Officially a US Citizen!

Certificate of CITIZENSHIP!!

I didn't think I should photograph the whole document to put on the web but wanted to share - look at that sweet picture! Grace Lin Jingxiao is officially a United States Citizen. Of course it was 'official' when we landed in Detroit but it was exciting to receive the document!
I caught Gracie Lin in action with her piece of paper! I think I mentioned before that if there is any type of paper within her reach, that is her play item of choice! She cracks me up surrounded by toys playing with and chewing a piece of paper.
"I got an awesome new hat from Aunt Jody! What do you think? I think it's just perfect!"
Tackled by Carter once again! I am pealing him off of her! I think she is getting used to it but she still isn't thrilled. He just can't wait to see her in the mornings and after naps. The first thing he says every time is, "I see Gwacie?" Tonight he was sitting on the floor watching something and she was sitting right beside him watching him. She sat up on her knees and leaned over to give him a kiss. She has become very affectionate with her kisses.

Its so fun each day to see how much our sweet girl's little personality is blossoming! It is so terrific to see her comfort level grow and grow. She still cries when she wakes up but I'm hoping one day to hear a "Mama" or just some happy sounds coming from her room! I think she is finding that her bed is a comfort spot when she is cuddled with her lovies. I lay her down, she rolls over and snuggles her lovie up to her little mouth. Daily, I see her play more with blowing kisses, covering her eyes for peek a boo, and patting her mouth to make noises and then she just grins about it all.

Today is Parker 9 1/2 birthday and he kicked off our week of no school with a boys night with Daddy and they watched a James Bond movie! 9 1/2! I saw the date and realized that he only has six more months of being a single digit age and on top of that, he was watching James Bond with his Dad! I get so sad about them growing up but at the same time I love it! I love watching him grow and mature! This week he got a pocket bible from school. When he got home, he was telling me about the index and that he had looked up a couple of words that he felt like he needed to focus on and then found the verses, dog eared the page and underlined them. I asked if those where things that the class was talking about and he said, 'no, they are just things that I need.' WOW! I got a bible from church when I was in 4th grade but it seems to me that it was all about having the bible and not necessarily about reading and applying it to my life! God has given this child a huge heart for people and I know that He has big plans for our boy!