....And Now Pictures Too!!!

A video and now pictures too!!!! How excited to get these little glimpses of Rachel Lian. I had kind of gotten into a numbness with the adoption stuff in the last 4-6 weeks and was handling the wait so well (Christmas and a 4 year old have kept me busy) and then you see these pictures and man does it make your heart ache......but it's a good ache.....it aches with love for a little girl I've never even met or held but just like my new necklace says (Thanks Santa!:)) Not under my heart but in it.....she has grown. I just love the first picture.....aren't they precious....and Rachel is on the right.

VIDEO OF RACHEL LIAN!!!!!!!

I got a AWESOME surprise today. A family that recently got their little girl from China emailed me with some footage of Rachel. They had received a CD from the orphanage and this was on there. Rachel is on the right. Click on this link to see Rachel playing with little Liana. She is funny, she is kind of in control of the toy and then when they put that little hat on Liana she gets their attention by banging the two toys together and I wish I knew what the nannies were saying after that because they kind of mock her afterwords and then laughed....then when she thinks Liana is going to reach for a toy she has, she puts it in between her legs....like don't take my toy. I know, I know I have obviously already watched it tooo much and I am analyzing every little move.......I can't help it:))

http://i433.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid433.photobucket.com/albums/qq57/Indigoraven74/LianaandRachel.flv

(I changed the link so you don't have to worry with pausing the play list)

Isn't she precious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Praying for March, Praying for March, Praying for March!!!!!

Christmas Fun!

This is how Taylor appeared coming out of his room Christmas morning and then took off running down the hall.He loves his Leapster he got from Santa and has taken it with him everywhere the last two days!



He also likes his skates and bowling game he got!!



We always go to James' family for lunch and the weather was beautiful so the kids got to go outside and play.


They get in this wagon and one of them pushes and they ride down the hill...and yes it looked scary the first time I saw them do it.


Look how far they go.

And then they pull it back up the hill.....

......so they can do it again!!

Merry Christmas!!

Christmas Eve

You just couldn't get this smile off of Taylor's face on Christmas Eve....too excited!!

a picture of a picture

Our Christmas pictures this year. The top was done at our fundraiser dinner, which I loved and we used for our Christmas cards this year and below is the most adorable Santa picture. I just loved it!! Taylor actually took a toy catalog with him and wouldn't do otherwise cause he said "I show him, I show him". Martene Hatfield did both pictures and we just love using her. The next time we do pictures baby sister should be home :))

These pictures we did when Taylor turned 4. We wanted indoor studio pictures and we love them. I don't have a scanner but I never thought about taking a picture of a picture until Shelli mentioned it the other day....so now I can share some of our other photos :)) Thanks Shelli!

Yeah!!!!

God is at work....we got a email last night that little Yu's surgery has been fully funded, they are now just arranging the surgery and travel.

Away in a Manger

Taylor is really tore up about Christmas this year. He is sooooo excited. Everyday he asks several times about when is Santa coming and when I get frustrated and say "Taylor you are just going to have to wait" he says, "I can't wait!!!!". We haven't put any of his gifts from mom and dad under the tree yet because I really don't think he could take it. It's really fun to see all his excitement.
The year we brought Taylor home my sister and her family got him this nativity set. You have to order it from FP but it is so cute and he just plays with it and if you push the angel down on top it plays 'Away in a Manger'.

Little Yu

So little Yu is the boy who has received the funds we raised at the fundraiser. Yu is a precious, 18 month old little boy suffering from several heart defects. He has a PDA, a VSD and PA. His total amount needed to fund his heart surgery is $7,500 but with the money we raised plus some other generous donors he only needs $3,000 more. Please keep Yu in your prayers, that his surgery will be fully funded soon, that his surgery will be successful and that when his little heart is healed that he will find his forever family. If you would like to help you can go to http://www.lovewithoutboundaries.com/ and go to sponsor a child and then sponsor a child for surgery and then scroll down and look for him in the urgent section. No amount is too small. BTW, he is from the same province that Taylor was and Taylor's first name was also Yu. What can I say...it's a God thing!

2 Years Ago Today!!

Our Little Turkey!

We first met and held our little Taylor 2 years ago today!! It's hard to believe in a way and in others you cannot imagine your life before him! We are so blessed to know and love and have this awesome person as our son. He has just the most precious innocent soul. He is so kind and there is not a mean bone in his body. He has the best sense of humor and is just so funny. He wakes up happy and goes to bed happy and is mostly happy every where in between. He is such a special gift. Thank You Lord!!

Not flesh of my flesh,
Nor bone of my bone,
But still miraculously my own.
Never forget for a single minute,
You didn't grow under my heart-
but in it.
--- Fleur Conkling Heylinger

I love that little poem. I found this necklace on etsy a while back and I have asked Santa for it this year..............

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_20&listing_id=16162044

If you click on the necklace laying across the two books that is the one I like except I will have two little stones with the birthstones of Taylor and Rachel. Don't let me down Santa :))