Mommy and Hope day!!!

Today was a mommy and Hope day! Both of the boys went to work with Fred today! It was a welcome break! Since school as been out, it has thrown Hope for a loop and her schedule!!! She doesn't think she needs to take a nap because "her boys" as she so calls them are still awake!!! So, there have been a couple of days that I didn't make her lay down!!! BAD MAMA...and a bad move!!! It got down right ugly in this house. She was tired, but didn't want to sleep, so every little thing got to her!!! She cried, she yelled, she got mad...so I would sit her down away from the boys and she would fall asleep!

Today we have watched Cinderella 3, colored, made peanut butter cookies for "her boys" for when they come home, had lunch, picked up a few things, played with the cat and now she is napping!!!!

She was thrilled to have gotten another "birsday" card in the mail! She has really enjoyed getting some mail these days! She has been singing the birthday song most of the day today! Her friend Zoe also had a party on Saturday and so today she has been singing Happy Birthday to Zoe and Hopey!!! It has been very cute!

Happy Birthday Princess Hope!

Happy Birthday to our Fuling Princess! On Sunday June 24th our sweet Fuling Princess will turn 3 years old! Just a few days ago we celebrated our 2 year Gotcha Day and on July 2nd we will celebrate our 2 years Forever Family day because that is the day that we flew home and Hope met her brothers for the first time!

My daughter is one of my biggest heros! She was born, spent at least 9 days with her birthmother, left in a park, found and taken to the Fuling Social Welfare Institute. There she spent close to the first year of her life. Then she was placed with people that don't look or talk like her, flown halfway around the world to live. She is an amazing girl so full of life and we are truly blessed to have her in our home! There are days that are more challenging than others, but that is so much a part of life.

Saturday we are having the party and I will post pictures after that of her in her new princess dress! She is planning to be Cinderella tomorrow!

Happy Birthday our Princess!

Where have the last 2 years gone???

riding in the wagon!
Dedication Day!
Valentines Day
Loving my bears!
Laughing with Mom

First Snow!

First Thanksgiving!

In the leaves with the boys!

Catching Bubbles!!!
Loving on my Uncle Michael!

The Referral Picture!!!

Swinging in my swing!

First Christmas! Trying to learn to walk!

I thought that I would just post some pictures that cover the last 2 years!!! Enjoy

2 years ago!!!!

2 years ago on June 19....Father's day...in more ways than one!!!! We took a bus ride through the countryside Chongqing, China to the beautiful city of Fuling! It was about a 2 1/2 hour bus ride. Our group was very excited some were to be fathers for the first time and it was a very exciting day for them!!! We were just ready to meet the little girls that we have only seen a picture of for the last couple of months!

We were handed a sweet little girl who had this puzzled look on her face and she sucked her thumb! That day we became parents of a sweet girl! We were missing our boys on that day!

A lot has happened over the last two years! Learning how to walk, talk, crawl, painting finger nails, dress up clothes, potty training, watching all of the Princess movies, moving from a crib to a big girl bed!!! Needless to say we still struggle with some issues of her getting overly frustrated at some things, but the good days far outway the bad!

She is truly a blessing to our home and we could never imagine life without her!!!! She is such a joy and can make us laugh with some of the things that she does or says! We are truly thankful for the special gift that God has given us in our children and we celebrate the completion of our family!!!!