Yesterday Rich involved Wade in making grilled cheese sandwiches for everyone at lunch. He really seemed to enjoy being taught how to make them but more surprisingly, he enjoyed eating it more. The Chinese typically do not eat sandwiches or cheese but he has taken to these things quite readily. I have been asking him to drink a little bit of milk at lunch and dinner and he has obeyed (sometimes holding his nose). We are trying to have him work into these things. He has probably had a deficiency in calcium among other things so with the change in diet, we expect to see him sprout up quickly.
I asked him to help me make the pizzas for dinner and once again he jumped right in following all of my instructions. He said he liked all of the ingrediants (mushrooms, onions, green pepper, ham, pepperoni) except the olives. We made him a customized half of pizza with only a few olives (we are making him at least try these things). When it was time to eat, he didn't even notice the olives and went back for a fourth piece full of olives!
Lance and Wade have had some fun times of connecting with each other. Here they are checking out the Guiness Book of World Records. There was a lot of chatting going back and forth in Chinese as well as giggling so I just had to snap this shot.
Our dear friends from our (not so) small group wanted to welcome Wade home. Our friend Carol ordered these lovely Easter/spring cupcakes and a welcome message for Wade. Everyone was so wonderful in greeting him and rejoicing in his arrival after waiting with us for almost a year. Wade was a bit shy and overwhelmed, but I pray that he sensed God's love for him through these precious brothers and sisters.
This morning we began our Easter celebration with a big breakfast. Yes, we broke out the pancake griddle and proceeded as if Wade would enjoy them as much as we would. Rich had the pancakes going and was adding chocolate chips in some as well as dried blueberries in others. Wade was at his side. I was cooking the bacon and had my fingers crossed that he wasn't grossed out by a family favorite. The other kids were getting the table ready and pouring the juices. We sat down for our feast and Wade was given a pancake in the shape of a W. He didn't hesitate a bit with the pancakes and enjoyed the breakfast as much as we all did. Seems as if he isn't afraid to try new things and has found out that he likes most of what we eat so far (except the milk).
After breakfast, Lance took Wade outside and introduced him to all of the toys in the garage. It was precious seeing Lance teach him some new things such as hopping on the pogo stick and throwing a football. I am positive that he had never seen an American football much less thrown one. His determined spirit comes out again as he trys these new things. Later he got to go swim at the fitness center. The swim coach was there giving lessons so we set Wade up to begin to learn how to swim next week. We celebrated Easter at our afternoon service at our church, Abundant Grace. It was a beautiful service for us, but poor Wade didn't understand too much of what was going on. Yesterday we had bought him a children's Bible story book in Chinese and brought that along. He read it for a little bit during the service and Rich pointed out to him the Easter story. He managed to doze off a bit and fidget a lot. We had a baptism service after church which we stayed to watch and celebrate with our friends. Madelyn, the daughter of our friends the Liptaks', was baptized. We had a friend who spoke Chinese to explain to Wade what was going on during the baptism. We all went out to celebrate at an Indian restaurant afterwards. It was a great evening that finished up with a game of "Wahoo" as our Grandma Kiest would call it. A game that used dice, marbles and a game board was perfect for Wade with no English required. Before bed, I once again gave detailed (charades) instructions on how to wash in the shower. This morning we heard him get in the shower but figured that for the 30 seconds he was in there, he probably didn't get that clean. Oh the joys of parenthood.......until tomorrow.
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