It seems like February 29 should be worthy of a blog, just due to it only rolling around every 4 years. So, here we go… Random thoughts from a scattered brain.
My father fell on the ice in New Hampshire and broke his lower leg and ankle. He had surgery yesterday morning, so […]

Does it look like Phoebe is saying “YAY!”???

Because, after a very very long day at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital… a day filled with EKG’s:

And echocardiograms:

And lots and lots of little checks:

And TONS of waiting around, in which we did silly stuff, like decorating Phoebe:

And decorating Gwen:

And trying to make Phoebe happy:

Anyway….after ALL THAT, we […]

Happy New Year! Last night we spent the evening with a few other families with children from China. We celebrated Chinese New Year with a game of basketball and a dragon dance, as well as Papa John’s pizza, cashew chicken and steamed buns.

Gwen under the dragon head

Sam, trying to decide […]

As you all know, Doug came home on Sunday evening with Sam. We had a wonderful time meeting him in Springfield and were SO glad to see the families that came to welcome him home! Several people have asked me where Phoebe was in the video and, well, she’s the baby you hear […]

YouTube is not working right now, so I don’t have the video, but I do have some pictures for you!
Gwen, Lydia and Ashlyn waiting for Doug’s plane to arrive

Meeting Sam for the first time

Sam’s welcoming party: the Millers, the Tuckers, Sheryl & Gracyn Holle, and the Koonces

Getting Sam in his carseat. Turns out, he […]

….while the video is uploading to YouTube.

From Doug:
Ok last email from China…and to think we spent all his time in Guangzhou and didn’t once eat at Lucy’s…what is wrong with us? This one is going to be short. I need to go get Samuel up and dressed and our bags downstairs.
Oh I’m so proud of Doug!!!! Not just because he […]

From Doug:
YAY!!!! We are finished!! It was as uneventful as the last time except there were a lot more families in there this time. There was one family from Springfield but I didn’t get a chance to talk to them. Anyway, we drove by the bus station and there were loads of people waiting in […]