We’re David and Lois McBeath. We live in Point Pleasant, WV – a small town along the Ohio River on the western side of the state. We have 2 sons. Austin is 15. He’s a sophomore at Pt. Pleasant High School. Darrell is almost 12. He’s in the 6th grade at Roosevelt Elementary.
We actually began our adoption journey more than 10 years ago. I saw an ad in the newspaper about Chinese babies. We called about it, but it just wasn’t even feasible at that time in our life. All these years, it was always there, stuck somewhere in the back of our minds. I don't know why exactly – it just was. The thought never completely went away.
We also talked off and on about having another child. Our house was only 3 bedrooms, and we know the boys could have been in a room together, but we didn't want to do that if we didn't have to. In the spring of 2006, for some reason (I don't recall exactly what) - it came up again. We started thinking and talking - why not? So we started checking into it more. We did a lot of research online. The more we found out, the more we felt a calling, a desire and even a need to do this.
We started the adoption and added onto the house all at the same time. It took about 6 months to get the paperwork together. Then about another month after we sent it to China for them to translate it and 'log us in' (11/6/06). That's when we started to officially wait.
We finally got "THE CALL" on 7/13/08. It was a Sunday afternoon! After 2 ½ years, we are finally going to get our baby!


Leila Ann McBeath, formally known as Shun Xi Yi, was born on Oct 29, 2007. She had a cleft lip and cleft palate. The lip has been repaired, but not the palate. (We'll have to do that when we get her home.) She's in the Children's Welfare Institute of Shunde District of Foshan City, which is located in the Guangdong Province, in the southern part of China.

Shunde, the hometown of flowers, is one of four cities under the jurisdiction of Foshan City. Covering an area of 806 sq meters and with a population of 1.05 million, Shunde City is situated in the middle of the fertile Pearl River Delta, between Guangzhou and Hong Kong. It was set up as a county in the 3rd year (1452 AD) of the Jintai reign of the Ming Dynasy (1368-1644), and conferred with the administrative status of a city in 1992 by the State Council.

Foshan City is also where the actor Bruce Lee was from.

Monday, October 21, 2019

Girls Trip 2019

Once school ended, we were ready for our 9th annual 'girls trip'.
This was the longest we've ever been gone (10 days), and the most varied trip we've taken.
We went from the seedy French Quarter in New Orleans, to the bayous of Mississippi, to the Gulf Coast of Florida, and then to the mountains of Tennessee.
We were very sad that our 6th member didn't get to go this time (Mandy), due to some unforeseen issues.
While our trip didn't always go as planned - we were flexible.
We still had a great time - we always do.
I'm so grateful for this group of ladies / family and for the opportunities we've been given to be able to do this trip and make these memories each year.

This is just a small sample of the adventures we had and the memories we made.






Playing in the French Quarter




We toured New Orleans and then took a haunted carriage ride.


We went on an airboat ride in the bayou and saw alligators.





Stopped at the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola.


While in Pensacola, we stopped and walked around Ft. Pickens.

After that, we met up and went to dinner with some long-lost friends.
Love these people so much - I just wish David had gotten to see them too.


Destin is such a beautiful place.




Ft. Walton Beach




We stopped and spent a night with Darres and Juanita on the way home.





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