Saturday Night

A movie, popcorn and someone putting their arm around a loved one used to mean date night around here. Now it means something completely different :)




I'll admit that as an adoptive parent you often marvel that everything fell into place and you were matched with your child. You realize the littlest, seemingly insignifant things, like how long it took for your documents to mail, could have changed everything. One thing both Bill and I have recently talked about how amazing it is that Lily and Andrew have eachother in their lives. Sure they have typical sibling conflicts and I answer the "Are they real brother and sister?" question with a resounding "Yes!" Still, I am often moved at how close they are, how well they play together and how amazing it is that everything fell into place so they could be brother and sister.

The Kids are Ready for the Holidays!

Let the Holidays Begin!

Life is going well around our home and we are looking forward to this week. Lily and I have a short school week and we are both looking forward to 5 days off. We're hoping to catch the new Disney movie, do some baking, celebrate Thanksgiving with the whole family and decorate the house. It should be fun. Last night we had a great time eating at our favorite Chinese restuarant and then stopping at Build-a-Bear. About 3 years ago, Lily wanted to make Rudolph, but he sold out by Thanksgiving! My mom heard they had him again this year and both kids made one. Looks like Rudolph and Rudy (as we named them) will be well loved this holiday season!

Lily being silly

Our familiversary........

6 years ago today, our Lilianna was placed in Bill's arm and we realized the dream of becoming a family. She was a tiny, 13.5 month old, weighing in at 14 pounds. She had traveled several hours with Dr. Ma and two ayi's. Meeting Bill and his father brought many tears for the first hour or so when they met at the Lottery hotel in Nanning, Guangxi. A bottle, some cheerios and Daddy's lap, found Lily playing in the hallway with the other families. Lilianna was a shy, sweet little baby who easily won the hearts of the entire family. 6 years later, she's still sweet and a little on the shy side. She's also funny, charming, caring and a very smart 1rst grader. I felt like we won the lottery 6 years ago as became the luckiest parents on earth. I still feel like I won the lottery...twice :) We are so lucky and blessed to both our beautiful children in our lives. Happy Familiversary!!!