New pictures....

Anna's silly face....it actually gets better than this!


Mama stealing a kiss!


Anna loves Sweet 16 already!!



My 2 little girls sitting happily!


Wow~you guys got used to pictures every day and I am falling down on the job. I mean, I'm just too busy lying on the couch, eating bonbons and watching soaps! I don't have time to post on the blog everyday anymore! : ) Life is busy already. We took Anna to the doctor yesterday because she has developed a cold. She is congested and has yucky stuff in her throat! (Can you tell I'm a kindergarten teacher and not a nurse...yucky stuff!) Today we went to get her blood drawn, along with Lauren's. Lauren was sick while we were gone to China and she just hasn't regained her energy and stamina. Lauren did great; they had no trouble getting blood at all. Anna was another story. After one blown vein and another failed attempt at even accessing a vein, Mama told the lab we'd find someone else to get this blood. I just haven't been this little girl's mama long enough to torture her with needles. So we'll try again at a place that specializes in children. We also went shopping for Lauren's birthday present. She turns 5 on Monday! Holy Cow! When did that happen? Enjoy the pictures. They are no special events...just Anna's sweet face. I did manage to capture a partial silly face today. It wasn't the best, she actually does it even better. Have I told you how silly she is? She cracks us up! What a precious little girl we've been given. Hope you are all having a good week. I actually have a prayer request for you all. Pray for Jillian. She is one of Lauren's friends with Rett Syndrome. She went for a routine swallow test and they found that her swallowing is severely impacted. She was not allowed to even leave the hospital. They are currently feeding her through her nose until a g-tube can be surgically placed. Rett Syndrome is not pretty. Pray for Jilly, her mom and dad, the doctors, and pray for a cure or at least a significant treatment! These little girls suffer so much from so many different things. Thanks for your prayers for my girls....and others!

HOMECOMING PICTURES!

Jordan, the shopowner who is a Christian...a wonderful man!



"I'm an American citizen!!"


First picture of our family of SIX!!!


Mama and her two little girls!


Once again, the little ones showed up when pie was involved!

More pictures below

More pictures....isn't that what you want?

Lauren had a good time at the park yesterday. I LOVE this picture of her smiling!!


Anna and Mama on the kitchen floor. I seem to be spending a lot of time on the floor.


Anna enjoying a bottle from Mimi....actually just REALLY glad to be out of her carseat!


Anna had the best time playing in this box.

Update on travel site

I finally got our homecoming written. It should be on the travel site soon. We will update our blog in the next couple of days with pictures from home.

We are home!

We made it in tonight about 8:45. We are all exhausted. Anna didn't sleep very much at all until the last 1 1/2 hours of the last flight. Yay! We were soooooo thrilled to see Lauren and she was excited to have us home. Anna is doing well except when she sees Mandy, our dog. Then she freaks out! I will write more and post pictures tomorrow on our travel site. Thanks for all your prayers. We are happy to be back in America and at home. Love,

a few more....

Mama gets a kiss!!



These last 3 pictures are of Anna playing with Daddy and making faces at him. She is a hoot! And she loves it when we laugh at her faces! (which we do, A LOT!)



More below....I was trying to put this post after the one below. Clearly, I need a tutorial on using blogger!

China-Day 12

Once again I had too many pictures for the travel site. Please be sure to visit it today. I posted the red couch photos! 3 more days and we come home! Love, shelley

Have I told you how much we love this girl?




Shawn and 3 of his girls at the mall...the life of a dad with 4 daughters!


This little boy is bottle feeding a fish! I have never seen such a thing!