Red Thread Journey..."An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstances. The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break." Chinese Proverb


This is the story of our family: Our son Jacob, born to us 12 years ago, and Our daughter Kira (2005~2006), whom was born to us~ and now she rests in heaven before us, with my husband's eldest daughter Shelby (1990~2011). They have all three blessed our lives and souls, in many ways as their humbled parents. They have powerfully lead us through GOD'S hand to be parents of more; through their love, memory, and with the help of adoption from China. We have now come complete circle and have finished our journey to family forever, to adopt our 3...uhhhhh now 4th...no... it is our 5th beloved child from China. Our first China daughter; Hannah was from Guangdong, China ~ in 2008 and we then returned to China in late 2009 to adopt Our oldest son; Scott and Our oldest daughter; Athena, both from Henan, China ~ in 2009. We just finished the process of adopting our youngest daughter; Bella from China, she was also from Henan, China ~ in 2011. At the same time we were blessed to be able to have found another waiting daughter; Deanna, our 4th china daughter, and she is our 5th child from China. She is from Guangdong, China--same as our first China daughter; Hannah (2008) --& the story behind Deanna joining us is way too long to print it all here, but our circle of forever family is complete with her ~in 2011. {Here is just an exerpt of that special final adoption journey}-- Deanna is our 1st adopted daughter's foster sister from Guangdong, China. She is now the same age as our 1st adopted daughter was when we were first united as a forever family. Deanna's Chinese name means: 'perfect, precious circle'.} Our family circle is now complete. Pray with us as we enjoy parenthood, and as we continue to rejoice in the trials, triumphs, and blessings that have lead us each time halfway around the world to add to our cherished family. This is our family we share with you, as friends and family alike.


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Sunday, August 31, 2008

Visiting the Grandparents!

Home on the Range! Hungry!
Funny!Silly! Oh, the babies!
Bandit & Hannah!Wolf Creek Pass, scenic overlook.
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Friday, August 29, 2008

The Sand Dunes, National Park!

...And they are off!
(How many steps does it take to get to the top of the peaks?)...A lot of Steps!!!
Come on sweetie, we can do it!Coming down is A LOT easier. :o)
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Friday, August 22, 2008

The Fair!

Wow, the cousins are at the fair!
Watch out, it gets wild in the west!

The Flintstone cars.
Hey Jacob, "We are inside a bear!!!" GGRRRR!
On your mark...boys???
Get set... girls?
GO!!!
The Nascar Pig Races,
... and the winner is?
Jacob & Dale Pigheart Jr. are the winners of the race.
(rednecks, gotta love 'em) :o)
The 4H club petting zoo.Oohh! The Celebrities come out at night!
and the Awesome prizes!
Ah, a...Good Night!

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Monday, August 18, 2008

School Started Today!

First day of school, & I think Mommy is more excited!

Hannah is in First Grade.
Her brother Jacob is a Third Grader.

Time to go...

The cousins together after School!

(Looks like they enjoyed the first day!)

Cousin Dayne is attending the same school & is in Kindergarten, and Cousin Sarah was with us mommy's for the first day of after~school pickup.

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

"Hannah! The phone is for you."

Hello,... Mei Na?

"OH, OH... Mama, Mei Na is really calling!"
Hannah was surprised.
A little shy... she didn't want everyone to hear.
(Their conversation from this end,
was part English with of course a bit more Chinese.)
Too cute!
...She was super happy to hear from her friend.
(The families of Hannah's friend(s) live in America as well,
we hope to let them keep in~touch FOREVER.) :o)
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Sunday, August 10, 2008

Grand Week

Hannah got to meet some of her Grandparents this week, can you say "spoiled"! :o)
She just adores them and visa~versa.
We capped off the week with a group photo.
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Saturday, August 2, 2008

Two Swings...

Nice Swing!
Practice makes better...(Thanks Daddy)
Another nice arm.
I think Hannah likes this kind of "Swing" more!


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Friday, August 1, 2008

One Month Anniversary!

To celebrate the day, we went to the movies
at Hollywood Theaters (our favorite place).
We took the kids to see...
"Journey to the Center of the Earth" in 3D!
It was great fun, and we really enjoyed it.

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