Getting to know each other.

Little by little walls are breaking down. Kara has been slow to warm up to people. She is starting to get to know our families. She likes getting rides from grandpa Roger and playing with auntie Michelle. (Some pictures below).

For the first 24 hours we couldn't get her to eat.....now, I can't get her to stop! We were joking that they would have to buy her an extra seat to return to China. She enjoys eating pretty much anything.

She is starting to play with toys and interact with the girls. Laughing and giggling. Her favorite thing to do is play in the snow. She loves sports and if it were warm weather we are certain she'd be playing outside all day.

She also loves baths. It's very difficult to give a laughing, wiggly 10 year old a bath! When she first arrived she wouldn't have anything to do with taking a bath, now she asks everyday of we will be taking a bath. The girls took a shower together the other day and had a blast!!

As Christmas nears I just wanted to touch on something (very quickly). Appreciation...please keep in mind appreciation is taught. We teach our children all sorts of emotions. Sometimes children from different social settings (orphanages, foster care children, etc for just a few examples) may not openly express appreciation. Please be gracious and remember they quite possibly didn't have anyone model/teach appreciation for/to them.

Merry Christmas!

Enjoy the pictures and please keep sharing our blog. So many children need a loving home.