Christmas 2006

Merry Christmas to you all! We had a great day and are so thankful for a healthy, sweet and complete family! Jade was a bit under the weather with a sinus thing going on but she enjoyed ripping her gifts open, playing with her brothers toys and taunting Max with her candy. She dawdled a bit, ate a bite or two and napped a few hours then resumed her unwrapping and finished up about 4:00 today! I was saddened for a moment thinking about her last year and how badly we wanted to have her by Christmas day. Please pray for those children who dont have homes and are waiting to be adopted or are left behind for good. I cant imagine our lives without our little Angel!

Jade and Max kissing

EPCOT 12/2

Mike's Christmas party was at EPCOT this year so we went this past weekend and had a great time! It was beautiful all decorated and the weather wasnt too cold or hot. Jade had a great time and brothers had fun showing her the sights! Here are some of the latest pictures.

Trick or Treat!

Happy Halloween to everyone! Here's some pics of our family...Jadeybug did great and carried her 'purse' around for candy. She is now steadily walking and getting faster!!! Ryan didnt dress up (too uncool), Luke was a rocker dude and Will was a Star Wars stormtrooper. Our neighborhood goes all out and it was alot of fun!!!!!

Sweet girl

Jade loves purses, bears and anything soft! She takes steps but only when SHE wants to. She is still quite wobbly but is getting the hang of it and will clap for herself.

Chinese Moon Festival

We went to the Tampa Bay Families with Chinese Children Moon festival celebration tonight, whew try saying that fast! We met some new families and got to see our "Mrkall friends' that we travelled with. The kids had fun at the playground and Jade enjoyed the cookies! They are special to us because Jade and Micah are Orphanage Sisters. Here are some pictures of our families together.

Happy Labor Day!

Hi everyone, we are all doing just fine here. Jade is recovering from another ear infection, this makes 4!! We are now contemplating tubes, eek! She is almost walking and can stand up from a squatting position. Here are a few recent pics of Jade standing, Will-Jade & Luke in the crib and my Mom's birthday picture with her grandchildren! Dont forget to leave your comments if you get a chance!

More beach

A few more with Ryan and Jade's Grandma Maggie and her Papa...also some on our 'pirate cruise' with friends!

The beach!

We spent a fun week at Madeira Beach with our crew! Ryan doesnt like the beach so he stayed inside and then went to his Grandma's for the rest of the week. Luke and Will loved the waves and building in the sand. Jade didnt want anything to do with the sand but loved the water! I have a picture of each of the boys on my wall all at the age of one and they are on the beach so of course I had a quest of getting one of Jade to add to the collection. Here are a few that I took :>)

Princess in Purple

Dolls not balls!

I keep telling Jade but she's not listening! :>)

This little piggie...

Jade will be 14 months old on the 28th, wow I cant believe we've had her 4 months already. She is standing quite well and holds on to things with one hand and will furniture cruise when she sees something she wants. Brothers are having a good summer and we're looking forward to going to the beach at the end of the month!

Growing and changing by the day

Today Jade started pulling up on everything, the couch, her crib, her Mommy :>) I bet a month from now she will be toddling around! This is the first weekend since we've been back from China that we had nothing planned and it was nice to hang out and watch movies while it rained today. Here are some recent pics. I want to say a special Hi to the State Attorney ladies that have had a special interest in our story!

Purple Hat Society