Finally Finishing Fall
After being so slack as of late in keeping up with our Blog, I am going to give you a very quick summary of our Fall, before I post about our Christmas Fun, later this week.
Joshua is loving school and has had some fun events with his class. Mommy was able to get out of her own class to enjoy these events with him. They wrapped up their farm unit with a “Barnyard Buddies Breakfast”, complete with animal shaped waffles. The class sang a couple of songs and recited a poem. It was very cute. In Oct. The Firefighters came to visit and the class got to step inside the firetruck. Joshua was unsure at first, but enjoyed it enough, that he decided to dress as a Firefighter for the “Trunk or Treating” event at school.
We enjoyed attending a couple of Harvest Festivals with some friends and we visited the Southeastern Railway Museum. Joshua loved exploring all the old train cars and riding the short but fun “real” train ride. We took Joshua to see the Circus and although he was scared, he persevered and enjoyed the acts, that he was awake for.
At the end of September we completed the “Domestication of a Foreign Adoption” process that gives us the equivalent of a US birth certificate for Joshua. To finalize the process, we had to go before a judge and take an oath to reaffirm that we fully intended to raise Joshua as our son forever. It was a good family bonding experience, sharing with Joshua how much we love him, and choose him to be a part of our family. We did this in China, but he had only know us 24 hours and he could not understand anything that we were saying.
Joshua enjoys spending time with his family, friends, and cousins. He continues to make us laugh, challenge our patience, and bring great joy to our lives.
Enjoy the pics from our Fun Fall Festivities
