Sunday Surprises!

After a very busy week of catching up on sleep and trying to unpack all of the boxes, we took a break from the chaos and relaxed with friends on Sunday! Jen had came up with an idea to play T-ball outside after church. So first we went to lunch and then surprised the kids by taking them to TIS (another international school here where Jen teaches) to play soccer, T-ball and on the play equipment! I'm not so sure the T-ball went over too well because my kids were more excited to run in the open field and play on the playground! In the end, we all had fun breathing fresh air, playing, and visiting! I love that our kids get along so great. The girls both love art and the boys are a bit touchy, but they really just light up when they see each other!! I've said it before, but we are just so blessed to have them in our lives.

After our great time outside, we had to come back and prepare for dinner guests! At church, we always have a time for prayer requests. This morning, the principal from IST (where El and Eens go) stood up and requested prayers for her husband who is having back pain and needs to meet with a neurosurgeon. Dan was so moved by her request that he decided to invite them to dinner with little regard to what we would actually feed them!! Remember, I don't cook, therefore there is no meat in the house to actually prepare a meal!! I was in quite a panic to prepare for our guests, it didn't help that she was the kids' principal!! I settled on brownies out of a bag for dessert, Tastefully Simple beer bread and potato cheddar soup and a prepared salad from the Sheraton!! I also made the infamous Green Goddess dip (they loved it!!) for an appetizer. Danny ordered pizza to ensure that there was plenty of food!!

The evening turned out to be wonderful. They are a lovely family and we have so much in common! This is their first year here also, so I shared some of my shopping places in Beijing with them and they told us all of the places they like to eat!! The kids had a ton of fun playing and were thankfully on their best behavior!

What a fantastic end to a very stressful week!!