Good bye China. .....as much as I CRAVE to be home...oh so much! It is bitter sweet to leave.What an adventure it has been....but there are things we will miss, and things we will certainly NOT MISS!Things we will not miss-being SO FAR FROM FAMILY and FRIENDS....being away from my babies!!!-dirt and smog..eww!-crowded elevators and... Continue Reading →

...everything led up to THIS day! The whole trip was planned around THIS day (well, after Gotcha day, of course). We had our American Consulate appointment. Today. Tahlia was granted her visa to be an AMERICAN CITIZEN!!!! Once we walk through immigration at our port of entry into America, she will OFFICIALLY be an AMERICAN... Continue Reading →

Today was beautiful, and 75 in China!!! We are in for a HUGE temperature shock when we come home!! But, we are so excited to come home and see everyone, we miss all of you SO SO SO MUCH!!! I can't tell you how much we appreciate all your notes and comments...makes us feel so... Continue Reading →

Something we have discovered about Tahlia is that she LOVES music!! She will sing and dance. We caught her on video singing "I'll be home for Christmas" (So appropriate!)Her voice goes up and down with the music...SO CUTE!!!!And here are our pics from today. It was an easy-goin' day . It started with feeding the... Continue Reading →

What a wonderful day! Tahlia has shown amazing attachment ...I believe she is really starting to see me as her momma. And, with a growing understanding of having a momma, means that she ONLY wants her momma. No chance that she is going with daddy ...but she still loves the tickles and giggles and kisses... Continue Reading →

Well, our baby girl is very much like a hermit crab....or a turtle.When you first buy a hermit crab and bring it home, you don't see it come out of it's shell for a really long time, because they are scared of their new surroundings and owners. But, then when they get used to you... Continue Reading →

Update: She had a BM!!!! Praise the LORD!!! The adoption clinic doctor gave us some medicine for administer (it was liquid as opposed to capsule) so much easier to give her!! And, it worked a little bit!!! Thank God!A good night's sleep is so good, so needed and so therapeutic. We all woke up before... Continue Reading →

It's just 6 am. Daddy, Tahlia and Bella are asleep peacefully cuddled on the bed...I finally get some blogging time.We had so much fun today. We went to the Safari park. It started with a 20 minute safari ride through African and Asian jungles...then we walked the rest of the zoo and this has got... Continue Reading →

Today was a good day! We hung out in the hotel room, walked around the garden, got starbucks....went to the office to apply for her passport...got our official adoption certificate!! (YAY!!)Then, tonight our guide, John, took us to eat some Cantonese...Tahlia's native food. It was REALLY good!The weather as so beautiful....great night to just walk... Continue Reading →