We are pooped!!It has been wonderful being back in the USA! Wonderfully exhausting!! Living away for two and a half years now, I'm normally quite busy during my trips home... re-connecting with family, visiting friends, shopping, endless doctor check-up's, frequent visit's to Taco Bueno and Chick-fil-A :) Prior to this trip, I had NO IDEA how NOT busy I was before!! The calendar was pretty much full several weeks before we even touched ground in Tulsa. Olivia has been one popular girl.
She's been such a trooper. She's smiled and flirted as she's been passed from person to person, stared with curiosity at puppy licks on her toes, performed all her new tricks time and time again (watching her grab her feet and blow raspberries provides endless entertainment) and fussed for mom only when she's been super hungry/sleepy.
We've done our very best to spend time with everyone... saying it's been hectic is an understatement! I suppose this will always be a challenge while we live so far away and have such a wonderful, beautiful daughter who's so popular. And wonderful family and friends who we want her to build relationships with :)
The trip back to Shanghai looms ahead.. Although we feel that we're called to be there longer, it's always a tough trip back. (I've already packed 2 suitcases and 2 boxes.. the packing gets old fast.)
Enough about that! I'm looking forward to the last part of the trip here.. trying to make as few plans as possible so that I can have some personal relaxing time.. I'll be posting more pic's of our recent activities as soon as I find time to get them on the computer!
