tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66607591758566558562024-03-13T10:03:10.978-07:00The Princess Diaries!Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-57372463885179587232010-10-21T13:16:00.001-07:002010-10-21T13:16:59.160-07:00Closing down this Blog!There's not enough time to keep 2 blogs going so we are closing down this one! Plus we will soon be adding a prince to the family so the name no longer works for our crew!<br />
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Blessings to you!Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-46855334302861347102010-06-08T13:57:00.000-07:002010-06-08T14:09:22.541-07:00Washing Feet!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/TA6xN34a1BI/AAAAAAAADSg/LGrBGqWxInA/s1600/IMG_8857.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/TA6xN34a1BI/AAAAAAAADSg/LGrBGqWxInA/s400/IMG_8857.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480512648453477394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/TA6xNceCPqI/AAAAAAAADSY/YfpGXUaohpc/s1600/IMG_8858.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/TA6xNceCPqI/AAAAAAAADSY/YfpGXUaohpc/s400/IMG_8858.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480512641095057058" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The girls love it when I wash their feet in the sink. You'd think I was giving the a massage and a pedicure at the same time. All I do is run the warm water and apply a small amount of soap and they feel like a princess!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Today Sarah called me- "Mom, my feet are really dirty."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Mom- "Okay honey are you all done playing outside?"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sarah- "No"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Mom- okay...?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Silence... pause...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sarah- Mom, my feet are dirty!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Mom- Are you all done playing outside?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sarah - No, but my feet are dirty!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Mom- I'm not washing your feet until you are all done playing outside!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sarah - Oh... okay... (giggle, giggle)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I think she was trying to get more than one foot washing in a day!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Now that you see my girls feet in the kitchen sink I'm guessin you may not want to come over for dinner tonight?</span></div><div><br /></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-56426356254866532052010-06-05T10:47:00.000-07:002010-06-05T10:57:25.886-07:00Marmaduke<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/TAqP8eUreHI/AAAAAAAADRo/bkq8hv75xB8/s1600/IMG_8790.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/TAqP8eUreHI/AAAAAAAADRo/bkq8hv75xB8/s400/IMG_8790.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479350165744351346" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The girls and I went to this movie. It was a cute movie! The best part if all was hearing Sarah next to me laughing! </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">This is her first movie that she sat through with out wanting to leave! This is the first time she sat and watched intently. This is the first time that she actually laughed at the appropriate times!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">It was music to my heart to hear my girls sitting next to me giggling!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">In the past she just hasn't been able to sit still, she hasn't understood the story and was unable to follow the plot.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">This time it was different and it felt so good! I laughed because she laughed! </span></div><div><br /></div><div>So we are giving Marmaduke a 4 star rating!</div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-19246815386043554442010-05-19T14:13:00.000-07:002010-05-19T14:38:26.342-07:00Going to school in the early 1900's!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S_RWkZiawqI/AAAAAAAADOA/UMIrl1Hn_q0/s1600/IMG_8696.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S_RWkZiawqI/AAAAAAAADOA/UMIrl1Hn_q0/s400/IMG_8696.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473094630492521122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sarah and I went on a field trip with our homeschool co-op group. The kids dressed up like pioneers children and attended a typical day of school for children in the early 1900's! It was really fun and I could tell Sarah really enjoyed herself!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S_RWkLT2GNI/AAAAAAAADN4/GuGvmc4-cM8/s1600/IMG_8700.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S_RWkLT2GNI/AAAAAAAADN4/GuGvmc4-cM8/s400/IMG_8700.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473094626673301714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Our friend Karen had an outfit for Sarah to wear. At first she felt silly but then everyone was wearing the pioneer clothes, so she fit right in!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S_RWjrboG9I/AAAAAAAADNw/NiE1o8myIJs/s1600/IMG_8701.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S_RWjrboG9I/AAAAAAAADNw/NiE1o8myIJs/s400/IMG_8701.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473094618116004818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the girls cloak room. The boys had their own room.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S_RWDcZkGpI/AAAAAAAADNo/Iz8yfWW0bsU/s1600/IMG_8702.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S_RWDcZkGpI/AAAAAAAADNo/Iz8yfWW0bsU/s400/IMG_8702.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473094064325008018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I love the politeness and respect that was expected from the children. However life was unfair and the punishments were very severe. Our school marm did not need to punish any of the students today- thank goodness! They all behaved very well and got "A's" in everything!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S_RWCy39iaI/AAAAAAAADNg/7ls8HAK1AVs/s1600/IMG_8703.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S_RWCy39iaI/AAAAAAAADNg/7ls8HAK1AVs/s400/IMG_8703.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473094053178214818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We spent 2 hours learning about what school was like long ago. It was fascinating! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S_RWCRG2jLI/AAAAAAAADNY/1Lsxe97WOPU/s1600/IMG_8706.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S_RWCRG2jLI/AAAAAAAADNY/1Lsxe97WOPU/s400/IMG_8706.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473094044113865906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Then we had lunch and shopped in their old fashioned store. I can hardly wait until Emma and Ellie can come next year! Of course I had to buy them a sun bonnet so they have one! I 'll have to get working on getting some of those adorable outfits for all the girls!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S_RWB8DMcjI/AAAAAAAADNQ/qZRmYOZNC5k/s1600/IMG_8710.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S_RWB8DMcjI/AAAAAAAADNQ/qZRmYOZNC5k/s400/IMG_8710.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473094038461379122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We played games in the afternoon! Even I enjoyed them immensely! They were similar to some of the games the children play now. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S_RWBbnwL3I/AAAAAAAADNI/C6Q2Pb2cSX4/s1600/IMG_8714.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S_RWBbnwL3I/AAAAAAAADNI/C6Q2Pb2cSX4/s400/IMG_8714.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473094029756346226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What a great day it was!! Have I told you how much I love homeschooling! Of course our school time is getting less and less as we prepare to head to China for the girls!!</span></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-30826933576555268522010-05-15T06:20:00.000-07:002010-05-15T06:29:13.640-07:00Saying Sorry!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S-6foxb4omI/AAAAAAAADMY/30r-VMMxB5k/s1600/IMG_8562.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S-6foxb4omI/AAAAAAAADMY/30r-VMMxB5k/s400/IMG_8562.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471486120115610210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The girls got this book from my sister for Christmas. They love it, it is an adorable story about Martha who has a real hard time saying she is sorry. Finally Martha realizes that saying your sorry isn't such a bad thing after all. The girls always ask to have it read to them and now both of them can read it! I think Anna has it memorized! It is absolutely adorable when she "reads" it to us! It's my cupful of cuteness for the day! This book has been VERY helpful to us and has helped our two girls to learn to say sorry!</span></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-62181905885059860742010-05-03T20:14:00.000-07:002010-05-03T20:20:41.135-07:00Click Clack Moo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S9-RS2KJfEI/AAAAAAAADKg/0VgZglkCIWw/s1600/IMG_8565.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S9-RS2KJfEI/AAAAAAAADKg/0VgZglkCIWw/s400/IMG_8565.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467248225612823618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We went to the play "Click, Clack Moo, Cows that Type"! It was adorable! The girls love going to the plays! They are very simple and only one hour long! They especially like the fact that the actors and actresses are kids like them! My sister and I take the girls and then we have lunch afterwards! It is so enjoyable!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S9-RRxJkftI/AAAAAAAADKY/D0yRcwsCATE/s1600/IMG_8567.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S9-RRxJkftI/AAAAAAAADKY/D0yRcwsCATE/s400/IMG_8567.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467248207088352978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Anna was there but she doesn't get into taking pictures with people dressed in costumes! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We feel very blessed to have such a nice little theatre so close to home!</span></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-92008602716027931162010-04-06T14:03:00.000-07:002010-04-06T14:14:51.439-07:00Simple Pleasures!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S7ujEkmU7KI/AAAAAAAADDg/ZzPx3JIxwIg/s1600/IMG_8446.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S7ujEkmU7KI/AAAAAAAADDg/ZzPx3JIxwIg/s400/IMG_8446.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457134672428723362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This whole vacation has been filled with simple pleasures! Like taking a walk to the beach with the girls!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S7ujEL-0yxI/AAAAAAAADDY/eRamJyupcQA/s1600/IMG_8447.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S7ujEL-0yxI/AAAAAAAADDY/eRamJyupcQA/s400/IMG_8447.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457134665820588818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Beautiful poses for the camera! I think she must be a ballerina!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S7uiy5yjKyI/AAAAAAAADDQ/VZbvLTxgsOs/s1600/IMG_8450.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S7uiy5yjKyI/AAAAAAAADDQ/VZbvLTxgsOs/s400/IMG_8450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457134368879487778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Petting puppy dogs!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S7uiyXRNTsI/AAAAAAAADDI/MhN9NazP3ME/s1600/IMG_8451.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S7uiyXRNTsI/AAAAAAAADDI/MhN9NazP3ME/s400/IMG_8451.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457134359612837570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Then getting a big kiss on the lips from one of them- yuck!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S7uix8OmZ_I/AAAAAAAADDA/ZRxXq-W-blg/s1600/IMG_8454.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S7uix8OmZ_I/AAAAAAAADDA/ZRxXq-W-blg/s400/IMG_8454.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457134352354142194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Blowing bubbles!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S7uixQfUH8I/AAAAAAAADC4/ylP0-fSN6p0/s1600/IMG_8458.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S7uixQfUH8I/AAAAAAAADC4/ylP0-fSN6p0/s400/IMG_8458.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457134340613087170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The old fashioned way and the new way!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S7uiwlB0mwI/AAAAAAAADCw/QEVq5U1Vo3k/s1600/IMG_8460.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S7uiwlB0mwI/AAAAAAAADCw/QEVq5U1Vo3k/s400/IMG_8460.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457134328946662146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The best part of all is chasing them and trying to POP them!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Who knew two little girls would bring us such joy!</span></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-81263641716466329322010-03-19T21:36:00.000-07:002010-03-19T21:56:12.775-07:00Playgroup!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S6RRrgnaM1I/AAAAAAAAC7E/YV7a1kf6TzU/s1600-h/IMG_8154.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S6RRrgnaM1I/AAAAAAAAC7E/YV7a1kf6TzU/s400/IMG_8154.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450571256956597074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S6RRrEkoaNI/AAAAAAAAC68/ItAusVkrBYU/s1600-h/IMG_8155.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S6RRrEkoaNI/AAAAAAAAC68/ItAusVkrBYU/s400/IMG_8155.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450571249428752594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S6RRqYIc2lI/AAAAAAAAC60/xRnqjuH3ZKY/s1600-h/IMG_8158.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S6RRqYIc2lI/AAAAAAAAC60/xRnqjuH3ZKY/s400/IMG_8158.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450571237499394642" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We had playgroup at our house last week! It is always so fun to get together with this group! Now that many of the children are a little older and in school we don 't get to see each other as much as we used too. The summer will be nice! We will see each other every Friday at a park or at a pool! I am so excited to bring Emma and Ellie this summer! I have already signed them up for a park playgroup with Sarah and a two other friends. Of course I'm not quite sure how it will work out, I will probably have to sit at the park while they play. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Both of our girls has been slow to get in the mix but they are not having any problem now- it just takes time to feel comfortable.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">China adoption has slowed down with the long wait but we should have a new little one joining us in about 8 months!! This family has already waited 4 years for their daughter. That is a long, long wait but we all know how worth it- it is!! I can hardly wait for Nancy and her family to get their referral! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This August or September our friends will be bringing home their 13 year old daughter! Our playgroup is continuing to grow! I just love seeing these treasures come home to their forever families! Such Blessings!</span></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-28091506079793128012010-03-11T11:16:00.000-08:002010-03-11T11:43:21.361-08:00Bits of Progress and an Award!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5lHi6iCnXI/AAAAAAAAC6U/Ht4hYHTGGDo/s1600-h/IMG_8067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5lHi6iCnXI/AAAAAAAAC6U/Ht4hYHTGGDo/s400/IMG_8067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447463889434484082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">No we are not adopting Ronald McDonald! I hear he already has a family!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Yippee! I got an award on this blog! Thank you to Gayle from A Hope and A Future! I will have to figure it out and get the award over here and then pass it on- but there is only one person worse than Gayle at the computer and it is me! It may take me a couple days!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I just have to share with you that we are getting some great questions from Sarah lately. Instead of "Do pigs talk" he is asking about the seasons, if it is am or pm, can we drink the rain and does Jesus love me? It is so awesome to actually have conversations with her! I am beginning to believe what I say does not go in one ear and out the other! I still have to repeat many things and concepts but she is connecting the dots and it thrills me!!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">She is recalling many things that have happened over the last 16 months that she has been home. She is remembering details and she is understanding "Why" much much more! It has been a journey much like our birth children but it has been condensed over 16 months. It is so interesting to see things happen "in order" as she is learning, becoming more comfortable and growing in every way!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sarah is like a typical 1st grader. writing little notes and reading every sign she sees! Her favorite toys are her American girls! They are perfect for her and she treats them very well. They get lots of love! Sarah is technically supposed to be a young 4th grader put we consider her an older 3rd grader. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">She is telling us more and more about China. Not shocking things just things about everyday life. The weather, when they played outside, the clothes, the food, etc. I am feeling like I am hearing the true story now instead of confused thoughts.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Today is Thankful Thursday and I am so thankful for these children that are in our family and those that will be joining us!</span></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-9581706114142951582010-03-06T18:25:00.000-08:002010-03-06T19:59:24.145-08:00Children's museum!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MT4Ok7VII/AAAAAAAAC3U/vHqJHhHjJHM/s1600-h/IMG_8040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MT4Ok7VII/AAAAAAAAC3U/vHqJHhHjJHM/s400/IMG_8040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445718231127643266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It was Sarah's 10th birthday! We went to the children's museum with my sister and had a wonderful time!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MT3qysF3I/AAAAAAAAC3M/jknW-LJfcKk/s1600-h/IMG_8042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MT3qysF3I/AAAAAAAAC3M/jknW-LJfcKk/s400/IMG_8042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445718221521688434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">They just happened to have a China exhibit there! The girls loved it! Anna seems to have a natural knack for the Chinese characters!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MT3JBKn1I/AAAAAAAAC3E/0xh8mNp1SvY/s1600-h/IMG_8045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MT3JBKn1I/AAAAAAAAC3E/0xh8mNp1SvY/s400/IMG_8045.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445718212455604050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is Sarah in a Chinese classroom!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MT2aLUy1I/AAAAAAAAC28/qKFWEvfnIm4/s1600-h/IMG_8052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MT2aLUy1I/AAAAAAAAC28/qKFWEvfnIm4/s400/IMG_8052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445718199881747282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Onto the waterworks area!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MT2HLwbFI/AAAAAAAAC20/kQ1rvflWDjE/s1600-h/IMG_8053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MT2HLwbFI/AAAAAAAAC20/kQ1rvflWDjE/s400/IMG_8053.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445718194783284306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sarah has been to the Children's Museum 3 times. Each time she likes it better and is more interested in the different activities that are offered!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MSz_1jPQI/AAAAAAAAC2s/b4-yRSkFAqw/s1600-h/IMG_8056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MSz_1jPQI/AAAAAAAAC2s/b4-yRSkFAqw/s400/IMG_8056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445717058939731202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Yes! We already know what Anna will be doing when she grows up! She will be a cashier at a grocery store! She knew exactly what to do and did miss a beat! All items where scanned! It is especially funny because I order my groceries online! Sometimes she goes with Dad to the grocery store for a few items! That must be how she knows what to do!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MSzi5qbMI/AAAAAAAAC2k/zcvPMIeVOrQ/s1600-h/IMG_8061.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MSzi5qbMI/AAAAAAAAC2k/zcvPMIeVOrQ/s400/IMG_8061.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445717051172351170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It was a busy day at the grocery store! Lot's of shoppers!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MSy_YIMdI/AAAAAAAAC2c/NksfGpMOObo/s1600-h/IMG_8063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MSy_YIMdI/AAAAAAAAC2c/NksfGpMOObo/s400/IMG_8063.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445717041636454866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It was so funny to watch because they all played together BUT they played separately!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MSyaX1Y3I/AAAAAAAAC2U/SGsboIl4XZo/s1600-h/IMG_8066.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MSyaX1Y3I/AAAAAAAAC2U/SGsboIl4XZo/s400/IMG_8066.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445717031703110514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Anna did not care much for the new cashier! She gave her "the look".</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MSxxIgtjI/AAAAAAAAC2M/_zOimbfF2dQ/s1600-h/IMG_8067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MSxxIgtjI/AAAAAAAAC2M/_zOimbfF2dQ/s400/IMG_8067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445717020632987186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Go ahead guess where we ate lunch?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MPb9dkKsI/AAAAAAAAC2E/aKjv3_PmFPM/s1600-h/IMG_8069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MPb9dkKsI/AAAAAAAAC2E/aKjv3_PmFPM/s400/IMG_8069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445713347450514114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I have n ot introduced dinosaurs to our little homeschool. We need to stay in the present and be concrete! However this exhibit has opened the door to dinosaurs! We will be reading science books on it this week! What a great opportunity! Sarah was interested, Anna was scared to death!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MPbf_cBiI/AAAAAAAAC18/lprNqUfsXdE/s1600-h/IMG_8071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MPbf_cBiI/AAAAAAAAC18/lprNqUfsXdE/s400/IMG_8071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445713339539523106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My little birthday turtle!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MPa9rRnZI/AAAAAAAAC10/gezeiua9EI4/s1600-h/IMG_8073.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MPa9rRnZI/AAAAAAAAC10/gezeiua9EI4/s400/IMG_8073.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445713330328149394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">They have an ant hill- it is so cool! The kids play in the tunnels!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MPaVvgfaI/AAAAAAAAC1s/ZITcC_-NV-A/s1600-h/IMG_8076.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MPaVvgfaI/AAAAAAAAC1s/ZITcC_-NV-A/s400/IMG_8076.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445713319608483234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This may have to be another one of our science topics!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MPZyoXM7I/AAAAAAAAC1k/ZZN1MPI6xa4/s1600-h/IMG_8077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S5MPZyoXM7I/AAAAAAAAC1k/ZZN1MPI6xa4/s400/IMG_8077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445713310183273394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday Sarah!</span></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-32007142475466263262010-03-03T14:11:00.000-08:002010-03-03T14:54:35.277-08:00Salon Time!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47jtWAWGwI/AAAAAAAACz0/Jvf8YpWmHfY/s1600-h/IMG_7794.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47jtWAWGwI/AAAAAAAACz0/Jvf8YpWmHfY/s400/IMG_7794.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444539367678155522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Last time we were in Florida it was quite cool so we did some different things! Both of the girls desperately needed a trim. Their hair was so shaggy on the ends.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47jsy4vZQI/AAAAAAAACzs/L3AD3kpEeng/s1600-h/IMG_7796.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47jsy4vZQI/AAAAAAAACzs/L3AD3kpEeng/s400/IMG_7796.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444539358251017474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">One of the girls completely enjoyed the salon experience! She loved being pampered and cared for!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47jcrxHNwI/AAAAAAAACzk/uZmmJpxfE3w/s1600-h/IMG_7797.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47jcrxHNwI/AAAAAAAACzk/uZmmJpxfE3w/s400/IMG_7797.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444539081462068994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The other one was not so fond of it. She cried the whole time. Anna got 4 inches of shagginess cut off.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47jb8NQM9I/AAAAAAAACzc/MhShGbz7rB8/s1600-h/IMG_7805.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47jb8NQM9I/AAAAAAAACzc/MhShGbz7rB8/s400/IMG_7805.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444539068695196626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">She had a hard time sitting still and needed to be in her Daddy's arm. Mom was too busy being the photographer! It may have helped if we would have washed her hair and removed a few of the meals that were caught in it! Oops!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47jbZ5UvFI/AAAAAAAACzU/gtLLeAU6nec/s1600-h/IMG_7808.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47jbZ5UvFI/AAAAAAAACzU/gtLLeAU6nec/s400/IMG_7808.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444539059484802130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It was traumatic!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47jawWoEfI/AAAAAAAACzM/UEBIJ3b0CLI/s1600-h/IMG_7810.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47jawWoEfI/AAAAAAAACzM/UEBIJ3b0CLI/s400/IMG_7810.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444539048333414898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">But it's looking good and healthy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47jaOALjhI/AAAAAAAACzE/gelwsqLWEvQ/s1600-h/IMG_7807.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47jaOALjhI/AAAAAAAACzE/gelwsqLWEvQ/s400/IMG_7807.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444539039112465938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sarah loved every second of it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47h4hRE0UI/AAAAAAAACy8/kLJx2fUMotU/s1600-h/IMG_7814.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47h4hRE0UI/AAAAAAAACy8/kLJx2fUMotU/s400/IMG_7814.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444537360656421186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">After the cut they blew it dry!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47h4RCmjTI/AAAAAAAACy0/Z51lgmQ_3TM/s1600-h/IMG_7816.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47h4RCmjTI/AAAAAAAACy0/Z51lgmQ_3TM/s400/IMG_7816.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444537356300750130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And it felt so good!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47h303U0XI/AAAAAAAACys/-FTyl2QW_pQ/s1600-h/IMG_7826.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47h303U0XI/AAAAAAAACys/-FTyl2QW_pQ/s400/IMG_7826.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444537348737257842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">They styled it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47h3YMTzfI/AAAAAAAACyk/X63grE_mofA/s1600-h/IMG_7830.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47h3YMTzfI/AAAAAAAACyk/X63grE_mofA/s400/IMG_7830.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444537341040643570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Now Sarah's hair is healthy and looking good!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47h2wh7-9I/AAAAAAAACyc/meAF0ds9S5g/s1600-h/IMG_7832.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S47h2wh7-9I/AAAAAAAACyc/meAF0ds9S5g/s400/IMG_7832.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444537330393938898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Everyone recovered and we were off to lunch!</span></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-23100899586955450372010-02-21T17:11:00.000-08:002010-02-21T18:54:23.340-08:00The Year of The Tiger!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4Hc6jtU5jI/AAAAAAAACq0/a-Z5wZgTR00/s1600-h/IMG_7931.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4Hc6jtU5jI/AAAAAAAACq0/a-Z5wZgTR00/s400/IMG_7931.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440872723416147506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Today was our local FCC (soon to be FCA) CNY party! The girls always have so much fun here!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4Hc6Od0ZhI/AAAAAAAACqs/TFgxgqapIhg/s1600-h/IMG_7930.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4Hc6Od0ZhI/AAAAAAAACqs/TFgxgqapIhg/s400/IMG_7930.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440872717713958418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We saw lots of friends and met some bloggy friends, too!! Hi Maureen and family!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4HcnpvkXWI/AAAAAAAACqk/dF981mRHwX8/s1600-h/IMG_7936.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4HcnpvkXWI/AAAAAAAACqk/dF981mRHwX8/s400/IMG_7936.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440872398618647906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sarah has become much more coordinated and can actually kind of do this!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4HcnC0YSAI/AAAAAAAACqc/15Dg2AVdv5A/s1600-h/IMG_7937.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4HcnC0YSAI/AAAAAAAACqc/15Dg2AVdv5A/s400/IMG_7937.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440872388169844738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We met Amy and her family when we traveled to China for Anna! Their daughter Leah is 3 yrs old. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4Hcm0F9-II/AAAAAAAACqU/1XL3rnqd0h4/s1600-h/IMG_7938.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4Hcm0F9-II/AAAAAAAACqU/1XL3rnqd0h4/s400/IMG_7938.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440872384217086082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There were lots of games and prizes! The girls had so much fun!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4HcmcMkBnI/AAAAAAAACqM/TlNIQIPC61M/s1600-h/IMG_7940.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4HcmcMkBnI/AAAAAAAACqM/TlNIQIPC61M/s400/IMG_7940.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440872377802294898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here are two of their good friends, Amy and Mia!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4HcmD7DlaI/AAAAAAAACqE/bxrv99PwlZo/s1600-h/IMG_7941.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4HcmD7DlaI/AAAAAAAACqE/bxrv99PwlZo/s400/IMG_7941.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440872371286414754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Waiting their turn!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4HaddPSbFI/AAAAAAAACp8/5Tfk5oeYJ_0/s1600-h/IMG_7942.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4HaddPSbFI/AAAAAAAACp8/5Tfk5oeYJ_0/s400/IMG_7942.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440870024440081490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sarah is fishing for prizes!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4HadJKYZ2I/AAAAAAAACp0/lG8-pPui9rs/s1600-h/IMG_7943.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4HadJKYZ2I/AAAAAAAACp0/lG8-pPui9rs/s400/IMG_7943.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440870019050792802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We met Lani and Scott in the beginning of our adoption journey! Ruby is from Taiwan and was the first to come home from our group!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4HacrNTi1I/AAAAAAAACps/HqEcXCa6dgY/s1600-h/IMG_7944.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4HacrNTi1I/AAAAAAAACps/HqEcXCa6dgY/s400/IMG_7944.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440870011009993554" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Patricia and her family were there at the celebration! All the kids are from China! The girls are twins!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4HacO2w2aI/AAAAAAAACpk/QyQqJcgOvhs/s1600-h/IMG_7945.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4HacO2w2aI/AAAAAAAACpk/QyQqJcgOvhs/s400/IMG_7945.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440870003399252386" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Elizabeth and Taylan! We see them every year at the CNY celebration! Joan- I was looking for you so I could take a pic of you and your girls! I'm sorry- we didn't run into each other again.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4Habk71QuI/AAAAAAAACpc/0zn76WskHv8/s1600-h/IMG_7947.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S4Habk71QuI/AAAAAAAACpc/0zn76WskHv8/s400/IMG_7947.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440869992146223842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The face painter does an awesome job! Anna picked NiHao Kailan and Sarah is a cat!</span></div></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-17148573216226082102010-02-13T07:32:00.000-08:002010-02-13T07:49:20.144-08:00Happy Valentines Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S3bIkp3XQoI/AAAAAAAACoU/Co8hq2FuhTQ/s1600-h/IMG_7769.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S3bIkp3XQoI/AAAAAAAACoU/Co8hq2FuhTQ/s400/IMG_7769.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437754132135363202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It has been a long time since I had children making valentines cards! The girls had a wonderful time and did a great job! The baskets are filled and the Valentines are ready to past out!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S3bIDvSHTmI/AAAAAAAACoM/-lMRohgrZJg/s1600-h/IMG_7772.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S3bIDvSHTmI/AAAAAAAACoM/-lMRohgrZJg/s400/IMG_7772.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437753566654058082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sarah is going to HS co-op classes on Wednesdays. She absolutely loves the classes and the kids she has met! There are lots of little ones for Anna to play with too! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S3bIDaaTs6I/AAAAAAAACoE/Ftc9AaVbD6I/s1600-h/IMG_7773.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S3bIDaaTs6I/AAAAAAAACoE/Ftc9AaVbD6I/s400/IMG_7773.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437753561051280290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This was Sarah's first time passing out Valentines! She loved giving them and receiving them!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S3bIDEAZQ8I/AAAAAAAACn8/rzz7hILSh6k/s1600-h/IMG_7776.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S3bIDEAZQ8I/AAAAAAAACn8/rzz7hILSh6k/s400/IMG_7776.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437753555037012930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Anna passed hers out, too!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S3bICjZ0_MI/AAAAAAAACn0/TTnggBbB6y8/s1600-h/IMG_7779.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S3bICjZ0_MI/AAAAAAAACn0/TTnggBbB6y8/s400/IMG_7779.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437753546285317314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The best part was eating all the candy! Sarah like the American holidays! Lots of candy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S3bICJvO4LI/AAAAAAAACns/g6pQZ2GVTWY/s1600-h/IMG_7780.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S3bICJvO4LI/AAAAAAAACns/g6pQZ2GVTWY/s400/IMG_7780.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437753539395772594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Valentines day was a big success!!</span></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-89697940667578933062010-02-04T14:49:00.000-08:002010-02-04T15:08:08.406-08:00"The Snowy Day"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S2tQUirT1iI/AAAAAAAAClk/zqBoSdN92A0/s1600-h/IMG_7742.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S2tQUirT1iI/AAAAAAAAClk/zqBoSdN92A0/s400/IMG_7742.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434525689188701730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S2tQUFB83BI/AAAAAAAAClc/cjqvhvAOCfg/s1600-h/IMG_7743.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S2tQUFB83BI/AAAAAAAAClc/cjqvhvAOCfg/s400/IMG_7743.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434525681230601234" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We went to a play today! It was based on the book "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The did a wonderful job, it may be my favorite this year! The girls loved it and were engaged throughout the whole play! Auntie Barbie went with us. It is so wonderful to see their improved attention span- it gets better each time we go to a play! I tend to pick the ones for younger children so both of them can follow it and we read the book ahead of time! They are only one hour long. I am excited for Emma and Ellie to join us!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sarah wants to be in a play now. I think we have a few hundred things to work on before we add that to the schedule! I told for now focus on doing your very best at Chinese dance, gymnastics and swimming!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This may sound odd but we are working at communicating accurately. Having the appropriate emotions that match the circumstance. Being considerate of others schedules (and realizing we are not the center of the universe). I can't really imagine encouraging her to learn how to pretend and fake her feelings when we are trying to do just the opposite- do you know what I mean?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Anyway- we had a wonderful time! I think we will continue going to the plays and not being in them!</span></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-6023722823233830972010-01-27T19:14:00.000-08:002010-01-27T19:31:53.406-08:00One out of seven? (So far)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S2ECXHhcAiI/AAAAAAAACkE/KDw0PXq4qSs/s1600-h/IMG_7709.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S2ECXHhcAiI/AAAAAAAACkE/KDw0PXq4qSs/s400/IMG_7709.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431625221765071394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S2ECW6CKurI/AAAAAAAACj8/zcykyRkTUOU/s1600-h/IMG_7710.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S2ECW6CKurI/AAAAAAAACj8/zcykyRkTUOU/s400/IMG_7710.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431625218144254642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S2ECWcgA7LI/AAAAAAAACj0/b8tokNFWFMs/s1600-h/IMG_7711.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S2ECWcgA7LI/AAAAAAAACj0/b8tokNFWFMs/s400/IMG_7711.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431625210216377522" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hubby and I have had 7 children so far soon to be nine- alleluia!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We have built sandboxes in many of our homes over the years BUT they have often gone unnoticed. We finally have a little one that is passionate about the sand! This little girl would play all day long in the sand- she loves it! And because she loves it- we love it!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I have been known to be a clean freak and immediately brush off the hands and feet but the Dear Lord is helping me to JUST ENJOY this sweet child as she plays in the sand! Sarah has even taken up a little more interest as she watches Anna who is so content with playing in this incredible tactile experience! What a wonderful sandbox- THE BEACH!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Again my mind drifts to Emma and Ellie- what will they be like? Will they tolerate the fact that their parents love the sunsets? Or will the want to chase the waves on the beach? Would they rather roller blade while the rest of the family stares at the setting sun? Or are they going to dig into the most wonderful sandbox in the world- THE BEACH!</span></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-35862728684306810432010-01-24T11:06:00.000-08:002010-01-24T11:34:25.669-08:00Science Field Trip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1ycvKsSNxI/AAAAAAAAChE/8ipNhwmZfnU/s1600-h/IMG_7671.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1ycvKsSNxI/AAAAAAAAChE/8ipNhwmZfnU/s400/IMG_7671.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430387584839857938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">While we were on vacation we had a little science field trip to the rookery- a wild life area in Southern Florida dedicated to the local natural habitat both on land and in the ocean. It was fun to learn about the area we were in!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1ycuhEb8xI/AAAAAAAACg8/lqgFSZ5U3Yw/s1600-h/IMG_7673.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1ycuhEb8xI/AAAAAAAACg8/lqgFSZ5U3Yw/s400/IMG_7673.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430387573666870034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sarah fed the fish in the large aquarium. I missed my photo op- her she is after the fact!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1ycufMR-GI/AAAAAAAACg0/j1_ZZql8sfk/s1600-h/IMG_7677.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1ycufMR-GI/AAAAAAAACg0/j1_ZZql8sfk/s400/IMG_7677.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430387573162899554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">They had a cut out area in the aquarium where the kids could sit in and see the fish from 3 angles!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1yctwO3DjI/AAAAAAAACgs/_SlwcHN5bLg/s1600-h/IMG_7682.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1yctwO3DjI/AAAAAAAACgs/_SlwcHN5bLg/s400/IMG_7682.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430387560557252146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The girls loved the touching aquarium! Sarah was very hesitant at first but once she say Anna holding the animals she decided that maybe they wouldn't bite after all!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1ycOpOEm-I/AAAAAAAACgk/UZG8-XG7RNQ/s1600-h/IMG_7684.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1ycOpOEm-I/AAAAAAAACgk/UZG8-XG7RNQ/s400/IMG_7684.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430387026098953186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is a sea star-they are no longer called starfish. Learn something new everyday!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1ycOEmuZGI/AAAAAAAACgc/QXUSWthnYK0/s1600-h/IMG_7687.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1ycOEmuZGI/AAAAAAAACgc/QXUSWthnYK0/s400/IMG_7687.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430387016270242914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Honestly if Anna hadn't done it first I don't know if Sarah would have done it! It will be interesting with 2 more darling daughters- who will be the brave and who will not! I am excited to see all the different interactions that will happen!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1ycNnTrGCI/AAAAAAAACgU/manw_C7GpJs/s1600-h/IMG_7688.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1ycNnTrGCI/AAAAAAAACgU/manw_C7GpJs/s400/IMG_7688.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430387008405706786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is a spider crab. It tickles when you hold them!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1ycNWccw8I/AAAAAAAACgM/ciOkfyiabv4/s1600-h/IMG_7690.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1ycNWccw8I/AAAAAAAACgM/ciOkfyiabv4/s400/IMG_7690.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430387003879113666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is a horseshoe crab. It was as much fun for hubby and I, as it was the girls!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1ycMikrbaI/AAAAAAAACgE/c6v6gQogomA/s1600-h/IMG_7694.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1ycMikrbaI/AAAAAAAACgE/c6v6gQogomA/s400/IMG_7694.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430386989954985378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I got to hold the king conch shell because it was a little too heavy for the kids! Oh yeah- I had fun!</span></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-2451974106911190352010-01-20T18:12:00.001-08:002010-01-20T18:24:02.993-08:00When I grow up I want to be...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1e6sDHPtHI/AAAAAAAACe0/8sJ5jtI1A-8/s1600-h/IMG_7542.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1e6sDHPtHI/AAAAAAAACe0/8sJ5jtI1A-8/s400/IMG_7542.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429013141731128434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1e6r0oq04I/AAAAAAAACes/5n2Cm_hqpNo/s1600-h/IMG_7521.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1e6r0oq04I/AAAAAAAACes/5n2Cm_hqpNo/s400/IMG_7521.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429013137844786050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1e6rX_SyBI/AAAAAAAACek/cp-Ew5A_DrA/s1600-h/IMG_7523.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S1e6rX_SyBI/AAAAAAAACek/cp-Ew5A_DrA/s400/IMG_7523.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429013130155051026" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">To a mom and dad of an adopted older child those words are music to our ears! At dinner tonight Sarah was telling us what she wanted to be when she grew up. We have had many conversations about it and she is so surprised and excited with her options! Had our precious little girl stayed in China she would not have had theses options...</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">When Sarah grows up she wants to be a -</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Doctor</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Nurse</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Teacher </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Chef</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">She is toying with the idea of being a policeman/woman BUT she is not sure BECAUSE she is still afraid of them. She has also decided to be a Mommy!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">As her parents we are very happy with her career choices! She will be very busy but we are encouraging her to go for it!! ;-)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I love that she sees herself as having a future, a wonderful and bright future! The possibilities are endless! Thank you Jesus</span></div><div><br /></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-30223127710402318602010-01-05T18:10:00.000-08:002010-01-05T19:06:23.565-08:00Update on Anna- 2009!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S0P7f4xkeBI/AAAAAAAACck/3BggLCTza9Q/s1600-h/2009+Anna%27s+foster+Mom+pics!+-+02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S0P7f4xkeBI/AAAAAAAACck/3BggLCTza9Q/s400/2009+Anna%27s+foster+Mom+pics!+-+02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423454901519022098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S0P7foU95-I/AAAAAAAACcc/o3foDIjU0TE/s1600-h/2009+Anna%27s+foster+Mom+pics!+-+12.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S0P1R9qLJbI/AAAAAAAACaM/pUYWnt06Ez8/s400/2009+Anna%27s+foster+Mom+pics!+-+61.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423448065242244530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S0P1ReaeWHI/AAAAAAAACaE/czD0kEN6xKA/s1600-h/2009+Anna%27s+foster+Mom+pics!+-+72.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S0P1ReaeWHI/AAAAAAAACaE/czD0kEN6xKA/s400/2009+Anna%27s+foster+Mom+pics!+-+72.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423448056854894706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S0P1Qw2h4wI/AAAAAAAACZ8/Ej9ChcOQ_ec/s1600-h/2009+Anna%27s+foster+Mom+pics!+-+79.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S0P1Qw2h4wI/AAAAAAAACZ8/Ej9ChcOQ_ec/s400/2009+Anna%27s+foster+Mom+pics!+-+79.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423448044624536322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S0P1QeHKg7I/AAAAAAAACZ0/robrSZ_D9w4/s1600-h/2009+Anna%27s+foster+Mom+pics!+-+81.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S0P1QeHKg7I/AAAAAAAACZ0/robrSZ_D9w4/s400/2009+Anna%27s+foster+Mom+pics!+-+81.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423448039594034098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S0P1PkcmMoI/AAAAAAAACZs/-4BR8IR_X3Q/s1600-h/2009+Anna%27s+foster+Mom+pics!+-+83.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/S0P1PkcmMoI/AAAAAAAACZs/-4BR8IR_X3Q/s400/2009+Anna%27s+foster+Mom+pics!+-+83.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423448024114672258" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We have sent an update to Anna's foster family! It feels so good when we do that- our dear daughter would not be alive IF it weren't for them! The took the time to feed her with her open cleft and made sure she got the care she needed to survive - God Bless them! She was left 4 days after her birth - her precious birth mom loved her and held her until she realized she had to let her go. Anne had a bilateral cleft- a double opening as wide as her little nose. She had no suck what so ever and could not get any food. For 3 weeks she lost weight until they put her in a foster home- then everything turned around and this dear lady did what she needed to do for our precious daughter- thank you Jesus! Thank you, thank you, thank you!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We try to send her updated photos each year, a letter and a little gift. We are so grateful for what she did for our daughter. I know she cried for many days after our Anna left. ( I know because we called her). It is heartbreaking to love and bond with a child only to have the child taken away. These are very special women and very special families that do foster care. We hope to someday visit her and her family. Anna is only 3.5 years old. She would have to be about 7 yrs old before we would do a heritage trip. I pick the younger age only because her sisters will be older. Oh my, when Anna is 7, Sarah will be 13, Emma 12 and Ellie 11.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">On another note I am so excited to have this done because the next gift goes to Emma and Ellie! We will not know if they receive it until we bring them home. Sarah received parts of the gifts we sent but was not told who it was from, it would be so difficult for them (the girls) to know too early. I do not think they would be comforted by our thoughtfulness but instead they would fear the unknown. I am okay with however they handle it- I will just pray that it is a fit for our girls. If they get something new and it makes them happy that is all that matters. They will soon enough learn about us, their new family and at that time we will begin our adjustment journey! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I know I say this a lot but "Thank you Jesus!"</span></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-22247292067675931322010-01-02T15:38:00.000-08:002010-01-02T15:49:24.576-08:00Had to call 911!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sz_ZV4-B85I/AAAAAAAACZc/vvZneqC8elM/s1600-h/IMG_7382.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sz_ZV4-B85I/AAAAAAAACZc/vvZneqC8elM/s400/IMG_7382.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422291446470407058" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Today when we went out to lunch little Anna reached up onto the counter and grabbed a few things that were not meant for her. The were little sticks dipped in lavender oil. She took them out of the glass jar and they dripped into her left eye. She immediately started crying hysterically. We tried flushing it with tap water but she was so upset we decide to call 911. There is no local poison control here and we really didn't know what was in there. An ambulance came right away and they flushed it with sterile saline. She was not happy during the process but it really seemed to help her. She smiled and waved good bye to the paramedics!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The other kids were so worried about her and upset everyone lost their appetite. Once they saw she was okay they felt much better! The rest of our day went without incident, PTL!</span></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-38418368180126022042009-12-30T08:26:00.000-08:002009-12-30T08:39:47.030-08:00Her Christmas Gift came in Handy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzuAg7TNToI/AAAAAAAACXc/1VxiE98y7-0/s1600-h/IMG_7338.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzuAg7TNToI/AAAAAAAACXc/1VxiE98y7-0/s400/IMG_7338.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421067879632948866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A couple days ago Miss Anna reached up into the spice drawer and grabbed a few spices. Of course once you have them in your hot little hands you have to open them... quickly!</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">But if you do it too quickly they may spill... all over! We all heard it happen and said "Oh No, get the vacuum!"</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzuAfx9oQJI/AAAAAAAACXM/MVpTu-AX6Gs/s1600-h/IMG_7336.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzuAfx9oQJI/AAAAAAAACXM/MVpTu-AX6Gs/s400/IMG_7336.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421067859946651794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So Anna ran and got her new Christmas present- her vacuum! It was so cute! We let her work on it for awhile before bringing in the big guns!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzuAfk-OREI/AAAAAAAACXE/Aniwx-34auk/s1600-h/IMG_7340.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzuAfk-OREI/AAAAAAAACXE/Aniwx-34auk/s400/IMG_7340.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421067856459482178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">She was on a roll! After the spices she went and found the chocolate advent calendar that we had not finished! All the hard work must have made her hungry because she chowwed down the rest of the month! Very sneaky Miss Anna!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzuAfMJ7YRI/AAAAAAAACW8/7yAJqRBAe6k/s1600-h/IMG_7334.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzuAfMJ7YRI/AAAAAAAACW8/7yAJqRBAe6k/s400/IMG_7334.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421067849797689618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The girls made these adorable tree ornaments with our friend, Karen! They have a picture of their own face on each of them- too cute!</span></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-75777277688665701552009-12-28T12:39:00.000-08:002009-12-28T12:51:12.900-08:00Our Snow Angels!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzkYsSMddQI/AAAAAAAACVc/u_CXU1QjLUk/s1600-h/IMG_7301.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzkYsSMddQI/AAAAAAAACVc/u_CXU1QjLUk/s400/IMG_7301.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420390775594513666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">She loved getting outside with all the big kids and her Mommy and Daddy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzkYrxH3s8I/AAAAAAAACVU/aU8gj3HoNfk/s1600-h/IMG_7287.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzkYrxH3s8I/AAAAAAAACVU/aU8gj3HoNfk/s400/IMG_7287.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420390766716892098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Anna could hardly move in the snow it was so heavy and wet! Her boot is falling off here!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzkYrou__UI/AAAAAAAACVM/P5iVpH-_ScY/s1600-h/IMG_7284.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzkYrou__UI/AAAAAAAACVM/P5iVpH-_ScY/s400/IMG_7284.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420390764465093954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Sarah was ready for the snowball fight! Distance was her only problem.. that and accuracy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzkYrIIIsvI/AAAAAAAACVE/ZQKsQgGRGtI/s1600-h/IMG_7257.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzkYrIIIsvI/AAAAAAAACVE/ZQKsQgGRGtI/s400/IMG_7257.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420390755712152306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The snow angel worked better for her! She is a little stronger than her lil sis!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Next year I will be bundling up 4 daughters for outside, that's assuming Kate can get herself ready!</span></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-58616687470992525222009-12-25T20:14:00.000-08:002009-12-25T20:50:11.389-08:00Joy, Joy, Joy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzWQWjVs2dI/AAAAAAAACTI/drqEcFDFhTc/s1600-h/IMG_7205.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzWQWjVs2dI/AAAAAAAACTI/drqEcFDFhTc/s400/IMG_7205.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419396443728042450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Look at the face! The gift practically took her breath away!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzWQWAaRi1I/AAAAAAAACTA/99JOFczRznI/s1600-h/IMG_7208.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzWQWAaRi1I/AAAAAAAACTA/99JOFczRznI/s400/IMG_7208.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419396434351983442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This little girl was so genuinely thankful for getting gifts - it was such a joy to watch!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzWQV7i8xYI/AAAAAAAACS4/lsRcrIWF8dY/s1600-h/IMG_7214.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzWQV7i8xYI/AAAAAAAACS4/lsRcrIWF8dY/s400/IMG_7214.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419396433046193538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Beautiful American Girl pajamas!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzWQVZkVbcI/AAAAAAAACSw/F2G35GDDQVQ/s1600-h/IMG_7215.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzWQVZkVbcI/AAAAAAAACSw/F2G35GDDQVQ/s400/IMG_7215.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419396423925198274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Huuugh, What is this? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzWPGoy6PyI/AAAAAAAACSo/c78hg6WcDVk/s1600-h/IMG_7216.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzWPGoy6PyI/AAAAAAAACSo/c78hg6WcDVk/s400/IMG_7216.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419395070803197730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Matching jammies for my doll?</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzWPF1UZ2mI/AAAAAAAACSY/-vY2vR10Op8/s1600-h/IMG_7223.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzWPF1UZ2mI/AAAAAAAACSY/-vY2vR10Op8/s400/IMG_7223.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419395056985037410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A double stroller for my dolls! I think I've died and gone to heaven!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzWPFap97YI/AAAAAAAACSQ/VaN-UtSNgXQ/s1600-h/IMG_7227.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzWPFap97YI/AAAAAAAACSQ/VaN-UtSNgXQ/s400/IMG_7227.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419395049827724674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This little girl need her Mommy to fix her hair again BUT then she may have cried? She hates to have her hair combed! I wouldn't want Christmas to get off to a bad start by combing my daughters hair!?!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzWPE38j9zI/AAAAAAAACSI/0DRg1oLkUks/s1600-h/IMG_7229.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SzWPE38j9zI/AAAAAAAACSI/0DRg1oLkUks/s400/IMG_7229.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419395040510474034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">She loves her NiHao Kialan doll! Seriously Hubby and I think she looks like Kialan!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I am amazed at these precious children. Such incredible gifts from God. Sometimes they leave me speechless. No, not cause they were naughty but because the are such incredible little human beings and have so much to offer a family. I am so thankful to Jesus for how he has guided us. It is not an easy road and every minute is not joyous but it is so worth the journey.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This was an especially fun Christmas with the girls. They loved every bit of the holiday activities and celebration! Everything just seemed to click a little more. We decided not to do Santa Claus but to teach the girls that Christmas is Jesus's birthday. I wasn't sure what we would do about this issue but it became very obvious what was the right choice.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sarah has been home one year and building a trusting relationship is of prime importance. We just couldn't see pretending there was a Santa Claus with her and basically lying about the whole thing. Plus, she is 9.5 years old and then she would find out the truth from a friend and she may believe them over us - that is something we do not want.. we want her to know she can trust us to tell her the truth. We told her all about Santa and read a book on St Nick (thank you Tonggu Momma). </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We of course we told Anna the same thing but she may not have understood! Here is her conversation with Johnny last night-</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">J- Anna you need to go to bed, Santa will be coming soon!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A- Should I hide under my covers?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">J- No, he is going to bring you presents!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A- Soooo, he is nice????</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">J- Yes, Santa is nice!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A- I gonna get presents, I gonna get presents! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Oh well, she'll get it someday!</span></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-55056481773923199962009-12-20T19:56:00.000-08:002009-12-20T20:28:41.117-08:00Downtown Macy's with the girls!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy70jeVegFI/AAAAAAAACPY/IDgBjo5-pcA/s1600-h/IMG_7083.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy70jeVegFI/AAAAAAAACPY/IDgBjo5-pcA/s400/IMG_7083.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417536292049027154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Before I even get started I want to apologize for taking... rather posting too many pictures!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Mark and I took the girls downtown to Macy's . I don't know if they do this at all Macy's but this one was a Dayton's many years ago (then it was a Carsons, then it was a Marshall Fields and now it is a Macy's) and they did different stories each year. It is a highlight of the holiday season here in our town and many people come to see display, do their Christmas shopping and visit Santa Claus!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy70jOXoTTI/AAAAAAAACPQ/5-abYcacDDY/s1600-h/IMG_7085.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy70jOXoTTI/AAAAAAAACPQ/5-abYcacDDY/s400/IMG_7085.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417536287763090738" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy70X2lkIWI/AAAAAAAACPI/uXwvjafcuIY/s1600-h/IMG_7087.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy70X2lkIWI/AAAAAAAACPI/uXwvjafcuIY/s400/IMG_7087.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417536092400525666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This year the story was "A Day in the Life of an Elf". It was very cute and worth seeing! This was Sarah's first time hanging out downtown! She had no idea what to expect and we didn't know how to explain it to her.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy70XXh6tWI/AAAAAAAACPA/5eOoVl161DE/s1600-h/IMG_7088.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy70XXh6tWI/AAAAAAAACPA/5eOoVl161DE/s400/IMG_7088.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417536084063728994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The little mouse would scurry across the floor and then hide in a whole! The girls noticed it right away!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy70XKOB9hI/AAAAAAAACO4/_8e3EWf2WIk/s1600-h/IMG_7089.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy70XKOB9hI/AAAAAAAACO4/_8e3EWf2WIk/s400/IMG_7089.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417536080490657298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here the elves are in their classroom! See Sarah everybody has to do school! Even the Elves!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy70Wrat-MI/AAAAAAAACOw/_Iv5_7gYZPc/s1600-h/IMG_7092.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy70Wrat-MI/AAAAAAAACOw/_Iv5_7gYZPc/s400/IMG_7092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417536072222374082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Today's lesson- how to say Santa Claus in different languages!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy70WBKUSrI/AAAAAAAACOo/f9pCLjeCd8s/s1600-h/IMG_7094.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy70WBKUSrI/AAAAAAAACOo/f9pCLjeCd8s/s400/IMG_7094.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417536060879293106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Nothings complete without singing Christmas trees!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy7ziW1u6sI/AAAAAAAACOg/CL53Roz2aUY/s1600-h/IMG_7096.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy7ziW1u6sI/AAAAAAAACOg/CL53Roz2aUY/s400/IMG_7096.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417535173345340098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sarah loved it!! Anna she wasn't so sure about all this!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy7ziCbnDoI/AAAAAAAACOY/-e34z-Xo-Bc/s1600-h/IMG_7097.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy7ziCbnDoI/AAAAAAAACOY/-e34z-Xo-Bc/s400/IMG_7097.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417535167867063938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"I don't care if this is Mrs. Claus get me out of here!"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy7zhrY__yI/AAAAAAAACOQ/GFxXDILMJS8/s1600-h/IMG_7099.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy7zhrY__yI/AAAAAAAACOQ/GFxXDILMJS8/s400/IMG_7099.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417535161682100002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Santa's Workshop!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy7zhNsmquI/AAAAAAAACOI/cWPVzw7UvpI/s1600-h/IMG_7101.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy7zhNsmquI/AAAAAAAACOI/cWPVzw7UvpI/s400/IMG_7101.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417535153711262434" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy7zgq6lfiI/AAAAAAAACOA/R9_nrqeCRY8/s1600-h/IMG_7102.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy7zgq6lfiI/AAAAAAAACOA/R9_nrqeCRY8/s400/IMG_7102.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417535144374664738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I did think this one was pretty funny! I guess those reindeer have to learn how to fly at some point!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy7y0fFNuZI/AAAAAAAACN4/Lmx_Scw3JDA/s1600-h/IMG_7104.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy7y0fFNuZI/AAAAAAAACN4/Lmx_Scw3JDA/s400/IMG_7104.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417534385283774866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is Anna's deer in the headlights look! She actually did pretty well through the morning! No tears but she stayed very close to us... like in our arms close!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy7y0CP6W5I/AAAAAAAACNw/sKPMjxmdMhk/s1600-h/IMG_7105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy7y0CP6W5I/AAAAAAAACNw/sKPMjxmdMhk/s400/IMG_7105.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417534377544014738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Isn't this cute! The letters to Santa are painted right into the floor! I tried to pick one up!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy7yzn_NzeI/AAAAAAAACNo/YSrFBHb2Dkk/s1600-h/IMG_7108.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy7yzn_NzeI/AAAAAAAACNo/YSrFBHb2Dkk/s400/IMG_7108.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417534370494664162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You know it sure would be easier if there really was a Santa Claus and little elves that helped him!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy7yzISdtGI/AAAAAAAACNg/L1L8s--8Ufs/s1600-h/IMG_7110.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy7yzISdtGI/AAAAAAAACNg/L1L8s--8Ufs/s400/IMG_7110.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417534361985463394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sarah like this part! She knows that Santa is not real but we still have fun with it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy7yyiajeHI/AAAAAAAACNY/3Cz2WPOJQFQ/s1600-h/IMG_7112.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy7yyiajeHI/AAAAAAAACNY/3Cz2WPOJQFQ/s400/IMG_7112.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417534351818848370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You are not going to make me sit on his lap are you? If I stop looking maybe he'll go away!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Each of the girls got a little toy and then we went out to lunch! We really had a good time and all went well!</span></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-328045485936031872009-12-19T10:17:00.001-08:002009-12-19T10:32:45.930-08:00Decorating Her First Gingerbread House!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy0avEEgRBI/AAAAAAAACMQ/_iYqWVi02VM/s1600-h/IMG_7064.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy0avEEgRBI/AAAAAAAACMQ/_iYqWVi02VM/s400/IMG_7064.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417015322645382162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Auntie Barbie brought over a gingerbread house for Sarah to decorate!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy0aus8sWuI/AAAAAAAACMI/0L4g_G9EV3k/s1600-h/IMG_7067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy0aus8sWuI/AAAAAAAACMI/0L4g_G9EV3k/s400/IMG_7067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417015316438604514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">She also brought over gingerbread decorations for Anna to decorate! Anna needed a little assistance! I think more of it went into her mouth than on the cookies!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy0aSogYnDI/AAAAAAAACMA/8qKydtoXidA/s1600-h/IMG_7070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy0aSogYnDI/AAAAAAAACMA/8qKydtoXidA/s400/IMG_7070.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417014834209791026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Windows and doors done!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy0aSCmzB9I/AAAAAAAACL4/0EnrDvsKZ6o/s1600-h/IMG_7071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy0aSCmzB9I/AAAAAAAACL4/0EnrDvsKZ6o/s400/IMG_7071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417014824036141010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Roof is done and now she is working on the sidewalk!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy0aR8mANiI/AAAAAAAACLw/rfuiAl-QyMY/s1600-h/IMG_7074.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy0aR8mANiI/AAAAAAAACLw/rfuiAl-QyMY/s400/IMG_7074.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417014822422197794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">She worked so hard she needed a little chocolate break!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy0aRTtIoLI/AAAAAAAACLo/zkE52gzHziI/s1600-h/IMG_7077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy0aRTtIoLI/AAAAAAAACLo/zkE52gzHziI/s400/IMG_7077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417014811446255794" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy0aQ1jWM8I/AAAAAAAACLg/Raz59xmaStc/s1600-h/IMG_7078.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/Sy0aQ1jWM8I/AAAAAAAACLg/Raz59xmaStc/s400/IMG_7078.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417014803352138690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is the hard working crew! The job is finally done!! Whenever we tell Anna to smile- she does something like this! The girls loved the project! It is so fun to be able to do something like this during the day!! Another perk to homeschooling!</span></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660759175856655856.post-59207803761487507262009-12-10T11:38:00.000-08:002009-12-10T12:10:51.413-08:00An Update On Sarah Sent To Her Orphanage!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFTFCiNc3I/AAAAAAAACIg/T2GNC0kcqEU/s1600-h/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFTFCiNc3I/AAAAAAAACIg/T2GNC0kcqEU/s400/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413699573120856946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFTErj0XYI/AAAAAAAACIY/FJPubgYx1PQ/s1600-h/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+07.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFTErj0XYI/AAAAAAAACIY/FJPubgYx1PQ/s400/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+07.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413699566953586050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFTELHNDBI/AAAAAAAACIQ/kGtXM5q5HDo/s1600-h/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFTELHNDBI/AAAAAAAACIQ/kGtXM5q5HDo/s400/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+09.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413699558243634194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFTDzUmTAI/AAAAAAAACII/YMCl0dMVIbE/s1600-h/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFTDzUmTAI/AAAAAAAACII/YMCl0dMVIbE/s400/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413699551857363970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFRh2_u1FI/AAAAAAAACIA/QjoDXskw2QM/s1600-h/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFRh2_u1FI/AAAAAAAACIA/QjoDXskw2QM/s400/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413697869216404562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFRhvezsMI/AAAAAAAACH4/tD90S7xDVAI/s1600-h/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFRhvezsMI/AAAAAAAACH4/tD90S7xDVAI/s400/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413697867199262914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFRhEslNEI/AAAAAAAACHw/qQ4mVwqGYVI/s1600-h/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFRhEslNEI/AAAAAAAACHw/qQ4mVwqGYVI/s400/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+24.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413697855714309186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFRgn3aB2I/AAAAAAAACHo/C6OFMR1TIjE/s1600-h/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+25.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFQw-GC3vI/AAAAAAAACHY/UMNYApC7RmU/s400/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+37.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413697029308342002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFQwd8jcrI/AAAAAAAACHQ/U6MC34X_DSE/s1600-h/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+39.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFQwd8jcrI/AAAAAAAACHQ/U6MC34X_DSE/s400/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+39.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413697020678599346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFQvyPQYgI/AAAAAAAACHI/o8T4f08PI4Y/s1600-h/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+40.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFQvyPQYgI/AAAAAAAACHI/o8T4f08PI4Y/s400/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+40.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413697008945881602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFQvTOASdI/AAAAAAAACHA/HFpwWW7ZYcE/s1600-h/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+50.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFQvTOASdI/AAAAAAAACHA/HFpwWW7ZYcE/s400/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+50.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413697000619133394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFQuqTTVCI/AAAAAAAACG4/hBmeGQDyLdo/s1600-h/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+51.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VpiiY1wldAY/SyFQuqTTVCI/AAAAAAAACG4/hBmeGQDyLdo/s400/send+to+Zhenjiang+City+SWI+-+51.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413696989635499042" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We just sent pictures, a letter and a gift to Sarah's orphanage through Ann at Red Thread China. I am very excited for them to see the pictures- Sarah has grown so much this last year! She is now 9.5 years old, 64 lbs and 4 feet 5 inches tall. She is growing up too fast- why do they all do that! She has grown 3 inches and gained 12 lbs in this last year! Wow!!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">She has grown academically and can now read at a first grade level nearing second grade! She is more than half way done with 2nd grade math and should start 3rd grade math in March! Her comprehension has taken a huge leap both when read too and when she does the reading!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Her balance, strength and coordination are improving by leaps and bounds! She can balance on the high beam, do the monkey bars all the way across and can almost do a back walkover (we are still working on it!).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">She likes gymnastics, swimming, playing, arts and crafts, and being read too! She is now in Chinese school on Saturday mornings where she is relearning mandarin and she loves it!!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Next we will be working on an update for Anna's orphanage and foster mom! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Soon we will be adding two more princesses to this blog! Thank you Jesus!!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><br /></div></div>Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.com2