Somethin' New

We always said that if we ever sold our boat, we would consider putting in a swimming pool...

well, that time has come. 

So, after two weeks, water was added and that's all it took...the girls could barely stand it, the waiting...

The temperature in the air was a balmy 80 degrees for October in OH; the water, not so much...

it was all of 64.

Throwing caution to the wind, I let them go for it and go for it they did!

For all of five minutes.  But hey, they can say they did it!!

Heat is coming Friday {it'll be all of 58 degrees this weekend}

You can bet we will all be in for a maiden voyage,

for all of five minutes.

Six Months Our Daughter

Wow, I can't believe it. Our little bird has been with us for six months today.  Olivia speaks so much English, sometimes so fast we have a hard time understanding her.  She seems to still have her Chinese language, but of course no one is conversing with her so its hard to know. She is hanging in there at school, making strides in baby steps... Livi is very happy most of the time, her struggles seem to come from not comprehending what something means or is and then she gets frustrated...all very normal, but she stills has a smile on her face.  We are loving our little girl more every day. 

Older child adoption is definitely not for the faint at heart.  We imagine we are on the very good side of the spectrum, but it has not been easy...its very hard to explain, but its just a different dynamic and  

 we have had to take a step back and really THINK about our reactions to things and remember the things she doesn't know or understand.  Sometimes Livi tries too hard to fit in, but that we understand.  We are all learning together, patience and understanding. 

We are very proud of our little girl and know she has come so far and lost so much.  

We love you Olivia ZiJing!