the park

Isabelle's last day of school

Today is Isabelle's last day of school. She has come so far this year, yet she still lags behind her peers. We've come to a place of joyful acceptance in this fact, she is who God created her to be and we celebrate the precious child He blessed us with.

Isabelle often insists on *smiling* with a cheesy grin when I take her picture, so I thought twice before pulling my camera out this morning. But she looked so cute sitting on the porch, waiting for the bus.

I couldn't resist.

So I ran back in the house and grabbed it, and hurried to get a few pictures before the bus arrived. In an effort to avoid her default camera face, asked her to tell me a joke. And you can see, she finds herself pretty darn funny.

leaving guilin

travel to and around hong kong

guilin

celebrating sophie

Three years ago I arrived in China to bring home my Sophie Lu. Here are some of my very favorite pictures of our time there.