I promise this pose was not coached. She is all glamour and glitz!
Waiting for the fireworks to start can be so hard when you are a kid! Elainea wasn't sure if anything was worth staying up for.
Mornings are a little brighter with these smiles around! 
You are never too old to play peek-a-boo!Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott
I can not believe that the month is almost over. How times flies in the summer. We have done so many things since our last post. We have had a family reunion, a BBQ with some of the families that we adopted with in China, went to our Adoption Agency picnic. Hannah finally passed level 1 in swimming. This after a lifeguard had to pull her out of the pool when she went swimming with her preschool. She never quit breathing, but her Mom did when she found out! Hannah thpught that just because she was in swim lessons that it meant she could swim. When we knew she was going swimming with her class we told her she could go if she wore a life jacket and stayed out of the deep end. Well she made some bad choices and told everyone that she could swim as she headed off to the deep end. I hope she learned a valuable lesson from this.
Pam's Mom has ripped the retina of her eye. This will require corrective surgery. As it turns out the surgery is the easy part, the hard part is the recovery. She has to lie face down for 50 mins of each hour for two weeks! Pam also learned that her Aunt Arlene died this week. This means that out of her Dad's brothers and sisters only her Uncle Ken is still alive. We are very close to Ken and hope that this does not take a huge toll on his life. Pam's Aunt Arlene was a very kind and sweet woman. She donated a block to Elainea's Good Wishes Quilt and we will treasure it for always. She will be missed.
In the last couple of weeks several people have asked about the carrier that we used in China that worked for both Hannah and Elainea. It was a wonderfu carrier you can check them out at http://www.sutemigear.com/. This carrier can be used as a front, hip or back carrier. We bought one from the seconds page and it worked really well.
We are currently working on our first post placement study. Our social worker came to the house to complete her observations for her home study report. Well the girls got over-stimulated with the idea of a guest at our house that was not a relative. Furthermore she was paying attention to them. They were so rowdy. I figure that it is better for her to see us as we really are. We are a loud but happy family. Do not expect to come to our house for peace and tranquility. I guess that stage of life will come later, but not now with our dynamic duo!
Hannah starts school in a mere thirty days. My baby is growing up. How did it happen so fast? She has really started to mature in the last three months. I am so proud of the girl she is developing into to. She has a huge heart and a good moral compass. As a proud mother I could keep bragging for pages about my kids! They are such a miracle and I could not imagine our lives any differently. God is good!
Pam's Mom has ripped the retina of her eye. This will require corrective surgery. As it turns out the surgery is the easy part, the hard part is the recovery. She has to lie face down for 50 mins of each hour for two weeks! Pam also learned that her Aunt Arlene died this week. This means that out of her Dad's brothers and sisters only her Uncle Ken is still alive. We are very close to Ken and hope that this does not take a huge toll on his life. Pam's Aunt Arlene was a very kind and sweet woman. She donated a block to Elainea's Good Wishes Quilt and we will treasure it for always. She will be missed.
In the last couple of weeks several people have asked about the carrier that we used in China that worked for both Hannah and Elainea. It was a wonderfu carrier you can check them out at http://www.sutemigear.com/. This carrier can be used as a front, hip or back carrier. We bought one from the seconds page and it worked really well.
We are currently working on our first post placement study. Our social worker came to the house to complete her observations for her home study report. Well the girls got over-stimulated with the idea of a guest at our house that was not a relative. Furthermore she was paying attention to them. They were so rowdy. I figure that it is better for her to see us as we really are. We are a loud but happy family. Do not expect to come to our house for peace and tranquility. I guess that stage of life will come later, but not now with our dynamic duo!
Hannah starts school in a mere thirty days. My baby is growing up. How did it happen so fast? She has really started to mature in the last three months. I am so proud of the girl she is developing into to. She has a huge heart and a good moral compass. As a proud mother I could keep bragging for pages about my kids! They are such a miracle and I could not imagine our lives any differently. God is good!
