What a difference 11 months makes!

Just wanted to post a couple of pictures that show how different Hannah and friends are now that they are with their "forever families".  Lily and Bella are to Hannah's right in the famous "red couch" photo.  The girls are all thriving now and it's wonderful and amazing to think about the journey that they've taken in the last year.  We are all so blessed to have them in our lives.  They are true survivors.  It's so fantastic to see the light in their eyes that wasn't there when we met them.  God is good.

Happy 1/2 Birthday, Hannah!

Just wanted to do a quick post to wish Hannah a Happy 2 1/2 today! Yet another milestone is reached.  She spent her day happily playing with a couple of her old pals from China who came up to visit!  Lily and Bella played at the Tots Park, ate pizza, visited Chuang Yen Monastery and picniced by the Hudson River with all of us and Hannah really had a wonderful day!  It was so great to spend time with our friends and get the girls together again.  All of them have come so far since we brought them home.  Just to update everyone - Hannah is trying hard to swim, chattering up a storm with lots of 2 word "sentences", still eats us out of house and home, loves to "sing" the ABC song and cracks us up daily.  I can't believe that she is 2 1/2 already!  Still seems like yesterday that I saw her face for the first time when she was just 16 months old and fell in love.

Happy Birthday Daddy, Aunt Chris and America!

Well we had a very nice July 4th with a trip to Papa Walt and Robin's for a big triple birthday bash! Fun,fun fun with cousin Paige!!! Rob and Riley are out enjoying the fireworks as I write.  We wanted Hannah to get some decent sleep, so I'm home enjoying some alone time.  Now that Riley has her own blog, you know most of what we've been up to but I do have to say life is so different, in a good way, when you don't have to go to work!  I am really loving all the time that I'm getting to spend with Riley especially.  She is such an amazing kid and I'm so proud of the person that she is.  We finally booked our vacation and the winner is Vermont!  We're going to stay in Burlington for a week and bike, hike and tour the Ben & Jerry's factory for sure.  I am very excited to get away from it all and go someplace cool in August.  Riley is doing her "Snow White" thing for now and we had fun at the lake the other day.  Hannah continues to crack us up and amaze us with all her new words.  We are so lucky and blessed.  Summer.....I love it!  Happy Birthday Rob!!!!