Has it REALLY been 5 MONTHS??????

It is really hard to believe that it has been 5 months since our beautiful Princess came home. There are no words to describe how precious she is to us, and how blessed we feel to have been given this priviledge of being her family.

October has been a very busy month! We went to the Renaissance Festival, to the Blue Ridge Mountains and had Olivia dedicated at Church. A year ago on October 25, 2006 we received Pre-Approval from China to adopt Livi so we had her dedicated on October 27, 2007. It was a very special day. And we were blessed to have Pastor Randy Davis help us dedicate her to God.

When we were taking pictures for our dossier last year we went over to the Blue Ridge and took a picture of our family at one of our favorite spots. That was on October 14, 2006. Well this year we went to the mountains on October 20th and had a picture taken in almost the same spot!







One of the most beautiful horses I have ever seen!



Waiting for Olivia



With Olivia



From Grandfather Mountain going up.



From Grandfather Mountain another view coming down.



Ken's sister, brother-in-law and our niece and nephew were there with us and Pastor Randy.



Micah has been praying for her for 3 years and continues to pray for her every day!


She hasn't learned to KEEP her eyes closed yet. :o)

She is learning so much every day. She has learned how to whine the "why". And says "nope" and "WHAT". But the best is still "I love you, Mommy/Daddy"! Her two word phrases are turning into 3 word phrases and everything is just getting better and we are loving her more and more everyday(if that's possible)! She adores music and loves to sing. When we arrive back home and pull into the driveway, she states very loudly "Vivia OME"!!!!