Xie Xie Ni!

谢谢! A big THANK YOU to all the folks who helped sponsor Lin’s “Art for the Heart” project. She has reached and greatly exceeded her fundraising goal. This is a great opportunity to help enrich the lives of orphaned children in China. Speaking of which, Lin has just sent out a care package to her friends in Shanghai. It is filled with letters, jewelry, candy, an MP3 player loaded up with her favorite music, magazines, etc. She spent a lot of time putting it together and had a giant smile when we sent it off. We also e-mailed the Shanghai Children’s Home to keep an eye out for the package and they said they'll send us some pictures when the girls get their gifts. They thanked us for everything we've done for Lin and said she was the best among all of the adopted big girls and to stay in touch. It is so nice that Lin has kept in contact with her friends and hopefully someday they'll see one another again.

And here are a few other highlights of our Summer...

Ruby beating the Summer heat!

Celebrating during the last night of church camp

Dave also worked his magic and scored some tickets to a sold-out Taylor Swift concert. Even though Lin's iPod is full of Asian popstars, she actually loves listening to Taylor Swift.



Waiting for the show to begin with her cousin Megan

 

Taylor Swift rocking the house!



All smiles after the show

And last weekend, after months of lessons and practicing, Lin swam across the pool on her own. WOO-HOO! She is learning how to swim! We still need to work on treading water and swimming up from the bottom after she jumps in. But, at least she's not afraid to take the plunge. Although, the first time she jumped in, she must've been hoping Dave would catch her like he does Ruby. OUCH!