Jake editions

Below is an email that Kay and Forrest (Ken's parents have been sending out) Since my time is short and they put some good words to the progress being made. The little boy is starting to emerge


I didn't mention earlier, we are at the White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou (Canton) in an old colonial compound of the city. Ken and Debbie did a lot of paperwork today and then we encouraged them to go out to dinner with the other couples at a nice Thai restaurant in the area.

Jacob now builds his blocks up in towers and then knocks them over and laughs. He also loves to throw things. this goes back to the issue of too much justice in life for those who were around when Kenny was this age.

Jacob also played hide and seek with us which he seemed to enjoy but he found it mysterious and not something that made him laugh out loud. He loves to chase Debbie around and try to catch her. they laugh so hard!

debbie said Jacob played better with the other kids today and shared things with them which is quite a breakthrough since the first rule of the orphanage seems to be not to ever give anything up once you have gotten hold of it.

there was a thunder storm today so we couldn't swim. Kay and Forrest took a taxi ride to super market and had the usual language misadventures trying to buy disposal bibs and baby wipes. We didn't see another European the whole time.

This area is quite charming and there are a lot of American adoptive couples roaming around with the kids.