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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Friday, July 16, 2010

Birthday Continued...

My sister and Brother-in-law gave Scott the ultimate Birthday Gift; a trip to the lakes atop Pikes Peak... FISHING.Scott says he loves camping and fishing and his first adventure to the outdoors was with my sis and her family. He told my sister that he had used a "bamboo" rod in China before to fish, (his words: you know about that one stick that panda beeear chews to eat, it last long time and then we put a small string tied on to it with a worm from the ground we dig for at night). :) I've actually heard that story before, but it was great to hear him getting to know his Aunt and her, him. Scott enjoyed the entire day with his Aunt, Uncle and 2 cousins. They caught three fish. Scott's catch was over 13 inches long. The next day they invited Jacob to experience the lake too, (they caught three more that day) and later that night they all had a fish fry, Yum. :)
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A day in pictures (courtesy my sis and her generous family)!
This is my sister and her family, taking Scott fishing for his Birthday.
What a great adventure and joy it was for all.

The next day, Jacob was invited to spend the day fishing with my sister and her family... as you can see the two cousins enjoyed spending the day goofing with each other as well.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

The Birthday Boy is 12

A little Birthday song, to evoke the mood...with the Birthday dinner.
Yummy, the homemade German Chocolate cake with the... "Trick" smokin' relighting candles...
Scott almost poured water on his cake to get them to quit sparking and smoking... LOL
Cousin Dayne (pictured above) thought Scott was too funny~


And... the Presents, he so patiently waited until evening for.

he had an "Awesome" (his words) :) first Birthday!

Sunday, July 4, 2010

July 4th

The Fourth is not the 4th, without watermelon.Our Foutain of "works".Xanadu of Sparklers...oohh lala!
Look at me sparkle. Bah Hum Bug, mommy said I could not light the fireworks myself until I was 21..lol

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

2 years and counting...

Referral Photo 2008

Our Beautiful Daughter Hannah!

Monday, June 21, 2010

It's Official...

We received our PA {Pre-Approval} today from Ch!n@ for our newest daughter...
Meet our baby girl; Bella XiaoHan so cute!and Full of Giggles...

Yes, ... uhhh, well, ...we are adopting again ... and... Yes, ...Over the Moon with Joy!, as we are once again Humbled, and Blessed Beyond Belief to be able to have yet another daughter.
She is age four and waiting for us in Henan, China.
Our Family cannot wait to bring our newest daughter home.
Please Pray with us, as we begin our "paper-pregnancy" to bring our daughter and our children's sister home, in what we hope will be a short 9 months.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

"Grand" day for Pictures

When Grandpa says "jump", you can imagine :o) "We Jump" .
Grandma and Grandpa came to visit this June and out of the blue,...
in the late afternoon on one of those festive days;
Grandpa says "Get dressed we are going to go get our new family portrait." :o)
Sweaty from work and play, hair a muck, and no appointment reserved,...
And well, we managed to find some clean clothes and brush our teeth,
as we quickly headed out the door in record time for a party of 8.
Drumm-m-m Roll-l-l ...please!
and...
Here we are!The Grand Picture! :o)
The kids are adorable. awhhh, aren't we cute.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Mayana

This was a special visit for Hannah. Mayana was Hannah's foster sister in China.
Extra "thank you" to Mayana's family for coming all the way to Colorado just so they could see each other.


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