tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27803152979909014382024-02-19T23:44:51.773+08:00Will and Addie, the blog...(Come on, we all know it's really all about them...)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-1965603253059646722012-02-25T10:42:00.020+08:002012-02-25T11:42:13.204+08:00Where have we been?<div>Well I can't believe that its been so long- I guess maybe I should give up on blogging. But my friend does a great job of posting so much about her kids so that it becomes an awesome online scrapbook for her kids. So for you Will and Addie I am going to try and post so you can look back at these days.. I hope fondly. :)<div><br /></div><div>So since April we did a crazy, busy, emotional move from China to Chapel Hill. We landed on June 14 and Dennis began his graduate program 14 hours later. And here we are living in a cute little condo close to family (so nice!) doing this grad school year.</div><div><br /></div><div>Rather than catch up everything- a quick review from the past 9 months- eek!</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VyGRGA-6x37yk4BY9zjMLQuH-CwYC9DiGdBd1fYTnfImcir4jNNXO9wJNSiJ18DeM_dqBSQhvGZ0znRnwM8ge8zfHd0l5H2kkcv-xBGK-ZXCqCUim5O7a0TShlf7FZVGy2hBcGZY2TQ/s1600/Baker+Green+Home-42.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VyGRGA-6x37yk4BY9zjMLQuH-CwYC9DiGdBd1fYTnfImcir4jNNXO9wJNSiJ18DeM_dqBSQhvGZ0znRnwM8ge8zfHd0l5H2kkcv-xBGK-ZXCqCUim5O7a0TShlf7FZVGy2hBcGZY2TQ/s320/Baker+Green+Home-42.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712910650713528290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Goodbye Shun Yi Rd- it was a great 5 years.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPxn2NoB4npw_ZXlDrZOYpL_MFjBS6ni2-DzcDDVemOUGoSxr_Hm39dunO_cd9KVzEUde2y-vqdmw61LPh-aynCQeIdUwTFF230-pngPDm5w6uBh676AWxpjcjzQ2MzDWZpDBwYAGV8k/s1600/IMG_2829.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPxn2NoB4npw_ZXlDrZOYpL_MFjBS6ni2-DzcDDVemOUGoSxr_Hm39dunO_cd9KVzEUde2y-vqdmw61LPh-aynCQeIdUwTFF230-pngPDm5w6uBh676AWxpjcjzQ2MzDWZpDBwYAGV8k/s320/IMG_2829.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712909489742049490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Goodbye so many wonderful friends.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZM2K4ZZkERjQQ9IrmUfUDpSi2OdqK5LEJQLLTtVEfj7upSC76Iap_BXmVo9tPrTC3CXhQ_pSlvTvY-U1_JNYgy-prqh1pTXOQ-od5T0k23nkCXrDq83Rjx8txWiOf-kysmr-dpQF3agg/s1600/IMG_0124.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZM2K4ZZkERjQQ9IrmUfUDpSi2OdqK5LEJQLLTtVEfj7upSC76Iap_BXmVo9tPrTC3CXhQ_pSlvTvY-U1_JNYgy-prqh1pTXOQ-od5T0k23nkCXrDq83Rjx8txWiOf-kysmr-dpQF3agg/s320/IMG_0124.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712908262403915602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Trip to the beach- Addie's first time seeing the ocean.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_w1ZUn5X0UkAiLf1RuglaIkaICILoxOBWzpdRkTBXLjd4IVFzSgdOfadLg3NKIO3xAtKXQI0W-795_k5tn_ogCJ50nKQ2JP8aK4F7cuEzn-4homqgDWJ0KF7VJ7Ooxt7vt0b3R-oqO1Q/s1600/IMG_2949.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_w1ZUn5X0UkAiLf1RuglaIkaICILoxOBWzpdRkTBXLjd4IVFzSgdOfadLg3NKIO3xAtKXQI0W-795_k5tn_ogCJ50nKQ2JP8aK4F7cuEzn-4homqgDWJ0KF7VJ7Ooxt7vt0b3R-oqO1Q/s320/IMG_2949.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712907369244117138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">First day of school in the US. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83RYfhvyUxEMONTh9mVz1pjNg8a64BSJlJc0H6ewhtNKTKXZjoFoad9f0MwHSMuLAnPG08luSKfxw_TGXdzyWMzhYampNUYCfL9PA1tq93khwdpYHh5XgfxBsnzUv2h5Akf_kzXOzoOk/s1600/IMG_0059.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83RYfhvyUxEMONTh9mVz1pjNg8a64BSJlJc0H6ewhtNKTKXZjoFoad9f0MwHSMuLAnPG08luSKfxw_TGXdzyWMzhYampNUYCfL9PA1tq93khwdpYHh5XgfxBsnzUv2h5Akf_kzXOzoOk/s320/IMG_0059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712906995242253570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"> </span>Apple picking</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18zlLcDkh9eLwlJ2guwaDHjxd5KjI3HdwvjDr7YACHegqW6cm_OrolYyiZMseci0ShbD-oRm_VpYGJwkT8bdE0WksmVQ5Ik10hAvwfCco17HpJmw_9TJRBChe43P10XY4QjsAozO56PM/s320/IMG_0073.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712907710417344802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">UNC Football!!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-Y2Xr5ty9skeJrhh6RVo5AI6r-tRZfGESGGB0Da-CE2OA22Rf1uK3XYp2uM3uOP8K0oHQB8TlfBou9pmxgstTm5dBHjy8up5zVS5VcV-anb-uMDSZW55In-fMPVFNuk9zgEGsHtAckw/s1600/IMG_0056.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UwcELnivQvcaYPa3Bb8Lm3ija4jF9uMNvXU3YMfZ9js9gbOm_w6lNxPNcA1MaS3hV9LxfINS7Jd6utzgZkliRMckxAvp1eX1ioUBK6df9psvAwp74tvXG5_jXTZ1mIkfjk8qQnprN5s/s1600/IMG_3049.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UwcELnivQvcaYPa3Bb8Lm3ija4jF9uMNvXU3YMfZ9js9gbOm_w6lNxPNcA1MaS3hV9LxfINS7Jd6utzgZkliRMckxAvp1eX1ioUBK6df9psvAwp74tvXG5_jXTZ1mIkfjk8qQnprN5s/s320/IMG_3049.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712906094639950658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Jumping in the leaves...actually this was a first for the kids.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4T11OQ2cenPbcrMfZh9XdtoslFAtUYuZu3GrQ7Ry0PdDWKIbsqpY6wklNGA_iqM8Y_OQVGsNIozLxwlcC00gm7f66tJqxcpmHEskiYJH2IVcpsZJM-AMDs-tDmNEg41GFMLW2GU7nTo/s1600/IMG_3025.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4T11OQ2cenPbcrMfZh9XdtoslFAtUYuZu3GrQ7Ry0PdDWKIbsqpY6wklNGA_iqM8Y_OQVGsNIozLxwlcC00gm7f66tJqxcpmHEskiYJH2IVcpsZJM-AMDs-tDmNEg41GFMLW2GU7nTo/s320/IMG_3025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712905723392570530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Second Birthday Addie!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZiu08lCdyrrmfrHriQZdW9nrvLFNFyzFo48TL_rZfiFSd5Sl-FSeTC6pkjjXed3SOA6lFbGD-6qzxLMHOqkd95FR8SzhrYgVp4hVbs7tZPIaiTt2CCXJh_RewenYQzf7GuURy1FoKG40/s1600/IMG_0091.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZiu08lCdyrrmfrHriQZdW9nrvLFNFyzFo48TL_rZfiFSd5Sl-FSeTC6pkjjXed3SOA6lFbGD-6qzxLMHOqkd95FR8SzhrYgVp4hVbs7tZPIaiTt2CCXJh_RewenYQzf7GuURy1FoKG40/s320/IMG_0091.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712905205608137858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Merry Christmas (waiting on the stairs to go see their presents).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhw1qVnV0NFC8vgzjJyszlWTB8OPBBVAT6fHHGEgpNvlURKZaeKLTfW0jHnsn6dYVtd1DrtfyEBj678b5_fOcdfZ-qRyRvSK5iwOwBHqPm1XR_6u8ZCqPjmvSzEfbtmCBMnWe1lecDtY/s1600/IMG_3115.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhw1qVnV0NFC8vgzjJyszlWTB8OPBBVAT6fHHGEgpNvlURKZaeKLTfW0jHnsn6dYVtd1DrtfyEBj678b5_fOcdfZ-qRyRvSK5iwOwBHqPm1XR_6u8ZCqPjmvSzEfbtmCBMnWe1lecDtY/s320/IMG_3115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712903416710524690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Christmas card photo that never went out. :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4VD1LxXeruQi1IKD7tXMnHyHXOZZ5lMqpaL9SB4JSyfWTzxTYp7_vum9Ohg89IpnCdqLuxhPCqbWELSia9Dv_01khIBD2Phk2p0Fzb52W3M_e_NH_O_tYfLeDc9Z8CrC0tN0O_YxlhE/s1600/IMG_3147.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4VD1LxXeruQi1IKD7tXMnHyHXOZZ5lMqpaL9SB4JSyfWTzxTYp7_vum9Ohg89IpnCdqLuxhPCqbWELSia9Dv_01khIBD2Phk2p0Fzb52W3M_e_NH_O_tYfLeDc9Z8CrC0tN0O_YxlhE/s320/IMG_3147.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712902543200743186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Happy 5th Birthday Will. (more to come later on his awesome bash :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3o21USRPe7DjHZIt3Npy5L8rdrebGIvRznF8iZsSu9cl39ZIq6_0K7cF6eTO-TXMqjQ3SzpcUAAtgw-mNjTpLtM-_G0XCtJiSVL9tVuSGhAAwp73JIFndc-56r7I7dP91gMKscT90KE/s1600/IMG_3169.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3o21USRPe7DjHZIt3Npy5L8rdrebGIvRznF8iZsSu9cl39ZIq6_0K7cF6eTO-TXMqjQ3SzpcUAAtgw-mNjTpLtM-_G0XCtJiSVL9tVuSGhAAwp73JIFndc-56r7I7dP91gMKscT90KE/s320/IMG_3169.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712902021670902402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Chinese New Year- dumpling making.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRlWgfgwqUo8lbSLaN2Hvm2a3tlSjoZvVwvWDiTbbRJMZ1gh8rJYOcQAsSrsupbcEQCyDtcV4XNJ2L4XhRBquAvQMDBTNmG3Cdyg53kkwUY6Sm3TgDk1EOJjg2_JWTDg09cK3lfEs9T8/s1600/IMG_3183.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRlWgfgwqUo8lbSLaN2Hvm2a3tlSjoZvVwvWDiTbbRJMZ1gh8rJYOcQAsSrsupbcEQCyDtcV4XNJ2L4XhRBquAvQMDBTNmG3Cdyg53kkwUY6Sm3TgDk1EOJjg2_JWTDg09cK3lfEs9T8/s320/IMG_3183.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712901678255169506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Happy 33rd Birthday Dennis. Showing off his cookie cake.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXq7Bptm4BXFzel810unww7r2Q_DPbLqnjYwJkX-Yz6uRbQ21Ep-pFJ5Z9x6_zHoK1hcTBijpcxuTfru5btCu30AO9rnXa8YtI2H6vsdzJdFuq3kxnPDp5qUf7RZ8lZOm7BUTU1gmXLs/s1600/IMG_3200.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXq7Bptm4BXFzel810unww7r2Q_DPbLqnjYwJkX-Yz6uRbQ21Ep-pFJ5Z9x6_zHoK1hcTBijpcxuTfru5btCu30AO9rnXa8YtI2H6vsdzJdFuq3kxnPDp5qUf7RZ8lZOm7BUTU1gmXLs/s320/IMG_3200.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712901349720249554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Valentine's Day (kids modeling Will's valentines)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7gruEZ3JzAaKBb0Q_-d8SRaZxCG2nch8I7CLM45H01DVVBr8-vrt5SmkuaQLZg9Cv-1aKPUG8idqOdcTmXuppeYAu94BH_C6vId25oSnePSCJmicxLS1T1P18WwZeQ7X1N7wvBKLb9w/s320/IMG_0286.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712903725750009730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">First Basketball game- he loved it.</div><br /></div><div>Whew! Ok kiddos I hope I can keep this up.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-57888009655970423332011-04-10T22:59:00.009+08:002011-04-10T23:07:55.661+08:00Update<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is a long overdue update. I can blame it on having 2 kids now, work schedules, getting ready to move to the US- (in June) but really it might be because I joined facebook. It took me forever but I decided I might be the last person under 40 not on it. Anyway- how do you balance facebook and a blog? hmmm .</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's some photos of our last couple months.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgQG5gNeLmlwDwJCA9-5xwalfjuAsGP7032dVWy4NEHAk0BbbKN9PT7pmuS81b7CAJf93maRRp23fm8X2c0Pu-IjaaOO0ztkeaeZTzsoPqYAU3HvnXhYwLr6CgX50K5iOMCCERQI4dQI/s1600/IMG_0121.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgQG5gNeLmlwDwJCA9-5xwalfjuAsGP7032dVWy4NEHAk0BbbKN9PT7pmuS81b7CAJf93maRRp23fm8X2c0Pu-IjaaOO0ztkeaeZTzsoPqYAU3HvnXhYwLr6CgX50K5iOMCCERQI4dQI/s320/IMG_0121.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593970680805186626" /></a>At the park<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeuf7rA0bgt06Vo3aTm8rHug8QSltQAE4wMeIQfBJ1wwfxVVnHv5rY35OspA5rlz848CDmTIR3iBUyJSP8kW17380xsz851FMGG_m5Qgch3I0Cb7ltlrVRv83BvgUEyw5BBoKoyhi388/s1600/IMG_0113.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeuf7rA0bgt06Vo3aTm8rHug8QSltQAE4wMeIQfBJ1wwfxVVnHv5rY35OspA5rlz848CDmTIR3iBUyJSP8kW17380xsz851FMGG_m5Qgch3I0Cb7ltlrVRv83BvgUEyw5BBoKoyhi388/s320/IMG_0113.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593970547056996002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrxREQR7KNb7PBwd9UM6P2B6qVoihEJoMI7sIEx07tN79AU4wdSh08ptB7EjnyCxv3nEtZ8bZOImrPPo7xg6_b7GyRhT-GWUO_-RFgfdN5tPY1o5dNr32gqsqpj8LzJmEWJXqLFxynLo/s1600/IMG_0095.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrxREQR7KNb7PBwd9UM6P2B6qVoihEJoMI7sIEx07tN79AU4wdSh08ptB7EjnyCxv3nEtZ8bZOImrPPo7xg6_b7GyRhT-GWUO_-RFgfdN5tPY1o5dNr32gqsqpj8LzJmEWJXqLFxynLo/s320/IMG_0095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593970443630557522" /></a>Spring flowers in our apartment complex<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgS1G7I-5vNsBRViESbwGjkxuyYRhibWFXLtpP8zV2fjykZOD2_4aV3rSPu6Ber8mRdkUe0pvRHSm0hdoHak8MMVMLXgw8tEQSGKflbEzkOrLkAURFlNiz2ysGlrz-aDEafSMH1kCcHI/s1600/IMG_0093.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgS1G7I-5vNsBRViESbwGjkxuyYRhibWFXLtpP8zV2fjykZOD2_4aV3rSPu6Ber8mRdkUe0pvRHSm0hdoHak8MMVMLXgw8tEQSGKflbEzkOrLkAURFlNiz2ysGlrz-aDEafSMH1kCcHI/s320/IMG_0093.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593970317770540354" /></a>Will and his good friend Ryan<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZiwItsMNQOcFC3ok6341NxNDU9LKASkQsKNq9N7O_fKzVM9LpRSRASRdTCVHqL0v9cb-EGaG2FSTXbHHPxy34QDjEd2pTjbSp339EJnq3NiYeIX-n3EEccd6_5pYZhhmWNi1BqwleiE/s1600/IMG_0091.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZiwItsMNQOcFC3ok6341NxNDU9LKASkQsKNq9N7O_fKzVM9LpRSRASRdTCVHqL0v9cb-EGaG2FSTXbHHPxy34QDjEd2pTjbSp339EJnq3NiYeIX-n3EEccd6_5pYZhhmWNi1BqwleiE/s320/IMG_0091.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593970203128207474" /></a>Daddy and his kids!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9e4Bq_jz7yce0jwc9AVkc99fAslYhsPLAds58J1fWS7bJtdZlncaRcWv0wF_rHO4M8tkF4cuLxYQm2cehbNqQad22CkG-VYWQ66DMgRG8DiKV4lifuJg__-ygy4PPQdnZH0VBD07nPw0/s1600/IMG_0088.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9e4Bq_jz7yce0jwc9AVkc99fAslYhsPLAds58J1fWS7bJtdZlncaRcWv0wF_rHO4M8tkF4cuLxYQm2cehbNqQad22CkG-VYWQ66DMgRG8DiKV4lifuJg__-ygy4PPQdnZH0VBD07nPw0/s320/IMG_0088.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593970076553772562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukZzXi4Geww1yyW0dj8Pfxe3hi9OIpEXVt8FMCOIUDYXROuGjLVEGXbvqU7Efr8Fp_H6nwvQqbSWUhF8vZ-IHuBYUmC_5YB7i6p7bQSsZ8hLqSq0NRSMtxueZDKe2ixYe0Z4w4Ad8sAo/s1600/IMG_0069.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukZzXi4Geww1yyW0dj8Pfxe3hi9OIpEXVt8FMCOIUDYXROuGjLVEGXbvqU7Efr8Fp_H6nwvQqbSWUhF8vZ-IHuBYUmC_5YB7i6p7bQSsZ8hLqSq0NRSMtxueZDKe2ixYe0Z4w4Ad8sAo/s320/IMG_0069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593969931135758274" /></a>Will and his good friend Vera<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPeT1-t-H4qPITY4Gny0N0f0jtmouChsVzlp_kfyhYvIOKxHiGX7oljadTiMqq5eFAkDNhcG_E6xQXBUHcOikLVzjHDp_Q89kmh8Xu8G8ioGb-RrGa9krE5jXcyQURm9BQ0OS5n_4P6s/s1600/IMG_0077.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPeT1-t-H4qPITY4Gny0N0f0jtmouChsVzlp_kfyhYvIOKxHiGX7oljadTiMqq5eFAkDNhcG_E6xQXBUHcOikLVzjHDp_Q89kmh8Xu8G8ioGb-RrGa9krE5jXcyQURm9BQ0OS5n_4P6s/s320/IMG_0077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593969792773142370" /></a>Will got some fish! (2 of which died in 24 hours- good bye Jelly and Whale... what can I say we hardly knew you)<div><br /></div><div>But our dear fish Shark has been holding on. In fact many mornings Will tells me "hey mommy, Shark not die" Yes, my boy that is quite amazing. :)<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-36161447422565804352011-02-22T21:41:00.004+08:002011-02-22T21:52:09.731+08:00Rapper Will<div><br /></div><div>Ok I have to share these photos. This fall we were out at a park in SuZhou China and Will told us he wanted to take some solo silly pictures- and this is what came out. (we did not tell him to lift his shirt- though he does have great abs)</div><div>He looks like he is taking photos for his future music CD. Its funny because people have told us that he looks like a famous Taiwanese rapper/singer Zhou Jay Lun. They call him Xiao Jay (means little Jay). </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloTjUP6zd9gTSomWYuFT9-sR2KofGPcEZ3509J5zhn4ITPbIMTk7pQjetzdwHok_zPRSgNKbTe1-TlKRl42hDg7bk375qEwXP_nv7tF6b7cwT8ORRTWHXULNq9BdThdwD1GwW0YaEdoE/s1600/IMG_0334.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloTjUP6zd9gTSomWYuFT9-sR2KofGPcEZ3509J5zhn4ITPbIMTk7pQjetzdwHok_zPRSgNKbTe1-TlKRl42hDg7bk375qEwXP_nv7tF6b7cwT8ORRTWHXULNq9BdThdwD1GwW0YaEdoE/s320/IMG_0334.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576508870823258786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lgpMWLpPYywRG7yt62S8bHb5DF0LIJY6CduFUquNGJmdFvZetVN8iaw1c41I6sT2HEMi7sjss8Zuepj8T1Jw-NxCd4084-6chVC8LNI6cqWhc2w-SQFq8D3_NTypWay61Xq1aLjqhUw/s1600/IMG_0335.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lgpMWLpPYywRG7yt62S8bHb5DF0LIJY6CduFUquNGJmdFvZetVN8iaw1c41I6sT2HEMi7sjss8Zuepj8T1Jw-NxCd4084-6chVC8LNI6cqWhc2w-SQFq8D3_NTypWay61Xq1aLjqhUw/s320/IMG_0335.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576508747806746978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLni9kbLTZ1cmkgoa1ff5Bg-qGIJBR7eR9znbUxPVhEU0FbK6eiefhg5ymWlJL4ZukDJVU-XqkTvV4WQWuKfGycLbpG6wt-OQojbY0aoZDNsqFGMOKpdSqlmtha0vgr2Ev-yywPEb3nz8/s1600/IMG_0336.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLni9kbLTZ1cmkgoa1ff5Bg-qGIJBR7eR9znbUxPVhEU0FbK6eiefhg5ymWlJL4ZukDJVU-XqkTvV4WQWuKfGycLbpG6wt-OQojbY0aoZDNsqFGMOKpdSqlmtha0vgr2Ev-yywPEb3nz8/s320/IMG_0336.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576508658188299250" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-43327466817715650912011-02-22T21:16:00.012+08:002011-02-22T21:39:25.206+08:00Pictures from Dennis phone- back in time<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I am taking advantage of the fast internet connection (amazing-- I could totally live like this)- and wanted to post some pictures from Dennis' phone. Its kind of a quick look back over the last year for us.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPuGD5pwiNzYKO88Q8hU-vwlx8bDMBMqSCF3138TOl8yicqSrbPJZenmA1MPeOU7wer_ZNd-JqKaijJ85U0J42Jo9NKAuAAwv6LyyOL32xpN1a20tmQ4snBIpeX2FSNx_Zbj9y7P2-0A/s1600/IMG_0427.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPuGD5pwiNzYKO88Q8hU-vwlx8bDMBMqSCF3138TOl8yicqSrbPJZenmA1MPeOU7wer_ZNd-JqKaijJ85U0J42Jo9NKAuAAwv6LyyOL32xpN1a20tmQ4snBIpeX2FSNx_Zbj9y7P2-0A/s320/IMG_0427.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576504651570026978" /></a>Here we are at one of our favorite places in Shanghai :) though I think the donuts aren't quite as good as the US establishment . Don't you think they would make a cute ad campaign :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLOjizBzPNZ6NKihwncyq4L7PuAKmN9Yd4v7xhWci1kXGmtKrQSN9v6wTHzVM56rydZhjRNl87fKl0SMtMAgBohzDR0ru4f1F-steUU0KPF8b0aXui3D9i8IwWI0pxk0ojvA7lMjRyaM/s1600/IMG_0425.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLOjizBzPNZ6NKihwncyq4L7PuAKmN9Yd4v7xhWci1kXGmtKrQSN9v6wTHzVM56rydZhjRNl87fKl0SMtMAgBohzDR0ru4f1F-steUU0KPF8b0aXui3D9i8IwWI0pxk0ojvA7lMjRyaM/s320/IMG_0425.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576504541300506450" /></a>Love this pic of Addie in She Shan- over Chinese new year. What a beauty we got :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq95v_7rqAVTtI5FmnxchZHOkBS3qOilHRkljH8AHQKoIeDieN1YiKqK_KFZ0UPe9e0aO2Whl5gASdVZWHH1Euek10y2EXxYynk7IxAnfBCDZYF2jTzh7SSh_csmBsGrNx3J-xZ3HVivI/s1600/IMG_0420.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq95v_7rqAVTtI5FmnxchZHOkBS3qOilHRkljH8AHQKoIeDieN1YiKqK_KFZ0UPe9e0aO2Whl5gASdVZWHH1Euek10y2EXxYynk7IxAnfBCDZYF2jTzh7SSh_csmBsGrNx3J-xZ3HVivI/s320/IMG_0420.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576504425473405458" /></a>chilling on the bed in the hotel- we went to a hotel outside the city to escape a night of crazy fireworks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFa4CsNgyeN17GKFuvAX7RNObrBTH7jP6scMARWwVJx7E5xofrp5LGg8iR5z6o9BIMQyG6FvJD2K2fACuyPxU3dGTt5C75lPKt9hqZXWYCWCLu3urx6bQb83lDwlz0HDEKe_TDyopsBn8/s1600/IMG_0417.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFa4CsNgyeN17GKFuvAX7RNObrBTH7jP6scMARWwVJx7E5xofrp5LGg8iR5z6o9BIMQyG6FvJD2K2fACuyPxU3dGTt5C75lPKt9hqZXWYCWCLu3urx6bQb83lDwlz0HDEKe_TDyopsBn8/s320/IMG_0417.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576504321384671314" /></a>on the subway... Addelyn on an important call<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTfvKKQR8pX4KkleHCUb4CV9JrIPpf_m12gQdZJ8x-mJUE_PZxzl_hAv1HvA9wid4N6aPuNJrP1s5M-NU6Ol2ITuOkSZPO-JhE3-wDbbtEekRK5No5q1D640_5woKfn0K1J920PBlT64/s1600/IMG_0366.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTfvKKQR8pX4KkleHCUb4CV9JrIPpf_m12gQdZJ8x-mJUE_PZxzl_hAv1HvA9wid4N6aPuNJrP1s5M-NU6Ol2ITuOkSZPO-JhE3-wDbbtEekRK5No5q1D640_5woKfn0K1J920PBlT64/s320/IMG_0366.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576504188429738882" /></a>Why did we get the kids a doctor's kit for Christmas??? ha ha<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiN3xxkyOQ3qOyg1AWtiplPdw8lX63U8zoiE0jiTJ0xH4BfI_uwDYYlWttKkkEp_7babSQy0gjWwB1ik5ql53e0IWsIv7iRsDoAp8XD-oHGNOGyBASP4w7XSyROA8bmn8dgJt0p3gIkbM/s1600/IMG_0360.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiN3xxkyOQ3qOyg1AWtiplPdw8lX63U8zoiE0jiTJ0xH4BfI_uwDYYlWttKkkEp_7babSQy0gjWwB1ik5ql53e0IWsIv7iRsDoAp8XD-oHGNOGyBASP4w7XSyROA8bmn8dgJt0p3gIkbM/s320/IMG_0360.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576504105652454258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhyV5fXzz02yFg7LEwngUUeFeb0hwYFaJF4_4vuXc7gEVFcKw0LrkLIfzJZ6PlCyDJpIpjER8nngASLLB1mSOO6ZqytAUuPQPGlfMzuUFkY8aQNaiQ43V9QhtpR8cT824-jrYhXhUFoI/s1600/IMG_0328.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhyV5fXzz02yFg7LEwngUUeFeb0hwYFaJF4_4vuXc7gEVFcKw0LrkLIfzJZ6PlCyDJpIpjER8nngASLLB1mSOO6ZqytAUuPQPGlfMzuUFkY8aQNaiQ43V9QhtpR8cT824-jrYhXhUFoI/s320/IMG_0328.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576504002566373602" /></a>Will's soccer team this year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DIosp2jWDP-JvmxTVbG2IBq06ufyDt5V1gEdiZ0Q8D3jET6RRjrfxoc_acVOvDl-OejK_HCbRNtOUWjcYYcD7bcF9JNfgb7uamvu5cariCiZMo7T5x3xO5wT4FhyphenhyphenAFa7wqj6Txyh3kM/s1600/IMG_0319.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DIosp2jWDP-JvmxTVbG2IBq06ufyDt5V1gEdiZ0Q8D3jET6RRjrfxoc_acVOvDl-OejK_HCbRNtOUWjcYYcD7bcF9JNfgb7uamvu5cariCiZMo7T5x3xO5wT4FhyphenhyphenAFa7wqj6Txyh3kM/s320/IMG_0319.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576503871441517234" /></a>I kind of forget what this is- I think this is will testing out a massage chair in the mall. Obviously he needs the kids version.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8V07ztawVNKd_S448XFZdmHtccsKB0SoI6tcQZEcCIEhIOxC_7eGRb4Me0vAIDtZk4rhTq886a0cQkFLeGqsQwQwUBoAEyY96EcK8ftvpoZsHZDzZU_8LsAP8Wh2gGSNFhpiEdSacjuQ/s1600/IMG_0317.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8V07ztawVNKd_S448XFZdmHtccsKB0SoI6tcQZEcCIEhIOxC_7eGRb4Me0vAIDtZk4rhTq886a0cQkFLeGqsQwQwUBoAEyY96EcK8ftvpoZsHZDzZU_8LsAP8Wh2gGSNFhpiEdSacjuQ/s320/IMG_0317.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576503723202407362" /></a>One of the last family pictures of 3 we took before Addie came..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aBwWY2X5-ewdHYumMIIWNHlMyUSZJZoQ7i4uDZFgt9RtuLv4XR8OeyvIdR9EaD-x15pt94qaSehJBKkdg4xowX_Y1wdetFiWlioKdtjmsaesXFVv34DgepNAz5S3KS5Xur8QP68rkQE/s1600/IMG_0314.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aBwWY2X5-ewdHYumMIIWNHlMyUSZJZoQ7i4uDZFgt9RtuLv4XR8OeyvIdR9EaD-x15pt94qaSehJBKkdg4xowX_Y1wdetFiWlioKdtjmsaesXFVv34DgepNAz5S3KS5Xur8QP68rkQE/s320/IMG_0314.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576503577801490354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWAQVlIskCUB2YFXQYRrc6neRT-ATbSYu7SyllhuDB5fkTTQeiGgk0X4yv8bFlM_QtPdzaL9vROtaPGkM5Zf_Fee0TpDWRTNyrDr3DjTYQSDUS6t0b05KwAhHBQmFMOz2zRk2l_Orqjw/s1600/IMG_0223.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWAQVlIskCUB2YFXQYRrc6neRT-ATbSYu7SyllhuDB5fkTTQeiGgk0X4yv8bFlM_QtPdzaL9vROtaPGkM5Zf_Fee0TpDWRTNyrDr3DjTYQSDUS6t0b05KwAhHBQmFMOz2zRk2l_Orqjw/s320/IMG_0223.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576503437867975442" /></a>I don't know what is happening here- but it makes me laugh :) What a silly boy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdMT05CB0mco6JpOIRXmscFeuRgcDbpMJdt4LkgVvT1GEPbA2GBa-k9tgJrbWE7J2afoBeVp72CZ3YmoOVz6Semc1xxKPcfMFD7oYUXo75ROI3o0Uv5C7h7revTrbkQOjRBtsJO7R-Pg/s1600/IMG_0200.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdMT05CB0mco6JpOIRXmscFeuRgcDbpMJdt4LkgVvT1GEPbA2GBa-k9tgJrbWE7J2afoBeVp72CZ3YmoOVz6Semc1xxKPcfMFD7oYUXo75ROI3o0Uv5C7h7revTrbkQOjRBtsJO7R-Pg/s320/IMG_0200.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576503250128377170" /></a>A daddy and Will construction company creation.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-67627487778430885092011-02-16T22:43:00.004+08:002011-02-16T22:58:13.411+08:00A quick hello- Will school birthday<div>Hi friends- yikes yikes yikes! It has been so so long since I have posted! Ah- it just feels like I never have time to wait for my ridiculously slow internet to load my photos. So much to update- Christmas, Will's birthday, Dennis's mom visit- so I will update more later. But for now- I had these on my computer so I thought I would share.</div><div><br /></div><div>Will attends a Chinese pre school half day- and on his birthday they did the "typical" birthday celebration that they do for each kid. His teacher took pictures and video and gave them to me. I just have to share. It just cracks me up to watch this. I love love my Will but this has to be the most unenthusiastic birthday song rendition I have heard. I mean the kids in his class are really just mailing this one in (see video). Is that girl next to Will yawning??? And why is Will not smiling? Did they tell him this was a serious affair? Funny thing is Will loves to watch this video over and over. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWczi3CBQ5_kkFwUe1ShSM26yyAJSyp4hgOvjLckC67k1CmprJf0xw5RD58-Lk3zvb36zYlqouwAVwaU_OKr2DKINqaXc9NWleNNd3QMsnvsI4cwK0oYEbFvokw_ifOr2OppjFygFnFrE/s1600/SSM18695.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWczi3CBQ5_kkFwUe1ShSM26yyAJSyp4hgOvjLckC67k1CmprJf0xw5RD58-Lk3zvb36zYlqouwAVwaU_OKr2DKINqaXc9NWleNNd3QMsnvsI4cwK0oYEbFvokw_ifOr2OppjFygFnFrE/s320/SSM18695.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574298634941390034" /></a><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxn26RWXHCGiXAYsXkuxsNbigaperL4GvhwycDH55Zgiaa6w-mMvik_T1UuVgeopIfffdUShZfCTlCOdvFBVw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-36322271584114215272010-12-30T21:43:00.012+08:002010-12-30T22:25:24.583+08:00Some Christmas season pictures<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Well I haven't gotten around to uploading the Christmas morning pictures- (will have to do that soon ) but this whole Christmas season has been a little busier lately with our latest addition. :) So here are a few pictures from our Christmas season.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our good friend Gabe Ting took these first 3 photos of our family- we are so grateful- cause we NEVER would have gotten around to going to a studio to take such professional looking pictures- but he just took these on the fly at a Christmas party. (the theme was Christmas morning- hence us in our pajamas) Thanks Gabe! </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMMSEplL58INY2s_2o8hZivk4VymbLtvVaJx_Si4h-NL72PSD3TcnPJAcFEnPnt7S53UFYAqXjkT_Pm4HihJORKnXuaWgfyuiy6A0db0p1bbemsXYLYquDpoCtWhiL1YzIPLf8adXXEE/s1600/Christmas+2010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMMSEplL58INY2s_2o8hZivk4VymbLtvVaJx_Si4h-NL72PSD3TcnPJAcFEnPnt7S53UFYAqXjkT_Pm4HihJORKnXuaWgfyuiy6A0db0p1bbemsXYLYquDpoCtWhiL1YzIPLf8adXXEE/s320/Christmas+2010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556479796452293074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgde10B0IVA5wNdpeFmZt6i5QKLECAX23MuZvkPNNK-Zbf9EnlZjdB70S-Ohs0SRGxJwzfh8GIi1JuanyIWkTlrhW_1A4nZeldqel9oPmVV1g0mDQEsEXA0WMHs0y-uc0QjBmzGHxf3hq8/s1600/Christmas+2010+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgde10B0IVA5wNdpeFmZt6i5QKLECAX23MuZvkPNNK-Zbf9EnlZjdB70S-Ohs0SRGxJwzfh8GIi1JuanyIWkTlrhW_1A4nZeldqel9oPmVV1g0mDQEsEXA0WMHs0y-uc0QjBmzGHxf3hq8/s320/Christmas+2010+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556478335895472082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YInd7c8kIuKqhsrrSnYHazDVOTK4Gmif82q4u11D4y0M5UD6zKODeizsCgXVSdJ7GnnX0l-LSjClL6DbN_vdpl2RrfoXb60vMD7yZVk7JJ52Q2z325B-fsPlI123Um0mRKYSE9pN-ao/s1600/Christmas+2010--Addie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YInd7c8kIuKqhsrrSnYHazDVOTK4Gmif82q4u11D4y0M5UD6zKODeizsCgXVSdJ7GnnX0l-LSjClL6DbN_vdpl2RrfoXb60vMD7yZVk7JJ52Q2z325B-fsPlI123Um0mRKYSE9pN-ao/s320/Christmas+2010--Addie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556476581530534434" /></a>And here is where the photo quality goes down- I am behind the camera now. Here is our quickie Christmas cookie making session (we did this while Addie was napping). Will still got to do his favorite thing- eating the cookie decorations.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinsh8CBexPuqt289HrPAyRuykeeqBQJR6YgvpzJoOlLI70ejuWDeGVxGZakTTpu4To65MWgOx2N6K-dcSewexBJMVSnQRIhkMCTjURXL_5OQ3G0JTWbiTUpkAqp4SVSVzUd5OydnLK5E/s1600/IMG_2252.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinsh8CBexPuqt289HrPAyRuykeeqBQJR6YgvpzJoOlLI70ejuWDeGVxGZakTTpu4To65MWgOx2N6K-dcSewexBJMVSnQRIhkMCTjURXL_5OQ3G0JTWbiTUpkAqp4SVSVzUd5OydnLK5E/s320/IMG_2252.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556475213873400162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7qMTW7EGlmgdGh7kzlq6zo3IBfZJhSF5L-cqAFKIh1G-2Hpf-JWt_mdIvvebCRrh5dj5kQbfxMB0F-Rb1Y7xCqFRrIlSLUrQxuoKlK4MaebhJOAaJKmkJ07tLwW99oMp0Ep62E8DKgo/s1600/IMG_2259.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHieS0r17eWSgVrbtqXdr1ELvuz6zm5iv2VsnRhicLW8g07vBTVlvGTa6u36EX4EqZWxSYkgo1zZQQ56vRA1foTpM6zYwXsaxPibczsgwAq24YxkS5w8scM4tc0FRbN9I8Sj49Fekieo/s320/IMG_2262.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556473769793315858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNKkBjegk8BszabuHilNsOU_YH6wz0twf6xPuE8cVSLAm-9SKtQMANjcPNJBKxW6GS3kgRjOUJ0rPKnTlcluCEpUdENb_IdOgT8dlJoTz98WDpHi5DnVLxYmx2yZUqXvkrBV9I4wDE8M/s1600/IMG_2255.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNKkBjegk8BszabuHilNsOU_YH6wz0twf6xPuE8cVSLAm-9SKtQMANjcPNJBKxW6GS3kgRjOUJ0rPKnTlcluCEpUdENb_IdOgT8dlJoTz98WDpHi5DnVLxYmx2yZUqXvkrBV9I4wDE8M/s320/IMG_2255.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556473038019578834" /></a>and lastly me and my two precious kiddos- I am so thankful!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsadZLtLxErv5cwaAJKYiqGbABFHBlfUZoRv5yde-xRRQZvqQFMMc_5yy44peTbYg_Qg4cTNZHVacQTGnASqE3VwUsEmGg0Pj21XpMEPwovBD_w6NXCVZAN0iFmOoZ9x9m6oYdTvXQd8s/s1600/IMG_2244.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ52l2GBsYpe2mfGjI77esk2htSP4ss7cHDebVm_gydXoNf2L9oUQPTuQRlhAdRqWa8znh4YjobsMddSihYnm4q0nfi7HGj2_mR6IJIh7aBYF7MTF_JZKTZEAi8tIsd_nM6zBgjrfevY4/s1600/IMG_2248.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ52l2GBsYpe2mfGjI77esk2htSP4ss7cHDebVm_gydXoNf2L9oUQPTuQRlhAdRqWa8znh4YjobsMddSihYnm4q0nfi7HGj2_mR6IJIh7aBYF7MTF_JZKTZEAi8tIsd_nM6zBgjrfevY4/s320/IMG_2248.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556471745243261314" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-45294742153415765742010-12-17T20:58:00.008+08:002010-12-17T21:51:25.062+08:00Christmas is coming...<div>Been pretty busy here not necessarily with Christmas stuff - but we did manage to squeeze in putting up the tree. Will is so excited about Christmas and asks every day how many night nights is Christmas. We have managed to snap a few pictures of our new family of 4 getting ready for Christmas. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bSlEx1AGFkIY7jMayMO80mYpsI0OKXU3D3lSi6GpI_LfNNrO6odSP8urbkqYHaU3MGp3AhkPjExtKs0LjKfAGUYherN5W2J84KY6xpH4Trp18WtckINMI1CuNjgrMThmCYQutyerc94/s1600/IMG_2218.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bSlEx1AGFkIY7jMayMO80mYpsI0OKXU3D3lSi6GpI_LfNNrO6odSP8urbkqYHaU3MGp3AhkPjExtKs0LjKfAGUYherN5W2J84KY6xpH4Trp18WtckINMI1CuNjgrMThmCYQutyerc94/s320/IMG_2218.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551638660292219538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharntN1s3M_3TnfRPKG0DpqqzSTFufuq7dYnb2CQrWBfcWSexqJfGUd1kcXrlrFXtdhy3lj-HrDZ5Izxmna9C0Z07jSU-eW_LaHBW6kYxfEoUrfg4aJlBZ4XG4KyHzRZ_zpz_Mi4lkcvA/s1600/IMG_2208.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjei8srmjxLnOERJan5ChdRDp5QGs0n7gUqbHAoZHTDSpQcZDyHHZFE6rqPZlvRxxHCuKVzJz9ERve-O_r5REqWqSJGYJWKeZEa7Oy3GPHvBEou3Ku6adFc5iQsOGzPlQjY3TbguBMp7Ms/s320/IMG_2192.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551635815943251522" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-72452854832300213232010-12-15T21:27:00.002+08:002010-12-15T21:32:32.353+08:00Will's Prayers<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><div>Will's prayers generally follow this pattern</div><div><br /></div><div>"Lord thank you for food</div><div>*Insert observations from the surrounding room*</div><div>Amen Chi Ba (Chi ba means lets eat in chinese)"</div><div><br /></div><div>Often times the observations are about the food on the table which is appropriate but sometimes its about other things. Here is Will's dinner prayer a couple weeks ago. (fyi Addie had started eating)</div><div><br /></div><div>"Lord thank you for food. Food on the table. Broccoli on Addie's nose. Now mommy laughing. Amen Chi ba." </div><div><br /></div><div>*****Speaking of prayers: please do pray for Addie she has bronchiolitis- kinda like bronchitis- but viral so can't take meds- she is so uncomfortable and not a lot of sleep happening here- Thanks!</div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-3317425592675728842010-12-05T20:21:00.003+08:002010-12-05T20:26:35.573+08:00The 11th thing about Addie........she has a healthy heart!!!!! We adopted Addie from the special needs list with China- she was diagnosed with an ASD in her heart (a small hole in her heart) BUT we just took her to the pediatric cardiologist and did another ultrasound of her heart (which she screamed all the way through)- and found that the hole had closed!! We are so so thankful and thrilled that God healed her heart. She is a perfectly healthy ACTIVE 1 year old. :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-74403617049315633422010-12-04T20:35:00.006+08:002010-12-04T21:36:07.110+08:0010 Things about Addie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_wB7MmgOG7nBDgWU977VjoKrXuubRrGZqhyOengoj58NVSk5VjzhyphenhyphenMU6lfSLzmnRqW0qDqsrKpeNxkBQXC2OwIPOSrTR-mb9jA5WrVHqbsOMfneb5T8zCLL1SktyRt6X2TNBz9G3hXA/s1600/IMG_2187.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_wB7MmgOG7nBDgWU977VjoKrXuubRrGZqhyOengoj58NVSk5VjzhyphenhyphenMU6lfSLzmnRqW0qDqsrKpeNxkBQXC2OwIPOSrTR-mb9jA5WrVHqbsOMfneb5T8zCLL1SktyRt6X2TNBz9G3hXA/s320/IMG_2187.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546810308710739026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtGSP4uxLkZr2Cxnw5aNFjOwt6WX2Vzfgi96_xiFJvTsTyopVrnDy1ZpwjNkppfQ8d-EDiKWxdg0grIIF_wqC7pbCgXk1HFe7LqwBi-_hvVr1tr_aBf6gC2IDgvfMUHp-dXltR8nOnIw/s1600/IMG_2189.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtGSP4uxLkZr2Cxnw5aNFjOwt6WX2Vzfgi96_xiFJvTsTyopVrnDy1ZpwjNkppfQ8d-EDiKWxdg0grIIF_wqC7pbCgXk1HFe7LqwBi-_hvVr1tr_aBf6gC2IDgvfMUHp-dXltR8nOnIw/s320/IMG_2189.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546808413828764002" /></a><br />1. Don't I repeat don't mess with her bottle! <div>- this is something we learned early on- she has to hold her bottle herself- this is how she did it before so its not something we have fought- we do try to hold and snuggle as much as we can while she has her bottle</div><div>2. Addie is active! She loves to move and clap and throw her hands in the air, and laugh.</div><div>3. Adding onto the above- she likes to climb ON things- chairs, toys, even a 5 by 5 inch cube she is trying to get her feet on it</div><div>4. She def prefers Chinese dishes to American food (I mean to be expected) with one exception.. Cheese!</div><div>5. She is just learning to walk....she toddles everywhere- and is so determined- she may fall flat on her face but she just gets up and goes again. (When she first joined our family she could stand, but not really crawl- now she has gone from crawling to walking in 3 weeks).</div><div>6. We definitely know how Addie is feeling. She is either squealing with joy or crying with frustration. High highs and low lows.</div><div>7. She loves her big brother. She loves to watch Will jump around, run around, do silly dances or whatever- he makes her smile :) (and I love that)</div><div>8. Addie likes to dance- turn on music and she is standing (kinda doing a sumo squat) smiling and clapping her hands</div><div>9. We think she's pretty smart- she loves to mimic and copy us. I handed her socks the other day and she put them towards her feet like she was trying to put them on.</div><div>10. She's a cutie!!! (see pictures :) )</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-30181093405700385082010-11-24T21:25:00.010+08:002010-11-24T21:41:47.854+08:00More Pictures<div><br /></div><div>Here are a few more pictures of our new life with Addie :) Some are from NanChang and some are here at home in Shanghai. Wish I could make some more comments but it is getting late and Addie wakes up 5-6 times each night....got to get to bed!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6owfuSw7VjGU3_J6xMgCIs1ft72xV4I2SaWBZqDQ2pGdADcPt2WRT1ttmZH0ZT_dxjPjm5K4o-OjACsmc22T3wo77BFs76vO07UIdBN0L8SZ6z89DFCFPpg60OXUnIDils7Un44E5VaU/s1600/IMG_2106.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6owfuSw7VjGU3_J6xMgCIs1ft72xV4I2SaWBZqDQ2pGdADcPt2WRT1ttmZH0ZT_dxjPjm5K4o-OjACsmc22T3wo77BFs76vO07UIdBN0L8SZ6z89DFCFPpg60OXUnIDils7Un44E5VaU/s320/IMG_2106.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543110174344228786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jtks-XSKs-kO_OXWPZxFnHpovojExjOIzae5Jq6QKGHTFd-uN5U_jduTwlon3Ugo-EpMcaQqa1MTkA1fu1AMWdsl-dCeAguD3Ye_U44-6ZKflePZOo1w7PxIGlyaCLRojE0ionvnBiU/s1600/IMG_2112.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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But some things are just falling to the wayside as we adjust to life with 2 kids (one being a very cute and active 1 year old). We are doing well- today was my first day with Dennis back at work and I had both kids all day. It was tough getting all three of us fed, dressed, shoes on and out the door by 8:30am to walk to Will's pre- school. I was exhausted- but I kept thinking this isn't like 1 hard day- this is my new NORMAL! Whoa baby. So I will post some more pictures soon of our 2 cuties... before I clean up my kitchen. :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-35972837382048135552010-11-16T20:51:00.014+08:002010-11-16T21:23:23.750+08:00Finally- a post of our new family!Hi all! So sorry we haven't posted yet. I thought we would be able to post more- but adjusting to life with 2 in a hotel room is just tiring. Here is our girl! Addelyn. I will write more later- but just had to get some pictures up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-9Yz1BnGMObcEn_Rz58ZtzChMA_XYOTA-F-stQBiPFTxcr2SpwFQDnZU212H9M3XaWRyNzbv4qKzocoG9aYB0tEHjHS3B4EFb5bCILfQvNewAnbLbGSL9mU-Y1hX20Q-m_Ns3K-rhYE/s1600/IMG_2114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-9Yz1BnGMObcEn_Rz58ZtzChMA_XYOTA-F-stQBiPFTxcr2SpwFQDnZU212H9M3XaWRyNzbv4qKzocoG9aYB0tEHjHS3B4EFb5bCILfQvNewAnbLbGSL9mU-Y1hX20Q-m_Ns3K-rhYE/s320/IMG_2114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540133851617739634" border="0" /></a>This is that first afternoon after they brought her to our room. She cried at first and then Will had the idea to feed her those kid puffs- she loved it! Way to go Will. Bonding over eating- it calmed her down. :) Isn't she a cutie?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2FfrFV2CzKIiId4Q57xJDhfX2Y3KyPnrmDwAiaXJtc41z2xMGkoLl9LRkuA5pQ0U0rKflMGdIxJFTgus30W8orEjWvn6nIe0tPXg9NVW2nFQISR5EbkqLvcsii87EMKFzffgp63rJjM/s1600/IMG_2073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2FfrFV2CzKIiId4Q57xJDhfX2Y3KyPnrmDwAiaXJtc41z2xMGkoLl9LRkuA5pQ0U0rKflMGdIxJFTgus30W8orEjWvn6nIe0tPXg9NVW2nFQISR5EbkqLvcsii87EMKFzffgp63rJjM/s320/IMG_2073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540133631980783810" border="0" /></a>Let me back up- a few cute pictures from our train ride to Nanchang- Will LOVED it- here he is with our picnic lunch on the train.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrn1SUdLQMIvmsw_39DO5GevOeTN4CPaBR4eHHyzWsU8ldKb3yf9EoCpnp6Zvwy1fEqI8qFGi1NPbNEHYsA2Zy_iJQPvdU0xFYeLI8LOI9VVfF-RgLTr2KBqcWL3qp_NlViTRzX40xjuE/s1600/IMG_2077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrn1SUdLQMIvmsw_39DO5GevOeTN4CPaBR4eHHyzWsU8ldKb3yf9EoCpnp6Zvwy1fEqI8qFGi1NPbNEHYsA2Zy_iJQPvdU0xFYeLI8LOI9VVfF-RgLTr2KBqcWL3qp_NlViTRzX40xjuE/s320/IMG_2077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540133451528063026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrBgOJpdcY8bBSlAuQZlViOucHxomkdLnI9YFyRAptDmenUPZwoKdedBj9PdC0uTGYlh6U4niaui9t2Vh3V3_snjsv16oRbXokidmhLp7UGm73_X95BbxBdLxQmZIq6pntzyY0LztMyw/s1600/IMG_2080.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrBgOJpdcY8bBSlAuQZlViOucHxomkdLnI9YFyRAptDmenUPZwoKdedBj9PdC0uTGYlh6U4niaui9t2Vh3V3_snjsv16oRbXokidmhLp7UGm73_X95BbxBdLxQmZIq6pntzyY0LztMyw/s320/IMG_2080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540133081730336658" border="0" /></a>Will is liking writing letter lately- here he is writing him and Addie's name on the train- so sweet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcy_RJkMdrDe8DodrQxtII3XQvn7OtWgezRe1svCXyffkm5XjZf0vAxDdyR-QzVye9DTUHSGIipF3yaoCydFOGCSpVVqziUfrokr_CZ8X2XZmRjiAqVblPN5MzYy7fPNUOms_Zol5F8Zk/s1600/IMG_2094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcy_RJkMdrDe8DodrQxtII3XQvn7OtWgezRe1svCXyffkm5XjZf0vAxDdyR-QzVye9DTUHSGIipF3yaoCydFOGCSpVVqziUfrokr_CZ8X2XZmRjiAqVblPN5MzYy7fPNUOms_Zol5F8Zk/s320/IMG_2094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540132849958877522" border="0" /></a>Our first family picture as a family of 4. Taken moments after she joined our family.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeckAXnj4hEh-xvIjPpH8b1Skf5r-a4bVLVsq7qBeCvgHWBfhdI6bjxy1dCp1zJcE3lCM1YBsPAWjwxNh_-utqlsQDILnenyySCs9xBtoRVQmBkrlAuEFTyl-Nv6rMYQFK4WKpA0v5QyE/s1600/IMG_2099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeckAXnj4hEh-xvIjPpH8b1Skf5r-a4bVLVsq7qBeCvgHWBfhdI6bjxy1dCp1zJcE3lCM1YBsPAWjwxNh_-utqlsQDILnenyySCs9xBtoRVQmBkrlAuEFTyl-Nv6rMYQFK4WKpA0v5QyE/s320/IMG_2099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540132706085671250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sMVoxvOLOqs_DHU_aqkXRli5lDfyQu5nIgVnx0EwRdnULV_fH-nxLhDNmBVn2RsjpKT06FqzKjbYuW6yri1gKlnk77IvThoGdNI46F916N2fGE0XWMkdY6bM72yrf9nH_1a3keQExD0/s1600/IMG_2118.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sMVoxvOLOqs_DHU_aqkXRli5lDfyQu5nIgVnx0EwRdnULV_fH-nxLhDNmBVn2RsjpKT06FqzKjbYuW6yri1gKlnk77IvThoGdNI46F916N2fGE0XWMkdY6bM72yrf9nH_1a3keQExD0/s320/IMG_2118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540132416855210082" border="0" /></a>She really does love to laugh and play. We have seen already that she is very active and very determined- if she doesn't like something she lets us know. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvAiVe3xb8Its4W4IA1XAhMpFlHUWZ4pRYxWm1ekGgEN2AUsUmpbXvdYbW9ekHw2IsxsHQIrf1wlK29VgvE2QmRYlu45qAPCLTYWriAK8zIfqa0UiQqXATTtjKE5GfWwIfq9UISH2Ob74/s1600/IMG_2125.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvAiVe3xb8Its4W4IA1XAhMpFlHUWZ4pRYxWm1ekGgEN2AUsUmpbXvdYbW9ekHw2IsxsHQIrf1wlK29VgvE2QmRYlu45qAPCLTYWriAK8zIfqa0UiQqXATTtjKE5GfWwIfq9UISH2Ob74/s320/IMG_2125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540132184017210290" border="0" /></a>Taken at the Civil affairs office on day2. Here the adoption is official! Addie is a Baker!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAFMuLLWRSsfqz-ozr8SsZ6wsnpUqIS7W2sltASFh8-_qT-V2U6b2OL5IFNRwuWxRYwirDmoPnf64KlxRU-LbcWPfFa3aBGvwWayCLpXhi9sYX_3kD7aEGOXhRELT5S0jSB95UhpV7tg/s1600/IMG_2128.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAFMuLLWRSsfqz-ozr8SsZ6wsnpUqIS7W2sltASFh8-_qT-V2U6b2OL5IFNRwuWxRYwirDmoPnf64KlxRU-LbcWPfFa3aBGvwWayCLpXhi9sYX_3kD7aEGOXhRELT5S0jSB95UhpV7tg/s320/IMG_2128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540131997453985602" border="0" /></a>On the way to visit Addie's orphanage in the van.- Super Dad!!:)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWFyNhXEFLCoiQ1GC0PdjotCH_MgxYFoZYV1hc1CSA1S2kCOptTI7ZoTG3FdS7m8N3n1Fa_Bb2MpciL6YzFc_iS9atCdZ6nrhaFI-DwbsmmutpxftBjGmASTsyvVUitB6XcxqkorfSgw/s1600/IMG_2145.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWFyNhXEFLCoiQ1GC0PdjotCH_MgxYFoZYV1hc1CSA1S2kCOptTI7ZoTG3FdS7m8N3n1Fa_Bb2MpciL6YzFc_iS9atCdZ6nrhaFI-DwbsmmutpxftBjGmASTsyvVUitB6XcxqkorfSgw/s320/IMG_2145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540131813332689618" border="0" /></a>A picture outside the sign of the ZhangShu Orphanage.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNrh8egOuux5PPyCKS2A3b8EVrPPTa5xPytWRcCUEyD-wuYVjVIbVkyyZO8oTpyv3ov6KXSxIZp83l_hgy7EQhCUF0Pqh6S2_SubFHKpW01YqdgBmLMRHIEf91Gt-cLCGYwRL5W-1r_c/s1600/IMG_2152.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNrh8egOuux5PPyCKS2A3b8EVrPPTa5xPytWRcCUEyD-wuYVjVIbVkyyZO8oTpyv3ov6KXSxIZp83l_hgy7EQhCUF0Pqh6S2_SubFHKpW01YqdgBmLMRHIEf91Gt-cLCGYwRL5W-1r_c/s320/IMG_2152.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540131455820328258" border="0" /></a>With the orphanage director, our guide, head of the children's department.<br /><br />Ok many more pictures to post- we head back to Shanghai tomorrow- so hopefully I can post more then! Thanks for thinking of us and praying for us! We are so happy to finally be together!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-8662586333329615482010-11-12T22:28:00.010+08:002010-11-12T23:17:56.932+08:00Mommy & Will Date<div style="text-align: center;">I thought since we are going to be a family of 4 soon and knowing that I am going to be busy with a little one that is getting used to her new family, I thought I should take Will on a little date. So on thursday I picked him up from preschool and surprised him with a date. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are a few pictures from the day (gosh I love that little guy!)</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrFr3AingVR7wIFjaerZ6LF6xXQliwK5R8WdzODgSZAjOZA3VUjADyIvl1sOMZ-dxjKeNFPym3ggNEbu5o1n49h7IsFYoitxvzg7XJDAMlpfkc-GxOuDu8NXbm1DrWlzwxnD1pKD892o/s1600/IMG_2048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrFr3AingVR7wIFjaerZ6LF6xXQliwK5R8WdzODgSZAjOZA3VUjADyIvl1sOMZ-dxjKeNFPym3ggNEbu5o1n49h7IsFYoitxvzg7XJDAMlpfkc-GxOuDu8NXbm1DrWlzwxnD1pKD892o/s320/IMG_2048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538679157629334098" /></a>We started with lunch at Ajisen (a Will and Mommy favorite) its a chain japanese food restaurant. We also get fried rice and an extra bowl of Miso soup. (Will loves eating the tofu out of the soup. And since I love him so much I like to give him all the tofu :) )<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0Ucew_jXcoFFelTmiWn25rvIJA5g5et8tu_c7osU46AqLjMl5wt7wO-6I1rvetMx7whTq5ksCOvog7idwTRkhBZ9P6JcLxbMCLgjTc0MnITN8HbRHmfyXBt2FC4L0WLagFRHIa0AbGE/s1600/IMG_2052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0Ucew_jXcoFFelTmiWn25rvIJA5g5et8tu_c7osU46AqLjMl5wt7wO-6I1rvetMx7whTq5ksCOvog7idwTRkhBZ9P6JcLxbMCLgjTc0MnITN8HbRHmfyXBt2FC4L0WLagFRHIa0AbGE/s320/IMG_2052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538678842313031842" /></a>We then went to the Museum of Science and Technology (we have a year pass) and got to visit his favorite exhibits. (They opened a new kids area a couple months ago- but 2 months later half the stuff is BROKEN!!! UGH! Good thing a 3 year old didn't notice. Here are some pics from there)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjsjq9nfnGU8t38-bvb3-xWyDCs0EH3MbxLlowNuZ_yPxS0xOV5f3IYrWOw3fx-pn48tVTQYVN4kgXoFz_jOd92ZinX5SpU5IlW334sHQbhIeImhiebh_8bX-NkS0Bve5LF92A5YH_OI/s1600/IMG_2054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjsjq9nfnGU8t38-bvb3-xWyDCs0EH3MbxLlowNuZ_yPxS0xOV5f3IYrWOw3fx-pn48tVTQYVN4kgXoFz_jOd92ZinX5SpU5IlW334sHQbhIeImhiebh_8bX-NkS0Bve5LF92A5YH_OI/s320/IMG_2054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538676408109812242" /></a>Playing with the wheelbarrel in the building area.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QyDkFU8uUzSoFRiWuseqKJYBLZX3jbH8vHiy8w3nwxkhJ3KXrb40y_-kUtvSWi-Ie_qq-4V7BrcKR8JJk66y7trWTcPM3TPbkGQNx-e0OVW2ZcVurQprZKM986y-PhAzccqH0M1mW_U/s1600/IMG_2056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QyDkFU8uUzSoFRiWuseqKJYBLZX3jbH8vHiy8w3nwxkhJ3KXrb40y_-kUtvSWi-Ie_qq-4V7BrcKR8JJk66y7trWTcPM3TPbkGQNx-e0OVW2ZcVurQprZKM986y-PhAzccqH0M1mW_U/s320/IMG_2056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538675903115540802" /></a>Will's favorite thing of the day was the mirror maze. He would bonk his face right into the mirrors - thinking it was the path and just laugh (it was actually pretty funny- thanks mom for that sick sense of humor :) ).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWAtR-GdHOS-vP0jtH_0QzHhRrlLhNHEyqCz6vaEbHAakB5dWJ7MCTZnG5OsojhjTlJNbKIpGHbSBLaL_HaDg8cWTIlnaXRKd8OF97Vr8_JNb7Q0Hx2gZRvNwhaRn_FAKJAyGojMafLE/s1600/IMG_2059.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWAtR-GdHOS-vP0jtH_0QzHhRrlLhNHEyqCz6vaEbHAakB5dWJ7MCTZnG5OsojhjTlJNbKIpGHbSBLaL_HaDg8cWTIlnaXRKd8OF97Vr8_JNb7Q0Hx2gZRvNwhaRn_FAKJAyGojMafLE/s320/IMG_2059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538675391611523602" /></a>It also made for some pretty cool pictures....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptYGB_vTIPzAzCHlOoBbshVORQfwoEq46KOGVPA26Ym1ILnF9ssFZw1HmC2qxFZBpfYDuAhRPsXIEjZL-MFZ75mEjNkURzRbo1gDOvL4XTV4T_EC1mZiW80xA94vXW3uNymgEjRHeAiE/s1600/IMG_2060.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptYGB_vTIPzAzCHlOoBbshVORQfwoEq46KOGVPA26Ym1ILnF9ssFZw1HmC2qxFZBpfYDuAhRPsXIEjZL-MFZ75mEjNkURzRbo1gDOvL4XTV4T_EC1mZiW80xA94vXW3uNymgEjRHeAiE/s320/IMG_2060.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538674829033139426" /></a>Whoa what if I had 6 Wills?! He's a great kid- but I think I'll stick with the 1 I have. He's pretty awesome. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ptAYvirIQ9E0eA3pAmj6m9QBQz8O1VBPdNHy4vP1BRsk0en6RXkirSJAJSZMq6Jg4vpf00WC7hMv4LDmqAtYv_imkqPS9ayMOVbdFjdPORolEyUcmgzNIgiwwmmu0QIu4WINhKwKsls/s1600/IMG_2062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ptAYvirIQ9E0eA3pAmj6m9QBQz8O1VBPdNHy4vP1BRsk0en6RXkirSJAJSZMq6Jg4vpf00WC7hMv4LDmqAtYv_imkqPS9ayMOVbdFjdPORolEyUcmgzNIgiwwmmu0QIu4WINhKwKsls/s320/IMG_2062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538674368012213234" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">And of course every good date should end with ice cream- KFC chocolate sundae<br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBvfFQVIPrysawBGP2U7ETT-9wOCnvQS7LHdUUy1UYDVi_cfNzJkWKVE5JL7AckaydNdiZZGsDKVCOqkPmf-1vcpwZR_6rU1OaIOHezdNYzzdnN7QRWHThG1SwIhbcIm8ZGR4et7OCA8/s320/IMG_2067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538679884164612450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">And then we rode home from the subway on a motorized rickshaw (Will loves taking these.....ok I do too.) </span></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Love you Will! You are going to be an awesome big brother- and you will always always be my baby boy (even though you're getting to be a pretty big kid :))</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-73742230547794272302010-11-11T11:26:00.002+08:002010-11-11T11:30:27.722+08:00Changes coming :)Well hopefully you have noticed the changes on our blog. I just thought it would be appropriate as we get ready to add our precious daughter to the family.....this sunday!!! That's right- in a few days we will be a family of 4! <div><br /></div><div>It has been a whirlwind week- we just got it confirmed yesterday that all of our appointments are in place and we can travel to Jiangxi province and go get her. SO this morning I just bought 3 train tickets to Nanchang and 4 plane tickets back to Shanghai! (a nice benefit of living in the country you are adopting from is that you can just go quickly). So in 48 hours we will be on a 5 1/2 hour train to go meet our daughter. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have also changed the blog so people can make comments- so if you want to say how adorable Addie looks or how tired we look- ha ha- you can.</div><div><br /></div><div>As we travel I will try to be good about posting pics- especially for the grandparents.</div><div><br /></div><div>AHHH we are so excited!!!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-24776186904503017872010-10-21T20:19:00.001+08:002010-10-21T20:19:57.356+08:00Addelyn getting bigger- updated photos<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDg3ABlrJSDqcX5aUiVU9C0O8k_3-mSVSi8O9_5eRo7qdhiIpEBdpBJWc8GIeERVimPgiTAWqHx_ofV8n1FxcJnJXpb5QdBgkUAfdhfKkoaPIAI3yZvobjYPQGg4gj8khdZaPuv5GQjts/s1600/1yrAddie.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDg3ABlrJSDqcX5aUiVU9C0O8k_3-mSVSi8O9_5eRo7qdhiIpEBdpBJWc8GIeERVimPgiTAWqHx_ofV8n1FxcJnJXpb5QdBgkUAfdhfKkoaPIAI3yZvobjYPQGg4gj8khdZaPuv5GQjts/s320/1yrAddie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530472026271281954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzi577Kj_ynTW6h-V0r2WRaDJyn3kEhuTvx7VebtTKyzHWW0a-2js-rCAG3lUGjcG-0ZwY_2C__pPci3L-U7PGgpcPOlEK_qUu3Z2y8SdP6jpO0gSSkjKqj1hbK9fe4NRFAZGBacowDbw/s320/1yrAddie2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530472374044399042" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div>Here are two updated photos we were emailed of our little Addie- who is getting so much bigger!! She will turn 1 next thursday OCt 28th- and we were so hoping to be with her on that day but looks like its not going to happen.... sad. She looks good though- she has thinned out a little and they have given her quite a hair chop. In china they like to shave heads when the kids are younger- they think it makes hair grow in better and fuller and also its tough for girls in orphanages to have long hair - a lot of work for aiyis to have to comb and brush out the tangles. But this mama here can't wait to brush out her tangles!! She is standing in the picture- they tell us she can stand but not yet walk. (Oh I hope she waits until we get there- I want to see her learn to walk).</div><div><br /></div><div>Also that little butterfly toy she is holding is from the care package we sent her so we are so happy to see that she got it. Now we just need to get to Jiangxi!! Please pray our paperwork would move quickly- I gotta go get my baby girl!!</div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-85294910819193946462010-10-11T12:26:00.008+08:002010-10-11T12:52:18.949+08:00More Summer Pics<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>More pics from this summer. This is the Grandma and Grandpa Baker edition. :) Every morning we were at the Bakers Will started his morning with a homemade smoothie from his grandma and his choice of video. He loooved it :) as you can see from the smile on his face.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSb6QpBhVBfZJIaB6taI6yI6xKU2ttF8-7c0N0itxGdx1MNwKLjDjSN-SjpD5VXS1IrzXVf15WnXw86jbAtxKJXB9dDp_GQC7jixjqojOga3a2rHGSZMSjIWxVTJyWNor1n4jqJaRaps8/s1600/IMG_1907.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSb6QpBhVBfZJIaB6taI6yI6xKU2ttF8-7c0N0itxGdx1MNwKLjDjSN-SjpD5VXS1IrzXVf15WnXw86jbAtxKJXB9dDp_GQC7jixjqojOga3a2rHGSZMSjIWxVTJyWNor1n4jqJaRaps8/s320/IMG_1907.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526645507939958402" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Playing grocery store at the children's museum (such a cool place) with Grandma Baker.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7lj0pylTmwgbNypOVMwmPTNcXMikPdoUj02Dsn_czoYNFKGKQg8ZS9cOww6RJV8zwqb5j0fEAcz6_9XgeFhOxDFpJQ5C64tZnxv1Oj-DkWIQgs9UYTv_a5-DyGG0vO6XoReg3CGZtMA/s1600/IMG_1909.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7lj0pylTmwgbNypOVMwmPTNcXMikPdoUj02Dsn_czoYNFKGKQg8ZS9cOww6RJV8zwqb5j0fEAcz6_9XgeFhOxDFpJQ5C64tZnxv1Oj-DkWIQgs9UYTv_a5-DyGG0vO6XoReg3CGZtMA/s320/IMG_1909.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526644946059119554" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>We also went to a place called Tweetsie Railroad- I had never heard of this place but it was so cute. And set in the mountains- really pretty to us city folk living in a big kinda dirty city. </div><div><br /></div><div>Tweetsie had lots of rides andWill definitely loves rides now- though not so much on his own- he likes riding with someone. Is there anything better than seeing that little face of glee as he goes round and round?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbm73W4Mm09OshPsnyj25Pbu3Y5855jiUWxFjNRyHZxzcl4EXqVWjJpkOKANoAsHGHnyGvrdcJByNiX-h5Nm6fZIJSg7Xqh9dBh1hC0GeSn9bROvtrNG6L6pTnH12Q50ibjzbbbfdFbI/s1600/IMG_1904.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbm73W4Mm09OshPsnyj25Pbu3Y5855jiUWxFjNRyHZxzcl4EXqVWjJpkOKANoAsHGHnyGvrdcJByNiX-h5Nm6fZIJSg7Xqh9dBh1hC0GeSn9bROvtrNG6L6pTnH12Q50ibjzbbbfdFbI/s320/IMG_1904.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526644418235121906" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Driving the cars with Daddy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpwbzoJ000LEBjHAfuC1PSeqonCRYiuW9-xQ4IAYva9M6ssd-6wKfD6PnkXjbK0eRF3TnVfCIVHxcJDK-gdT94N76mO2oIjWKXHMS9x7o_Eq8iUDEg7YYTW4JQKZL8IPGKXJo2EcVnhY/s1600/IMG_1875.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpwbzoJ000LEBjHAfuC1PSeqonCRYiuW9-xQ4IAYva9M6ssd-6wKfD6PnkXjbK0eRF3TnVfCIVHxcJDK-gdT94N76mO2oIjWKXHMS9x7o_Eq8iUDEg7YYTW4JQKZL8IPGKXJo2EcVnhY/s320/IMG_1875.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526643967638317586" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Though it may not look like it- Will loved the ferris wheel- he still says every once in a while "Lets go on ferris wheel today" as if they are just down the street or so easy to get to :)</div><div><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_HgXno2rhyphenhypheny5b8_ILbi1oRWZD7wBa9wNPSwaNDGBFimmNEJgzpUaJLTdVI6rUmIlbVpFLIN_OCGKhs61jxXuWM_A8yW65DGFp-bu6-tfhXGakqcFHILm9Gl8_moLcI7-w4IfDf4dSTQ/s1600/IMG_1895.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_HgXno2rhyphenhypheny5b8_ILbi1oRWZD7wBa9wNPSwaNDGBFimmNEJgzpUaJLTdVI6rUmIlbVpFLIN_OCGKhs61jxXuWM_A8yW65DGFp-bu6-tfhXGakqcFHILm9Gl8_moLcI7-w4IfDf4dSTQ/s320/IMG_1895.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526642875101743202" /></a>And the big draw of Tweetsie Railroad- the thomas- like steam engine. Will loved the train but didn't love (a big understatement) the gun show that you watched as you traveled along. But getting his picture taken with a thomas- like train- ranks way up there for him :) Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Baker!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-8rUYlVIaTM1Tl9cgMP2Snz2-LIJdNO8zkQr_lKq8kAePs8tH4_MSk2JwAkH2fgP5Rcm5P3d-ReE3kgbG4oJ2KBUbPW5L3Ps19NK8reOc2LFnAJKLmqQjk9Qaz5Ma_wikgUgGFi-1nE/s1600/IMG_1874.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-8rUYlVIaTM1Tl9cgMP2Snz2-LIJdNO8zkQr_lKq8kAePs8tH4_MSk2JwAkH2fgP5Rcm5P3d-ReE3kgbG4oJ2KBUbPW5L3Ps19NK8reOc2LFnAJKLmqQjk9Qaz5Ma_wikgUgGFi-1nE/s320/IMG_1874.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526641528436036146" /></a>Reading before bed- I love will stealing a glance to the camera here :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1WKy2y7E0SfH_cXY-bE0Wgap0veWY4j8SYootQFAyjUH2iv7EsbOOD2C7hv9jThjb9l1Sh9TZwSa-e2uj88TAFqprcS81WyJKdmSWcB9PwR1t2i2Kvr1rmWbY_Dvzp483R9VgW7n_U0/s1600/IMG_1859.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1WKy2y7E0SfH_cXY-bE0Wgap0veWY4j8SYootQFAyjUH2iv7EsbOOD2C7hv9jThjb9l1Sh9TZwSa-e2uj88TAFqprcS81WyJKdmSWcB9PwR1t2i2Kvr1rmWbY_Dvzp483R9VgW7n_U0/s320/IMG_1859.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526640817769229250" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-67214929497513446642010-09-27T13:28:00.009+08:002010-09-27T14:12:23.701+08:00Summer Pics #1<div><br /></div><div>So its almost October and here are the updates on us from the summer (better late than never). I am trying to promise myself I will be better at blogging for Addelyn's sake (I don't want her to the un documented second child- I will do my best!!) I will update in a few installments- we had a GREAT time with family this summer. Here is our beach trip we took with my parents to Myrtle Beach- it was so much fun- when you live in a mega city its so nice to be out in wide open spaces where no-one is bumping into you. Thanks mom and dad for a great vacation!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpdnz38lMQ15l9egPdx5KD5a0HHPNVk_nk1dJaUluoYgGpcjnf6dmr3GV68dXA6qVbBXW3K8nDCFjczfpPWaTE5qa0gs1jxIU3fADzWc9N8SW2cXAb1v4vKc1S9bBTJ9yGdPrDyL6TFE/s1600/IMG_1935.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpdnz38lMQ15l9egPdx5KD5a0HHPNVk_nk1dJaUluoYgGpcjnf6dmr3GV68dXA6qVbBXW3K8nDCFjczfpPWaTE5qa0gs1jxIU3fADzWc9N8SW2cXAb1v4vKc1S9bBTJ9yGdPrDyL6TFE/s320/IMG_1935.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521468057239135074" /></a>Family photo- soon there will be another little cutie in our family pics.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aKEH5teWngM-vPvgd60XWk7fePaPlDS33g4ayY0Fsn1ml2TH_ocixBP23DpF8WjbOE6fJTj8jC9fOi0SxkGIg1zjnO94NKvicIVYWlGNVjJJedOrYrI3C93UwXuchQbtmUFmXHhSf88/s1600/IMG_1922.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aKEH5teWngM-vPvgd60XWk7fePaPlDS33g4ayY0Fsn1ml2TH_ocixBP23DpF8WjbOE6fJTj8jC9fOi0SxkGIg1zjnO94NKvicIVYWlGNVjJJedOrYrI3C93UwXuchQbtmUFmXHhSf88/s320/IMG_1922.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521467677334854402" /></a>My cute parents- don't they look great!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyLKti2-Xy1o4TltBzffb5zd5pUDleDmm_qrQ2x-ovOys9AZyG0pjKxD9Rk5QZAQ_7KE_7Hkl1W1m6YfcPtmqN5I_17rqccVgaezWCNtevMhitfpjWhGNE7FJmHmDE3PdYtCCAJfQQq4/s1600/IMG_1917.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyLKti2-Xy1o4TltBzffb5zd5pUDleDmm_qrQ2x-ovOys9AZyG0pjKxD9Rk5QZAQ_7KE_7Hkl1W1m6YfcPtmqN5I_17rqccVgaezWCNtevMhitfpjWhGNE7FJmHmDE3PdYtCCAJfQQq4/s320/IMG_1917.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521466991332911986" /></a>Digging in the sand- Will didn't love getting sand on him (which is a problem when playing in the sand)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFeSGHJG8NpEgWDV5drakTIPa3qiFAsYXwCI5KJ8WTYS758WEOpqN0l7WkEX2fPxT3B52U7bd1yq6SXydd8KziiscmrVQhAknyQLCy5OTgmO13FFukxxNeYI4klVe3Iaj2rcrCgczYrE/s1600/IMG_1937.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFeSGHJG8NpEgWDV5drakTIPa3qiFAsYXwCI5KJ8WTYS758WEOpqN0l7WkEX2fPxT3B52U7bd1yq6SXydd8KziiscmrVQhAknyQLCy5OTgmO13FFukxxNeYI4klVe3Iaj2rcrCgczYrE/s320/IMG_1937.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521466130372230018" /></a>Will is into doing the opposite of what you ask him to do- so here is one of the faces we get when we say "Smile Will!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-A7gD-gf84sriO1ZBfl8ypjymHZ686MK09IuO9MhNEcixNYkhurGJNKT9f9AM35q7TwiMdwycxt1R7gdoV0NlT50tS0lKXdEREx7YVgnT25W90t872f5iqX5CeiwtcOHhID0dKINbxao/s1600/IMG_1934.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-A7gD-gf84sriO1ZBfl8ypjymHZ686MK09IuO9MhNEcixNYkhurGJNKT9f9AM35q7TwiMdwycxt1R7gdoV0NlT50tS0lKXdEREx7YVgnT25W90t872f5iqX5CeiwtcOHhID0dKINbxao/s320/IMG_1934.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521465493601799938" /></a>And another.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qT79WW263Do-6u5eXkAPwvONSTiz_SnnU-ZCmqddezxqklOacW7Qu61f5H4jQRZlJDM5WXXAGWTy8C3zRFgJcN5MRfvqZD-2fK5frNSnxlgXkKesWUpCwv791eJnr-q5DGPWGIfri6Y/s1600/IMG_1924.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qT79WW263Do-6u5eXkAPwvONSTiz_SnnU-ZCmqddezxqklOacW7Qu61f5H4jQRZlJDM5WXXAGWTy8C3zRFgJcN5MRfvqZD-2fK5frNSnxlgXkKesWUpCwv791eJnr-q5DGPWGIfri6Y/s320/IMG_1924.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521464765654304370" /></a>And Another.<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpmpo2iGwjWD9KDrIryl9QJ7pP3rDHxdI5PNQtkq0W_kD9nQlCESycVX3i_zjb0BNwiT7VJ6lQsp3s_yBCHqWdTncCMq6pe2umbmZQlWek5IcpgDxBEyuGoqAgVlJgnc-kFkf8fgPIWA/s1600/IMG_1926.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpmpo2iGwjWD9KDrIryl9QJ7pP3rDHxdI5PNQtkq0W_kD9nQlCESycVX3i_zjb0BNwiT7VJ6lQsp3s_yBCHqWdTncCMq6pe2umbmZQlWek5IcpgDxBEyuGoqAgVlJgnc-kFkf8fgPIWA/s320/IMG_1926.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521463746160814930" /></a>Look! The grandparents caught a Will! Will had so much fun with his Grandma and Grandpa Rowe- who basically never said "no" ha ha</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-73048577067812475542010-09-15T09:30:00.003+08:002010-09-15T09:46:18.676+08:00Meet Addie<div style="text-align: center;"><br />Introducing : Addelyn (Addie) Elizabeth ManShi Baker</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AcLDOjFhCqspIdQKmEF6pj0IlsZqktTntOmhR85ONzmIKV7fFWS-22G6czofFazvSg7FCIxzvIXIzjshFTnqu1qmqrfNJ49VTeSQc0tEUwFuqVabnFN6UIwXrUi3GOXXjzFTqqmsYCA/s1600/Addie1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AcLDOjFhCqspIdQKmEF6pj0IlsZqktTntOmhR85ONzmIKV7fFWS-22G6czofFazvSg7FCIxzvIXIzjshFTnqu1qmqrfNJ49VTeSQc0tEUwFuqVabnFN6UIwXrUi3GOXXjzFTqqmsYCA/s320/Addie1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516948892628133922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7c5Ih8dDOcFJDGQ0GLQlhJjHOenLkzssZfVt1P-rXC-apiTBKmimGnwU_nwa-ihWULUrK2Gyi0wztdpkmauRgShOdCLcDGV7huqXV_WWXRYzSiiS23AGeUOpNcg78NP7citOd5ibNZE/s1600/Addie2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7c5Ih8dDOcFJDGQ0GLQlhJjHOenLkzssZfVt1P-rXC-apiTBKmimGnwU_nwa-ihWULUrK2Gyi0wztdpkmauRgShOdCLcDGV7huqXV_WWXRYzSiiS23AGeUOpNcg78NP7citOd5ibNZE/s320/Addie2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516948778097928002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38RYzOYJJZZTbhrj3ollFlv2LxJHypNTki1eamfWJcJjhsFg3vQCbEJJaqIjHJBpRaXz6D1KctlO0kP53V0r63mdnXpS7siEu7uY8vEkXiRsJ7I3QpUZp0_Rd_uH6kYmk1VIbygfsYAs/s1600/Addie3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38RYzOYJJZZTbhrj3ollFlv2LxJHypNTki1eamfWJcJjhsFg3vQCbEJJaqIjHJBpRaXz6D1KctlO0kP53V0r63mdnXpS7siEu7uY8vEkXiRsJ7I3QpUZp0_Rd_uH6kYmk1VIbygfsYAs/s320/Addie3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516948696778932274" /></a>We would like to introduce you to the littlest Baker- our precious and adorable daughter Addie! We were matched with her this summer but were waiting to get some official papers from China before we posted her pictures. But not we have them and are waiting on US immigration and visa center services for the next step. Addie is about 5 months old in these picture but she is almost 11 months old now! Her birthday is Oct 28th and we are just praying we could go get her before her first birthday. She is from Jiangxi province which is about an hour plane ride from us. She has a congenital heart defect- a small ASD- which means she has a little hole in her heart. Once we are able to go get her we will take her to a cardiologist to see what we need to do. Like I said we still have some paperwork that needs to be processed before we go get her- so please pray it would move quickly.<div><br /></div><div>Will is very excited to be a big brother and we talk of Addie often. One day I was out shopping and when I came back he asked me what I had been doing. I told him that I was shopping- he said "Were you buying toys for me and baby Addie???"- I love that he is already putting him and Addie together- that's his little sister that he is going to be looking out for!</div><div><br /></div><div>Ok I'll be better about posting updates on our process!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-88271261766129611002010-08-23T08:21:00.010+08:002010-08-23T09:19:15.567+08:00Daniel and Jessica Visit<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Better late than never.. here are some pictures from Dennis' brother, Daniel, and his wife Jessica's trip to China. It was SOOOO Awesome to have them here- and they were real troopers and very adventurous- definitely a good attitude to have when you come here :)<div><br /></div><div>Below are pics from our trip to Beijing with them- we took the overnight train there! Will absolutely loved it, Daniel and Jessica well.... I think that may be a once in a lifetime experience for them. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DC0N9Zjiyzo0F9YOPUUMtYqBvknG4KonV7IDP9fx2NbFsqAIgDPwhBhf0ty04jy2rR5q_jEQ2BRI0YJ2TM-Xjxjqb3bqUH7Emw0vbOjoJnqVp6I4l0ThCHCaLTbHxTL0psPIcvc0w64/s1600/IMG_1760.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DC0N9Zjiyzo0F9YOPUUMtYqBvknG4KonV7IDP9fx2NbFsqAIgDPwhBhf0ty04jy2rR5q_jEQ2BRI0YJ2TM-Xjxjqb3bqUH7Emw0vbOjoJnqVp6I4l0ThCHCaLTbHxTL0psPIcvc0w64/s320/IMG_1760.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508398936319361858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiveWEoPAlq0t5bGQaMagQoZvlQqXku6XKbp7NEm-SPTqzJUb2ennQVABNi47_0cfGw-L9tyYRP7wnT53FgNi0WSBHVCM96xOmkzlkVnPs9nKKaGiVNFCWQ_4h3-GDu0V7_GfQJFPxN4DM/s1600/IMG_1758.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdujzx-S-wEkwbno_nhVlH655qD84kGZ4cMEaO-JQbJiAPtBbE75qEChhNWtu4n1VrDK4AIFoNNFGDYDGXEYnZajGhWiRgLLlqwQ29_yVkLKNsUFRxCKzFw93CaEuAp9lt8ilxhyJCHd8/s320/IMG_1781.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508398004385951522" /></a>Going up in a cable car to the Great Wall<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WaZjriBtfWDDlW0nN1D55oD06V1zeQFP60ObwnL1llyAMj-7nA9YAIK_C6zqwC_feV6GguHa3XiPjOqjKFH3UV1FT0gplNS8RGEiw-hb24rxtQk7YnjfFybV-A0mxFXV_qQSGKEy8-0/s1600/IMG_1825.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WaZjriBtfWDDlW0nN1D55oD06V1zeQFP60ObwnL1llyAMj-7nA9YAIK_C6zqwC_feV6GguHa3XiPjOqjKFH3UV1FT0gplNS8RGEiw-hb24rxtQk7YnjfFybV-A0mxFXV_qQSGKEy8-0/s320/IMG_1825.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508397645530129282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PgK-_-OWJ7Ev0dht-_Dvf-tRtQq2I3BMgC6lOfdMVmHKDOwA4D91x4JZm9xu6j5_UOP1BXBZL5mO2lKpxSVMjGrKz_Z8aPEercDya6rC5DoVmkl5bNjm4-xq_wPmX7WikycjJPekDTU/s1600/IMG_1834.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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See we decided to start Will in a little 3-5 year old soccer league. He hasn't started school yet but we thought it would be good for him and he would enjoy a new activity. Well we show up the first time and there are lots of tears - poor guy that big field and a coach and lots of little ones running around playing a game I have never bothered to introduce to him was a little too chaotic for him. For the next three weeks we continued to go and there was usually some tears and resulted in either Den or I holding his hand and running around the field doing all the drills and playing the soccer game. (I feel bad cause I mowed down a couple of 3 year olds while Will and I were hand in hand playing the game one week). By week 4 he told us "I want play soccer myself"- and he actually began to do the drills without holding our hand but us nearby (like 2 feet away) cheering him on. Hand in hand still at the games but by week 5 he played everything by himself- the drills and the game. I cannot tell you how PROUD I was of him! And it made him feel so good about himself that he had conquered that fear. Oh my heart melted when we said confidently "I play soccer myself". Now he doesn't quite understand the sense of urgency in the game of soccer- he is content to just run around wave at us and run over for hugs... but that's ok I like it and truthfully I'm not ready for him to be too independent yet. Here are some pics taken post week 5 :) The season is over and he is already anticipating the start of the next season. :) Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-88477184286038397962010-06-28T17:51:00.001+08:002010-06-28T17:51:55.911+08:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03M1DTmenr7CSyttUUYae-tLZdgtGxpgCN-rvDcF5edHJ-DwoA9KCQuJxIiY-_iPNmZpn58b8AT4McDgJu8dRs2DLhYjCDU7tgg-RhXfsCsVq66F5-bdzaZ-Q6ieX5apBlS5ulDTqRBU/s1600/IMG_1735-715912.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03M1DTmenr7CSyttUUYae-tLZdgtGxpgCN-rvDcF5edHJ-DwoA9KCQuJxIiY-_iPNmZpn58b8AT4McDgJu8dRs2DLhYjCDU7tgg-RhXfsCsVq66F5-bdzaZ-Q6ieX5apBlS5ulDTqRBU/s320/IMG_1735-715912.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487760101431257778" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjiwWB-m7jFYLju_hB7V-kpz73tU41Cx3XDwYjfhD_OijPxydn9E4RAG3VkRmtrA6Wde1ciCXlW6oUhmiC356-95dVgsG2d3_XbDvg3ZGtStcfhJobAJtzW0oebEDVwL82oneWaghw0Q/s1600/IMG_1743-718051.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjiwWB-m7jFYLju_hB7V-kpz73tU41Cx3XDwYjfhD_OijPxydn9E4RAG3VkRmtrA6Wde1ciCXlW6oUhmiC356-95dVgsG2d3_XbDvg3ZGtStcfhJobAJtzW0oebEDVwL82oneWaghw0Q/s320/IMG_1743-718051.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487760109222974834" /></a></p>A few more shots of our little soccer player- so cute! And below the official Team picture :) and our after soccer picnic in the field. We decided it is easy to stay and have dinner there in the field since soccer ends at 5:30pm- Will loves the picnics- (I do too)- but that does mean PB &J once a week for dinner. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-29182641021563372582010-06-28T17:47:00.001+08:002010-06-28T17:47:24.075+08:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimD1CES8_ID7EQYz9nhiXaqffuMZmox3ns_g3wky_LM0yhMyegmjSgxEeV6j3HK2fUSKF7F-qTQqoRWzBcm7uPD8hyphenhyphenFgxC-yVHpYSaFzjEfeXsTcrc4DSfdrsSRbjO6Yvt4Ipo3aquQCE/s1600/IMG_1745-744076.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimD1CES8_ID7EQYz9nhiXaqffuMZmox3ns_g3wky_LM0yhMyegmjSgxEeV6j3HK2fUSKF7F-qTQqoRWzBcm7uPD8hyphenhyphenFgxC-yVHpYSaFzjEfeXsTcrc4DSfdrsSRbjO6Yvt4Ipo3aquQCE/s320/IMG_1745-744076.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487758935099153986" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvlpy8w7qCg6N-lI2zWMttprP67Q7pzNrDkX7mue9eYM1tvtDbOUlB8rh7_GuasVmmhMaQ39X4XAVQCh0vjx4b3qgb4EI7a1SY51O4FWTqEGcJ-KcNoaod5XQ-XZuA8hkmzBHFrYBp7o/s1600/IMG_1741-746251.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvlpy8w7qCg6N-lI2zWMttprP67Q7pzNrDkX7mue9eYM1tvtDbOUlB8rh7_GuasVmmhMaQ39X4XAVQCh0vjx4b3qgb4EI7a1SY51O4FWTqEGcJ-KcNoaod5XQ-XZuA8hkmzBHFrYBp7o/s320/IMG_1741-746251.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487758940471466706" /></a></p><br> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-11483815511987957122010-06-24T22:13:00.001+08:002010-06-24T22:13:55.547+08:00Happy Father's Day<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HOGnnRHpMsfPrh-iIZ9Uw9IshCQNyvxcZjfIBj2YyVtkBudVim9YHjmTqF5UrXWr2vAhMfcLB8dK971pXV5KEEoDFelN7HjcQzeu_3z_6mpnQvt7ijvH-FAmEpNqBymUpX6lpq4uMYw/s1600/IMG_1749-735548.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HOGnnRHpMsfPrh-iIZ9Uw9IshCQNyvxcZjfIBj2YyVtkBudVim9YHjmTqF5UrXWr2vAhMfcLB8dK971pXV5KEEoDFelN7HjcQzeu_3z_6mpnQvt7ijvH-FAmEpNqBymUpX6lpq4uMYw/s320/IMG_1749-735548.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486343278370806050" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsPPQiAvLYmbHoiNAT3FLPleOecJyqFHyHz3NCQb91REBmW189DNAFjR1cxRDLzOvUh_qUYXqYHWOzo1cAggcOkyiPk5MbpnAYtHiaTVrwzJvlOcD2XVEsRfJ9R3Kf25jD4bpmblhZjI/s1600/IMG_1748-737931.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsPPQiAvLYmbHoiNAT3FLPleOecJyqFHyHz3NCQb91REBmW189DNAFjR1cxRDLzOvUh_qUYXqYHWOzo1cAggcOkyiPk5MbpnAYtHiaTVrwzJvlOcD2XVEsRfJ9R3Kf25jD4bpmblhZjI/s320/IMG_1748-737931.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486343290575863298" /></a></p>Happy Father's Day! (a little late for the blog) But Will wanted to send his official wishes to the best Daddy ever!!<div><br></div><div>Here are some questions I asked Will</div><div><br></div><div>What do you like about Daddy?</div> <div><br></div><div>"He tickles" - tickle time is a daily if not thrice daily event for Will and Daddy :)</div><div>"I like to sleep with Mommy, Daddy" He is referring to the 5 am hour when he comes into our bed and rolls around like a chinchilla for an hour- :) but it is sweet to have him there</div> <div><br></div><div>What do you like to do with Daddy?</div><div><br></div><div>"I like to go to park and playgound and swing HIGH!" Daddy does push extra high </div><div>"I like playing cars, like playing trucks" self explanatory :)</div> <div><br></div><div>What would you like to say to Daddy on Father's Day?</div><div><br></div><div>"Happy Birthday Daddy!" Still getting our holidays straightened out :)</div><div><br></div><div>Happy Birthday er Father's Day Den! </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780315297990901438.post-51025656552845064542010-06-17T12:46:00.001+08:002010-06-17T12:46:12.715+08:00Now there are 3........<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcI5pvLruXgDq2pfhDeGZjgDbPQRO7Xg29mqYvqTqmnaR6hCsDDAmeCwkpfZlGP2QKOX5C3zTOC6lquQ4v7d554BRfdhkNhCwmsnvrcQhKeiAQf88DBCAOhI41jxtJA4GFhO7WQfdy720/s1600/IMG_1691-772716.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcI5pvLruXgDq2pfhDeGZjgDbPQRO7Xg29mqYvqTqmnaR6hCsDDAmeCwkpfZlGP2QKOX5C3zTOC6lquQ4v7d554BRfdhkNhCwmsnvrcQhKeiAQf88DBCAOhI41jxtJA4GFhO7WQfdy720/s320/IMG_1691-772716.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483599379755154802" /></a></p>As many of you know we are in the process to adopt a little girl from China. We are getting closer and closer to getting our match (which means we will know her name and see her little face!). We have been the Baker family of 3 for so long. but we are ready to be the Baker family of 4. This is the family picture we took to send over with our dossier. Hopefully before too long we will be 4! <div> <br></div><div>Will is definitely ready to meet his mei mei (little sister in Chinese) and talks about her often. He makes up different names to call her. The latest one is "Dizzy" (that is a character from Bob the Builder) - we'll take it into consideration buddy. :)</div> <div><br></div><div>Anyway stay tuned here because as soon as we get any other info we will post!! </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0