FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Makena's picture says is all! First words after school was "Mom I petted a guinea pig." Of course I said "Did you wash your hands?" All the way to the car she was freaking out because she forgot. Makena's sort of a clean person like her mom. She remembers a program in school and how important it is to wash your hands. Also, no problem getting her to brush her teeth daily. The cardiologist did a good job telling her to brush so she will not have problems with her heart. Her electric toothbrush goes to 2 minutes almost every morning and night.

The family had a wonderful winter break. Christmas is such a nice time celebrating the birth of Jesus and getting together with loved ones. We had a great year and look forward to going to China for the forth time to bring Kai home to Maui.

Because our dossier was less than a year, China has a new rule that will make it easier to bring Kai to the United States. Although we still had to get a new homestudy (which we completed), immigration, fingerprinted, obtain birth certificates, marriage, criminal checks, and so forth, the process should be quicker. We'll just have to wait and see and it's all in the Lord's timing.