Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Happy Family Day!!
Seven years ago, at 9:29 a.m., we held Ellie-Kate in our arms for the
very first time. I praise God for the care that she received before she
joined our family, for allowing her to overcome early physical
challenges, and for the incredible blessing in our lives that Ellie-Kate
continues to be every minute since our very first Family Day. The following photos contain sweet memories of our very first Family Day-- March 23, 2009.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Seven Years Ago... March 22, 2016
Seven years ago today, we were more than ready to transition from being
tourists in Beijing (even though the Great Wall was pretty amazing) to
finally meeting Ellie-Kate on the following morning. After we landed in
Kunming, we were eager for something familiar so we sought out a pizza
place. Pizza da Rocco's became our favorite restaurant in Kunming. Seven
years ago tonight, we had our last dinner as a family of five at
Rocco's and returned the next night for Ellie-Kate's first supper with
us. What amazing memories...
Coming down from the Great Wall... March 21, 2009
Emmy on a camel near the Great Wall... March 21, 2009
Emmy, Rocco, Britti, and Chelsea at Pizza da Rocco's-- March 22, 2009
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Seven years ago... March 17, 2016
Hi everyone--
I can't wait to get caught up on the blog. I really miss blogging, but life has continued to be hectic, even though I'm trying to slow down and savor more...
However, I couldn't let today pass by without remembering where we were seven years ago... Seven years ago, we were in the Hampton at the Columbus airport, eagerly anticipating our 6 a.m. flight to DC and then to China.
Seven years ago tonight, we left our home as a family of five, and we would return three weeks later as a family of six. As we tried to get some sleep in our hotel room that night (before our 6 a.m. flight the next day), we couldn't begin to imagine the beautiful baby who would join our family just six days later... Grateful for precious memories of an amazing trip to China, for the friendships that began in Kunming, and, of course, for the baby who has grown into a funny, athletic, smart, and kind second grader-- our amazing Ellie-Kate!
More soon--
Christie
I can't wait to get caught up on the blog. I really miss blogging, but life has continued to be hectic, even though I'm trying to slow down and savor more...
However, I couldn't let today pass by without remembering where we were seven years ago... Seven years ago, we were in the Hampton at the Columbus airport, eagerly anticipating our 6 a.m. flight to DC and then to China.
Seven years ago tonight, we left our home as a family of five, and we would return three weeks later as a family of six. As we tried to get some sleep in our hotel room that night (before our 6 a.m. flight the next day), we couldn't begin to imagine the beautiful baby who would join our family just six days later... Grateful for precious memories of an amazing trip to China, for the friendships that began in Kunming, and, of course, for the baby who has grown into a funny, athletic, smart, and kind second grader-- our amazing Ellie-Kate!
More soon--
Christie
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Family bowling night-- March 22, 2015
Ellie-Kate and Emmy
Roger and Ellie-Kate
Ellie-Kate and Mommy
Ellie-Kate, Emmy. and Britti
World Thinking Day-- March 22, 2015
Emma, Keira, Ellie-Kate, Nadia, Isabelle, Fern
Ellie-Kate and Emma
Ellie-Kate greets guests on behalf of Germany
Emma, Ellie-Kate, Olivia, Isabelle
Ellie-Kate, Shadin, Fern, Nadia, Keira, Emma, Isabelle, Olivia
COSI trip-- 3/22/15
We had a fun time during our overnight at COSI. The girls got to see a movie on the IMAX, play in the play area, explore the exhibits, and sleep in the facility overnight.
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