai loves his sister's stuff; hair things, dress-up, ballet shoes you get the idea. Naveia just has a fit over that fact that I actually let him wear girl things.
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This picture was taken with my friends camera. I just love the natural color and quality of it. I am wishing for a new camera in the next year.
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This was our last day in Taiwan. Here he is in our hotel lobby holding his visa. He has changed so much in just two short months. He no longer drinks a bottle, no diapers, no more spitting out food, and he knows when we mean no. He still thinks he is 10 years old and can do everything on his own. That is just because he is so clever and smart. Mommy is still his favorite but he likes playing daddy's games too.
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He is our surprise blessing and I am so thankful God gave us our little guy Kai.love3bughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12997270244437799978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604449837283504017.post-56753869029442217542010-05-09T15:54:00.002-05:002010-05-09T16:00:49.117-05:00Mother's Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnaLmLhnxICqc6w_co6i5yzNIFdtis69edgpMBXfUMRua9EdQ2PgNTVGERl4c3vB1XySKvp8tBxfn5y21_ME_Ns6O41astTY3utUbElv4qTZSI9PLFXtFPYzYNB6Lq5Z_ZjDaNS56Sqk7/s1600/PICT4004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnaLmLhnxICqc6w_co6i5yzNIFdtis69edgpMBXfUMRua9EdQ2PgNTVGERl4c3vB1XySKvp8tBxfn5y21_ME_Ns6O41astTY3utUbElv4qTZSI9PLFXtFPYzYNB6Lq5Z_ZjDaNS56Sqk7/s400/PICT4004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469376784958073490" /></a>
I finally made it into a picture with all of my kids, even my furry one. They all gave me a wonderful mothers day. It was full of lovely homemade gifts and flower planted for me by my husband. He also had lunch all ready for us when we arrived home from church. We are getting ready to go hiking this afternoon. The weather is so nice and it is suppose to rain the next few days. Happy Mothers Day to all you mothers out there reading my blog. Wishing you as great of one as I am having.love3bughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12997270244437799978noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604449837283504017.post-6877639188812161552010-05-05T08:55:00.014-05:002010-05-06T20:59:03.048-05:00Happy Birthday Naveia!My little girl's 1st birthday with us and she is already FIVE years old.
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We have a tradition of celebrating the birthday the moment you wake. So we always give them a special treat for breakfast. I added fruit to the cake to add a little Taiwan culture. I found out that Naveia does not like cake, just like her older sister. However she did enjoy the fruit and icing.
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Zarra is so thoughtful, she spent the extra time to add some art and special words of love to the card she got Naveia. Zarra and I went shopping Monday night. She helped me buy the party goods and searched and searched for the perfect gift she wanted to buy her. It ended up being a life size princess puzzle. Naveia loves doing puzzles and I love them too, it keeps her focused and quiet for a little while.
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Snow White is her favorite book since we have been home. We literally read it everyday. She has picked up some English from doing this, such as; bunny, bird, deer, chipmunk, beautiful, have a bite, apple, and stinky. When we are out in public people now ask me if they spoke English in Taiwan. I say no this what she has learned in the last 7 weeks. They are impressed.
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It was a fun day. She was full of smiles the whole day, I think she even went to sleep with a smile on her face. She loves being the center of attention, so a whole day dedicated around her was just what she needed. When I was laying her down to sleep she told me that she had never had a party before. You could just sense this party deepened her connection to our family. She realized that she means so much to us and will be with us forever. It was a special day to remember.
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love3bughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12997270244437799978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604449837283504017.post-16408363467649984032010-04-20T21:47:00.006-05:002010-04-20T22:04:06.717-05:00Happy Birthday ZARRAWow! Zarra is 9 years old.
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She is a great big sister. She loves her baby brother.
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Ice cream sundae is her favorite birthday treat, no cake for this girl.
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One of her favorite things to do is hiking through the woods.
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We a nice dinner a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">LongHorn</span> Steakhouse. The table next to us even complemented on how well four children behaved in a restaurant. They about flipped when we told them we just brought them back from Taiwan.
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After an hour of Kai screaming and crying about being in a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">car seat</span>. They all fell fast asleep.
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<div>It has been a long journey but we have finally made it home. The flights home with the kids went better than we expected. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Naveia</span> had a meltdown in Taiwan because we had to leave Hello Kitty play area. I am sure that she felt <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">anxious</span> about leaving and that is what really set her off. I asked a nice man to speak to her. He explained what we were about to do and told us he would be <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">available</span> any time through the flight. If you are adopting an older child never be <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">afraid</span> to ask <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">strangers</span> in Taiwan to talk to your children for you. We used this method quite often. Most of the time the people were always surprised that she spoke <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Mandarin</span> and not English. John and I did not sleep much of flight but the kids slept through the night. We left Taiwan on Thursday at 7pm and because of the time change landed in LAX on Thursday at 4 pm. We had a 20 hour layover in LA so we stayed the night in a hotel. A shuttle bus took us to the wrong Embassy Suite and we had to wait almost an hour for another shuttle bus to take us to the correct hotel. John and I were exhausted so we ordered delivery and chose not to take the kids swimming like we had planned. We all got a very good nights rest in our 3rd hotel.</div></div></div></div></div>love3bughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12997270244437799978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604449837283504017.post-8968009902506604192010-03-17T16:33:00.004-05:002010-03-17T19:53:20.140-05:00Cathwel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmMIMv_P7Qg2yuNUVhoNkGTlP4PVxpwfuo2eVLMUH-K8evgRRzoJWCN9piq3w_rRHmZKYDTkvrjQNs8-wEfWu-LeW9_v80Hh01QkE36EF_5_-ReeJ13r54LvFKsfjoREGK_lqDxSvOah0/s1600-h/PICT3243.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449769967844162962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmMIMv_P7Qg2yuNUVhoNkGTlP4PVxpwfuo2eVLMUH-K8evgRRzoJWCN9piq3w_rRHmZKYDTkvrjQNs8-wEfWu-LeW9_v80Hh01QkE36EF_5_-ReeJ13r54LvFKsfjoREGK_lqDxSvOah0/s320/PICT3243.JPG" border="0" /></a>
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<div>Wednesday, our sixth day with the kids. This <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">morning</span> I was hoping that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Naveia</span> would be in a better mood than last night but she was a little on the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">grouchy</span> side. We were play with the toys and Kai made her mad about something So she hit him very hard in the face. That one earned her, her first time out sitting in a corner. It went over well, she actually stayed there the whole time. When it was over she let John comfort her and did not push him away. Today we took the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">MRT</span> system to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">AIT</span> to pick up the finished visas. Then we walked awhile over to Din <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Tai</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Fung</span> for famous dumplings. It was packed so we moved on to the ice monster but it was closed. We ended up eating Chinese fried rice, sesame buns, and seafood dumplings. Then we headed back to the hotel for a quick nap. Next we were going to visit <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Cathwel</span>. They are the Taiwan agency that we adopted through. They have a nice orphanage called Jonah house. Two days before we left for Taiwan I felt lead to do something for the waiting children while I was in Taiwan. It came to me to share my talent of dance with them. The dance studio where I teach donated 15 pairs of tap shoes. So today I got to go there and dance with the children. They all had a blast and it was better than I could have imagined. There were lots of smiling and laughing. I was able to see some of my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Internet</span> friends kids and take picture of them for there parents. I also got to talk with Penny. She said they looked for a family for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Naveia</span> for a long time and were so happy when we accepted her referral. Next we traveled by taxi, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">mrt</span>, and walking to meet another adoptive family. They just got her today to pick up their baby girl in the morning. They also have a two year old boy and five year old girl, like us. There daughter is from China. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Naveia</span> thought she could speak Chinese and kept <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">trying</span>. The other little girl wanted <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Naveia</span> to be able to speak English. It was a learning <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">experience</span> for both. In the end they got to share ice cream dessert together and gave hugs goodbye. It was so cute. It was a busy but good day. </div></div></div></div></div>love3bughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12997270244437799978noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604449837283504017.post-58381906331299312872010-03-16T16:18:00.003-05:002010-03-17T19:34:26.238-05:00AIT Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj022W5z9h-UJ6uCkKvZ1Jo-_vAq_U0haFqRtRtUInZ3cyFP135sx-SccoJGZwwG37Jg0waHUGfrKzqFQZ6TZLF6aGXAdYAcoDC8nkHGvlfO_Qjjw1YouhhJ1HmnqaPD0LoVjRh8uQZ7IZj/s1600-h/PICT3159.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449765118755907970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj022W5z9h-UJ6uCkKvZ1Jo-_vAq_U0haFqRtRtUInZ3cyFP135sx-SccoJGZwwG37Jg0waHUGfrKzqFQZ6TZLF6aGXAdYAcoDC8nkHGvlfO_Qjjw1YouhhJ1HmnqaPD0LoVjRh8uQZ7IZj/s320/PICT3159.JPG" border="0" /></a>
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<div>Today was our appointment to apply for the kids visa. We did our normal morning routine, up and out of the room, down to breakfast. Thankfully both of the kids so far are happy little <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">sunshine's</span> in morning. We <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">leisurely</span> ate our breakfast thinking we had plenty of time. Well when we got back to the room it was later than we thought we had only 15 minutes until our appointment so we rushed grabbing our things and down to a taxi. We made it with not a minute to spare. At <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">AIT</span> it took 2 1/2 hours. I signed a few papers and answered a few questions, to a person through a glass window. It was nothing like I expected. I had a whole stack of papers I had filled out and the only one they wanted was the I-600. There was one other adoptive family there, with a 5 year old little girl. So we got an opportunity to practice our sharing. Our social worker from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Cathwel</span> could not <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">believe</span> how well our kids had adjusted to us. She said they thought Kai would be crying everyday. Thanks for those prayers out there they are working. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Naveia</span> told her that I did not give her, her medicine this morning. In our rush out the door I did forget, but for her to remember and tell on me. Too funny. We needed to get back to the hotel to give it to her. We had a quick lunch and grabbed a taxi back to the hotel. We play and napped a few hours. Then we headed out to do some touristy stuff. I wanted to see the C.K. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Shek</span> memorial and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Longshan</span> temple. The weather today was on the chilly side today, so we put on the warm coats that the foster families had sent with them. This night we decided to try out the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">MRT</span> subway system. We bought some easy card passes for $15 each. Which we will be able to refund on what we don't use when we are through. It was fun there were so many people and Kai loved see the trains. We made it to the C.K. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Shek</span> memorial. This was the beginning of the end of the night. They were so excited at the open area and seeing the temples. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Naveia</span> put her hands together and was bowing down. They did not want to hold our hands and would not stop running off. We made it up all the stairs to the memorial but now Kai was screaming crying because he did not want to hold my hand or be held. We decided that we had enough for the night and we would just have to skip the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Longshan</span> temple. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">MRT</span> connect directly to a basement level with our hotel. We sat down to eat there but Kai was throwing a fit because he wanted to see the trains, so we left for our room. I stayed in with Kai comforting him as he <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">cried</span> for an hour. I he was tried and has been so good, he just needed this moment to let it out. John and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Naveia</span> went out together. She came back with some hair <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">pretties</span> and had somehow got her daddy to take her to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">McDonald's</span> again. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Naveia</span> was cracking us up tonight. After there baths and p.j.s she had control of the remote. She picked the soap drama that it said she watch with her foster ma in the reports. Then she was flipping through and a music video was on. Guess what, my daughter can DANCE! You should see those hips move. It was adorable, I was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">literally</span> on the floor laughing. She new every move and continued to do it over and over even after the video was done. That was the happy times then the switch to sad times <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">happened</span> when she slapped her brother in the face and John got <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">disciplined</span> her. She was mad, than turned to sad for over an hour. She will not let you comfort her when she is in this mood. It is so hard for both of us to see them like that. We just let her know we are here for her and stay calm. Finally she gave up and let John hold her. So after this evening we decided to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">cancel</span> our zoo trip tomorrow. I just know they would go crazy there. And with the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">language</span> barrier it is to hard to get them to stop out in public. We can take all of our kids to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Brookfield</span> zoo near Chicago this summer. What do you think about that Zane and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Zarra</span>? I miss you and love you.</div></div></div></div></div>love3bughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12997270244437799978noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604449837283504017.post-29042774337145396012010-03-16T01:22:00.003-05:002010-03-16T02:48:20.358-05:00Taipei<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAjIoEIS7VoT-GhlbLfmIkmegfePTQVgIAG55WhkDa_K_qOg-myNFus1DgOFf2PgpYJxGyDsJ7pYsT5jECd3F90MDt6SB76DgYbMCHeTP5sEk3KifnvIcQ1TTJbj2AdLUwOUOoRuXNxg0/s1600-h/PICT3116.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449124045428209058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAjIoEIS7VoT-GhlbLfmIkmegfePTQVgIAG55WhkDa_K_qOg-myNFus1DgOFf2PgpYJxGyDsJ7pYsT5jECd3F90MDt6SB76DgYbMCHeTP5sEk3KifnvIcQ1TTJbj2AdLUwOUOoRuXNxg0/s320/PICT3116.JPG" border="0" /></a>
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<div>Monday was our 1st full day in Taipei. We started the day with our hotels yummy breakfast buffet. The kids do a great job of eating a sitting still in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">restaurants</span>. The only thing is Kai spits his food out sometimes and out of the blue will let out a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">squeal</span> scream. This hot morning we took a walk to 228 Memorial Park. There the kids got to let out some energy at a playground. They are crazy, busy kids, running from one thing to another. Both of them are accident prone and seem not to have much fear. It made us nervous but they were having fun. Next we walked to the Taipei Main Station. On the second floor there is a food court, we ended up just going in a sit down <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">restaurant</span> not knowing what we were about to eat. It ended up being <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Japanese</span> food. I had 3 whole sardines come with my meal I gave one to Kai and he ate the head off. For dessert we got donuts on Mister Donuts. They are not at all as sweet as American donuts, much better in my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">opinion</span>. Then back to the hotel for our afternoon nap. On this day my Taiwanese friends brother picked us up for a personal tour of the area. He and his friend took us to up in the mountains to a quaint little place in a valley. There we picked lily flowers and had afternoon tea and steamed buns. Next we drove up a little higher and saw the oldest active volcano here on the island. It was all the most beautiful landscape I have ever personal seen. We headed back down the mountain on the other side, which brought us to see the most northern tip Taiwan. Our evening was spent in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Danshui</span>, a fisherman's <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">wharf</span>. It is like a night market along the water. Our friends took us to eat at the oldest <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">restaurant</span> along the water strip. It is a very small dining area and if it is full you just climb the steps to the next level we ended up at the top level 3. We had some noodle and fish ball things. Along the streets I tried something that looked like hot dogs but was octopus and tuna with fish eggs. We only bought two things some fancy Chinese slippers for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Naveia</span> and a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">CNY</span> decorations of a boy and girl. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Naveia</span> is not shy to talk to strangers. When we are with are Taiwanese friends she talks there ears off. In the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">elevator</span> or <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">where ever</span> we are she is always telling Kai something and people laugh and smile at whatever it is she is saying. She is an entertainer.</div></div></div></div></div>love3bughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12997270244437799978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604449837283504017.post-14201170126465608952010-03-15T17:25:00.003-05:002010-03-16T01:22:00.582-05:00Day 3Sunday was our 3rd day with the kids. This was moving day. We had to pack up our room which took an hour and a half. We tried to fit it all into 4 suitcases but ended up having to take the 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> one Kai foster family gave us. We had to hire a van shuttle from our hotel because there was no way we were going to fit into a taxi. At the airport our driver saw that we had our hands full and helped us carry our luggage all the way through the train station. It was about a two hour ride back up to Taipei. The kids did well until the end of the trip <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Naveia</span> was feeling uncomfortable because she needed to go to the bathroom but was refusing. John ended up taking her anyways and that was the beginning of a meltdown. So here we were arriving in Taipei with a not so happy child. Once again the helpful Taiwanese people helped us with our luggage all the way to our hotel which was like a 4-5 blocks. The lady helping us talked to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Naveia</span> through her tears and all she had to say was she wanted some ice cream. We could not check into our room right away so I asked them where we could get some ice cream. We went up to the 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">nd</span> floor and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Naveia</span> got her ice cream she wanted. She liked <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">chocolate</span>. We were all very <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">exhausted</span> by the time we got to our room. We laid down to take a nap and woke up 5 hours later at 8:30 pm. Then we hurried ourselves down to the hotel <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">restaurant</span> to catch dinner <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">before</span> they closed at 9. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Naveia</span> ordered pizza with shrimp and bacon. Kai so far only likes noodles, rice and fish. He has a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">weird</span> texture issue and will often spit out food he has chewed for while. It was a hard day for all of us. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Naveia</span> started showing her <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">preference</span> for John over me. While I knew from our classes that an adopted child chooses to bond with one parent in the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">beginning</span>, it hit me harder than I expected from the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">exhaustion</span>. At least it is not both of them, Kai has <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">chosen</span> me first. 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<div>It was a great day here in Kaohsiung. We got the kids up and ready early in the morning. Breakfast was a wonderful buffet at our hotel. At 8:30 we met this friend of a my friend. My friend is a Taiwanese woman I met last summer through the dance studio where I teach. She has taught me <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Mandarin</span>, translated writing and then hooked me up with people she knows here in Taiwan. God directed our paths to met and she has been a blessing. So this friend Fang-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Xie</span></span> took us for the entire day to get a real feel of her country. First we took a 45 min drive to her small home town of Kaohsiung County. Driving around in Taiwan is interesting as there are not many rules and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">vehicles</span> (mostly mopeds) weave in and out from each other. At the town she and her family are well known there because they own a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">cultural</span> center. Her brother is a congressman or something like that, so we got the royal treatment. The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">cultural</span> center is horseshoe shaped with stores all around and open in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ccenter</span>. First we made <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">hand painted</span> umbrellas. Then we shopped. I found some zodiac figurines I wanted and when I went to buy them they just stamped them and I figured out then anything we <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">asked</span> for that day was going to be given to us. Next we went to the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">restaurant</span>, we told her what kinds of food the kids liked and she ordered for us all. This was a totally <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">authentic</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Taiwanese</span> meal. There were four dishes of food we all shared family style. One <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">platter</span> was the whole fish head and all. And guess what <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Naveia</span></span> likes to eat, fish eyeballs! I guess it is a treat to the children to get to eat them. Jan what do you think about that one? It was all so <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">delicious</span> and fresh. After that we made pottery. The kids did not want to touch it so me and John did it. They are going to write the kids given names in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">characters</span> on them and Fang-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Xie</span></span> is going to bring them to us next year when she visits her friend in the states. Next we had afternoon tea. We had to work for it though. The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">ingredients</span> come in a big bowl and you grind it down with a stick.
We headed back to the city of Kaohsiung. The kids took a nap in the back seat, they looked so cute and peaceful. There she took us to the beach. We were just going to look but all ended up taking off our shoes to put just our feet in. That turned into the kids both wet and sandy from the neck down. They loved it! So we had to head back to the hotel to clean ourselves up. Then we went to the Dream Mall. It is biggest mall in Taiwan. This place was huge. I think like 9 floors of stores. The only shopping we did was to buy Kai some shoes that fit him. Then we went on the roof and rode a tall <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ferris</span></span>wheel and some robot animal things. Dinner was at the food court. Fang-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Xie</span></span> had been translating what the kids were saying for us all day. I told her to ask <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Naveia</span></span> if she wanted pizza, she said <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Naveia</span></span> asked for <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">McDonald's</span>. What! We go from fish eyeballs to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Micky D's</span>. I agreed, but told Fang-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Xie</span></span> she will be disappointed when we get home because our family does not eat <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">McD</span></span>. So the kids got that and we had Japanese.
It was a fun filled long day. The kids were exhausted and have been sleeping well again tonight. I also did better and got up a 5 am this morning. It was such a gift to have Fang-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Xie</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">interprete</span></span> what the kids were saying all day. I will give you a few good lines we heard. On the way to the county <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Naveia</span></span> was getting deep, she was telling Kai that us American ma and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">ba</span></span> don't understand what they are saying. She was talking about the first day when they came with us that she cried less then him and the daddy will like her better for that. She kept going on and on about him needing to pretty much get over wanting his foster parents and be a good boy. She brought him to tears and we had to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">assure</span> him we loved him too. She is a tough cookie. She likes to boss him around and he is a lot like Zane easy going and sensitive. By the end of the night he finally called me mama and wanted me to hold him. Overall they are both doing great with the transition so far. Thank you for your prayers they are working.</div></div></div></div></div>love3bughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12997270244437799978noreply@blogger.com4