Happy New Year! Welcome to the Chinese Year of the Rabbit.
Just before we adopted Lily our social worker pointed out that we would now be a Chinese-American family. I hadn’t thought of it that way before, but of course she was absolutely right. Among the many wonderful blessings this brings is the fact that we get to wholly embrace the two-week New Year celebration.
In honor of the New Year, here are a few photos from our trip to China. What adventures this little girl has brought us.
At the Summer Palace.
The kids posed for dozens of photos with people who had never seen Westerners in person before.
Tiananman Square.
The Great Wall at Badaling.
And then there were four.
Best wishes from our family to yours for the happiest of new years.
Beautiful family! : )
Can’t imagine what a beautiful and life changing experience that must have been for your family! The journey to Lily…Thanks for sharing Shannon.
Thank you. 🙂 People thought we were crazy for bringing the kids with us, but I’m so glad we did. It’s changed how they see the world.
Happy Rabbit Year! Been awhile since I’ve seen those photos, amazing how young Andrew looks. A lot of lives are greatly enriched by Lily’s presence here. Very wise move on your part mama-san (papa-san, too.)
Lily is a little ball of happiness and brings us all into a happy place. Shan and Tim – you were very wise to take the kids with you. What an adventure and a happy ever after for all.