We're adjusting to life with our new daughter. Every day brings something new. She has totally embraced us as her family. What an answer to prayer that is! She is very comfortable at home and has even bonded with our pets...another answer to prayer. God has been so good to us.Yes, we do have our challenges. It reminds me of having a newborn baby and trying to figure out what their needs are. We … [Read more...]

Here are a bunch of pics of Haven's first fishing outing! She loved it. She even ventured so far as to take off her shoes and put her feet in the water...not bad for a little girl who would NOT take her shoes off in China for anything! She fits right in :) … [Read more...]

Hi everyoneSorry we have been so quite. Thank you for ALL the e-mails wondering how things are going. A huge thank you to everyone in our community for the outpouring of love we have received--the visits, meals, gifts for Haven and cards have meant more to us than you will ever know. We appreciate it so much. Some day Haven will understand how much she is loved :)Well, life in the Salem house … [Read more...]

Hi everyone,So sorry we have not been able to update for the last few days. We could not sign into my blog for our last couple of days in China. Our final two days in China were great. We absolutely love the Chinese people--they are so hospitable and so friendly. They all tried to speak to Hannah-Claire and Haven in Chinese. Too funny--they got no response from either. Hannah-Claire was very … [Read more...]

Okay Dawn....mmmmmm, the fanny word. Well, let's just say that where I am from it is used to refer to a certain anatomical body part on a woman :) Tooooooo funny. You just CANNOT name a store that! LOLWell, we're learning through trial and error with Haven. Since arriving in Guangzhou (GZ), she has been absolutely terrified to go to bed, yet in Nanjing we had no problems. Every time we put her to … [Read more...]

Today was a sweet day of "firsts." Some good, some bad. First the good...Haven finally SAT on the toilet to wee. Up to this point, she was so afraid of it that she would stand over the toilet and wee all over the place. She was in such a hurry to get out of there, usually, that she would run out in midstream with her pants still down! But today, she sat down. HA-llelujah!Now for the bad, it … [Read more...]

Hi, everyone, Hope this video works. It's little "missy" dancing in a shoe store. She's obviously used to the paparazzi. Anthony … [Read more...]

Hi, loved ones,Phew, the last two days have been crazy. As we expected, our flight to Guangzhou last night was terrifying for Haven. She had no idea what was happening or where she was. She did eventually settle down, but it was so hard for her. We think drugs are going to be in order for the flight home. :) When we got to the hotel late last night Haven was so disoriented--poor little thing was … [Read more...]