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One year ago today, our family of three was shown into a large empty room in a civil affairs building in Changsha. We were the only family waiting that day, which gave us plenty of room to pace around nervously… After what seemed like forever, little M, looking out the window, said that she thought…

Tomorrow will be our baby J’s first family day…the day our little guy gained a forever family and became an orphan no more, and the day we went from being a family of three to an instant family of four. We have enjoyed getting to know and love our boy this past year… He is…

There is no passion to be found living small- in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. ~ Nelson Mandela

Exactly one year ago today we were getting on a plane to fly to Beijing. We were excited and nervous, and worried about what our baby J would go through the following week… But mostly, we were excited. Because in two days we would be meeting the youngest member of our family… our baby J.…

My name is M. I like to color a lot, because we can make pictures of things.Â A purple brachiosaurus. Because it’s her fave. I am snoring when I sleep in the tent, and sometimes our mommy reads to us with stories. We cover our window so the sun do not wake us up. That…

Once or twice a year I try to do a little interview with little M. I made up these questionnaire sheets, and we use the same questions every time. It is fun to see how her answers change with time…In the past, she has had trouble answering questions, had to really think through her answers,…

Our kids love this book… we bought this for little M when she first came home, and it has remained a favorite with baby J, as well. It’s about a little bird who knows he has a mommy, and goes looking for her… And the mommy he finds looks nothing like him, but is perfect…