Sunday, December 2, 2007

More Digital Scrapbooking

Ran across these really old pictures of Alina and her best friend when they were only 20 months old. too cute!

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Digital Scrapbooking

I'm starting to get some time to build a few digital scrapbooks to capture some of the exciting moments in our lives. Here's the first one I put together to chronicle Alina's first day of school.

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Sunday, November 18, 2007

Getting Ready for the Holidays

Shot some beautiful photos of the girls in their holiday finest. Check
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out.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Disneyworld 2007

Just returned from one heck of a trip to Disneyworld with the extended family. Lots of ups and downs, but overall a real blast. Here is the evidence:

Disneyworld07

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Fall 2007 Update

With a new school year, new teachers and a new curriculum, the girls are flourishing. I can't believe the progress they are already making. Zara has begun to use more and more words, and multi-word sentences. She is also more confident and happy.

Alina is making outstanding progress on reading and can now quickly sound out words and write letters if we spell the words out loud to her. We are packing today to head to Disneyworld.

There should be many new photos upon our return. In the mean time, here are a few to hold you over:



Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Photos of Zara Before Adoption

We were so blessed to have been given these beautiful photos of Zara. They were taken each month over the course of her first year of life by the organization that facilitates foster programs in Changsha. She's such a beauty.

ZaraBefore

Welcome Home Zara

Welcome Home Zara
Alina paints a banner to welcome home baby Zara.

Meeting Zara

Meeting Zara
Here we are at Civil Affairs to meet Zara for the first time.

Good Dog

Good Dog
Fantastic book.

Zara Lan Xin

Zara Lan Xin
Zara's referral pictures received on 11/2/06.

RIP Boo

RIP Boo
We'll miss you sweet Boo.