Away

Chris and I are preparing for a week away.  Not exactly what you might think of as "a week away".  We are taking part in a leadership development week, which is supposed to be great but also deep, emotional and intense.  Meanwhile, I am busy busy getting things ready for our kids, who will not be joining us.  I am so thankful our precious Chen Ayi is coming back to our city for the week to be with the kids, plus the help of many other friends as well to get our kids places and care for them.  Still, it is a lot to leave them so please pray for the kids and for us, that this would be a meaningful week.

Lucy is quite taken with members of the opposite sex right now.  She already numbers her GeGes and Daddy as her favorite people in the world, but she is really attached to several of our Shu Shu (uncle) friends right now and readily jumps in their arms.  Really cute (but hopefully not a sign of the teenage years... shudder).

 Riding the Daddy train.

 "Coffee Shu Shu" - Chris' drummer and good friend probably ranks at the top of the Shu Shu list right now.  She sees his picture and gets excited and jumps in his arms, runs after him as he wrestles and rough houses with the boys.

 One of our oldest, favorite friends from former days is in town for an entire year!   Lucy had fun warming up to him over a book recently.

 Loving on Bennett...she and Bennett are great buds and adversaries but she was loving on him the other day.  She loves to crawl in a bed, lay on the pillow, be tucked in and pretend to snore these days.

And we got to wish another very important man in our life Happy Birthday this week...love and miss you Bop!