Tuesday, July 31, 2007

The Telephone Call One Year Ago






Last year on this day I sat at the beach with Darrin and Amy and we waited for our phones to ring. Dave was at work, where he waited to hear from me. The referral phone calls are always so exciting. We were told we had a beautiful baby girl waiting for us in Shangrao in the Jiangxi province. Her name was Cha Wan and she was born in October. We are so happy we have truly been blessed with such sweet,funny,healthy,adorable daughters. Zoe runs after Jordyn and wants to be just like her big sister. She speaks in almost complete sentences, loves to color and has such a sweet way about her.

This past weekend we went up to Cape Cod to visit with Dave's cousins. They just opened a wonderful little sandwich shop in a town called Hull. It is on the beach and called Hull's Kitchen. The food is great and you can play some games on the porch while you eat. If anyone is in that area- please check it out. The owners are some very cool people.

The girls had a great time visiting although I have learned that Zoe does not travel as well as her big sister. She did not want to sleep there and it was very upsetting to hear her cry the way she did. The second night was much better than the first.

Monday, July 16, 2007

I can't believe Jordyn is going to be 5






My heart can just burst when I look over at Jordyn and see the beautiful girl she is becoming. She is funny, kind, goofy and just loves to laugh all the time. ( I'm not just saying that because I'm he Mom- although that helps, I'm sure) Jordyn will be 5 on Wednesday and we had a party the other day in honor of her birthday. I'll be honest whenever one of my children now has a special occasion, I start to get very sad about the children that are still in the orphanages. I start to think how it sucks that they are having a birthday and what if nobody sings to them or acknowledges it. I think about the long wait to adopt in China and in some other countries where that isn't even possible ( like Cambodia) and all the children that are just there and waiting for something good to happen.- Sorry to be so deep- I just can't help it sometimes.
Jordyn has discovered Junie B. Jones and webkins- she got some great gifts and loved every minute of her party.
Zoe- on another note loves learning how to swim, loves her big sister - JuJu and is a delight to be with- she has such a wonderful personality- Don't get me wrong, I am TIRED!! I often feel like a cook just taking orders as well as a mediator- but it is a lot of fun.
On another note- I have started to knit again -wait until you see the sweater I have made for Zoe- everyone will be amazed and talking about it. I may make news!!
The other night I took Zoe to the dentist ( where I was told both of our girls will need braces- nice- no super sweet sixteen here) Zoe screamed the whole time but came out to see Jordyn with a kiss and a hug and to show her, the new toothbrush she got- too cute!!