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Cat Mouth 31 Aug 2008 | 10:50 pm
Well, we made it almost 6 years without having to take a child to the emergency room. When Tim first started daycare we thought, "Great - it's right next to the children's hospital so it won't take to...
1st Trip to the Beach 27 Aug 2008 | 04:20 am
Prior to the start of school we took a family vacation to Ocean City, NJ August 15-18. This was Hope's and Matt's first trip to the shore. Hope loved it and was quite proud of the fact that after she...
1st Day of School 26 Aug 2008 | 10:21 pm
August 25 was the first day of school here. Hope started first grade and was happy to have gotten the teacher she was hoping for. She has several friends in her class and was quite proud to tell us th...
Happy 2nd Family Day, Matt! 25 Jul 2008 | 09:24 am
2 years ago today we went to court to finalize Matt's adoption. The time has sure gone fast and Matt has sure gotten big! Matt - June 2008 (wearing Tim's Thomas hat from Kazakhstan) Matt - July 2006...
Happy 7th Birthday Hope! 3 Feb 2008 | 03:40 pm
Hope's 7th birthday was December 30. Yes, we're a little late with her blog update. Between parties, sports, scouts, homework, etc, etc, blog updates seem to fall to the bottom of the to-do list latel...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 29 Dec 2007 | 10:59 am
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! It was great (although noisy and chaotic) to finally enjoy Christmas at home with the kids. Here are a few pictures from our Christmas activities. Fin...
Happy 2nd Birthday, Matt!! 2 Dec 2007 | 02:57 am
Matt's Sponge Bob cake for the family "party" at Thanksgiving. Hmmm, why is my cake on fire? Hey, this cake is pretty good. What do you mean I don't have to put the card back in the package when I'...
Happy 1st Family Day, Hope! 1 Dec 2007 | 02:08 am
November 27 was Hope's 1st Family Day. This last year has really flown by! Thanksgiving 2006 - We hadn't gone to court yet so we visited Hope during the day and then when back to the apartment for ou...
Kazakh Friends Old and New, So Much Catching Up to Do 3 Nov 2007 | 02:26 pm
Here it is November and I still have pictures I wanted to share from May through the summer. So, here's the thumbnail recap of the kids' adventures for the last couple of months. May Hope's Kindgarte...
Say Cheese 1 Nov 2007 | 10:37 am
Last week all the kids had picture day at their respective schools. Everyone looked so good I couldn't resist sharing the pictures. Tim insisted on wearing his suit instead a more "business casual" o...
