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San Diego 18 Feb 2012 | 10:01 am
Wow...it's been a while since I've posted....sorry! We headed to San Diego for a long weekend to see Bill's parents who winter in Yuma, AZ (about 3 hours from San Diego). The weather was great - mid ...
Costa Rica 31 Jan 2011 | 02:32 pm
We decided to escape the snow and cold (-21 with the wind chill when we left). We spent last week in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. It was wonderfully warm...low 90's and not a cloud in the sky. The kids lov...
Ella Turns 3! 30 Nov 2010 | 11:11 am
Ella's third birthday was this weekend. We had a party with family and friends. The big hit was the pop-up-tent with 300 balls! She absolutely loved it!
Weekend with Friends 23 Nov 2010 | 02:48 pm
We spent the weekend in Stillwater, MN with Jen, Jason and Addison. Ella and Addison were orphanage sisters back in China. It was great spending time with their wonderful family. We caught up on each ...
Fall 2010 18 Nov 2010 | 02:33 pm
It's been a while since I posted some pictures. We've been extremely busy with Ian in 3rd grade. He turned 9 in October. And Ella will be 3 the end of this month. She'll start "big girl school" after ...
China 'Sisters' Reunion 4 Aug 2010 | 12:37 pm
In July, we drove to Memphis, TN for a reunion with the 5 other families that adopted in our group. It was wonderful seeing how the girls have all changed. And it was great reconnecting with the famil...
Back to China 29 Jun 2010 | 12:53 pm
Our good friends - Cathy, Dave, Collin, Brennan & Maeve - are living in Shanghai for 3 years for Dave's job. We decided to take advantage of having built-in accommodations and tour guides, and headed ...
Goodbye, Casey 11 Jan 2010 | 11:36 am
We had to put down our old Springer, Casey today. She would have been 15 years old in March. She was our "first child" and the original "Daddy's girl", and was everything you could ask for in a dog......
First Christmas as a Family of 4 1 Jan 2010 | 04:12 pm
It was our first Christmas with two children. Ella was a bit overwhelmed with the whole thing, and like a typical 2-year old, was most interested in the wrapping paper and boxes! I swear the toys are ...
One Year Ago Today.... 13 Dec 2009 | 10:32 am
....we saw Ella's face for the very first time. On December 11, 2008, we received "the call" from our social worker with Ella's information. The next day, December 12, 2008, we saw pictures of our swe...
