WOW have I been remiss! Happy Gotcha Day #2 Olivia!

On May 18, 2007 we got on a plane to China. Two days later May 21, 2007 we receive our precious and beautiful daughter Olivia XinYun. We are so blessed to have her in our family and are thankful that God brought us together.

My Princess is 4!!!

I can't believe the day has already arrived! My baby girl is 4 years old today! So many things have changed and she is growing way to fast!

Happy Birthday precious Olivia! May God richly bless you, and may you walk with Him every day.

We love you,
Mommy, Daddy & Micah

Spring Contrast

Look at the difference between the beginning of last month and this month!! Such beauty and color! Thank you God!

SURPRISE!!! You will have 5-9 of SNOW!!!

We got a "surprise" snow storm yesterday and last night. We got about 6-7 inches at our house! It is so beautiful this morning. Last time it snowed I went out with the kids, this time Daddy got to stay for awhile and he went out with them. They had so much fun. Daddy makes a much better snowman than Mommy!


Handsome Daddy

Cute Pixie

Making Snow Fly

GOTCHA Brother!

Daddy Makes the Base

Micah says "I'll get my sister back!"

Now we have a middle!

It's bigger than me!!

But not bigger than me!!!

Ta Da!! Finished!!

It was a gorgeous week for Valentine's Day!

We were able to get out to the park with some very special friends! They had so much fun together and really enjoyed the sunshine. During the course of our adoption we have met many families, but this family has become very near and dear to our hearts. We all get along really well and always have a wonderful time together.


Young "Love"


Girl Friends


Olivia XinYun


Slip Slidin' Away









Micah


Monkey Bars


Cute Inteligence


Angelic Beauty


Handsome Mischievousness


Special Friends

Bad, Bad Mommy!

I should have posted waaaaayyyyy before now! I is just so much easier to use my facebook! Micah has just recently started horseback riding lessons. He really enjoys them. Olivia really likes Red Dog. He is one of the most gentle dogs I have ever met. Anyway here are some pictures:

Lions and Tigers and Bears .. and Ligers??

There is a non-profit animal refuge for great cats here in North Carolina called Tiger World. We visited there this morning for a field trip and had a great time. They really care about their animals there and shared the story of each animal, answering all of our questions. We learned a lot of things and even got to see a Liger! They are not mythical as some people think. Just the result of a lion and tiger co-habitating. Ligers are not found in the wild as tigers and lions don't normally associate. This "little" boys name is Radar and he is only 6 months old!



They had a variety of other animals too. But our favorite was the white Siberian Tigers absolutely GORGEOUS!



Their baby Miracle was adorable too!



It was also nice to share this with some very special friends!!!