Personality showing through

Monday May 11^th

We headed back to the island on our own today.  Easy $3 cab ride and we were there, I have done this before. There were not crowds and the shop keepers were willing to deal.  Robin did her part to improve the economy on the island. We managed to get most of the got-ya day gifts for Joshua.

One of the funny things we saw today was a photo shoot for winter coats.  It was 85 degrees and they had racks of winter coats out there with models being photographed.  We also saw a group of young Chinese ladies taking photos around the island, it looked like a class.

below are my favorite models from today.

 

We walked through the park on the island and watched people exercise and do Tie Chi.  The weather looked threatening but it blew over.   The forecast has been 100% for rain every day since we arrived but we have been blessed with good weather.  It did finally rain this afternoon but Robin and the boys were in.  I however was out a few blocks from the hotel and got fairly wet trying to get back.   

This evening since it was raining a bunch of us just went to food-street in the hotel for dinner. It was very good and not too highly priced. A good part of the Bethany group will be leaving for Hong Kong tomorrow afternoon as they had Monday Consulate appointments.  We have really enjoyed getting to know these families.  Since we are with another agency, our appointment is not until Wednesday so we are here until Friday morning and then head to Hong Kong for an afternoon flight. 

We have noticed that Joshua has been much more vocal today.  He has been saying words and of course we cant understand him.   This evening at dinner he noticed fish tanks in the restaurant and went wild babbling about it.  The later this evening David and Agnes stopped by to bring us a gift and visit.  During the visit Josh was talking up a storm while they were here.   His personality is coming and he is starting to show himself much more.  We are very encouraged by hearing him talk and are pleased with how responsive to sound he is.  He does his best to communicate with sounds and pointing and manages to get his message across to us.  His world is about to be really opened up when they put those Baha's on him in a few weeks.

Hopefully the weather will hold out tomorrow and we can take in the zoo.  I have to go back to the island on Thursday to pick up a stone etching that I ordered but shopping is mostly done at this point and we have done our part to stimulate the local economy (not really that much).   

Signing off for now, thanks for your continued prayers for us during this journey.