What a rush!

Here is Mike. He looks so professional!

Last night, Andrew and I went to New Plymouth to bike ride. I took a few lessons on stopping, going, and turning. Then I attempted a small hill a few times. HOW FUN! I can definately see how motorcycling can be addictive! Andrew went up the bigger hills and did very well. Our friend Mike, who took us riding, has been great about teaching us safety that go along with riding motorcycles. We are thankful Mike is teaching us how to ride bikes.

And yes, moms and dads, we used all the proper protective gear! :)

Here is me:

Here is Andrew:

Motorcycle Ride

Andrew and I took our first lesson in motorcycle riding. Whew! I did it, liked it even though i was alittle scared . . . I'll do it again though! Andrew was really good, a natural. Maybe one day when we win the lottery we'll buy our own motorcycle.

Contagious Laugh

Jerricho has the funniest laugh that is contagious. This is a clip that is not just funny to watch but hilarious to listen to. Turn up the volume.
Just a preface. He is wearing correctional shoes for his arches. He loves "tap-dancing" on the floor because it makes noise on hard surfaces. So he started to stamp on the kitchen floor and he was CRACKING himself up.

Brothers

The boys are getting adjusted to each other just fine. Solomon is teaching Jerricho how to wrestle and pillow fight.

He is also teaching him how to run through sprinklers and get wet.
And how to brush his teeth!

India

Andrew and I went to India in January to bring our new son home -- FINALLY! This adoption took 13 months. There is so much to share and not enough time or space. We were in Southern India for two weeks. We spent the first week in Bangalore, at the orphange.

Here are a few of the caretakers at the orphange.


They care so much for the kids and do a great job. They helped us a lot with everything while we were in Bangalore; with Jerricho, getting things we need around the city and with our hotel accomodations. Below are the kids that are in the same age group with Jerricho. Jerricho is the one in the orange shirt.




We also went to the Deaf School in Bangalore. That was neat to see the children signing (American Sign mixed with a few Indian signs).




Here is an example of the Hindu Temples we saw while we were in Chennai. We were in Chennai to get the visa from the U.S. Consulate. While we were waiting on the visa, we visited a couple of different temples and both were beautiful.





We went to an LDS branch meeting in Chennai. Here is a picture of the chapel. The church is in a basement of a business building.