Sunday, November 08, 2009

My soon to be 3 year old :)

My baby is growing up way too fast!! Look at my little peanut in China. This was day two with her and our official adoption day. She was just 13 months old (she turned 14 months a week later). Now she will be 3 YEARS OLD???


Flash forward to the present and here is what almost 3 looks like in our house :) And she really does know her A B C'S :)

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Thursday, November 05, 2009

2 Years ago today!


My life changed for the better. Lin Ping An entered my life and finally my daughter had a face. I became a Mommy and my dreams became reality. I waited another 2 months and 1 day to kiss her cheeks and hug her tight. Our journey continues and I wouldn't trade it for anything. Thank you China for my Abba. I will always be grateful for the gift that you have given to me.

Sunday, November 01, 2009

Halloween 2009

Abby has been talking about Halloween for weeks. She has been carrying her pumpkin candy holder around and practicing saying Trick or Treat and or passing out pretend candy :)

A couple of her Halloween outfits this week :)

Heading over to Uncle Pete's for Trick or Treating. Yes that would be rain on the window. Luckily it didn't last. This was the warmest Halloween on record for a while. It was 84 today and very muggy this evening.

Check out cousin Josh sporting his new short hair cut! Could he be any cuter??? Sissy made a cute "Nice Witch". Abby was happy even though she doesn't look it in this photo.

Super Josh!

My little Kitty Cat :) See her tail :)

Alright guys! Let's go :)


Here we go!


Leading the way. She was on a Candy Mission :)

Trick or Treat!


I was proud of my girl. She was great about saying Thank you.




Starting to get tired....

Jp wasn't about to give up his bucket :0


Hot, sweaty and tired but she had a bucket full of loot :)

Jp was tired too.


Happy Halloween! My tired little Halloween munchkin was asleep within 10 minutes tonight :)

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Pumpkin Patch

Little Miss working on her "Puter" shortly before we left for the pumpkin patch:)
With Halloween just around the corner it was time to head over to the pumkin patch. Sissy joined us at the last minute :) After an hour and a half of looking for the place we finally found it.

It was a cool overcast day. I was still fighting the crud so most of the pictures that day were blurry. I love this first one. I wanted her to stand closer to the goat. Abby in turn thought that was a silly idea and had no part of it (love her expression).

Wacing at the Lama, No pictures of him though. Poor thing was super stressed with all of the people looking at him. They finally put him back in the barn.

A stick! She loves them.

Getting ready to enter the corn maze. She wasn't to sure at first but liked it once we got going.


OOOPS! Lost her shoe.


Checking out the pumkins.

Got one and it's heavy!

They had tractor hay rides too :)


Trying her best to get a pumpkin off the vine


Couldn't get it.



The pumpkin we brought home. Thanks for making Abby's day Sissy and coming with us!

Thursday, October 22, 2009

My little girl

I swear I don't know where my baby went. She is growing up too fast. In some of these pictures she looks twice her age too me. Okay not the first one but I had to include it. Mama's bed, hot milk, her papa's and Cassie girl.

Quite serious here. She is talking to Meema. She has become quite chatty on the phone lately. It's fun to listen to her.


Listening and doesn't she look older?


Being silly fresh after her bath :)

Fall has been around finally. Last weekend we actually broke out her winter coat. It was rainy and we only had a high of 49. She looks adorable in it and it's big enough to wear next year as well :0

Looking grown up!





Working on Halloween crafts. Meema she told me she was making this for you :)


Tadaaaaah!


It was still chilly Monday so we got to wear more fall/ winter clothes.

Heading out to school :)




And then back in the 70's the rest of the week with a cool down at the end of the week. That's why we are both fighting the crud. Darn weather! I really want us both to get the swine flu shot but we can't get it while we are sick :( I'm nervous to give her the shot but I am more nervous about the rapid rise in cases that we have been seeing in our city the last 2 weeks. Scary stuff!

Gotta love condo living :)