So many emotions leading up to this trip! Many times when change is ahead our girl struggles more than normal. Going to China was a big deal for our girl! She went back and forth deciding if she even wanted to come with us. Kaylee is one of the most emotionally mature people I know. So much trauma early on, so much to process through the years and by the grace of God, He has healed her in deep places. We hoped coming back to China would replace some of her hard memories with good memories - learning about the history of her birth country, having fun as a family, and of course getting to experience the moment we got Kai.
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| The moment we first saw Kai ~ she was the first one in the room and she ran outside to get us to hurry, excitedly telling us she saw him waiting for us on the couch! |
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| Here she is with Daddy in Guangzhou |
All in all, I know Jesus had a plan for her coming and this trip will lead to deeper healing in her sweet life. But there were some hard days for her - I'm sure all the smells brought back memories, even if it was just at a cellular level. She regressed back to some old behaviors we haven't seen in a long time ~ and we were able to teach her in a whole new way how to battle with praise! She knows Jesus rescued her, she knows He healed her, and she's learning that He is the only One who can sustain her and keep her in His perfect peace :)
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| We learned all about the Pu'er tea trees in Kunming and got to make our own tea (poor little Kai, this was the day he was admitted to the hospital as he just kept feeling worse) |
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| Green Lake in Kunming |
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| Exploring China with Sissy |
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| At the top of Canton Tower - highest tower in China and 2nd highest in the world :) |
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Visiting the Chen Ancestral Hall.....last time she was here she was in the baby carrier the whole time :)
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She is SO ready to get home! She misses Kaleb so much ~ those two haven't been apart since Kaleb and Khloe came home in August and they are both missing each other (face-timing every day) :)
The best part of her time here was meeting Callie ~ a sweet, new friend from Georgia who was adopted 3 years ago from China as well. These two had the best time together ~ we will have keep them in touch for sure. The Ficken's family was in our travel group from the beginning and we had the best time with them!
It was such a great experience for all of us to learn more about Kaylee and Kai's birth country. We lived in Haiti for 4 months, so we were able to not only learn about Kaleb and Khloe's birth country but actually experience it. This being our 2nd time in China, we feel like we got to experience the culture much more than the first time and learn more about the rich history of China. So thankful for our time here and we are all so thankful to be going home today!
So thankful for these two old-steadies ;) They helped make China FUN for Kaylee!
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