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Welcome~Here she is!Sutton ElizabethBorn October 18, 2005Introduced to us on June 26, 2006Almost 2 years after our journey began.We cant wait to meet her. Please join us here while we're en route. We...
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Up, up and away! Well, alas, here we are! We are just 3 days away from our departure. As early as first thing this morning I was calm. For some reason, right around 10AM I freaked out! Oh my! This is...
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Yikes! We're drowning in luggage! Actually, it's not that bad considering David and I are not typically the lightest travelers. I went and bought smaller bags so we'd be forced to cut back. Thank...
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Yipee! We've arrived and it's beyond fabulous. Our journey was,believe it or not, a piece of cake. Cathay was as wonderful and accomodating as we had heard and Ethan was a gem. Really, we had several...
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Good Morning, ugh, I mean, Good Evening! I'm so confused! Can you say jet lag? We were all up at 3AM with a large carafe of latte delivered by 4AM. How strange.First let me say, this is wonderful. We...
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'It's only a day away...' Wow! Tomorrow is our big day. We're a bit nervous but very excited too.~We had another lovely day yesterday. We took a ferry across to the other side of Hong Kong (Kowloon...
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We're not in Kansas anymore, TOTO! Oh my. We arrived in Nanning late yesterday afternoon. Very rural and the women's rooms are just holes in the floor (no toilets). Thankfully I made nice trip to...
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HERE SHE IS! SUTTON ELIZABETH DEANThere is not a word is the dictionary to describe our event just a little over an hour ago. We went on a bus to another hotel type of establishment. Off the...
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Our kids are in bed. OUR KIDS! We've been waiting SEVEN years to say our kids/family. All of the shots, paper work, whatever... We've arrived.A few more fun photos. We've got one fun, happy girl on our...
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Another lovely day. David, Sutton and I spent the morning making our adoption official. By around 11:00am we were dubbed Mommy and Daddy! Yipee!Over the last two years, I've dreamed of our adoption. I...
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What's better than waking up to not one, but TWO smiling children. Aint life grand? Yip! But now I'm sleepy. Enjoy the photos from the park in Nanning! More tomorrow. :-)
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Maybe Sutton should mean 'easy child' instead of 'sunny southerner'. Although we were under hotel arrest today (she wasn't feeling well) we still had a nice day. We went for a very short walk this...
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This is me after a week in China.Worn, shriveled, and with a protective fur coat.This is Ethan with his buddy Declan. They are sweating more than they ever have in their little four years of life. No...
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Hello! It seems as if it's been an eternity since I last logged in. In actuality, I only missed one night but I have SO much to tell.First and most importantly, Miss Sutton is a dream come true. I...
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Two day old photos!So, we think from here on in this will be a blog with words painting our pictures. Sadly, our camera broke tonight. The good news is we have friends and other means for capturing our...
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So, we're on the 3 day count down today! We have our final obligation at the government building. It's been said, in the eyes of the Chinese, the most important meeting of all. Although we took an oath...
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We're home! Battling a bit of jet lag but everyone is doing very well! We're going to update photos soon. Sutton is getting to know the pooches Jolie and Colby. She wasn't a big fan initially but now...
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On a night when we're all in need of, well, some positive thoughts, I thought I might share some. I'm sure, here on the evening of the 5th anniversary of the September 11th nightmare, you can't believe...
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O.K. so we're WAY over due. Life happens right? I've gotten back to playdates (many), errands (which never stop) and now I'm in the month of October.Look at my girl. She's so brave, courageous and...
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HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY TO SUTTON ELIZABETH!Although today is 'birthday proper', Saturday, October 14th was the big celebration day. We had over 5o adults and more than 30 kids here for a fall festival. I...
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Easter and Spring are upon us although temps certainly didn't reflect the date on the calendar! Sutton and Ethan are having a grand ol' time and are looking forward to lots of fun this summer.
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It's the wonderful month of July and summer has been fabulous so far. Ethan finished preschool (he starts kindergarten in the fall) and we left shortly after for Newport. Lots of sun and fun for...
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Happy 2nd Birthday Sutton!It's hard to believe we have just celebrated Sutton turning two. The last year has flown and she is amazing. She started talking and going potty within days of her birthday...
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A happy belated 2008! The holidays have come and gone but fun was had by all. We celebrated David's 40th birthday by taking the kids to Disney. It was a wonderful trip and mommy and daddy enjoyed Minny...
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