Grandma Susie and Great Aunt Evelyn have just left to go back home to the USA today, so please pray that our kids will behave so that we can get a reasonable amount of rest in the coming weeks. PS. … Read more about Gabriel & Mei-mei (Take 3)
Priority Check
Yesterday I went hiking in the mountains shown in the picture. It was a wonderful day that started out as a snowy winter wonderland and ended up a slightly warmer, sunny, spring afternoon. The … Read more about Priority Check
Gabriel & Mei-mei (New & Improved)
Gabriel is learning to love and adore his little sister. But in this picture it doesn't look like Mei-mei Ariel is too happy about it. We are teaching Gabriel how to be Gentle when he touches … Read more about Gabriel & Mei-mei (New & Improved)
Gabriel & His Mei-mei
Here is a picture (not great, but the best I could get so far) of Gabriel and his little sister. 'Little sister' in Chinese is 'Mei-mei', so we are going to teach Gabriel to call Ariel Mei-Mei for … Read more about Gabriel & His Mei-mei
Ariel Susana West
Our new daughter, Ariel Susana West, was born on Monday evening, March 26, at 10:34 p.m. here in Northwest China. She is a healthy little girl, and was born weighing 7 lbs 8 ounces, even … Read more about Ariel Susana West
Tibetan Lake
Here is a picture of us visiting a frozen lake at just over 10,000 ft. last week. What looks like a messy pile of trash on the opposite side of the lake is actually an 'organized' collection of … Read more about Tibetan Lake