Hangin' Tough

I can honestly say that I'm amazed at how well everything is going thus far with Mr. E and Mr. N.   Truly, my expectations were FAR lower and those low expectations have become my friends over the last 20 years (I spent the first 20 years of my life impossibly disappointed by my expectations of everything and everyone!)

Mr. E is like velcro, picking up every word or routine that passes by him.  His most recent issue is the love of eating.  He tells us he is hungry ALL THE TIME!  The last few mornings his pre-breakfast was three hard boiled eggs!  I don't know where he's putting it all, but his tiny frame is in for some major changes if he keeps this up!   Got this photo of him from a week ago...and it shows his charming, money-making smile...

He's such a morning guy...every morning when I go to the boys' room to wake them, he smiles this smile and says "Good morning!"  then "Wo ai ni Momma!" ("I love you Momma!")  How blessed am I?

Mr. N is excelling in the department of quick learning of the rules.  He is now the one who quickly tells the others when they are out of line.  This new sheriff in town is not so well received by the rest of the posse when he's trying to enforce the rules he himself only learned over the past 14 days.  Today I was taking him out, by himself, to run some errands with me.  I was teaching him some of the English words for colors and our clothes.  When we both realized we were wearing red, he smiled this huge smile, and hugged me with glee...because we were matching!  It was so dear.  We have always be watching him and how he relates to everyone else at this point, but he is charming and so fun.  He loves to sing and dance...and he is officially now the Drama King of the family.  (And THAT is saying something!)

A photo of he and The Bug while out on the "teacher's field trip" on Saturday:

Must get off to sleep.  Have to work on tracking down a missing passport (Mr. E's) that was supposed to have arrived to us over one week ago.  It is sort of an important detail...

Another TV interview tomorrow, too...it is amazing that there are still folks interested in our story...they'll come for 2-3 hours and follow us around and interview us...praying that the message of LOVE will be heard and understood.

Going to give you a few more photos here from the past couple of days...more coming soon...

Above:  On Easter morning, our two guys (The Bruiser & The Singer) played in the band as we sang to celebrate the day!

Above:  Magpie and one of our teammates, Mrs. V

Below:  Our front door (and one half of our shoe racks)..thought you'd be interested to see...

Below:  My Blue Flames English Class - most were trying to appear stoic and studious I guess, thus the limited smiles...man, I love these students!

Below:  The Singer snapped this photo of me in our elevator...he was so proud that he got me in the frame on this one!

Below: At the teacher's retreat on Saturday, Daddy snapped this safety warning...

Below:  Daddy, in a photo NOT taken by himself, at the teacher's retreat

Below:  Some of our girls with Mrs. V in the countryside

Below:  Bub, will be a first grader next year...all the ladies love him...

Below:  Brownie in a rare, non-crossed-eye, non-crazy photo shot

Off to start Monday...Sunday was a good day...but all good things must come to an end...