Our Boys Continue to Amaze Me

When we got back from the medical, we decided to venture out for lunch.  We tried to find the Good Noodle restaurant, but couldn't. So, we went for the next best thing - McDonalds.   The boys ordered - you guessed it - Chicken!  They did get french fries also.  TJ prefers orange juice to soda - that's a good thing!  After the long hunt for a table, we sat down and enjoyed our meal.  The boys wolfed down the french fries without a second thought.  We also enjoyed the hot pineapple pies.  We then went to 7-11 to get some drinks to have in our room.  GW insisted on carrying the bag back to our room.  I'm never sure if this is a good thing or not.  I usually at least ask to carry the bag, but I allow him to do so after several refusals on his part to hand it over. 

This afternoon while I was finishing up paperwork, the boys and CP played ping pong.  Yes, we found a ping pong table at The Garden.  CP quickly discovered that GW is pretty good at ping pong.  They played doubles, singles, and anyway they could mix it all up.  Since it was a small room with just the ping pong table in it, the boys could also practice just bouncing the ball off of the wall.  I guess we might just have to find room at our house for a ping pong table. 

This evening, we played Uno.  The boys are continuing to use more and more English.  From colors, to numbers, to phrases ("Oh my gosh", "Thank You", "Uh Oh") they are learning and saying more.  As GW opens up, he is using more English.  I realized early on that he understood some of our English, but now I realize he really understands a LOT.  He is wonderful at translating for TJ for us.  He still doesn't say much in English, but I think that is because he is unsure of his pronunciation. 

I love playing Uno with them, because it gives me a chance to say "Wo ai ni" when GW drops a "Draw Two" or "Draw Four" on me.  He looks at me and grins when he does this.  I love BOTH of their smiles - they are beautiful and bring me such joy.  TJ also has a sly smile when he is playing a "fun" card. 

Also, JA was drinking some soda this evening and CP made him laugh.  Well, you can imagine what happened.  After he got cleaned up and came back to play cards, TJ asked him (in Chinese) how he was doing.  Since we didn't have a clue what he was saying, GW translated for us!  I was impressed on both accounts - the fact that TJ cared enough to ask and that GW knew how to say it in English. 

The boys are enjoying having TWO TVs in each room.  That means everybody has a screen for themselves (I get the computer!)  I just hope they don't get too used to this as the screen time will be limited once we get them home. 

I know that we will face rough spots in the future, but I am SO thankful for the wonderful transition we have had so far.