Fall Festival

Tonight the girls went to the Fall Festival at church. They had a great time. Laura went as a Doctor and Shiyan as Dora the Explorer.

It was a great time. Laura loved the horse rides and Shiyan loved the inflatables.

Photos posted for your viewing pleasure.

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday Shiyan and happy referral day Laura. We all had a great day.

3 Years Ago

Wow hard to imagine that 3 years ago we received the call that our first daughter Laura was waiting on us in China. The next day we saw her photo for the first time. Little did we know that on that very same day our second daughter Shiyan was being born in China.

Tomorrow will mark Shiyan's third birthday but her first with us. It will be exciting to see how she reacts to gifts and cake.

In a mere 3 weeks it will be Laura's birthday too so a lot of celebrating going on at our house.

Everyone is doing great. Shiyan is still battling some sleep issues, she does not want to stay in her room but wants to be with us. This makes it hard for Laura to sleep so just trying to find something that works for everyone.

That is the update for now.

Finally an update

Wow I can't believe it has been since August for my last post. Time flies when you are having fun.

Everyone here continues to do well. Shiyan is gaining weight and is closing in on Laura, she has gained over 4 pounds since surgery and is doing great.

The girls both have birthdays coming up, Shiyan in 2 weeks and Laura in a month. We plan a big party for them this year since this is Shiyan's first birthday with us. Laura is starting to learn to speak some Chinese through the cultural school. She really loves the school and speaking Chinese.

The boys are doing great, Andrew with College and Aaron and Stephen with home school. It is a bit different not having Andrew here a lot of the time.

For the few of you that still check this blog, thanks for sticking with us. Hopefully I will start having more time to update. I have been studying for a big certification and have the test next week so if I pass then I will have more free time and not as much time in the books.

God's blessings to all, we will update more and post photos soon.