I’m not sure I’ll get pictures in this post tonight. We went to bed at 3:30 and were up at 7:30am. Now we’re getting ready for tomorrow and hoping to get to bed early. Mark has to go back to work tomorrow since he doesn’t have anymore time to take.
The girls are doing really […] Read more…
Going Home!
I’m so sorry it has taken me so long to let everyone know about how Eliza made out at the orphanage. Yesterday was our last full day here, and we had so much to do to get ready to go. And, I didn’t realize it, but I went over my allowed usage on my cell […] Read more…
Orphans No More!
Eliza!
We have Eliza!
She is precious, and so excited to be with us. She has longed for this day for so long!
All of her closest friends have already been adopted. She seems healthy and well taken care of.
She is awkward and nervous, seems quite hyper, but is so sure she wants this. The orphanage […] Read more…
Day Two With Evangeline
Evangeline is doing so very well. She seems so much more relaxed today.
We have chosen to go slow with affection and to let Evangeline lead as she feels comfortable, and already she has reached out to us.
She is incredibly capable and independent. Here she is talking to the gentleman who came with her […] Read more…
All About Evangeline
We have our precious Evangeline!
We just came upstairs from dinner, and we are all going to bed, but I wanted to do a post first to tell you about our day and everything I know about our sweet Evangeline.
She is beautiful, and very frail and very tiny. She walked in ahead of the man who […] Read more…
Just An Update
Just thought I’d give you all a little update.
We will get our TA handed to us in Guangzhou, but our agency was able to confirm our CA (Consulate Appointment) for Thursday, September 20th! This is wonderful because it means that we will be able to take our already scheduled flight home on the […] Read more…
A Quick Question
As many of you know, we are a home schooling family. At the moment, we are in our end of summer rambunctious stage where the many long days of summer have kind of strung together, and the children are all settled into their lazy crazy summer routines.
In other words, we are all ready for […] Read more…
New Blessings!
Oh my goodness!!!
We received a very special blessing in my inbox today.
A fellow adoptive mom is in China adopting her precious little one and met our dear Eliza.
She wrote these words…
I will say, I was in LOVE with her!!! She was so sweet and lovely. Of everyone there, she broke my […] Read more…
Hearts Overflowing
On Saturday, we packed up some of the kids and went on a mission…to Build A Bear.
We’re still working on our care packages, and wanted to record a message for each of the girls. Build A Bear has a little recorder that can be placed inside your bear’s paw. When the button is pushed, your […] Read more…
