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Waiting is one of the most difficult parts of the adoption process. Some great counsel on waiting, and learning patience in the process, is available in this talk by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf.
The audio for the talk is available here. (Right click and select "Save Target As" to download the mp3. Put it on your iPod!)Today we went to a town called Mystic. Ever heard of the movie Mystic Pizza? That was where it was filmed, at Mystic Pizza in Mystic, CT. We didn't have pizza today, though. We went to Mystic intending to go to the historic Mystic seaport. However, when we passed the old Mystic shopping village on the way to the seaport, we decided (having three teenage girls and two adult women in the vehicle) that rather than paying a bundle of money to get into the seaport, we'd rather spend that money at the shopping village! So we started out enjoying our picnic lunch in a grassy area and then enjoyed the little shops in the village. Carter and Grace mostly liked the toy store (well, we all enjoyed that) and feeding the ducks around the village. We didn't take many pictures, but had a fun day!
Carter really wants to play the Wii games we play, but of course we have a hard time allowing him to have a turn because he isn't quite capable...or so we thought. Shane had the idea that he might be able to try boxing. Other than the ski jump, Carter had never been able to pull anything else off. However, he totally took to boxing like a champ! He almost always wins when he plays. He stands, looking very focused, in his masterful stance before the TV, and lets the guy have it! These pictures don't really even do the boy's work justice, but they will have to do for now until we get some decent video of his boxing skills. We just get the biggest kick out of watching him play! Oh, and did I mention he's not even two yet?