Our letter to Malia's (Huai Xu Li) care givers at the orphanage

Dear Wonderful Care Givers of Huai Xu Li of the Huai SWI,

My husband and I have been matched with Xu Li (date of birth: August 5, 2010), and we are thrilled beyond belief that we are about to have such a wonderful and beautiful daughter!! We have so much to be thankful for, and mostly we are thankful for the wonderful care she has and continues to receive at the Huai SWI. We have heard such good things about the staff there and the big hearts and love for all the kids. It makes us feel so much better hearing all the praise for the care givers at the Huai SWI.

We live in Austin, Texas, USA. Xu Li will also have two sets of grandparents who live close to us and can't wait for Xu Li to get her so they can love her too. We have been waiting for Xu Li for many years, even though she is just 8 months now. It feels like it was always meant to be her, and that's why we had to wait.

Xu Li will have a big brother who is now in Kindergarten. He is sweet and very lovable. His name is Alex, and he likes math, piano, soccer and art. He is looking forward to being Xu Li's big brother.

We hope to be there in late May or June. We only have three pictures of Xu Li, and we are guessing they were taken in January. We hope to get some updates about her and maybe some pictures of her and the staff with her and pictures of where she lives now. We will keep any notes and pictures from you in a keepsake album that will be very special and shown to Xu Li as she grows up.

Thank you very much and we give you our deepest appreciation.

Sincerely yours,
Dianne & Marc Parrish