HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHIRLEY

Hey there my friend. Yes.. you should have never given me access to your blog. Here I am wishing you a great big Happy Birthday and many many more to come. Have a wonderful day. Love ya lots!!

Maria

Day at the beach!

Lil Sis and Big Sis enjoying the water...


My Big Sister is so funny..I just love her!!


Olivia with her buddies..


Ohhhh!! The water is cold when it hits my bum!


Olivia and Maria enjoying their day!


This beach stuff is making me exhausted!!

We had a lot of fun at the beach today. Olivia did great. She really enjoyed watching the kids in the water. She also managed about an hour nap! whoo hoo!
We had our gourmet lunch at the beach...peanut butter and jelly sandwiches!!
Next stop,,the ocean. I can't wait to take Olivia there.
I hear someone waking up,so my time is up..Hey at least I got some pictures up, just never have time to write anything..
SEE YA!!

YAY..finally a new post!!!

Olivia's 2 best buddies..Hannah and Lilly

Hannah insisting on getting the ball from Olivia



Ok, I'll try a different approach!! Can I please have the ball??


I just love Mandarin Oranges!!! YAY!!

The most beautiful BIG sister ever! Just LOVE her!!



My 2 beautiful girls..Last day leaving China..





Finally, a finish product!! YAY!!

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Ok...where does this part go???? Introducing..tweedle D and tweedle Dum...

Hello everyone!! Everything is going great here. Olivia is finally sleeping at night. I had to just try to keep her awake during the day and really limit her naps. Waking her up during her nap was not easy..Cranky butt big time. All in all, she is sleeping well finally. Which means Mommy is finally getting rest also.

We haven't really ventured out any where. We are going to the beach soon and of course I have to take her to the mall. I wanted to stay close to home for a week to get her adjusted to the time change etc. I am sooo ready to venture out to the beach especially,,take her to the park for a picnic..I just can't wait to do some fun things with my girls!!

Ally is doing great!! Just loves having a liitle sister around. It has been a huge adjustment for her as well. I just love her and wouldn't know what I would do without all the help she is giving me. I wouldn't be able to take those nice hot showers!! haha..

I want to give a big shout out to all my China 138 families. I miss you guys!! I can't wait for all of us to get together. Also, my little blogger baby "Hannah", I hope you are feeling better soon. Olivia wants you to come over and play! I'm also missing my Little Lilly. I miss those cute little smiles you gave me in China.

My time is up on here. I have a little one on my lap that won't let me type any more. UGH! My alone time is very limited these days. I'll be in touch!!!
See ya!!

We are home!!!

So we are home sweet home!! It is so nice to be home in my own bed...BUT I'm not sleeping in it. Olivia wants to sleep all day and play all night. It is just going to take some time to adjust to the time change. In the long run, it is all so well worth it. She is just amazing and his bonding with her big sister very well. We had an absolutely amazing journey. We will never forget it. As soon as things slow down, I'm hoping to do a huge slide show of our amazing journey. As of now, family and friends in and out all weekend. No rest for the wicked!!
Talk soon!!!

Not happy......

Ok, is this the cutest or what? Just wanted to let you know, she is not always smiling like all the pictures show you. Yes, most of the time she is
We are now in Guangzhou. The weather is extremely hot. We are off to the Banyan Temple where the babies get blessed. I'm off to breakfast.
Be in touch soon~~ Not much time to blog these days..
See ya~~

Having a great time................

Daddy with his 2 favorite girls. Olivia finally sat on Daddy's lap.

Sisters enjoy their pizza.

Just got done playing with her Big Sister


Hey Everyone,
I have a minute to post. Today we went into the countryside. It was very sad. It really makes you realize how much we do have. The way the people live is just upsetting. We took a bunch of videos on it. I can't wait to watch the videos when we get home. The people get very excited to see the babies. They walk up to you so much and just smile..some stare etc. Not sure what to think of that. We have seen so much these passed few days. Trying to soak it all in. Tomorrow we are heading to the zoo. I hear it is huge. They did tell us, no panda bears.
Our China group is great. We are having so much fun with everyone and their babies. All in all, the babies are doing well with adjusting. It wasn't as bad as we all thought. The bus rides are hell I have to say. So much you can do with the baby on those trips. Just hope that they fall asleep.
Yesterday a tailor came to the hotel and measured our babies for their very own China dress. I did get Olivia a white one for her christening, and I got her and Ally one to match. They are beautiful. We will be getting them on Friday. I will definitely send over some pictures.
Our tour guide is awesome. She really takes good care of us and makes sure we are all happy.
That is all for now. We have to get ready for some paperwork and head on down to dinner. Yes, chinese food. Hey we did have pizza today. My stomach was in shock..it was OK..better than Chinese, just can't wait to go home to some real food. You know, devil dogs and chocolate milk..YES!!!

Gotcha day tomorrow!!!

Hello there!! So sorry, I just can't get my pictures on my blog. It's a new laptop and I have to figure this out. I may have a block or something on it..not too sure..Anyways, we have been so busy I don't even have time to blog.
Tomorrow is the day we get Olivia...we will get her around 330-4pm China time..
No sleep for me tonight!!! I'm so hoping to post pics tomorrow..if not I will send pics to my friend and she will post them for me on my blog.
See ya!!

Hello From China

Hello there!! We made it! Arrived here yesterday, but didn't have any time to blog yet. I can say it was the longest day of my life. We flew for 14+ hours, but with the 4 hour layover...made it worse not to mention the 12 hour time change. We were up for over 24 hours. UGH!!
All in all, this place is a whole new world. It is just amazing. Only one more day left, until we finally get to see Olivia. I can't believe it is finally here. We have a day planned tomorrow for more site seeing..then the next day OLIVIA!!!
We visited The Great Wall today, and the Summer Palace. The weather,,well..it was very, very HOT!!
It is very late and I need some serious sleep. I will post a longer post tomorrow if we don't get back too late. They are keeping us very busy and not much time to blog these passed 2 days..
I will post lots of pictures tomorrow.
SEE YA!

We are off!!!!

We are off to CHINA this morning..WHOO HOOO!! It's finally here! Thank you all for your support. Keep watching for updates. I will be blogging while in China about our journey.

BYE BYE!!!!

Thank you!!!

My dear friend,
It has been a crazy few months I have to say. As you are reading this, I will be on a plane to China to finally get my daughter. I look back so much and see how many times you have been there for me. You have never judged me, always honest with me,and always there to lend that shoulder. I share all my thoughts and secrets with you and they stay with you and only you. I trust you with all my heart.
You have been my rock and I wouldn't know what I would have done without you helping me through this crazy time. You are an amazing friend that I admire very much and I wish I was more like you. You have many great qualities within you that many do not see. I am very proud to call you Olivia's godmother. I know in you I can trust you with her life. I can trust you to be honest with her and never let her down. That is why I have chosen you. You are a great second "mom" to Allison. She loves you dearly.
Thank you so much for all that you are, for all that you do and for just being here for me....always!!!!!!

1 more day!!! WHOO HOO!!!

Ok everyone..Only ONE more day until we leave for China YAY!! I can't wait to share this journey with all of you!!! I'll be in touch!!!