Happy Thanksgiving!

Well, today is Thanksgiving.  We get to celebrate 16 hours sooner here in China!  We started off the day with a visit to the Xichan Temple.  This is a beautiful temple in Fuzhou that people go to pray and burn incense to Buddha.  The grounds were beautiful with a large pond and bridges.  There are also fish and turtles in the pond, so the kids took bread to feed them.  Sydney loved this and was so excited.

That night all the families went to a Thai food restaurant to celebrate Thanksgiving together.  We had a good time eating and talking about our adoption experiences.

We just want to say we are so thankful for our children.  Damon, Jared, Grace and Sydney are so special and coming here to bring another child into our family has just made us realize more than ever how important and special and unique each of our children are and we love them so much.  We are also very thankful for all our family and friends who have supported us to get to where we are today, celebrating our first Thanksgiving with Sydney.  And a special thank you to Aunt Michele and Grandma Glenda for taking such good care of Grace while we are gone.I have missed her terribly but I have not worried about her at all because I know how well she is being taken care of.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

7 pictures of Xichan Temple

Thanksgiving Dinner

Thanksgiving Dinner