We are anxiously awaiting our TA for Molly Yingjin. Our LOA (Letter of Acceptance) arrived on June 8, and I received the call at 4:05 pm. Just 5 minutes after the end of the last day of school! The next group heading for China leaves July 5th (yep, that would be next week) and we are hoping and praying that our paperwork arrives so that we can be part of that group! We decorated Molly's room with butterflies, and this weekend had quite a few on our front window - could it be a sign?
versus needing to be held close. She loves being outside, and would spend all of her day there if we could manage it! She loves art work - her teachers at the Goddard School, Ms. Sylvia and Ms. Kristi, talk about how she has to complete her pictures to her specifications before she will move on to a different activity. She loves to trace our hands and her own and to write our "names" on paper. She is very detail oriented. We are amazed at how she can identify objects, clothes, etc and who they belong too - but it sure doesn't help her in picking up her toys and putting them back where they belong! Our living room at all times resembles a tornado zone. I feel like I am forever apologizing for the state of our house, but I think that most people understand what it is like with a 2 year old.
s like we were, but she is still able to cry at the drop of the hat. Nathan was amazed the other day at her acting ability. She wanted her way and began crying, bending over and holding her hands to her face. As Nathan watched, she peeked out to see if he was noticing, then back to the "crying". She definitely tries whatever she can to get her way! Even cute flirty looks and "please" while batting her eyes. "One more" is her favorite request, whether it be riding down the sidewalk in her car, watching a video or being swung around, which really makes her giggle! We are amazed at the change in her speaking. She still is not always clear, but is definitely stringing some sentences together and using new words everyday. Our favorite from the weekend was her request to carry around some quarters while we were having our garage sale. When I checked on her to see if she still had them, she only had 3 out of the 4 I had given her. I asked her to check her pockets, and she pulled out one pocket and stated with hands up in the air "Empty"! She is singing her ABCs, but only to Mommy presently, and can count to 10 with association with objects. She knows lots of color words and shapes, but does not often associate them correctly. We are amazed at how quickly her language is growing, and can't wait to see her teach Ying Jin a few words. We are 
anxious to see if Ying jin with also call Nathan "Na Na (Long a's)". Faith just refuses to try anything close to Nathan. He is only Na Na to her!
