Christmas for Maiah and Seth's Friends......

Well, we will not forget the sweet friends and faces that Maiah and Seth grew up
with in Mongolia. We have a Christmas project going on and I am actually going to
Mongolia to bring presents for the children and much needed supplies. We will visit
3 orphanages and do an outreach to the many children that live on the streets. We are very excited to be doing this again and would love for you to join us in blessing the orphans in Mongolia this year. please email me at stacypetrin@gmail.com for more details as to how you can help. Below are some needed items:

Blankets
winter hats and gloves
chapsticks
vasoline (used for cheeks)
tooth brushes
winter coats ( new or gently used)
monetary donations for us to purchase antibiotics for the children when we get there
children in the orphanages will live with infections and in pain for weeks and months as there is no money in the orphanage budgets to purchase such meds

Thank you blessing a child this Christmas!!

Every Blessing,
Petrins X6

Disney, a broken foot and Halloween.....

WoW!! I feel like it has been forever since our last post. We have been very busy here keeping up with 4 healthy, active kids involved in soccer, volleyball and several other extra activities!!

School got off to an amazing start in September with Seth quickly picking up the English language and is now reading 4-6 letter words/phrases and small books!! He works very hard and we see his hard work paying off everyday!

In early October, we went on our first family vacation to celebrate Seths adoption and Maiah's 6th birthday!! Disney World is quite hot in October, much hotter than we anticipated. However, Seth loved seeing the Mouse with his own eyes. You can tell that Mickey Mouse was a figure in his head from movies he had seen in the orphanage but he never thought he would see him with his own eyes!! He was very cute and rode everything and anything that moved!! Well, toward the end of the trip, he jumped and twisted his foot wrong and managed to break his foot. Oh yes, so when we returned home, Seth had his first experience getting a cast put on. He has been in it for several weeks now and hopefully it will come off on the 10th. The orthopedic doctor mentioned that there were several other small fractures in his foot as well, a sign of his residual ricketts. The cast has not slowed him down at all....I have caught him trying to kick the soccer ball with his casted foot, as well as attempting to get up on the trampoline. He is all boy!! I cant wait to see what might be growing in that cast when it comes off.

Well, we cant believe how quickly time is passing by.....Seth had his first experience dressing up for a Harvest/Halloween Party. Maiah was Princess Ariel and Seth was a transformer. Was excited to buy him a size 6-8 costume....he has come along way from 3's and 4's in April!!!

Well, Seth is very excited about Christmas.....we are doing our best to teach him why we celebrate Christmas.....however he is quite caught up in the fact that he may get some toys!! My Mom came over with 2 Toys R Us flyers and gave one to Seth and one to Maiah. Maiah circled 6-7 things,very reasonable and even picked out some things she wanted to send to her friends in Mongolia. Seth circled every single picture on every page..he wants it all!!!He actually told me that he needed a few of the toys:) Well, we hope this finds each of you well.

We pray that you have a safe and blessed Thanksgiving and Christmas. We will be sure to post pictures of the Holidays.

Love,
Stacy
for the Petrin 6