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| BROTHER AND BLUE-- It is wonderful to see both of our boys so happy. :-) [These pictures are AFTER Blue has GAINED 10lbs. since being in the U.S.] |
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| BEING GOOFY |
OUR BOYS+WATER = JOY!
FIRST CAMPING TRIP
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| FISHING |
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| HI DAD! |
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| INTRODUCTION TO ROASTING AND TOASTING FOR S'MORES -- BROTHERS SHARING |
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AT THE LAKE
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| THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES... I didn't even think of the symbolism when snapping this shot... when I was sifting through the pictures of the day later that evening... my heart melted when I came to this one. |
PARK DAY
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| HE IS NOT USUALLY VERY FAR FROM A BASKETBALL OR HIS BIKE |
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| MAKING HIS OWN SANDWICH- YIKES! I thought about saying no. Ok, I did say no at first; but he assured me he liked it because he had already eaten one before starting the second one- which he planned on taking to the park with him. After I thought about it... it made sense. In China I once combined a sauce and a food for which I was quickly laughed at and corrected for it; 'No!, You use that for this food, not that one!'. The thing was, I liked the sauce eaten with the food I had chosen, not so much with the food that it was 'supposed' to be, or was 'traditionally' paired with. In addition to the memory of the experience in China, if I was quite honest with myself, I had to admit that most of the food we had given to, Blue, in America thus far was no less strange to him than the food combination pictured above would be to us. Hey, if he was willing to try new things and found something he liked in this foreign world he found himself living in... why not let him? We have had to purposely consider daily life decisions with an open mind. We have tried, for the most part, to have the mindset that we are not sweating the small stuff... because this little guy has enough going on. He eventually moved away from this pictured 'creation' and now enjoys more traditional types of sandwiches. |
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| BLUE AND DAD - We arrived home less than 24 hours before Blue's 14th birthday. China law prohibits adoption after a child turns 14. We are so BLESSED to have our son home with us! |
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| BIG SISTER AND BLUE- He met his sister at 3:45 this morning! |
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| NEW BIKE |
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| LOOK AT ME, MOM AND DAD! |
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| DAD AND BLUE- Guy stuff. 'Nough said. ;-) |
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| BLUE'S FIRST HAIRCUT IN AMERICA- Blue picked out the cut and style he wanted from a salon catalog. He was a bit overwhelmed with the fact that he could choose anything he wanted and there were so many choices. He was happy and a bit proud when he walked out of the salon! He thought it was so funny when mom saved a small lock of hair, taping it to a scrap paper labeled 'First Haircut'. |
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