Questions, questions and more questions

Sophia is now an official 1st grader. We are so proud of her. This past school year, David and I decided that we were going to put the 3 younger ones in the Christian Schools. Sophia was the first to attend Dutton Christian Elementary and it was the best decision David and I could make. She blossomed right before our eyes and the knowledge that she has about God, Jesus and the scriptures is amazing. She constantly asks questions about all these things and she has shared all the things she has learned with her brothers. Her prayer requests are so heartfelt for a 5 year old and she became even more compassionate about others than she already was. She asks about heaven and will openly look up into the sky and have a "conversation" with the Lord. It is pure innocence and a genuine love that she is trying to understand as best as a 5 year old can. She told me the other day that she has Jesus in her heart and that she can't wait to go back to school in the fall. For me, as her Mother, knowing the precious gift that she is, openly cries at every little thing she does. She melts my heart.

Andrew is always asking "why" we do things. I think he is comparing to how things were in China. I will ask him if he did certain things in China and he will pause as if to think about the answer that he thinks I want to hear. At times, it is hard to determine what really went on in his life before us. He still asks if I will be back and when, why we have to flush the potty, why we have to brush our teeth so many times a day, why we eat certain things and so on. However for the most part, I think Andrew is happy and secure with us. He clearly feels better physically after his surgery. He can run longer now and seems to have no trouble keeping up. He has a very old soul for a 4 1/2 year old. He always wants to please and seems to need constant reassurance that most of what he is doing is ok. He is a people magnet where ever we go, drawing people in with his contagious smile and his eyes that glimmer trouble. ;) He is a very special gift and I can't wait for him to go to the same school as Sophia next year. We are putting him in the DK program there as I feel he is not quite ready for Kindergarten but ready for more than a 3 day preschool program. I know he is going to love it. He will go everyday/half day.

Daniel.......oh Daniel........he seems to be having the most trouble figuring this whole family dynamic thing out. I had a very strong feeling that once we brought Andrew home and the fact that he was as big as Daniel and older, that it would bring about some very confusing thoughts for him. When Sophia and Andrew proudly say they are from China, Daniel proudly exclaims that he is from Michigan. Yes...you read that right.....Michigan. He is very confused about "where he was before he came here". Recently we went through his baby album and I showed him my big ol' belly with him in it and then right after he was born and tried to explain to him that he has always been here with us. That seemed to give him some comfort, but I know there are many things he is still trying to process. But it is Daniels questions that provoke Sophia's. I find that interesting. Sophia is content at the moment with just knowing that she is from China, but every now and then she asks a few more questions. I have a feeling that the questions are going to continue and get even more involved in the months to come. I worry that I will have the right answers at the right times....but I know in my heart that it will all work out as it is suppose to. ;) Daniel will also be going to Dutton Christian preschool next year and he is so excited to be going to the same building as his brother and sister. He will will be going 3 days a week/half day, and they will all be in different classes and parts of the building. I have no doubt they will run into each other which will be a hoot I'm sure. They are very much a threesome no matter where they go....it is priceless to me....something I never thought I would experience in my life. What an honor.