We're going to China

Please follow us on our travel website as we leave to bring Ethan home.  We are leaving on Thursday Jan 14 and arriving home Jan 28th.  We will meet Ethan and become his mommy & daddy on Monday Jan 18th. 
The travel site is www.ethanwilliam.com  Please email us and sign our guestbook. 

I don't think I'll be able to use this blog for our family blog anymore since we are adding a Prince.  So I need some suggestions for a new blog name!  Please send them my way.  :-)

Until next time.......

Happy New Year!

Christmas Blessings

We had a wonderful Christmas as a family of 5.  This is our last Christmas as a family of 5.  Next year we'll have a little boy to chase too.  :-)

The girls were so excited. They wanted to see where Santa was on the computer.  We fed the reindeer their food and set out Santa's cookie & milk.  Then they went to bed.  Quite easily I might add.

As usual, I woke up bright (well not so bright) and early.  I thought I heard little feet upstairs. So I got dressed and checked it out.  Of course Jadyn was up.  I woke Bill up and we got our camera's ready.  Then the girls ran down the stairs to see if Santa did come. They were happy to see that he had.

We drove to my parents house around noon to have Christmas with my family.  We had fun. The kids were all very good.  And very patient.  We ate lunch first and then did the kids presents.  They received some wonderful things from their grandparents, great-grandma, Aunt & Uncle.

Saturday our Christmas continued.  We went to Bills mom's house for Christmas with Bills family.  We had fun.  The house was filled with little girl voices.  The kids had fun playing.  We opened gifts first and then ate.  The girls were so excited with their gifts.  They were all wonderful gifts.

We are now starting to settle down from the Christmas excitement.  Thankfully we have been blessed with cooler weather.  This week we are taking it easy, relaxing, enjoying friends etc.  School will begin next week and Bill & I will begin getting ready to leave for China.  Flights are booked.  Now we need to pack our bags.  We leave Jan 14 and return home Jan 28.  Ethan will be with us on Jan 18.

I hope you have had a very Blessed Christmas and I hope you have a Very Happy & Wonderful New Year!

Love, Debbie

Merry Christmas!

Happy Birthday to Jadyn!

Yesterday Jadyn finally turned 6. She could not wait! The 3 months that the girls are not the same age actually kills Jadyn.

So, Bill thought he would surprise her with taking just her to Disney. Jadyn woke up and got dressed for school. We told her to change because she was not going to school. She was actually sad about this. It was library day! And she would get to wear a birthday crown! I promised her that she would have fun and that her teacher said she could wear her crown on Wed. BTW, she did not want to change clothes. So she went in her school clothes.

She was very happy when they got to the Magic Kingdom. They did a lot of rides. Bill said the lines were all short. They had a snack (an apple), lunch (fish & chips) and then ice cream later. As you can see in the photos, Jadyn had a great time.

Around 11 AM Bill asked her if she still wanted to go to school. She looked at him and said "Is that okay? Is it still open?" I love how she loves going to school. But no, she did not go yesterday. They got home around 3:30. Jadyn got $68 I think for her bday from Mickey Mouse. And she bought gifts for all of us.

Enjoy the slideshow. And Happy Birthday my sweet Jadyn Mei! We love you very much!

Much Needed Update

Life has been super busy. And I don't see it slowing down any time soon.
The girls are growing up fast. Tiffani is talking about wanting to get her learners permit. She turns 15 in April. Abby is literally growing tall. We are surprised with how much taller she is than Jadyn right now. And Jadyn is counting down the days until she is 6. Two more days! She's excited. We also are waiting for the travel call, any day now. We anticipate meeting Ethan on Jan 11th. We are excited.

I have a bunch of photos in this slide show from the last month or two.

Tiff has finished marching band for this year. She is sad. But I'm relieved. We now get to see Tiff again. Newsome came in 3rd in their division in state. We are proud of them. Jadyn was chosen as Terrific Kid for Cooperation at school. They did a ceremony and she received a bumper sticker, certificate & pencil. She was excited. Abby has lost 5 teeth now and #6 is coming out soon. Tiffani has faced her fear of Tower of Terror, and she went on the ride with dad & her friend Brooks. She got off the ride and said she had fun and it was awesome. She can't wait to do it again.

Jadyn has had 3 birthday celebrations. We celebrated with our families during Thanksgiving. And then she had a tea party with 4 friends. She loved it. We had "tea" (lemonade) and some snack foods. Then cupcakes and the best part, presents. She had fun. We also played games and laughed a lot.

The girls are excited about Christmas. They love the decorations. They love knowing it's Jesus' birthday.

Last night we went to The North Pole. We took The Polar Express there. The girls were excited. And they had fun. The train ride was fun. Then when we arrived at the North Pole, there were a lot of fun activities to do. Tattoos, crafts, making reindeer food, and hot chocolate & cookies. And of course, SANTA was there. After we met Santa, it was time to eat. They sold hot dogs & chips etc. The girls had fun and they were exhausted when we left.

One more week of school. And this is another busy week. Tomorrow (Dec 14) is Bills birthday. We are hoping that he & I can drive up to Disney for a few hours, alone. Disney is giving you a free day for your birthday. Since we have annual passes, Bill will get a gift card for the amount of a day's admission. Tomorrow night Tiff is playing her flute at her friend Hannah's recital. Tuesday is Jadyn's birthday and Bill is planning on taking Jadyn to Disney, alone, to get her gift certificate, and to spend some one on one time with her. She does not know about this yet. Next Sunday the girls are singing in church in the Christmas musical. They are excited. Friday is the last day of school for 2009. Where has this year gone?

We think that we'll be in China in 4 weeks. So 3 1/2 more weeks here with just the girls. So much to do!

We have set up a travel website for Ethan. It is www.ethanwilliam.com

Here are the photos I've promised. Enjoy!

Updates coming soon

Sorry for the delay in updating this blog. Life has been super busy. I will do my best to update what is going on very soon.

We do have a new travel site for Ethan. It is www.ethanwilliam.com

Until next time.......