Today Hope had her first trip to Disneyland! It all happened on a whim. It started out 2 days ago, when I prayed for a good idea … I wanted something fun to do for our oldest daughter Abigail’s birthday. I really wanted it to be special for her. Then, yesterday, we got a call from our friend Jenny. They had some friends in from out of town, who were at Disneyland, and they called Jenny to see if she wanted the second day of their 2 day passes, because they wern’t able to use the second day. Jenny immediately thought of Abigail, and said that she knew of a special little birthday girl who would love to have them. So we ended up going to Disneyland tonight, and the neatest thing of all was that we were able to upgrade the tickets into annual passes for only about $50 more per person!! So we got Disneyland passes for a third of the regular cost. We were amazed! We live pretty close by so we will definitely be spending lots of time there this summer!
I was kind of worried about Hope, wondering if it would be too much for her, with all the sounds, people, etc. Can i just say the girl LOVED it?! She had a blast on the teacups, the carousel, Casey Jr.’s train, Alice in Wonderland, and then the teacups one more time. She loved the spinning part, and all the music going on. She lived it up, and the other kids had a great time too!
I noticed today that her eyes seemed to be better. I don’t know if its my imagination, but I could have sworn there were quite a few times today where her eyes fixed right on me, gazed right into mine, and she smiled and held her gaze. Jonathan noticed it happened to him too today. She has had a large amount of prayers going up for her eyes, so I would not be surprised if they are getting better. Keep it coming Lord! 
Here are some pictures of our fun day. Enjoy!!!!
And here is a link to the slideshow.
June 13th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
Guza,
Your writings are always so inspirational. God will heal Hope’s eyes and then she can see what a truly beautiful mom and family she has. I’m so happy that you went to Disneyland. You are amazing!! I love you soooo much and I’m always here for you.
God Bless!!
June 14th, 2008 at 8:59 am
I noticed in pictures that Li Hao rubs her eyes,
Is it because she’s tired or she tries to get them clear etc.. Do you know what I mean? Just curious and wondering if she really does see more at times.
June 15th, 2008 at 10:09 am
Hi Judi,
The doctor said that its pretty common for visually impaired kids to rub their eyes. Its a way to stimluate their eyes, and it makes things a little more clear or causes them to see light in a different way. We will know more once we get her to the specialist at USC…..
June 16th, 2008 at 12:11 am
We pray for Hope daily sevral times a day. i have NEVER seen my children so diligent about pray as they are with Hope. it is beautiful to see. We cant wait to see what the Lord will work out for His glory. Love you all. Alida & Family
June 22nd, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Todd & Kim, We’ve so enjoyed looking at your website and following Hope’s journey with all of you. We can’t wait to meet her in person. We’re hoping to make a trip to California in July. Hope is such a cutie. We can tell the the kids really love her and are a special help to you. Hannah was just a little baby when we moved to Utah. The pictures we took at the Olive Garden the weekend before we moved are on our wall. We can’t get over how big they’ve gotten. Keeping us posted on this website has been good for us. We can’t wait to meet Hope when we come for our visit.
June 22nd, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Hi Kim;
What great pictures- and what a nice surprise for all of you.
I am so glad that Hope was able to enjoy herself too! Continue to walk in joy and in peace, the future is all in His hands and He is able to work out all the details!
bless you;
Kimmie
mama to 6
one homemade and 5 adopted