hair bow attempts....

So... I have been reading that people have started to try to save $$$$. And I asked myself, why I want to save money too so I will make some of Eliza's hairbows that I normally buy from Nordstroms. Needless to say, two tired people (Mommy and Omi), 14 hours, $96.00 in material we have only 9 hairbows to show for our efforts. I will explain in a later post how we created these monstoursities.

One Year ago on Jan. 18th she was placed in our arms... This is our family today!

Boy, how things have changed and we LOVE this girl more than anything!

The first three pictures are exactly of Family Day at the one year mark. Eliza's daddy surprised us with a night at Perry Cabin. We spent the night with room service, playing and bonding. Daddy got his girl "fruit on a stick." Eliza's favorite and of course what girl does not like chocolate covered strawberries. We did not get to many pictures of our night but I did get a chance to bond with my daughter. To help with bonding while we were in China we bathed once we got back to the hotel. One year later Eliza and I took a bath together. All together a different experience, playing and laughing in the tub, with lots of splashing. What a difference a year makes. She co-slept with us last night, she stayed up till 11 pm partying then kept waking up in the middle of the night to play. She loved the hotel and most of all spending time with her Mommy and Daddy.

Thanks for Christy from a "Bushel and a Peck" on posting such a great picture of friends and for her candid story and recount of her experience in China. Although, it was different from mine it was great to know her and call her friend. She is an AWESOME mom with lots of adoption insight and the gift of words to express what we can not say.

To all the other families we traveled with, you are truley AMAZING families! We love watching the girls grow up in loving homes. Til we meet again dear friends!

One year ago today we were headed to China for her...

Our little family of two and our Chessie dog were about to become a family of three, this very day last year. We were headed to BWI airport. Here is our family before with anticipation with what was to come.

Winter Fun

We got the chance to see Ice on the Potomac this year. Chinese artist are flown in from China to work around the clock to create an ice winter wonderland. Here are some of the pictures from our fun day.

New Year's Day

We have had a blast spending New Years Day with Grammie and Granddad. Here are some of the pictures from New Years Day and New Years Eve. Unfortunately the only pic we have from New Years Eve is not that good but trust me.... Good times with great friends there needs to be a repeat next year. :)