Biding Our Time in China- and what the heck is Beauty Goat?

The first video is the gotcha video from Monday! In the next one, Kevin and Luke play with a puzzle. We get to hear Luke's voice!

 Rooting on the Cardinals- they have needed it!

 This is of Luke and Beauty Goat and the Ball. The camera's flash made him close his eyes three times!

 All the boys lovin' video games- of course.

 The final picture is of the Krosleys with Steve, their former guide from the last two orphanage trips.

Today is our last day in Shenyang and tonight we fly to Guangzhou.
This morning we will meet with our friend, Steve and his family. Steve
has been our guide on our Visiting Orphans trips so we are excited to
see him.
 
Since we got Luke's passport on Wednesday, two days early, we have
just been killing time.  Sophie took us to the Shenyang museum
yesterday.  Not exactly the best place for a 4 year old.  Then we had
lunch at Subway at the new, beautiful mall we found and then rest time
at the hotel.  Then we went back to the mall for dinner.  As we walked
through the mall, Andrew spied a Lego store so we ran up to see it.
It was just a toy store but it did have a doll we have been looking
for.  Luke has a favorite cartoon called Pleasant Goat and Big Big
Wolf.  They had a couple different goat dolls.  When we showed him one
he actually gasped- it was so cute! He hugged it tight. Sophie said
baba wants to buy it for you and suddenly Luke let go and said no, he
didn't want it.  After some conversation we found out that the
particular goat we showed his was called Lazy Goat and he wanted the
pretty girl goat called Beauty Goat.  Ladies' man already!  So we got
beauty goat, complete with pink bows.  He put her to bed last night
and made us all whisper!
 
After dinner, the boys played a rousing game of catch.  You should see
this kid play!  He is incredibly athletic!  His clubbed hands are not
a hindrance in any way.
 
As I type this, Luke is laying next to me, having just woke up,
rolling around, grabbing my arm, typing with me, flirting.  Sometimes
when I tell him no he says, nonononono! He thinks its hilarious!  He
has learned a few English words but he has taught us more Chinese.
Since language is still an issue, we are still calling him Yang Yang
(pronounced Yong Yong) most of the time.  Sophie told him his other
name is now Luke but he doesn't respond to it.  We will give him
whatever he needs and right now that is his Chinese name.
 
Right now, I need to go pack up and get ready for the day. We are
ready to see Guangzhou and a change of scenery.

from Pam via Elizabeth