Madison turned 14 on February 4! We celebrated at Godfather's Pizza with Mikelle, Sean, grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles, and lots of cousins. The ice cream cake looks small in the picture, but it fed everyone at the party. She got lots of presents including new bedding, a Nintendo DS, games for the DS, a big pink stuffed animal that now sleeps beside Madison and Sponge Bob, lots of fingernail polish, some nail clippers, and a file so she can have lovely nails, a bracelet, and a hair straightener.
John's birthday is today so I made his favorite dish, lasagna, and Madison picked out a small cake when we went grocery shopping today. It was just me, John, Sean, and Madison here for supper since Mikelle had to work. It was quiet, but nice. Earlier, after Madison and I returned home from the store, I signed John's card and asked Madison if she wanted to sign it. She said no and informed me by using our hand-held translator that she already had something for John. So, after we ate our cake and ice cream, Madison gave John a card she had made, and she even had a little present all wrapped up for him. She wrapped it using left over tissue paper from one of her presents. The present was a little figurine of Madison's from the Monkey King, Pigsy. The Monkey King is a Chinese legend. While we were in China, we got to watch the T.V. series about every day, since it was another of Madison's favorite shows. Even though we have missed out on a lot of her growing up, we are getting to experience her youthful innocence and generosity. Happy Birthday Madison and John!
Hi, Ruthi Coats waiting for 2 girls off the Hope list.....please do post occasionally! She sounds like she is doing well. Do you have any photos of the other children from any that she may have brought? or have you shown her the list and the other childrens photos and asked anything? Ruthi
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