This month we celebrated Nathan and Lydia’s birthdays! Nathan had fun with all of his preschool friends and our friends from the Ritz Carlton blowing out 6 candles for his 6th birthday. Lydia had special 1st birthday party with her friends. We loved celebrating these sweet birthdays!

Christmas brought a lot of joy and cheer here at the foster home! Gifts were passed out and paper was thrown here and there. Joy was tangible as the gifts were opened and the children delighted in each and every gift. We are so thankful for each person who helped ...

Decorating gingerbread houses is always a fun holiday activity, and it is no different here! All of the kids were able to help decorate one of our houses. The big kids did a great job carefully placing the candy on the houses and the little kids may have put more ...

Christmas is a time to make memories and little hands and feet make great memories. These little Christmas trees capture how little their hands and feet were in 2018 and we think they are the cutest trees ever!

Christmas is almost here and we are ready! All of the trees are up and beautifully decorated. The kids were so cute as the picked out which ornaments to put on the trees and the preschoolers were especially excited to use the ornaments they made! Now all the trees need ...

The Mercedes Benz factory in Beijing is located not too far from us and invited the children for a visit! They picked us up in their cars, gave everyone a tour, and provided a delicious lunch. The children also were given cars as a gift! We are so thankful for ...

With Christmas rapidly approaching our preschoolers have been busy making Christmas crafts. They have had so much fun and we love seeing the creations they make.

With so many boys who love cars we thought that a trip to the Beijing Auto Museum would be a a great field trip. And we were right! It was so much fun to see so many different cars. It was a great way to spend a cold Beijing day!

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A play place at a local mall invited us to go back and play recently. There were so many fun things to play with. All of the kids found toys that they liked and everyone had a great time!

This month we celebrated 3 birthdays. Judah turned 1, and Abner and Mabry turned 2! We love celebrating this sweet kids with our friends from the Ritz Carlton.

Thanksgiving was a time to celebrate, eat, and be thankful! The preschoolers helped make mashed potatoes for our meal and then everyone gathered around tables full of food to eat. We are always so thankful to be able to take time to celebrate here!

Here at New Day Thanksgiving preparations always include making hats in preschool. The kids did a great job putting their hats together and loved becoming little turkeys when the hats were finished!

There is nothing more fun in the fall than playing in a pile of leaves. Our gardener, Adam, makes big piles for the kids to play in and the result is an afternoon full of laughter and fun!

Fall is the perfect time for a trip to the zoo. The weather was perfect, the animals were active, and everyone had such a great time. Our friends at Cummins help sponsor our field trips and were able to join us for a fun day at the zoo!

Most of the children we are helping at New Day Vietnam live in families in very rural locations. When a child has been recommended to us for assistance, we first travel to the his / her home to meet the child and better understand the family’s situation.

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