Some of you may know exactly who we are referring to...Frank is the nickname of the China-based guide and adoption facilitator from our adoption agency. He was our constant companion for the two weeks we spent in China adopting Helen. Tonight we had dinner with him and his 3 year old son Jiawen. We brought his little son a book and some candy, and while shy at first he did show us his "ultraman" moves. We were really excited to introduce Frank to Helen and our other children -- so proud of her and so grateful for his help in building our family. Unfortunately Helen and Thomas both were tired and more subdued during our dinner (they are still rising at 5:30 am, also we went to 7 am Mass this morning in Chinese, so with that and modern art it hasn't been the most kid oriented day). I also wonder if Helen felt a bit shy and awkward around Frank, a stranger to her but so important to us, etc. Anyway, we had a nice meal and gave Frank pictures of all the girls in our travel group (glad you sent them, Kay and Gary). He is organizing a trip in the spring to bring back New Life families to Beijing and the Hunan province and maybe we might join him on the Hunan leg of the trip, especially if others are going on to Yongzhou. It was great to see Frank and remember the fun parts of our adoption trip, also to talk about his family and meet his son.
