It's so hard to adjust the body to a 13 hour time difference! Yesterday we kept all the kids up until 8:30 last night and hoped that they would sleep really long today but, no.... Isaiah was the first one up and asking if it's morning time yet. It was only 3:30! Then shortly after him, Jerica woke up hungry. Ariana and Alexa set off the security system somehow and the alarm woke up Todd and I. Thankfully though, the littles are all tucked in their beds.
Yesterday was a day full of laundry and unpacking. While we all slept, Todd couldn't so he unpacked ALL 9 suitcases! He gets superman status in my book. I hate unpacking so I really didn't care that I woke up to a pile of laundry the size of Mt. Everest. He even started the first load before I got up. The washer and dryer didn't stop all day. And now that we're awake, it's back to business again for my lovely washer and dryer that I will love forever. After doing laundry in China, I will never mind doing it here again...
I wish you could have seen the kids yesterday when they woke up and had time to explore their new life here at our house. Josiah couldn't stop smiling! And he didn't take every toy off the shelf and make a huge mess! Happy Momma! Kendra has not gone to the basement yet and we're trying to keep her away from the steps. She did great and never tried to go down. I really don't want to put up the gate so I'm hoping she learns to just stay away from the steps. They LOVED our backyard! Watching Josiah step in the grass for the first time was so cute. We never saw grass in China so I'm sure he never walked in it before. Then he started picking all the clover! :) He is such a happy boy.
We're so anxious for everyone to get to meet these 2 amazing children. They have adjusted so well and so much better than we ever expected. We prepared ourselves for a very hard adjustment period but they both have just done so well. God sure prepared them and answered all our prayers.
We're attempting church this morning and hoping no one falls asleep but we've missed it so much this past month and are looking forward to seeing our church family!
I'll try to take some pictures today of the kids playing around and upload them later.
