Comments (0) Finally, the last days of our summer…
As the last days of camp came upon us, we were sad to be headed back to the heat of Texas, but we didn’t let that ruin our last few days of fun. And I think you can see why Elise wants to go back. 
I recently started following the website, Voices for Vietnam Adoption Integrity, http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/. So far, it’s been a bearer of bad news. It’s not a pretty picture that’s being painted about adoptions from Vietnam; it’s very sad. Here’s the lastest: http://www.brandeis.edu/investigate/gender/adoption/vietnam.html.
The article has a link to some of the provinces that had issues http://www.brandeis.edu/investigate/gender/adoption/byprovince.html. Here’s a map of the provinces in Vietnam: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VietnameseProvincesMap.png. Elise is from DaNang which is it’s own small province; it’s not listed as a problem area. We have no reason to believe anything shady about Elise’s adoption, but it’s just a sad situation — sad for the children and families who were caught in the middle.
My prayer is that there will be some good that comes of all of this: “Don’t you see, you planned evil against me but God used those same plans for my good…” Genesis 50:20, The Message
So, after couple days of swinging and pony riding, we got to watch Hope while her older siblings and parents went whitewater rafting. Elise and Hope are six months apart, and we had a lot of fun having Hope and Elise together. (I told Scott it was like practice for number two, but I don’t think he was too sold on the idea.) The fun day ended with a western night which of course included more pony rides and face painting. Elise got a butterfly painted on her face, and she is still talking about it – everything about camp really made an impression on her.
The second week of August, we took a trip to Westcliffe, CO. We began by taking a 12 hour drive to Horn Creek Family Camp to participate in an Adoptive and Foster Family week of camp. (Scott and I even led worship, but I don’t think that’s well documented – too bad.) All the McClellans had fun meeting other adoptive families and making new friends. Elise wasn’t old enough for white water rafting, but she made up for it by spending her time swinging, riding a pony, going down a waterslide, and bowling. She is ready for another trip….
A dinner conversation…Scott, “Blah, blah, blah, blah, Colorado.” Elise, “Go Colorado tonight?” Scott, “No, tonight take a bath.” Elise, “Take a bath and then Colorado, okay.” Poor baby, maybe she’s just hot. Either way, we have lots of pictures to document our fun, but I won’t overload you with them all at once. Consider this your first installment…
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