tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77642591991828911432024-03-13T16:52:21.754-07:00Bringing Home Di DiAlexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764259199182891143.post-49348806187666264482010-08-25T19:38:00.000-07:002010-08-25T19:43:37.225-07:00First Day of School (Toddler/Kindergarten)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgaN_r11ovFDtPkFTCzDBaR7tL4wclUPw23FdkluDZSvsMpHZCW7jfx4E_XDtqluD9Smvz8jx5nDkCNHhhSYcqVPnKwOX-kfbcP66tcflmxo5fBMseGJ3rfizxLsg0XrMw7YlNeyrqs8/s1600/IMG_2761.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgaN_r11ovFDtPkFTCzDBaR7tL4wclUPw23FdkluDZSvsMpHZCW7jfx4E_XDtqluD9Smvz8jx5nDkCNHhhSYcqVPnKwOX-kfbcP66tcflmxo5fBMseGJ3rfizxLsg0XrMw7YlNeyrqs8/s320/IMG_2761.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509543629297280242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_wnCZ535SZ4TLSMksdZJQXKCGEqeHvfNE37LEX9J1g6Ouq8uyf1NcSHJWMaYrYrTG-ytTswhBTNFRBzT06xnptQY_jkmblER634c2xHALR8iviSpWYaQD5zcb-6QIAL2H2NlOX_NOwo/s1600/IMG_2769.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0_xCmIOi2lVXHgOMtD-MjTdAFT0eOoLplBQFY37JpKh8St7JxUDQALpprR_idXZajl-bWhMSM_qixZ1nOu5UEeqAA27VdhS75jpsY15j1RXvPn2dUOzHbGe25JhZMfXU_7dehe8iaVQ/s320/IMG_2368.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503891721341083954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4nulHuWmeNO55yWl_VLi2bSIFxAl4L5CvbY-bbNzyYTwOuduOUEiTAp21MgrzPEWvv2auPPgC7KTUJJ0OsJgdiBoiHXRLVElquspwUxGzjM6l22LGF2_GCM4J-PVfC5jgSMj_tT4ESY8/s1600/IMG_2306.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4nulHuWmeNO55yWl_VLi2bSIFxAl4L5CvbY-bbNzyYTwOuduOUEiTAp21MgrzPEWvv2auPPgC7KTUJJ0OsJgdiBoiHXRLVElquspwUxGzjM6l22LGF2_GCM4J-PVfC5jgSMj_tT4ESY8/s320/IMG_2306.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503891715713570098" /></a>Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764259199182891143.post-14669290193699700672010-05-31T07:31:00.002-07:002010-05-31T07:44:51.663-07:00Max's IEPI'm behind on posting, as usual.<br /><br />When Max turns three in August, his speech services will no longer be provided by Infant Toddler Services. They will instead be provided through our local school district. Because he has a summer birthday, they wanted to have his evaluation done and his Individual Education Plan completed before school was out for the summer so that he could immediately start services when school resumed. Great. Except they told me this about three weeks before the whole thing needed to be complete. This meant that I had to schedule and attend a hearing evaluation followed by an evaluation by the speech therapist followed by a meeting to review and approve/disapprove his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">IEP</span>. If I declined his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">IEP</span> we would then have to get a new one written and approved during this time as well. I'm sure this is no big deal for most people, but for me to find that time to take off of work at the last minute is difficult. But, we got it all squeezed in. <br /><br />Thankfully, the speech therapist who did his evaluation and will be doing his speech therapy next year seems reasonable. I'm not sure how experienced she is with cleft affected kids and I'm not sure how big of a difference that will make. But, she at least seems pleasant and willing to learn and work with us. She also seemed receptive to some of my concerns about Max's initial <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">IEP</span>. She had him down for only thirty minutes a week at first. He is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">currently</span> getting one hour of services. As soon as I mentioned that I'd like him to have a full hour she switched him to two thirty minute sessions/week. I think this will work even better than one one hour session. It makes me wonder if I should have asked for more time. I also questioned <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">whether</span> he would be getting individual vs group services and explained my concerns about group therapy for him. She seemed receptive and guaranteed at least one of the thirty minute sessions would be individual, but said that the second one would somewhat depend on how many children needed services and what their issues were. We'll see. Thankfully we do have some coverage for speech services through our insurance (20 hours/year). Once I know what the school based services are going to look like, I'll try and add some private coverage on top of that. <br /><br />Max is progressing in speech, but it's been a bit slow. Not unexpected. Everyone who spends time with him notices that he is easier to understand, but I don't think an outsider would understand much of what he says. This makes his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">momma's</span> heart worry about starting school in the fall, but I'm hoping it will encourage him to be even more understandable. He has a lot of sounds that he can make, but doesn't unless he has strong encouragement. I think this is what frustrates me the most. I think some of it is his two year old battle for control, but I also think that his palate is still very short and has two small fistulas so I think it is a lot of work for him to make those sounds. I'm anxious to see what the cleft team thinks when we go back in August. (Assuming I can ever get his appointment made - I've been trying for 10 days with no result.)Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764259199182891143.post-89013288568468843212010-05-14T08:08:00.001-07:002010-05-14T08:09:41.977-07:00And now ballet<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDFsTBRB9qGWQ1bBfeN77fy8DBaYxs2xv8mHd8mjYW3rSBS3WfeCu2hMi4ykuybXjXfgXBNm1tVCcVFG8IYl-zkZWWSw-M1fT48Zrdg8qmdtOiXZd-lT-9SrwtVEICjo4_NgBQgOCxvM/s1600/Ballet_009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471143043084132482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDFsTBRB9qGWQ1bBfeN77fy8DBaYxs2xv8mHd8mjYW3rSBS3WfeCu2hMi4ykuybXjXfgXBNm1tVCcVFG8IYl-zkZWWSw-M1fT48Zrdg8qmdtOiXZd-lT-9SrwtVEICjo4_NgBQgOCxvM/s320/Ballet_009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471143039185618610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaHZe-zftM2zop47gvouM2UOyDlOSdL_A8NephTOwGhSaEg5nyEmYdvGRd4qjGtJRERC2xHLVfX6d-Xt0q2KPS7yEs-e0xQVch-UvdTuAY-JQtx0js_TNUgLrkA3SFiQNWiBRFy3UoHo/s320/2010-04_Ballet_Show_(20).JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmnKvi1gH-vBwNP89fYpAn2AxUYm6GyL1AQoJ-FDtGXBc6x1oFAfXnJ9VcemEQJNxfy0j_FiCVRXcmsK-kPffMhdCK_4_HOwJIABH753tqncQKzb-I3LA5fffv-KHP9jfvwdUxJdADuA/s1600/2010-04_Ballet_Show_(9).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471143031573137554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmnKvi1gH-vBwNP89fYpAn2AxUYm6GyL1AQoJ-FDtGXBc6x1oFAfXnJ9VcemEQJNxfy0j_FiCVRXcmsK-kPffMhdCK_4_HOwJIABH753tqncQKzb-I3LA5fffv-KHP9jfvwdUxJdADuA/s320/2010-04_Ballet_Show_(9).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764259199182891143.post-53947917636480227922010-05-12T18:14:00.000-07:002010-05-12T18:41:58.289-07:00First Voice Recital<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxdu5WbPggrex0S2JjwQ9iT9aBU5uSri4od0hEDoxqqoj8LLpmldWrMJNgq8d5WnR6qS1aiNvatgJIyVJTYsg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764259199182891143.post-9202042484165533502010-04-12T18:49:00.001-07:002010-04-12T18:55:13.870-07:00My Girl's Parent Teacher Conference<div>BRAG ALERT - Go no further unless you want to hear my shameless brags about Elise!</div><div><br /></div>I am so proud of Miss Ellie. We went to her parent teacher conference on Thursday and got a WONDERFUL report. Most importantly she's significantly improved her listening, responsibility, and organizational skills. She's a wonderful friend. She has a great sense of humor and has been "coming out of her shell." (She takes a while to warm up to new situations.) She's really enjoying show and tell and speaking to the class. This is a something she never would have done a few months ago, and I think her voice lessons (and some maturity) are helping with this. She's also doing very well with the academics. She recognizes and can write and make sounds for all upper and lower case letters and is reading simple books. She recognizes and writes all numbers up to 25 and can count to 100 (and then some). She can do simple addition and is really enjoying it. She's even been making up her own compound addition problems. But, her favorites are still art and language.Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764259199182891143.post-86582558812525364222010-04-12T18:42:00.000-07:002010-04-12T18:49:01.681-07:00Max's New (Old) Haircut<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Max's Hair in China</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbg8lYbc53QqhGKHDe-3Waxe-YuMU36fSbl_4QdLQVQDNmCxIcvkLxlIXlYCT55Ypx7GCnzdwRGLrafeJSVbCSD2_h29uy3tgpSeALM4V5HB8R0t9IYZhaMWKvseAFJeQBd6_Q6OogmU/s1600/006_20_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbg8lYbc53QqhGKHDe-3Waxe-YuMU36fSbl_4QdLQVQDNmCxIcvkLxlIXlYCT55Ypx7GCnzdwRGLrafeJSVbCSD2_h29uy3tgpSeALM4V5HB8R0t9IYZhaMWKvseAFJeQBd6_Q6OogmU/s320/006_20_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459432190433676386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Max's Haircut From This Weekend</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPD4zTbF2V1FFUd8gzE8qoiwsTakf_nzZKpaaf5P2xOkeiUXBuLo_NQ-tlZc0dA-rKh4HNCmvMdsSDsVwXiMqW_7piSWAZcBhEMEvvgw9ghl6k4-oWvJfmKYGzKwXe9bYpcjFB9hSwfE/s1600/IMG_2235.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPD4zTbF2V1FFUd8gzE8qoiwsTakf_nzZKpaaf5P2xOkeiUXBuLo_NQ-tlZc0dA-rKh4HNCmvMdsSDsVwXiMqW_7piSWAZcBhEMEvvgw9ghl6k4-oWvJfmKYGzKwXe9bYpcjFB9hSwfE/s320/IMG_2235.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459432178143874258" /></a>We took Max for a haircut this weekend. We've been missing his China haircut. The one he had when we first met him. We decided since the weather is warming up we'd try to replicate it. Unfortunately we didn't bring pictures and the stylist was not familiar with Chinese haircuts. We guided her the best that we could and I don't think it turned out too badly. I think we left the front a little wide and short, but it still looks cute.Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764259199182891143.post-76209390998938673152010-04-11T14:07:00.001-07:002010-04-12T05:53:19.781-07:00The Garden ProjectIt's all Grandma and Grandpa. This is a new venture for me. We'll see if I can manage to help her keep it alive. <div><br /></div><div>After<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMdc0ttiFcCM7bkLw0p2DqMUElnp8ST_kRuhGt1CVtqnIi6D0Ic5g-VKrZoJ_NLcYMSRVqMI3_9t2l6SBX1LE00rsZ5p51yGMGNFgtbU7NGHvbR9GoFzyDYAVdb8cBY8h-R5L2pWsP60/s1600/IMG_2234.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458995078723245314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMdc0ttiFcCM7bkLw0p2DqMUElnp8ST_kRuhGt1CVtqnIi6D0Ic5g-VKrZoJ_NLcYMSRVqMI3_9t2l6SBX1LE00rsZ5p51yGMGNFgtbU7NGHvbR9GoFzyDYAVdb8cBY8h-R5L2pWsP60/s320/IMG_2234.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Before<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImGizdBlUPG5o0u0m7wM9rN4C7O6kbe24Zs50ReTbSFEG0MWws_RGKE08ivbNyamMvsYnIFnokaK9lQYC5kuZ7YQw3m5Ou97DgyKHD2HMUP0y7JbcJWvypUZjZ79bSUKG-7EW2FrBVbI/s1600/IMG_2216.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458995068657127458" style="DISPLAY: block; 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Ellie's mind is constantly coming up with new projects, ideas, and creations. Her are some of her latest.<div><br /> <div>The first one is her "Jane" outfit. Think Tarzan. </div><div><br /></div><div>The second is a hula girl made from the leaves from a strawberry. </div><div><br /></div><div>The last is her playdough creation. It's a park with flowers, bushes, a picnic setting, and a girl jumping rope. This is seriously better than I can do with playdough. </div><div><br /></div><div>I love this girl. She keeps it interesting.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764259199182891143.post-10700858125009495752010-04-11T13:53:00.001-07:002010-04-11T13:56:20.288-07:00Dental updateI took both kids for their dentist visit last week. <div><br /></div><div>Ellie is an old pro. She loves seeing Dr. Warden and getting her teeth cleaned. She got her first set of x-rays and her 6 year molars are set to come in soon. This means she's not far off from starting to lose her baby teeth. I can hardly believe it. That makes her seem so old. Her little pearly whites are so cute, I'll miss them.</div><div><br /></div><div>Max did really well. He sat on my lap for the cleaning. He was a little intimidated at first, but settled right in and let them do a full cleaning. He does have one tiny superficial cavity, but we are going to wait until his next visit to have it filled. Not to shabby after being bottle fed and not having dental care for two years of his life.</div>Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764259199182891143.post-22994289061156065052010-04-10T18:36:00.000-07:002010-04-12T18:42:34.935-07:00Who's a handsome boy?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHo3r1t9SnixWDlG_4Dv-8uYG3KolfV7SsWwsP5jjplFU1ALwytt1gZ8C0V6rGsw37ngVsfz9rzCLhUJyRzWIyVA3kyDt_MSl1WonhyphenhyphenWJPHIDnn6RYBjUV94V95AWWWCPs_EGsy5EvdJs/s1600/IMG_2036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHo3r1t9SnixWDlG_4Dv-8uYG3KolfV7SsWwsP5jjplFU1ALwytt1gZ8C0V6rGsw37ngVsfz9rzCLhUJyRzWIyVA3kyDt_MSl1WonhyphenhyphenWJPHIDnn6RYBjUV94V95AWWWCPs_EGsy5EvdJs/s320/IMG_2036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459430498666468834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyw-GRMvNJ6EgxpUMITOorTaWP0h1_WNs0INfFA2b_2c3uUAM95lUEdCxLuTw-dUIRcfhXKqVrXmtTDQqwPLfNDCCPUQYgPw5IORExmBV5oxyPU5pJG9HYiEASqOKuNM7ccMHAv-_qaus/s1600/IMG_2031.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkE5fydDOu146ixOxLqi5mhWVnyQ675h8W_Bi3eAC5cfHXyno38XTbZ7ZK5-U4cf6zuvDnMH3qwBSkC0qS_IPAaR4ZMsZlKNnfFCvXEkcTky0omJr_Cjk1nd51LCYf9AU8-wcANOvhn-k/s320/IMG_2206.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457959828128854002" /></a>We had a fantastic Easter this year. The kids woke up and opened their Easter baskets. No pictures since Max was in his undies. Max got some sand/dirt toys including a dump truck and two books, and Ellie got seeds/gardening supplies. She has been dreaming of planting a garden this year. She also got a couple of books including the second in the series of BOB books. (Since she READ the first set.) After Easter baskets, we dressed the kids and met my brother, sister-in-law, niece, and nephew for church and then drove to my mom and dad's. It was a gorgeous day, almost 80 degrees and sunny. We changed the kids into their play clothes and they flew kites and played with their cousins. We had a great ham lunch and then a giant Easter egg hunt. I know my kids probably had at least 50 eggs each. My sister-in-law brought the bunny from her science classroom and the kids got to play with it a bit as well. They thought that was so cool.Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764259199182891143.post-9170487275249223862010-03-10T07:42:00.000-08:002010-03-27T13:06:21.058-07:00More Houston picturesWhile we were in Houston we went to the carnival at the rodeo grounds. Max was so excited to ride this dune buggy ride. When it started bouncing around he wasn't so sure. The grin never left his face, but you could tell by his eyes that he couldn't decide if he loved it or hated it. 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She adores Max with all of her heart, but if she had been in charge we would have an infant daughter as well. (Thank goodness she's not in charge, because as cute as this little girl is, momma doesn't want to do baby again.)Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764259199182891143.post-35907248185002743212010-03-10T07:31:00.000-08:002010-03-11T10:08:48.977-08:00<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447030228071297442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJB31Pv1_oo6IZaCqmnCA-QgV4XpfFoVenYH8xcw9Fz0LScLWDw7yjGhqJnq7zqw_sBto1ZAiTtwgjvIMn8Ix3DHRW1qwDlhsxDKcGvyPIenamEvBfipRQCW5CDAdhmSlTgDsn-ajWa5k/s320/IMG_1926.JPG" /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447030676636480706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CC0hO8PD_27s2GF2JsmMKMx_H9pT9Xw58e5Pu3CWad2ZmdD-bj5FfhWGlQzO2sqJN_vHK6C2mbYftl4bp59Br8tandr8cYzqkzzcmwnVcuhDGjGR_Qt580yXbLP9tnkWFYKK7w79wWk/s320/IMG_1932.JPG" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjroV3BamvS5ppcMXvd6OolB2g7KY8DEMmVpWg1V34ercK-Bc_AQwVVgmiMS_2vh-v-UoLwtwRG0ami8yXMld4meZMLxl41sdxYdyQhF866IJp3cfgRntFOzgLT6B0yKNIkqoow5HD769Q/s1600-h/IMG_1919.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447030208368754738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjroV3BamvS5ppcMXvd6OolB2g7KY8DEMmVpWg1V34ercK-Bc_AQwVVgmiMS_2vh-v-UoLwtwRG0ami8yXMld4meZMLxl41sdxYdyQhF866IJp3cfgRntFOzgLT6B0yKNIkqoow5HD769Q/s320/IMG_1919.JPG" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkQ7Z5ZSbHImaG8M-Js-LTovR0XK5W1c3ATWal8LEuSadNhQ6bNnJp-UMhDZFpFe-NjfsII06ddMCY91cW6_QcKLtnbTaXItFQmGFwnqkCZKvXzG7BUg_wHeJspvblIpGQgZ1Ls_fM-o/s1600-h/IMG_1935.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447030182572368866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkQ7Z5ZSbHImaG8M-Js-LTovR0XK5W1c3ATWal8LEuSadNhQ6bNnJp-UMhDZFpFe-NjfsII06ddMCY91cW6_QcKLtnbTaXItFQmGFwnqkCZKvXzG7BUg_wHeJspvblIpGQgZ1Ls_fM-o/s320/IMG_1935.JPG" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_i9LryLOAIC6nzJyhBE35Duuqzoolq61Nx1iL-IIY-ltpQgJYLQ0-vhJD1qs9nx0yjaxjBWCh0jchvNvpveR4Vbrc3x5NqrOA4Zov2cdqHwl9GL82oueO8d0t7rVjhQAq8OfCzytq9U/s1600-h/IMG_1909.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447030165495123474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_i9LryLOAIC6nzJyhBE35Duuqzoolq61Nx1iL-IIY-ltpQgJYLQ0-vhJD1qs9nx0yjaxjBWCh0jchvNvpveR4Vbrc3x5NqrOA4Zov2cdqHwl9GL82oueO8d0t7rVjhQAq8OfCzytq9U/s320/IMG_1909.JPG" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjm8Cun2JM4tgcj-IxZDDLJDFJUOALZv02wKDJ4hCUhOjvmYci9vxpdrliaPP07YWyIEBY0VTn8GHfwDbodlBKlN0zZhfxWBdAeLh9rqvUfpZwYb3FtxTgV5idgLdKjc1ZgZtk43UwsWU/s1600-h/IMG_1906.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447030154782020994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjm8Cun2JM4tgcj-IxZDDLJDFJUOALZv02wKDJ4hCUhOjvmYci9vxpdrliaPP07YWyIEBY0VTn8GHfwDbodlBKlN0zZhfxWBdAeLh9rqvUfpZwYb3FtxTgV5idgLdKjc1ZgZtk43UwsWU/s320/IMG_1906.JPG" /></a><br />Last year at just about this time, we received the referral file of a cute little guy from China. As soon as we saw his picture, I started learning all that I could about who he was and where he came from. Part of my research included joining a Yahoo group for parents who had adopted from his area of China. One of the very first posts I saw when I logged onto this website was from a family who had recently brought their daughter home from his province. While their daughter had been in foster care, they had sent a disposable camera for her foster family to take pictures of her. In some of these pictures their daughter was playing with a young boy. The family was trying to locate this boy and see if he'd been adopted. Before I even looked at the pictures, I knew that it was the same boy that we were adopting. When I checked out the photos, it confirmed what I already knew. I emailed the mom right away and waited anxiously for her reply. When she saw Max's referral pictures, she agreed that it was the same boy. We have corresponded by email, followed each others blogs, and chatted on facebook since that time. This weekend, while we were in Houston, this family drove there to meet us and we spent a great afternoon getting to know them at the park. They are an awesome family and we are so blessed to have connected with them and to have this connection to our children's past.Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764259199182891143.post-46073896613128796832010-02-28T19:02:00.000-08:002010-03-11T09:55:34.680-08:00Elise's 5th Birthday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTZmQ6Uz3VjFktodgaGs5ICz8CvA3bPjjhaE3y3FxsZ58trmoAKtyyLwaehQ5lV7NYsAJ0z_3cWGIOip1Ebd1ByAIAbtI7bMf2ZDOVOn-5BNBiQbmbvyn9As00VabrloHL_T_ChWtzFg/s1600-h/IMG_1841.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446838567011219362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTZmQ6Uz3VjFktodgaGs5ICz8CvA3bPjjhaE3y3FxsZ58trmoAKtyyLwaehQ5lV7NYsAJ0z_3cWGIOip1Ebd1ByAIAbtI7bMf2ZDOVOn-5BNBiQbmbvyn9As00VabrloHL_T_ChWtzFg/s320/IMG_1841.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5SApOys0oNjCJ5pO6m_0yWeo5ESYKi_MMfoZrrPju_HjIqbZtF2KOv87Slke-SRqDidgGNAYjoVUU-6J2z9ge3iczZer-NTCTvQnB55XGnM4ikVTpDT0shBKYHuyc7cHgyo7vDMdM4U/s1600-h/IMG_1839.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446836809724646802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZ3iS4zydw41IC3KBNfHngSyOkIFsdMzZ0o83XY63kFImOYsQLKYBSSFomzPOPQYmIrXxoWqDQdtAz771VgZwMUlcb2USK9sEyl6GzBHWQ64zFSDFRvwZq3s6Mats1omsoY5VpYNW9rY/s320/IMG_1848.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-21XtpvRHKU57jY6z6O_-tiTuH3gTfxhQPyiVKR5l6yfkjQqy8UDfTbJ2q14pO1nb9MPEbUC-vGCKZBiYovhrcHdM3pJ9i4mtALb-rQ60RdwRG6LFDDlkxm3kIGjyRSEd1rvPxxIw438/s1600-h/IMG_1857.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446836799970137058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-21XtpvRHKU57jY6z6O_-tiTuH3gTfxhQPyiVKR5l6yfkjQqy8UDfTbJ2q14pO1nb9MPEbUC-vGCKZBiYovhrcHdM3pJ9i4mtALb-rQ60RdwRG6LFDDlkxm3kIGjyRSEd1rvPxxIw438/s320/IMG_1857.JPG" /></a> These pictures are from Elise's family/friends birthday party. As you probably can tell the theme was candy/candyland. The highlight for the kids was the candy buffett (I'm not sure the parents agreed). Games included lollipop ring toss, pin the gumball on the gumball machine, and a candyland walk.<br /><br />Earlier in the day we went to school to celebrate with Ellie. She got to bring her favorite book (Angelina Ballerina Goes to the Fair), her favorite toy (Princess Farley), and a poster full of pictures of her at all stages of life. She wore the birthday crown and was the center of attention. This was her favorite part of her birthday celebration.Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764259199182891143.post-33326309618358458712010-02-28T07:12:00.000-08:002010-03-11T09:58:21.721-08:00Elise's 5th Birthday (Party #2)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvP9tAHHMAGAqROFio1EAB3VvTCexrAYkItyStHNZ2mx3rHtNKAf21X-jLc9LTHrredp1G5dY9_hhIGIfys0Aq3917W8nxGa_-yrWksELFEQ3hefypHtelcy_52xSsdcbYafYxqyQ_qs/s1600-h/IMG_1902.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447026545953738082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvP9tAHHMAGAqROFio1EAB3VvTCexrAYkItyStHNZ2mx3rHtNKAf21X-jLc9LTHrredp1G5dY9_hhIGIfys0Aq3917W8nxGa_-yrWksELFEQ3hefypHtelcy_52xSsdcbYafYxqyQ_qs/s320/IMG_1902.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXBmR23oITRi1ato_D-y5J5F8CbiDVGVVghl4bKcqd2OY2JsG5XtJnfkV7MguE_RHwlkYMBIZdsvkmLSpc5gGJe94up64EYOOmvrPwZaqSwPBQdoj_hn7RNkLgN0bV7MbmQEb00xsNGA/s1600-h/IMG_1899.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447024795821057458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcz505TJqG2STY7ebFJ1icmJ7OKO7agi82r8GaLBAvvqglUayL71jutqpoMU-D2P72b9dMLnT3gzDKWvEtecK1eFzR-URuEhAC7vJv84lY3F1G91ZkEqZ4vxrP_UIbDEbtZazWIm5ArIw/s320/IMG_1861.JPG" /></a> This was our first year doing a school birthday party. I let Ellie pretty much plan these festivities. She wanted to have the party at Monkey Bizness. There are jump houses, blow up slides, climbing structures, and a rock wall. The kids loved it. She wanted her cake to be a "Winter Wonderland" cake. It was very appropriate for this year's winter. Lots of the girls brought home-made cards that Ellie loved opening. She had a great time.Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764259199182891143.post-57687115502055679642010-02-20T18:46:00.000-08:002010-03-09T18:57:41.449-08:00More Chinese New Year<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKo6_sqgdZ3ephEjW0FDLydo7biFY0NLJaBJiE4C7tRv5-qpLp1w_jTpxAYnpx5xZ-dvoI9l3i8KkVsBRJwqeb0srKK_t8x_FKnlpoUpJ9XyPjc-ydfOwao3PklNYCp8H9_6jxXoAHQjY/s1600-h/IMG_1779.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKo6_sqgdZ3ephEjW0FDLydo7biFY0NLJaBJiE4C7tRv5-qpLp1w_jTpxAYnpx5xZ-dvoI9l3i8KkVsBRJwqeb0srKK_t8x_FKnlpoUpJ9XyPjc-ydfOwao3PklNYCp8H9_6jxXoAHQjY/s320/IMG_1779.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446832986399356978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2e8zy3uOiePsHmento_zshPugGSPCKjJGox7fR8tnvmSp0jcXNvpOH-VugmhSRn8-OVkfVFtqC_GMPJ1Frz6mvY1Ybke4Ar4fZqPQ9dVpss1nJxlMNOGX_-kXOjuyl6BYqNcDiYZ-Nic/s1600-h/IMG_1773.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigRNDe_lf5msASpuhK62EXpBMX9UMHQyQq_hr5-SZM9bPa7DqROczCU1IJ2L_TdoJJFvCNoUxcsxVxDbncofoliTLoQPvKR4_hIHP9bY0Ur_CFUoeiO9fqZXvfGtwQIGit65hwJlyMyY/s320/IMG_1764.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446832958867633810" /></a>Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764259199182891143.post-72966941918507064402010-02-13T18:28:00.000-08:002010-02-19T17:59:48.043-08:00Great Wolf Lodge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVi8KKkgztN0tuGW-QtNrG8g-IDeuxRkq5Xud8VxpaK_2CEhVxKef1n7Uvxlo1U9pQvEhC5b0VVjOQzwqVPqGQQen-BOSN9pWLDKRx6H5L7zl4OKOntXZ3wKSPzRMpWcztXivFmvTaDc/s1600-h/IMG_1732.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVi8KKkgztN0tuGW-QtNrG8g-IDeuxRkq5Xud8VxpaK_2CEhVxKef1n7Uvxlo1U9pQvEhC5b0VVjOQzwqVPqGQQen-BOSN9pWLDKRx6H5L7zl4OKOntXZ3wKSPzRMpWcztXivFmvTaDc/s320/IMG_1732.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440139450780637826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKYVfSpZLWnMCUQhVwXFit-t9Cz89N00TYVWcVAksIHqAN21D7GfqD66F1bixH4cZij_g7qxPZF4lcIjo3UHvUjxHIiwtqj1I71G15Q2HPkby-HCY5gdadw4bZOu-N6fnvLiGrCw3gUw/s1600-h/IMG_1731.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKYVfSpZLWnMCUQhVwXFit-t9Cz89N00TYVWcVAksIHqAN21D7GfqD66F1bixH4cZij_g7qxPZF4lcIjo3UHvUjxHIiwtqj1I71G15Q2HPkby-HCY5gdadw4bZOu-N6fnvLiGrCw3gUw/s320/IMG_1731.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440139435391210994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4qe1VfhfRR4bXuY3JVLzofM4QUwCk5vpL7t0nMI2PKpq2ppApUj5Lin-kqjNzdlRyTGT0QJ-dbCil5lfsMgTaQZcLZOvVq_33bsLKcPkFYl45Y3Wd7G0a_D_8z_houg_8_O-Err9XMQ/s1600-h/IMG_1709.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4qe1VfhfRR4bXuY3JVLzofM4QUwCk5vpL7t0nMI2PKpq2ppApUj5Lin-kqjNzdlRyTGT0QJ-dbCil5lfsMgTaQZcLZOvVq_33bsLKcPkFYl45Y3Wd7G0a_D_8z_houg_8_O-Err9XMQ/s320/IMG_1709.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440139422615096610" /></a><br />Last night we took our family and my brother's family to Great Wolf Lodge. This was our Christmas gift to their family. We had a great time. We met up about 4:30 and checked into our rooms. The kids immediately got dressed for the pool. They played until about 7:00 when they finally stopped to devour some pizza. Every kid ate three slices each. They had really worked up an appetite. We then went back to the room for quick showers and a change into pajamas and headed to the lobby for story time. This of course involved popcorn and ice cream. The kids finally collapsed into bed about 9:15. They were up at 7:00 on the dot and we got dressed and had breakfast, then played in the arcade until the pool opened at 9:00. They swam for three more hours and then we took our family home for rest. K/Q/C/S were still going strong when we left. Our family's big event was Ellie mastering her fear of waterslides. She has always wanted to go down them, but has always been too scared. She finally "took the plunge" and LOVED it! That was all she wanted to do today.Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764259199182891143.post-39252075093503408442010-02-13T18:22:00.000-08:002010-02-19T17:52:04.425-08:00Chinese New Year Dinner<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQa7gMrjm32gxTuHzQ6xi1K7T4qqOlcxUO78SotX7KQaffApLCGGwrsQz8ZWo0yI7dZ3Qyb4OnpHtsQPRObETw1PjyAhZ-N_gtg8VBZ6oMxos83Z3puZuQfHd0bBRz31dDVYEgo5ZoX4/s1600-h/IMG_1755.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQa7gMrjm32gxTuHzQ6xi1K7T4qqOlcxUO78SotX7KQaffApLCGGwrsQz8ZWo0yI7dZ3Qyb4OnpHtsQPRObETw1PjyAhZ-N_gtg8VBZ6oMxos83Z3puZuQfHd0bBRz31dDVYEgo5ZoX4/s320/IMG_1755.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440137485276154306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrU-7IuiGeXt2E0uXD6gOaGAa6C3nQsbU9nMHhgzoPK9aUMuQIUfhQWcLmtCJ3iqvGs6yhd-SLCMC7NS1yAo_6kh9yjRNy_U6s0LgnY_DPIqThxsX_BvqxC2vvAy9Tn0ujpmPaZ2_aNM/s1600-h/IMG_1759.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrU-7IuiGeXt2E0uXD6gOaGAa6C3nQsbU9nMHhgzoPK9aUMuQIUfhQWcLmtCJ3iqvGs6yhd-SLCMC7NS1yAo_6kh9yjRNy_U6s0LgnY_DPIqThxsX_BvqxC2vvAy9Tn0ujpmPaZ2_aNM/s320/IMG_1759.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440137478600565602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGEtkB_8cj_XJxM5JOn3df1B1rvnzFcKwROJKIdis4p4ddyt1R3hrHeHRq24qZPdI00G-1-6CmFuK3Rz-8ASo26l6N1ZzjO0st9ERiou_abpzNXCWjyxi1y994fnTovGeUnxsu3_-_EY/s1600-h/IMG_1754.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGEtkB_8cj_XJxM5JOn3df1B1rvnzFcKwROJKIdis4p4ddyt1R3hrHeHRq24qZPdI00G-1-6CmFuK3Rz-8ASo26l6N1ZzjO0st9ERiou_abpzNXCWjyxi1y994fnTovGeUnxsu3_-_EY/s320/IMG_1754.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440136621890519906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbcFeUuokLVHj3eLikT8wgVq7Ah_L_hmfJAsX-fE4ogHXNnhmZskQQvAYJ3hI6tMhvwWMFFGmqAF81jIuPOgpX_cXcv24LUs1QZy0BZvBccDtQJFkzoAyBtCxU48LE4SH5OiFE4Nj0Lc/s1600-h/IMG_1745.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbcFeUuokLVHj3eLikT8wgVq7Ah_L_hmfJAsX-fE4ogHXNnhmZskQQvAYJ3hI6tMhvwWMFFGmqAF81jIuPOgpX_cXcv24LUs1QZy0BZvBccDtQJFkzoAyBtCxU48LE4SH5OiFE4Nj0Lc/s320/IMG_1745.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440136153671358802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5rOFzns-ozTiqgsn9phOREX8bF4xssAgZO632j2iOF9gGlkrn0bDWbeei9Xw2abPp6HaykglLn3WlwFM4T0BHizStROOuOdOnUZ0qs3MvzrPxc9wZyBwEcWtBp1zNK97c3s_Mv9v_P8/s1600-h/IMG_1739.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5rOFzns-ozTiqgsn9phOREX8bF4xssAgZO632j2iOF9gGlkrn0bDWbeei9Xw2abPp6HaykglLn3WlwFM4T0BHizStROOuOdOnUZ0qs3MvzrPxc9wZyBwEcWtBp1zNK97c3s_Mv9v_P8/s320/IMG_1739.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440135682220975250" /></a><br />Tonight we met some of our friends and had a fun dinner to celebrate Chinese New Year. I dare you to look at these pictures and not see that these two are "meant to be".Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764259199182891143.post-46158093281889958782010-02-11T15:17:00.000-08:002010-02-11T15:18:58.517-08:00What we got in the mail today1. Our returned original China dossier. The one I secretly hoped our old adoption agency had forgotten to withdraw when we sent our new one in to our new agency.<div><br /></div><div>2. Max's acceptance letter to toddler school for the fall.</div><div><br /></div><div>3. A "Smile Pinki" dvd from Smile Train.</div><div><br /></div><div>4. Some information for our Alaska trip this summer. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today's mail pretty much hit the highs and lows.</div>Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764259199182891143.post-7317965008206975692010-02-10T12:47:00.000-08:002010-02-10T12:48:12.748-08:00Face painting<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGN3M8KUdpvcpVmM1EW6UmVoJWgWN6VCwPWgie8q-yoEfwDLsmcp2Ucg09kwlcMNbWHOr6leYZB-rMweD-9XFxvPdnyR-t4WPIQSG2b0DVKu0fw0mpCX6pWxnnTcEhS6uJHsUa-QaLtU/s1600-h/Max+dino.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436719337097295282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGN3M8KUdpvcpVmM1EW6UmVoJWgWN6VCwPWgie8q-yoEfwDLsmcp2Ucg09kwlcMNbWHOr6leYZB-rMweD-9XFxvPdnyR-t4WPIQSG2b0DVKu0fw0mpCX6pWxnnTcEhS6uJHsUa-QaLtU/s320/Max+dino.jpg" /></a> Dinosaur<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYHhCtTpfeAxLZwTQmBsAD0a-AaF5Io87AeIyLaR2_b5Yalq-D7BaWusYo0Pd_VwafNFVfiZ-nneD9yfCTm43BzR_8f3yWLVOljM-zz3wR8mnsdbFHMmOJ6lDyOs0fAIBi3SIK1fzukQ/s1600-h/Ellie+mermaid.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436719328450250754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYHhCtTpfeAxLZwTQmBsAD0a-AaF5Io87AeIyLaR2_b5Yalq-D7BaWusYo0Pd_VwafNFVfiZ-nneD9yfCTm43BzR_8f3yWLVOljM-zz3wR8mnsdbFHMmOJ6lDyOs0fAIBi3SIK1fzukQ/s320/Ellie+mermaid.jpg" /></a><br />Mermaid<br /><div></div><br /></div>Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764259199182891143.post-9428662047112784302010-02-09T15:12:00.000-08:002010-02-10T15:28:59.962-08:00Guess who we met 6 months ago today?<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTNqYI45WYxZnfJ4JqXa6hjyIZfU1EBYEMQYkcJny2zsquM6VQXJLVN2trlCfFhupm4hl6eIUegcaNGSw6FVn98Ix7wj2wAtCOeSkPsqXzySYyKKQli2IxziUsja6OIAmqBmpSZmBvrY/s320/IMG_0580.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436758470797399954" /><div style="text-align: center;">I can't believe it's already been 6 months, it feels like yesterday. </div><div style="text-align: center;">But, I can't believe he hasn't been here forever.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764259199182891143.post-30650268071399358482010-02-05T19:33:00.000-08:002010-02-05T19:35:51.387-08:00Daddy and Daughter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JzwdeJm4U_diOccUcnJf-ViRQ9kOYJvXKWWs7p1Ln0YP065drcq1W9sN9FSd9PQcoNWcqLQxDEt3DjO76pSdcMJE6DmRhAJ3jzusjKX9h_RsJ30eqMzSdw9WsrrGCX3C4lSReQHICVA/s1600-h/IMG_1702.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JzwdeJm4U_diOccUcnJf-ViRQ9kOYJvXKWWs7p1Ln0YP065drcq1W9sN9FSd9PQcoNWcqLQxDEt3DjO76pSdcMJE6DmRhAJ3jzusjKX9h_RsJ30eqMzSdw9WsrrGCX3C4lSReQHICVA/s320/IMG_1702.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434969022025910466" /></a><br />After Ellie goes swimming, daddy likes to wash her hair in the sink. It's so cute!Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771576789417154186noreply@blogger.com0