Lot's of changes around here

By the way, this blog will henceforward be known as "Ellie's and Andy's Excellent Adventures" and I will narrate on behalf of my brother while he learns to speak English, and then maybe I'll let him have a say. :) (And if anyone can advise Mommy on how to change the actual blog title, please feel free.)

Happy Halloween!

Well, it isn't even Halloween yet, but there's a big hurricane coming through, so we made sure we did a weekend Halloween event in anticipation of the storm. We chose a good one, too: the "Trunk or Treat" party at our friends the Thomas' church.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Since we were cooped up indoors for the storm, Mommy decided it was time for some pumpkin decorating and carving. We really had a blast!

 

 

 

 

 I even got to see the Jack-o-lantern lit up!

The best souvenir ever!

On September 13, 2012, we went to flew from DC to Beijing. Finally, the trip we'd all been waiting for. Why did we take such a long journey?

 

To visit the Summer Palace?

 

 To take part in a tea tasting ceremony?

 To visit Tiananmen Square?

 To hike the Great Wall of China?

 To wait on a red couch in anticipation?

No. You guessed it! To meet my BROTHER!!! 

 I loved my brother from the moment I saw him.

 We love to play together (sometimes we even play nicely)

and take baths together

 and pose for photos

 and go to the zoo (we saw real pandas close up in the Guangzhou Zoo!)

 

 

 and meet friends like Braden, Paige,  Faith!

 We got to see our friends Yu and Ricky at the Hong Kong airport on our way home!

 It was a long, long way home...

 

but we made it and here we are with our new family! I love you, Andy.