tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71115673955073306672023-11-16T08:15:25.246-08:00Promises And PossibilitiesStanding on the PROMISES of God and eagerly anticipating the limitless POSSIBILITIES He has for our familyShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05463611134625086702noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111567395507330667.post-16944492641005055802016-02-05T13:18:00.000-08:002016-02-05T13:18:42.593-08:00A Day in Dianbai<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We awoke on our first morning in Dianbai to head to the local store to purchase a few gifts for the orphanage. We had fun selecting toys and candy for the children as well as necessities such as diapers and formula, and a few gifts for the nannies as well. </div>
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Lottie got to go in and see the orphanage where she spent the first year of her life and meet some of the very ladies who placed her in our arms. She went with us to visit the orphanage on our first trip to China, but of course she didn't remember anything as she was only 11 months old. </div>
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We have a similar picture taken here when she was just a baby...</div>
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Outside of the Orphanage gate in Dianbai...</div>
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With the orphanage director, who was the assistant director when Lottie was a baby and the one who placed Lottie in our arms </div>
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9 years ago...</div>
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Lottie's finding spot in a busy market in Dianbai...once alone and abandoned...now with a Mommy and a Daddy...</div>
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and now pictured in the same spot with a Mimi and a Paw Paw...</div>
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and her 3 siblings....</div>
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and her Aunt and Uncle and cousins too!!....her forever family...never to be alone again...I just love how God redeems and restores....</div>
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After an emotional morning we went to visit the beach in the town of her birth</div>
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and then a little dip in the pool at the hotel...</div>
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And a dinner in her town to end the day with some yummy authentic Chinese food!!</div>
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05463611134625086702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111567395507330667.post-81290048124848030502015-07-14T11:54:00.002-07:002015-07-14T11:54:38.249-07:00Beautiful Guilin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We arrived in Guilin late at night and woke early to take a small river boat cruise down the Li River. we cruised down the river for 3-4 hours admiring the beauty of God's creation. Beautiful limestone formations called Karsts rising from the earth to the skies. Beautiful indeed!!!</div>
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The girls enjoyed playing cards on the boat too as we cruised down the river...</div>
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The boat never stopped moving and as you can see, the backdrop of each picture is different...so very beautiful.We got off the boat and were greeted by a local "bird man"...</div>
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Then we flew to Chengdu and got settled in to our hotel ...</div>
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and even found a local Starbucks...<br />
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Chengdu is home to China's National Panda Research and Breeding Center.Here we are excited to go in and see these beautiful creatures...</div>
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The girls showing off their Panda pocket books...</div>
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The Pandas were one of Lottie's favorite stops on our trip...</div>
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We got to go to the nursery where twins were born 11 days prior to our arrival. One baby was with the mom and the other in the incubator pictured here...so very tiny...</div>
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These were our favorite two Panda cubs..</div>
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We then took a side trip to see the World's largest building which houses a shopping mall, water park, beach, ice skating rink, amusement park, hotel..just to name a few!! It was unreal!!</div>
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Enjoying the arcade..</div>
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some warriors which led to the finding of over 8000 life size warriors and horses and chariots...an entire underground terracotta city buried to protect the Emperor in the afterlife. The warriors continue to be dug out and restored still today.<br />
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We had a little fun playing with the replicas...<br />
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The original warriors were painted, likely looking something like this but once exposed to the elements the paint has mostly disappeared...</div>
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After visiting the pits with the warriors we walked through a market area and found the traditional Chinese hats. They came in handy through the rest of the trip.</div>
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In the afternoon we enjoyed climbing up to the city wall and riding bikes and golf carts on the city wall. It is about 9 miles around the city. It was built during the Ming Dynasty and so the architecture is similar to the Forbidden City.</div>
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Mimi was the attraction with a group of local students touring the wall.</div>
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We left Beijing and arrived in Xian. We went from the airport to visit a local farmer who has also become an artist who sells his paintings throughout China. We had lunch in his family home and were welcomed with a celebration including a lion dance. After the celebration he let us perform some of the traditional welcoming ceremony. We also got to see some of his crops as well as peek in the barn and see the cows. After leaving his house we went to a local market and had a noodle dinner after shopping.<br />
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enjoying some of his paintings...</div>
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Here we are participating in the traditional welcome ceremony...</div>
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<a href="http://s275.photobucket.com/albums/jj315/whychina/?action=view&current=shannon-000001.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj315/whychina/shannon-000001.jpg" /></a>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05463611134625086702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111567395507330667.post-37387970304691360732015-07-05T03:55:00.000-07:002015-07-12T18:24:39.981-07:00Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden City, The Hutongs, Temple of HeavenHere we are in Tiannamen Square, the largest public square in the world. Behind the older 4 in this first picture is the first gate into the Forbidden City from the square.<br />
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This is one of many pictures with Chinese school children requesting to take photos with our family.</div>
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Here you can see Chairman Mao's picture on the outside of the gate. The Chinese people post his<br />
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On one side of the square is the Chinese history museum...</div>
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Even the older ladies want to take pictures with our girls...our 3 generation extended family including an asian , an african and a caucasian red head stop the Chinese people in their tracks...</div>
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Who says ancient Chinese history is boring??</div>
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After leaving the Forbidden City we stopped for lunch beside a beautiful lake before heading to the Hutongs</div>
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Enjoying a visit with Mrs. Feng in her home</div>
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After enjoying our time on the Great Wall, we headed to see The Water Cube and The Birds Nest which were built for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. </div>
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The kids enjoyed a water park which was built inside the water cube after the Olympics were over. </div>
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Mimi and Paw-Paw...the leaders of our clan<br />
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Noah took his basketball with plans to take it all over China...</div>
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A little coffee for our long journey...</div>
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So excited to be heading back to China...</div>
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Finally arrived in Beijing after over 24 hours of being in transit... a little weary, but oh so glad to be back in China!!!<br />
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Outside the restaurant for our first meal in Beijing...</div>
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We enjoyed a traditional Peking Duck Dinner..</div>
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Walking to the bus we passed a Chinese pharmacy. Our 3 pharmacists pictured outside the pharmacy.</div>
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Goodnight after a long but wonderful first day in Beijing!!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Corrie Sifan Rose</span></div>
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<br />She soaks up every ounce of life and then gives it back as she pours out her joy on all she meets….<br />
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<br /><br />She has now been home with her forever family just over 2 years, yet it seems like a lifetime, as none of us can imagine our family with her not in the mix…she truly completes us!!<br />
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She looks up to her big sister and tries to do everything she does. But she also enjoyed the one on one mommy time when big sister went off to kindergarten this year…<br />
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<br /> She loves her family to pieces and from day one…seemed to find her place in the mix. She is quick to show affection both verbally and physically. She will pronounce “I love you sooooo much” followed by a kiss on the cheek…<br />
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Celebrating her 3rd birthday!!<br />
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<br /> Always loving any kind of celebration with her family!<br />
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She is exuberant and joyful, strong-willed and independent…a pure delight!!<br />
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<br /> She is proud to be an American, but she loves her “Opia” as she refers to the land of her birth!<br />
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<br /> No doubt this little one was heaven sent to her forever family and we are forever grateful!!<br />
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On Saturday, our family joined about 5,000 other people in our area to celebrate Chinese New Year 2012...The Year of the dragon!!!<br />
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We watched as many Chinese children performed dances and music. The Dragon dance was especially spectacular!!<br />
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We went to the activity tables where Lottie and Corrie colored a Dragon and the Chinese animals...<br />
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</div>We also met up with 2 other families that we "do life " with. Between our 3 families, we have 14 children. Here are the youngest 8 of those 14 in their Chinese attire...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are blessed beyond words to have these 2 families right here in our own neighborhood to share life day in and day out together. From walking to school and carpooloing to gymnastics, playdates at the park and the pool...yes...life is good!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And on the way out of the festival, we captured a moment with both Mama and Baba with our beautiful daughter...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gong Hei fat Choi to all our loved ones, far and near!!</div><br />
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Our hair journey began when we accepted a referral for this little 9 month old girl named Sifan...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are fortunate to have many pictures of her as a baby, and at 6 months her hair looked like this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJO-tNlgVY8gxp6tRejjyIgR7dOT9cVPY194DGQTlFlRU0Dt_OMOPw94A8vIA3YSUE7t68H4pIQaUXmGiuMpQouZaz_GaKYBfl_cNzH1VSQYWjdO9QH2c3NAbUFvJB2oJnhMxk1LxE9y0/s1600/100_3854.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJO-tNlgVY8gxp6tRejjyIgR7dOT9cVPY194DGQTlFlRU0Dt_OMOPw94A8vIA3YSUE7t68H4pIQaUXmGiuMpQouZaz_GaKYBfl_cNzH1VSQYWjdO9QH2c3NAbUFvJB2oJnhMxk1LxE9y0/s320/100_3854.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At one year old , she wore the headband we sent her for her first birthday...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdpj9aIRWe-z9-yPHxKpVQEcV9s5oSQvYEpdiHdAku6koQMW9W9amGZUn-NQjRsxiqX9lEpo9__kJ7RhvL8ySICncPoWWtE1X3M0O_J9EMLXbkkXgszf9RBgv70-t74Jm9gd161Hwubo/s1600/DSCN0226%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdpj9aIRWe-z9-yPHxKpVQEcV9s5oSQvYEpdiHdAku6koQMW9W9amGZUn-NQjRsxiqX9lEpo9__kJ7RhvL8ySICncPoWWtE1X3M0O_J9EMLXbkkXgszf9RBgv70-t74Jm9gd161Hwubo/s320/DSCN0226%255B1%255D.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soon after her birthday she moved to the YWAM home in Adama where we got a picture of her hair in puffs for the first time...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5VAEDxSGJcIzRnEBrgHuYaraDnYrzEewfnLEZ0jBRewtrlegwEe14vqRXRS47rPGGXbuITTBOxyBWnQtn8JxMU1idIUkdkJ6MlDjJsupUwIPHzWMZrHF-nZALd4roPsXnr729DPNFxQ/s1600/sefan_adama_home-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5VAEDxSGJcIzRnEBrgHuYaraDnYrzEewfnLEZ0jBRewtrlegwEe14vqRXRS47rPGGXbuITTBOxyBWnQtn8JxMU1idIUkdkJ6MlDjJsupUwIPHzWMZrHF-nZALd4roPsXnr729DPNFxQ/s320/sefan_adama_home-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soon after this we received another picture showing her "free hair " as it had gotten longer...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="219" id="Image1_img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPRzXr8GB2x1YqdFWdFO-nio9h3GkA2Xc4s5fpWqwxrzMnaUqwPfR-Oap17WCIZRHSuDHylykAUM_Dl66cQYYQghqXCBm0c6KOTsxtrFYCuTpP4158wETyTbMTr7mHPqhW3odtUvKlUc/s219/corrie-000001.jpg" style="visibility: visible;" width="219" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we saw our baby girl for the first time, her hair was fixed by the nannies in little finger coils...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSevV7-wANV4HkTHmhOb0wrDL3pLRaJUp8vsIJax_RIJ065SwqRr8FA_aeIzqGTR-tywcfOGY77aCzDpVpVbSfkTA3PRKAzXfB3LBllEF8_pwwMyKhtIpikg13ROjWC14-BOAhjeHrMoo/s1600/IMG_2259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSevV7-wANV4HkTHmhOb0wrDL3pLRaJUp8vsIJax_RIJ065SwqRr8FA_aeIzqGTR-tywcfOGY77aCzDpVpVbSfkTA3PRKAzXfB3LBllEF8_pwwMyKhtIpikg13ROjWC14-BOAhjeHrMoo/s320/IMG_2259.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the second day , they had her hair braided in several braids...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkHfb7dxm9r6jgag_i_Ha_dCQtKBv2Sx7wo_TI5Rt9HK7imR8Frd_CLQuV-6tgHh96nfX9BYlQFxo2HPl7NZgjO1mexPkWZuJjc4n0uO6I1bj4ctgtS0ikGWjGDrUFiv3PCFEsKzJ1hQ/s1600/IMG_2319.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkHfb7dxm9r6jgag_i_Ha_dCQtKBv2Sx7wo_TI5Rt9HK7imR8Frd_CLQuV-6tgHh96nfX9BYlQFxo2HPl7NZgjO1mexPkWZuJjc4n0uO6I1bj4ctgtS0ikGWjGDrUFiv3PCFEsKzJ1hQ/s320/IMG_2319.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her first shampoo by mommy on Gotcha day...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took baby shampoo and the "Just For Me" Hair milk I used as a leave in conditioner. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A headband was the first style of choice that first night after her first bath...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-_IgWQkzbaXzdIK7ObTiaSoJgmpjqvrrB50eaBjrByUIml3gQIP1M2OppmaGn67sqCKqn0GM5yxh5UUIwAhLF50nk063c3_LW-hlYdAn_w3ucWt4v5yQdWNYqhzdLkdo6m0ItYhFR40/s1600/IMG_2699.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-_IgWQkzbaXzdIK7ObTiaSoJgmpjqvrrB50eaBjrByUIml3gQIP1M2OppmaGn67sqCKqn0GM5yxh5UUIwAhLF50nk063c3_LW-hlYdAn_w3ucWt4v5yQdWNYqhzdLkdo6m0ItYhFR40/s320/IMG_2699.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tried my hand at twisting her hair in several twists the following morning...I still was getting used to how to even think about combing through it...I had read the blogs but experience is everything....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIR3nFShPNdwJ9Agaw1xKGfY9Mme2VblSUJFiTAdwyq99ofl3bjD48IF8XVh5kKrcoIMq8OO7opqjGr9ObpMnhfmhgu21bP6FBXkDlw89Pf5V1ZesqMzImo0fg_iTxtquXYBxWjz0EA_E/s1600/IMG_2713.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIR3nFShPNdwJ9Agaw1xKGfY9Mme2VblSUJFiTAdwyq99ofl3bjD48IF8XVh5kKrcoIMq8OO7opqjGr9ObpMnhfmhgu21bP6FBXkDlw89Pf5V1ZesqMzImo0fg_iTxtquXYBxWjz0EA_E/s320/IMG_2713.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, those are little rubber bands, I don't recommend them as they are bad for hair breakage, though her hair is very fine and does not hold twists without something to hold them in place...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Until I had time to practice more on her hair , I opted for headbands most of the time while in Ethiopia, as well as after we returned home...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSj8zT03HOiS6Hi6cK1__RRrwniMac6nXcDTWam5TTK0V30aG5OOJmRjwqmrNGGPsPOxoEKrtd_RoC7sQPwR3DdrMYeC6Hd4jJ3NKjHxXgS6FVsgKx_c3NPW_vmDDF0SVRgB4GOndbjiY/s1600/IMG_2792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSj8zT03HOiS6Hi6cK1__RRrwniMac6nXcDTWam5TTK0V30aG5OOJmRjwqmrNGGPsPOxoEKrtd_RoC7sQPwR3DdrMYeC6Hd4jJ3NKjHxXgS6FVsgKx_c3NPW_vmDDF0SVRgB4GOndbjiY/s320/IMG_2792.JPG" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here she is at the beach one month after returning home...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2dVgOIMsZ5IpjsQzLbOzV2f2oQGFju2Vb3ubZcf-nhfsm4DugyWTENwg1V1yN70wRiO-uR7JGnd8u2BNb5OdEDa0O4apJIFgf1Tsc5lbN8vZvk2UNZvWRmsR0hhIDv2r8deW4tJb-ys/s1600/IMG_3201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2dVgOIMsZ5IpjsQzLbOzV2f2oQGFju2Vb3ubZcf-nhfsm4DugyWTENwg1V1yN70wRiO-uR7JGnd8u2BNb5OdEDa0O4apJIFgf1Tsc5lbN8vZvk2UNZvWRmsR0hhIDv2r8deW4tJb-ys/s320/IMG_3201.JPG" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We began a routine of shampooing only once or twice a week and washing with conditioner only in between. I first began using Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose Conditioner. I could find it on sale at The Vitamin Shop for around 8 dollars a bottle..It was pricey but seemed to do a good job of getting her hair looking nice and healthy..It also provided a lot of slip for detangling with a wide tooth shower comb...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At 3 months home her hair was looking like this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWeTRISezSoFzuzjRJXcTEedBIaC0ABd7mmH9hYcdDIhE1flWaK5rIfAXHuE5eNO4q7Z1qyn4Vcip4ylxeHUlC_LfkL48X95q9chFatVUlw8EoR6yS3mydZGb4wv3SHK997aBHzYux4g/s1600/September+2010+024%255B2%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWeTRISezSoFzuzjRJXcTEedBIaC0ABd7mmH9hYcdDIhE1flWaK5rIfAXHuE5eNO4q7Z1qyn4Vcip4ylxeHUlC_LfkL48X95q9chFatVUlw8EoR6yS3mydZGb4wv3SHK997aBHzYux4g/s320/September+2010+024%255B2%255D.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By 4 months it was looking like this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQN3CzNpwDSn0hW-p8u8oF_zmYmtEQme3rChHuYz5da4SZqIalbGtSc0Fsx2ro6qiuZxB03Ujbd-rCDjSmK6gpyBErDv878wLnt1wCnf3ANIcY0CCbaRpAD345mq4xQm87xftzHN53fs/s1600/8+g+card+785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQN3CzNpwDSn0hW-p8u8oF_zmYmtEQme3rChHuYz5da4SZqIalbGtSc0Fsx2ro6qiuZxB03Ujbd-rCDjSmK6gpyBErDv878wLnt1wCnf3ANIcY0CCbaRpAD345mq4xQm87xftzHN53fs/s320/8+g+card+785.JPG" width="224" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At 5 months home, wearing a twist across the front of her hairline which we did regularly for awhile...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_dRU4GjHMOsigeUnDlMhjscpo814Ri-xr2p0tk8dvJN3g2tMhwuuS5zUK-qpLe2t2loG0C53XB48_JFbjm3RS_q_XSi3agBPIGrWPXRpzKo_6vQwe7OR0U5mW_cDwFqckjhSMHQTZTI/s1600/8+g+card+1076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_dRU4GjHMOsigeUnDlMhjscpo814Ri-xr2p0tk8dvJN3g2tMhwuuS5zUK-qpLe2t2loG0C53XB48_JFbjm3RS_q_XSi3agBPIGrWPXRpzKo_6vQwe7OR0U5mW_cDwFqckjhSMHQTZTI/s320/8+g+card+1076.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At 6 months home she is in two pigtails , another favorite for awhile...</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKWVGzcnYWUFsJjstFJtL0Zz-YblF-bm81P4-bdGEyS_43-Amke-NNhneVBoAXubztlTW76m3DpSf5VWnnwav9-WLQECTsyiZkaHMT8wSrSn-eTfM4sfm1ijsVKjyyFJTbJyOgFP2IGw/s1600/8+g+card+1241.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKWVGzcnYWUFsJjstFJtL0Zz-YblF-bm81P4-bdGEyS_43-Amke-NNhneVBoAXubztlTW76m3DpSf5VWnnwav9-WLQECTsyiZkaHMT8wSrSn-eTfM4sfm1ijsVKjyyFJTbJyOgFP2IGw/s320/8+g+card+1241.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soon after this, I began experimenting with braiding. I had not even figured out how to part the hair at this point, I was just pinching little bits of hair and braiding..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5BdIHAeNzYDK-rU7HdmrsfYMKE5Kwr7am149h934-hl7TsVEBRfs96hybUpMkwYzKkmZgoPegLBmsdhbGPxtWdcenRUnOKAOA93nhdKhDzIUrn57LWyJx3q6-kv8kyIfF6oiqHifcPA/s1600/8+g+card+864.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5BdIHAeNzYDK-rU7HdmrsfYMKE5Kwr7am149h934-hl7TsVEBRfs96hybUpMkwYzKkmZgoPegLBmsdhbGPxtWdcenRUnOKAOA93nhdKhDzIUrn57LWyJx3q6-kv8kyIfF6oiqHifcPA/s320/8+g+card+864.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then branched out and tried to learn corn rows..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are my first ones, with some pinch braids in the back....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_PEO3EzRnjvUDpOYc53YETY7YtSdxk7Ak0iFt99mvZbdtb7XR00dtguvDfwVJNOQ6g9mF6L5zBb-WkpmbkKsAx8R60NmcftMrqfXH-iJMfBqyDT_JptAKtd-dUh78Rl4TKGdqD0izug/s1600/8+g+card+1614.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_PEO3EzRnjvUDpOYc53YETY7YtSdxk7Ak0iFt99mvZbdtb7XR00dtguvDfwVJNOQ6g9mF6L5zBb-WkpmbkKsAx8R60NmcftMrqfXH-iJMfBqyDT_JptAKtd-dUh78Rl4TKGdqD0izug/s320/8+g+card+1614.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I began doing the corn rows, I found that you need a thicker styling product with some hold to get a smooth look and prevent the fly aways and fuzzies...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From here I began to learn how to part the hair and experimented with my first set of box braids...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And banding at night to make detangling a breeze in the morning...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have tried several different products from the inexpensive to the very expensive. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Currently we are using Aussie Moist Conditioner mixed with water in a spray bottle as a leave in conditioner for detangling. Most of the time I use nothing else. Occasionally I will use a curl definer like the one above. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><a href="http://s275.photobucket.com/albums/jj315/whychina/?action=view&current=shannon-000001.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj315/whychina/shannon-000001.jpg" /></a>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05463611134625086702noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111567395507330667.post-42219315008873618812012-01-08T06:54:00.000-08:002012-01-08T06:54:03.262-08:00Melkam Gena!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBjbqkRlBeC5Eyc827JifvpLAIJ-nNBGQLPfyzoMiV_gwYBl5C1W4bRYo2ax7IMUhGB6HXkhugE_oM8GC_bmKtRCruHcR_c4ETuPZsXKRKZRsqSPx7KaUW-K55TojbFAj-CEEL8AS3Fw/s1600/IMG_7034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBjbqkRlBeC5Eyc827JifvpLAIJ-nNBGQLPfyzoMiV_gwYBl5C1W4bRYo2ax7IMUhGB6HXkhugE_oM8GC_bmKtRCruHcR_c4ETuPZsXKRKZRsqSPx7KaUW-K55TojbFAj-CEEL8AS3Fw/s320/IMG_7034.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't think of any better way to re-enter my blog than to celebrate Ethiopian Christmas! That is exactly what we did last night! We invited all the local YWAM families who either had adopted or were in process of adopting from Ethiopia. We delighted in having 10 adults and 15 children (7 adopted ,5 from Ethiopia, 1 from China and 1 from Guatemala) to celebrate here last night. What a great time we had! We began the evening by roasting green coffee beans over an open fire on our patio... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlLbn09W4S5obJnZLkuK89aOnYDa32RGF9cRh95SRrmZ-6hJhGY4AX65adjm8aDSjkgXT7NJ2Jl0q_KrwBI_DmIHJwvKRWQRqkwf5fR1moBE0EDNqsKqNgQz0989gtrb13gixrYX_KRM/s1600/IMG_6998.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlLbn09W4S5obJnZLkuK89aOnYDa32RGF9cRh95SRrmZ-6hJhGY4AX65adjm8aDSjkgXT7NJ2Jl0q_KrwBI_DmIHJwvKRWQRqkwf5fR1moBE0EDNqsKqNgQz0989gtrb13gixrYX_KRM/s320/IMG_6998.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids also enjoyed watching Battle pop the popcorn over the fire and listening for the first "POP"!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhknuLk_Bc_DN1O1eJauYCzbfrHRYaahTp1ffWnnHu47o7Ue18RrUXGuXtV5ma-ojG2hXN1BUUSr2YrYif4G_vjxsJHQ6vVfQ6ISXlYHr9U7to9OARUubc1LK5JahiRhJSxoh6Y6oei4/s1600/IMG_7001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhknuLk_Bc_DN1O1eJauYCzbfrHRYaahTp1ffWnnHu47o7Ue18RrUXGuXtV5ma-ojG2hXN1BUUSr2YrYif4G_vjxsJHQ6vVfQ6ISXlYHr9U7to9OARUubc1LK5JahiRhJSxoh6Y6oei4/s320/IMG_7001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In conversations heard throughout the evening , one could frequently hear words of thanksgiving being offered up to the ONE who we were celebrating!!! Jesus, the name above all names!! The ONE who brought us our children, the ONE who brought our families together in some amazing ways, the ONE who adopted each of us as HIS OWN!!! Yes, He ALONE is worthy of such a wonderful celebration!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Here is our bulletin board that changes with each unit. This highlights the letter, number, sight word, scripture memory verse, and theme for the week. <br />
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"Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven"<br />
Matthew 5:16<br />
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A few days after learning this verse she overheard her daddy and I discussing something and she heard me raise my voice and immediately said "Mommy? Are you letting your light shine?"<br />
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Accountability from my preschooler....gotta love it!<br />
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And I DO LOVE seeing her hide God's Word in her heart. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tears were not unlike the ones I shed on this same day five years ago when I sent them off on their first day of kindergarten. Except then, I had only heard from others how fast the years would fly and now I KNOW how fast they have FLOWN!!! It seems like yesterday they looked like this....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Unfortunately I also ended up spending two nights in the hospital with Lottie after she had run a high fever for 5 days and was diagnosed wth Kawasaki's disease. This is an auto immune disorder that can affect children. It requires an IV immunoglobulin treatment to reverse the process. It causes vasculitis throughout the body and the biggest concern is for the heart as it can afftect the coronary arteries. She also received a high dose aspirin treatment and has continued on a lower dose since home. We will be followed by a cardiologist to have regular echocardiograms to keep check on her heart. She is currently symptom free and enjoing life as always and we are thankful for doctors who recognized what it was and sought immediate treatment.<br />
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I am thankful for the 70 degree weather this weekend that is a lift to the spirit and the smiles on my children's faces as they enjoy the first signs of spring!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OUR Belle had a great evening and we all enjoyed the fine arts as well as the sweet treat afterward!</div><a href="http://s275.photobucket.com/albums/jj315/whychina/?action=view&current=shannon-000001.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj315/whychina/shannon-000001.jpg" /></a>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05463611134625086702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111567395507330667.post-30041724134189845602011-01-11T12:15:00.000-08:002011-01-11T12:15:26.871-08:00The Belle of the Ball<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In August we got the opportunity to go see a local production of Beauty and the Beast. Battle's brother was able to get our whole family tickets for the occasion. So our family gussied up and headed out for a rare night on the town!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"> And she has not ONE , but TWO Prince Charmings!</div><br />
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The Royal Family<br />
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Stlll Daddy's Girl<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got a neat opportunty to go backstage after the show and meet the cast. Here is Beauty with the Beast!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shortly after returning from the beach, we had our adoption small group over to our home to share with them about our trip to Ethiopia. I don't have many pictures from the evening, but we so enjoyed sharing with our friends a bit of Ethiopian culture. We had Injera and several typical Ethiopian dishes from our local Ethiopian restaurant. I think it was enjoyed by ALL! After dinner we introduced them to a typical Ethiopian coffee ceremony. We had purchased green coffee beans from the Ethiopian Restaurant and roasted these over the small grill we had purchased while in Ethiopia and in the pot given to us by Tsebay, the owner of our guest house. After roasting the beans, Graham crushed them for us using the mortar and pestle we bought in Gimbie, the village of our Daughter's birth. We purchased this right on the main street there in Gimbie. We keep it on diplay in our home as a reminder of where she was born. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2XB0MZw8Tgdd63DHcLmUCoqcjzSZKRTDTkQrhiFSnL8MZMUjTfCOZYbqkHCrf8KwG7pqadtaiZY1qK3crdN6y9bck0-OUTmgCMfJnI77ZtR5YwYBRuF7S7zJX6iT_hEZHuKu57saW9U/s1600/IMG_3351.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2XB0MZw8Tgdd63DHcLmUCoqcjzSZKRTDTkQrhiFSnL8MZMUjTfCOZYbqkHCrf8KwG7pqadtaiZY1qK3crdN6y9bck0-OUTmgCMfJnI77ZtR5YwYBRuF7S7zJX6iT_hEZHuKu57saW9U/s320/IMG_3351.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
After crushing the beans, we placed them in boiling water in the coffee pot we also purchased while in Ethiopia and then served the coffee in china cups on the small coffee table also purchased while there. And of course the ceremony is not complete without popcorn served in the Ethiopian wicker basket. Here is our Ethiopian princess checking out our reproduction of this traditional Ethiopian ceremony.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We tried to soak up as much of the culture as we could while there so we could share this with her as she grows up. We just did not know how we would fall in love with the culture and traditions of this beautiful country. One of the best things about the coffee ceremony is that you sit and enjoy talking to family and friends in the comfort of your home while sharing the coffee and popcorn. This relational time is highly valued in their culture. We will so enjoy incorporating this into our own!</div><a href="http://s275.photobucket.com/albums/jj315/whychina/?action=view&current=shannon-000001.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj315/whychina/shannon-000001.jpg" /></a>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05463611134625086702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111567395507330667.post-49120809896761259732011-01-11T12:13:00.000-08:002011-01-11T12:13:05.262-08:00The Sun HatBy the end of our family beach week, Corrie had warmed up to the sand and the surf and was all smiles playing in her floppy pink sun hat!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She joined her sister in play and by the look on this face, was having a blast!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, by the end of the week she was even scooping up the water and sand , pouring it over her legs and burying her feet and toes in the surf!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh the joys of summer fun!</div><br />
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