Home One Week?

Wow!  Already?  But in some ways it seems like Kell has always been here.  I cannot imagine how it must feel to have your world turned upside down...but this boy is handling it well.  Kell is the sweetest most lovey boy!  The Berrys aren't so good at routine with all the schedules to keep...there's been a football banquet, a few practices, a Christmas show, basketball.  Kell has gone with the flow (though we do wear him out!).  He is adjusting so well.  Beyond my greatest expectations. 

Kell is cute and funny...and maybe he knows it a little!  He is a charmer, for sure!  Just the way I remember him when we met in January.  Love at first sight and it continues to grow!  He freely hugs and kisses  his family and gives us lots of  "I love you" and "wo ai ni"!!  He greets everyone so sweetly...sometimes with a "Nihao, y'all!". 

Kell's adjusting to the schedule.  He wasn't sure he liked Baba going to work and the boys going to school, but now that he knows they come back, it's ok.  He's so excited when it's time to pick up his brothers...especially the golf cart pick ups!  He loves when the kids come home from school and he gets to play with them.  His favorite is jumping on the trampoline.  I really appreciate play time, too...a little break for Mommy!  Ahhh...such sweet little babysitters...although Kell does like to check in with me often.

Aside from being cute and charming (bias!), my boy can clean!  Apparently our standards of cleanliness don't meet his.  He is a cleaning machine!  I find him washing and wiping, sweeping and mopping.  I even walked in the kitchen to find him hanging by his elbows from the kitchen sink washing dishes in hot soapy water.  I do not have hope that this will last...he's an American child now! Ha!

We took him to the family Christmas program at church.  At first, the loud music and lights were a little scarey.  But before long he was dancing and clapping.  He even raised his hand to be a contestant in the lyrics contest.  Good thing he was not chosen...there were no songs in Mandarin! He had to inform a few folks that "Jesus loves Kell".  He's looking forward to going to "Kell's church" in the morning.  He loved watching Burke play basketball today.  He has to check everything out so he was in the middle of the team huddle...sorry, Coach!

His English is coming along so well!  He's like a parrot and is even starting to put together very short sentences.  It won't be long!

Kell has brought a new excitement about Christmas and Santa.  He is such fun!!  Santa came through the neighborhood today via firetruck...very, very exciting!!

Thanks for checking in!  I will try to update more often...as soon as we have a schedule....hahahaha!