coming soon - how to make a steamed egg

Stay tuned - I will soon post directions on how to make a steamed egg - Sara and Lily say yummy

playground

Sara loved the playground! Lily climbed up the steps to the slide and they I passed Sara up to her. Lily held tight to Sara and they went down the slide - with Sara laughing the whole time. Sara also loved the toddler swing - and Lily did a great job pushing Sara on the swing.

the skunk

Sara is playing with this stuffed skunk. My sister made this skunk when she was in high school. Years back my sister was house sitting - when the family came home the skunk was sitting on their kitchen floor - they did a double take because they thought that the skunk was real! Sara does not seem concerned that this skunk looks real!

visit to Granddad

winning smile

Happy 4th birthday

Lily and Sara, on bed

Lily showing Sara some of her stuffed animals on her bed.

Lily and Sara, tearing paper

Lily teaches Sara how fun it is to tear paper! Lily is happy as long as Sara is doing what Lily wants.

happy eater

Sara is a happy eater - I love this age because there is no attitude as to what is being served for dinner - Sara will just about everything except bananas. New foods that she has tried - tofu dogs, asparagus, spinach, yogurt, mac & cheese, spaghetti with my sauce (garlic, onions, kidney beans, tvp chunks), my veggie soup, faux chicken nuggets made from soy, steamed egg, cream of wheat, oatmeal, cheese and many fruits and veggies.

Abby and Sara, friends

Abby and Sara are becoming friends. Abby is a retired dog that likes to spend her days sleeping and eating. She is about 14yrs old and is quiet in her old age. This makes for a good match with a new baby. Sara has been caught feeding food from her tray to Abby.

few more photos from town baby shower

Here are a few more photos from the baby shower in town - these are from the few photos that I actually took at the shower!

thanks for the baby shower - in town

My friends in town did a baby shower for before we traveled to China. Thank you to everyone that came - and for the wonderful presents for Sara and donations for the orphanage - also thanks for the support during the wait for referral and wait for travel. Thanks to my friend Michelle who sent me all these photos. I can't believe I took hardly any photos at the shower!

thanks for the baby shower - at work

Before we traveled to pick up Sara my coworkers gave me a baby shower. This is the cake that TO made for the shower! It was yummy too! Thank you to all my coworkers for my present and for all your support! I have thought of you all often while we were in China - and was very happy to hear that you were able to follow our journey through this blog.

Thank you for orphange donations

Thank you for the donations to the orphanage. I gave them to the assistant director on the day we signed all our paperwork for Sara's adoption. Thank you for the creams and medications from everyone at the two baby showers - the shower in town and the shower at work. Thank you to my mother for the blankets, mittens and hats that she made. I also brought fleece hats and booties. The orphanage is not well off and so the donations are well appreciated.

arrival in Manchester - thanks to Priscilla & Sam!

After all the travel - we arrived in Manchester NH on time Friday night - my friend Priscilla had dropped us off 2 wks and 2days earlier - and then kept the van at her Manchester home to save us on parking - she was working when we arrived and so her husband Sam came and picked us up - thanks Priscilla and Sam! Your the best!

planes, trains and automobiles

The girls did well on the flights on Friday - from Guangzhou to Hong Kong - then Hong Kong to Chicago - then Chicago to Manchester. Over 24hrs of traveling!

planes, trains and automobiles

view from White Swan window - laser show

Here are photos from our window at the White Swan in Guangzhou on our last night - Thurs night. Every night at 8pm there was a laser show - choreographed with music to the laser lights. Party boats all lite up went up and down the river.

we are home!

We arrived home Friday at 9pm. I will post more later - much to do - unpacking - newspapers and mail - playing with the cats and dogs.

trip to the Zoo