Natalie Comes Home!

Our journey to adopting our daughter from China. A hundred years from now it will not matter what size my bank account was or the kind of car I drove...but the world may be different, because I was important in the life of a child.

September 27, 2011

Pumpkin Painting

Molly's mom hosted a pumpkin painting party. The kids had paint all over the pumpkins, their clothes and they even painted the trees!
Autumn get ready, because here we come!

July 16, 2011

Best Friends Forever!

Joined at the hip and lovin' it. Independence weekend. 

June 06, 2009

Just too much fun!

Hersheypark Busy Bees

Primrose Kittens

Natalie fostered 3 week old kittens found at school. Of course, fostering meant we are keeping them. Thank goodness three teachers adopted them. We have two cats already!

Loves the train ride.


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April 20, 2008

Natalie turns 3 years old!

And view the fairy Natty made all by herself at www.disneyfairies.com/pixiehollow/176OldSunriseTree


September 04, 2007

Natalie at the zoo!

August 29, 2007

I think she liked the box it came it best!

Auntie Gram sent a new hat!

August 26, 2007

Natty ready for preschool



Natalie started humming today, so I began humming along with her and she said "no mama, no hmmm. Natalie hmm hmmm." I said okay and she continued to hum happily while wrapping her babies in their blankets.

August 25, 2007

Natalie is 2 1/2!

NATALIE loves the water!

June 11, 2007

I LOVE YOU

I got my first "I love you" at bedtime last night! Awwww! I've been waiting for that!

May 11, 2007

Easter 2007



A pretty dress that Auntie Gram sent to her!

Natty Love her Grandpa



Her favorite Yeeyeh



Auntie Gram sends a pretty dress and a lollypop, hmmm which one? She snatched that lolly out of the box only giving the dress a passing look.

Natalie turns 2!



Natalie celebrates her 2nd Birthday in style! Heehaw!

March 06, 2007

Waiting for Natalie

February 18, 2007

posted by Nat's dad...



One Year Ago Today In China



It may be February 18th here, but in China it is already the 19th and one year ago today we arrived in Xi'an, Shaanxi to meet our daughter, Natalie. After waiting 1 1/2 years we were finally going to meet that face we had waited for with so much anticipation. Will she like us? Will she be worried? Will she miss the orphanage? All those questions faded away the instant we saw her and love filled the room. She watched us with intense wonder which turned to delight when she realized we would fufill every need she ever wanted. I remember her drinking greedily at that bottle. She downed 4 of them! 2 waters and 2 milks. Then she stayed up until 2 am as Daddy held her and I played with her plush puppy to delight her. Although she didn't know what that puppy was then, she stills loves her plush animals to this day and feeds them a bottle before bedtime. She is truly a joy in our hearts and quite simply we love her, our daughter.

February 17, 2007

Almost 2 years old!









With her cute Valetine's purse from Auntie Gram!

January 01, 2007

Hide n Seek!






























The is the best game and she loves to walk in Daddy's shoes!

Holidays!





Weee Natalie has her first Christmas!

December 18, 2006

Holidays are here!




We spent yesterday, taking Natalie to do some Christmas shopping at the mall and they had quite a line to ride the Choo Choo train! She just loved it and said choo choo! everytime the horn tooted. She really enjoyed that the seats were so low that her feet could touch the ground. Then we ate gingerbread cookies and passion tea on our way to Lane & Sanson. A tradition with mom and pop, we always buy one tree ornament from the tiny little shop that you have to squeeze your way through just to stop and look and all the decorations packed onto each tree! Natalie enjoyed looking at everything!

Natalie is enjoying her time at school now, yet she still cries a bit when we drop her off, but is so happy to see us when we pick her up! I signed her up for a library card last week and can't wait to take her one day on our way home from school. She LOVES books that have popups or texture that she can touch. We really do read everyday and sometimes read through a sticker book and she is happy to place the pictures where she wants. Never a day passes that she doesn't color. Her strokes begain light and big, now they are bold and swirling. She's even exploring tight close together coloring.

We did take Natalie and Buzzy for pictures with Santa, but Nat was afraid of him and cried then Buzzy didn't want to sit with him either, so I'm unsure what the final will look like. I'll post a copy here when they are returned :P