Highlights of a week gone by.

• Singing in English alongside the kids at devotions every night, and finally getting to the point where we can goof around too!
• Learning 3 more broken phrases of Manderin to learn to say "good-night", "you're welcome", and "good-morning".
• Pizza and Coca-Cola for dinner, courtesy of the families who are here picking up babies.
• Spending a morning at the beach with Abby and Jennifer and riding the waves into shore, as well as writing messages in the sand.
• Walking to the Salex Cafe and getting an iced Mocha. Yummy!
• Packages in the mail from halfway around the world! Letters from little hands that I'm aching to hold.
• Having little "Pan" receive a brand new name and a brand new family.
• Having my special chinese friend give me a chinese name which sounds close to "di-an-na"
• Evening walks with the girls, jumping at imaginary snakes and talking about the most random things.
• Talking to freinds and family via skype, so thankful for technology!
• Wallpapering my bedroom with drawings and cards from my little people at home.
• Experiencing my first earthquake, even though I slept through it.
• Ordering icecream at 10pm from a poor old lady who didn't understand English and was closing shop.
• Saying good-bye to 2 more babies as they head to new lives in the States.