Hello,

   We are hoping that you´re doing well in China. We are doing really well here in Sweden and our Elliot (RuiÁn) is a huge source of joy. He is such an happy little guy and so eager to learn new things and to find out about the world. Everybody just loves him.

   We are having a great summer here in Sweden and Elliot is getting a great tan, everybody is jealous of him. (Here in Sweden we like getting a bit of a tan, we think it makes us look healthier) He loves being outside and we have a little pool for him in the backyard. He loves to play in the pool and involves everybody in his games. In the afternoons we usually takes him out to a nearby lake to swim because we like to swim too.

   Later this week we are going to our summer house which is right on a small beach so he can play in the sand all day long, he will enjoy that.

  we are still waiting for his (hopefully) last operation since he got a cold and couldn't do the surgery when he was supposed to. But he´s doing so well anyway and of course with his next surgery it will get easier for him to pronounce all his new words. During the surgery it is a rough couple of days but we are still looking forward to it.

  Elliot loves to sing. He sings loudly wherever he is. He sings a lot of different songs, he has a book filled with different children songs that he loves. He is growing soo fast that it is hard to keep up with him. He grows out of his clothes so quickly! He is a very active boy so he´s always up to something.

  We celebrated our first year together (9th of june) and he got a red bike. (with extra wheels on to make if safer,) he really likes his bike. He really likes to jump on a big trampoline and that is a great workout too. In september we´re going to take him to try gymnastics with a group of children. I think he is really going to like it.   

  We´ll enclose some new pictures of him and hope to hear from you soon.

  Take care!

  Maria & Stéphane

  PS: We remember that you said that one of your volunteers were especially fond of Elliot. What is her name? What did Elliot call her? Also we would like to have some pictures of her and also all of you and if possible of Elliot when he was just a baby. Thank you. DS

你们好：

    我们希望你们在中国过得好。我们在瑞典过得很好，Elliot(瑞安)可以说是一个快乐的源泉。他是个快乐的小家伙，渴望新的事物和探索这个世界。每一个人都非常喜欢他。

    在瑞典，我们有非常棒的夏天，Elliot变得很黑，每个人都很嫉妒他（在瑞典，我们都喜欢变得黑一点，我们认为那样才更健康）。我们喜欢户外，院子里有个小水池。他喜欢在水池里玩并且吸引每一个人加入他的游戏当中。午后，我们经常带他去湖边游泳因为我们也喜欢游泳。

    这周末我们要去我们在海滩附近的夏凉房，因此他一整天都能在沙滩上玩耍，我们会玩得很尽兴。

我们还在等待冯瑞安的最后一次手术，因为上次医生通知可以手术的时候，冯瑞安生病了。但是无论怎样瑞安都是做的非常好，当然如果他完成下一次外科手术，对于他来说新单词的发音会变得更容易。外科手术后的几天会是很艰难的几天，但是我们依然期待着。

    Elliot喜欢唱歌。无论在哪里他都唱的很大声。他唱了很多不同的歌，他有一本书记录他喜欢的不同的儿歌。他长得太快了以至于我们很难跟上他。他长的速度远远超出他添置新衣服速度！他是个活跃的男孩子，因此总是胜任很多事情。

    我们庆祝我们团聚的第一年（六月九日），他得到了一辆红色的自行车（为了更安全后轮安装了一对辅助的轮子），他很喜欢他的自行车。他很喜欢在蹦床上跳，那也是活动量很大的运动。九月份我们带他去和其他很多小朋友一起参加体育运动。我认为他会喜欢的。

    我们记得你们说过有个志愿者特别喜欢Elliot. 她叫什么名字？Elliot怎么称呼她？我们也想要一些她和你们的照片，如果可以的话我们也想要一些Elliot小时候的照片，谢谢。

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