Happy Chinese New Year - Year of the Rat

What a wonderful day we had for Chinese New Year. We went to our good friends/neighbors house to celebrate TET New Year. They adopted two girls from Vietnam, and we have celebrated with them for the last few years. It was so great to be there, finally, with our Katy.

Then we went out to dinner with two of our China families. The restaurant, food and company were spectacular. The restaurant staff was so excited to meet our girls. They all came out to meet us. They had lots of questions about the girls.

We look forward to many more celebrations with our friends over the years.

The Pats ;( Sledding and Bath Time Fun

We can't believe they lost. At least the Red Sox play their first exhibition game in 3 short weeks!

Sledding in the Back Yard!

Tubby Time! Why are you messing with my hair!!??

Go Pats !!!!

It is just about 5.5 hours until Kick off. We have our Patriots Sweatshirts, food has been bought and ready to be cooked, and now we can relax and watch the game.

Go Patriots...Let's make it 19-0

China 138 Reunion Party

Patriots Party this weekend

This Sunday we hosted a little party for the Patriots big game with San Diego, and Katy had her friend, Gemma, over for a playdate. This is her "China Sister" who came home the same day as she did. It is great to see how much the girls have grown over the last 6 months. They are even starting to play with each other a little more each time they see each other.

Here are a few pictures of the girls.

Gemma, we loved your Pats outfit. You gotta love a girl who dresses for a party.

Katy and her Friend

My First Christmas Home

We had such a wonderful Christmas with our little girl. She was such a joy and a trooper with all the activities. I hope she was happy with all she got from Santa, and Mommy and Daddy. I know i got what I wanted.

Here are a few pictures from our holiday:

Where does the time go....

I just realized we have been home for 5 months today. I can't believe we have only been together for 5 months. It feels like forever.

It has been the best 5 months of my life. Dave and I are completely in love with this little girl. She makes everything happier, more exciting, and funny. I have loved introducing her to new things.

Today it started to snow and we ran to the local store after I picked her up from daycare. When we got out of the car, Katy just looked up at the sky and started to laugh. She held out her hands to feel the snow landing on her hands. It has been a long time since I have seen such excitement and wonder at something so ordinary as a snowstorm.

I have posted some pictures of back 5 months ago, and some new pictures of our Katy now.

Some of her milestones:
-She is walking. Her balance has gotten so good. She loves to walk around and look at everything
-She is saying a few words, such as, Baby, DaDa, Hi, Mama
-She is feeding herself. She can work the spoon and fork very well. Almost all the food makes it to her mouth
-No more bottles. She is a sippy cup girl now
-No more formula. She has not had any for at least a month now. Just water and milk
-We are about a half a pound from turning her car seat around. She weighed in at 19.5 pounds last week.
-She loves her shoes and handbags. She found this little handbag someone gave her and started to put her toys in. She then walked around the house with it. That is a girl after my own heart.
-She is starting to interact with other kids when playing

These are a few of her accomplishments so far.

Dave, Katy and I are gearing up for our first Christmas as a family of three. We will report all of the days events next week.

July 19, 2007







December 2007

First Snowstorm!

Hi everyone.
Here's a few pictures of Katy enjoying her first snowstorm.
Thanks to Linda for the great snowsuit....Katy loves it!

Katy's First Trip to Chuck E Cheese

Today I took Katy to Chuck E Cheese to meet my sister and her kids. We had such a fun time. Katy loved it. I was glad they had some toddler rides, which she rode. I think she was a little overwhelmed at first, but once we found her favorite ride she didn't want to get off.

Here are a few pictures from our day:

Happy Birthday Daddy !!!!!

I wanted to wish my Daddy a big Happy Birthday!!!

You are the most wonderful Daddy and I love you very much.

I am sorry we are all sick with colds on your birthday, but just having us all together makes me feel good. I promise I will "sleep like a baby" tonite so you can get some sleep to.

I love you, and Mommy loves you too.

Love Katy

Katy over the last 4 months!

Here's a slide show of Katy since the beginning of July.
It's truly amazing how far she's come in such a short period.
We hope you enjoy!

Click the X to minimize the U2 video.

Katy's First Halloween

Here's a few shots of the ladybug.
We took a stroll through the neighborhood and had a great time.
No candy for Katy though!

Rollin' around on the floor



Let Me Out Dad!

Playing in the leaves.

Reading one of her favorite books.

And starting to feed herself!


Katy's just days away from walking!!
She made it across the kitchen tonight without plopping on her butt.
Each day she's getting further and further.
We are scared!

WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!

Thank You Red Sox for another Championship!
Good Times never seemed so Good!

GO SOX!

Good Luck Red Sox!
Goin' for the sweep!!

GO SOX!

Look at Katy's face, already a true Sox Fan.....nervous excitement!
Good Luck in the World Series to the Red Sox.
The WORLD SERIES!!!!!.....again!! Times couldn't be better!

Katy Update.....finally

Hi all,
Sorry for the lack of posts. We've all been crazy busy.
Today marks 3 months since Katy came home!! Time is flying by.
Katy's doing great! Crawling around like a mad woman and very, very close to walking.
She started feeding herself with a spoon the other night.
Most of the time she's putting the wrong end in her mouth but she's got the right idea. It's pretty funny, and if you try to take the spoon out of her hand she freaks out. Anyways, here are a few pictures from the last few weeks. We hope you enjoy them.

GO SOX!!!!

Happy Birthday to cousin Brennan!

Hamming it up again!

Having a blast on Gemma's new swingset.

Katy and Gemma at Gemma' Christening.
Congrats Gemma!

I'm going to be walking any day now!

Katy with Uncle Brian