Happy Referral Anniversary to CR Group 91!

Two years ago today...that's right...TWO years ago today we saw our precious daughter's pictures for the first time. Words can't express adequately the emotions we felt that day. There are also no words to describe the way this sweet girl has filled our hearts. His blessings are immeasurable!

I thought I'd just keep this post simple and let you gaze in wonder at these pictures of Hope KeXuan Charlotte, our two year old delight.


We decided to honor our day with a quick Chinese dinner before church. This short little video was taken on our way there.


Our Family at Dinner


Hope had her picture with her tonight before church and wanted to show it to everyone! It was very sweet.

Bye Bye Snow

In honor of what we hope will be our last snowfall of the season I thought I'd post a few pictures of Hope enjoying some of the snow earlier this winter. These were taken Feb. 26 after a big blizzard came through. Hope loved the snow this year. Even after yesterday's little dusting she found reason to get her shovel out. Just a note about her ensemble...Hope outgrew the red coat that matches these snowpants. This was the same snowsuit that she had last year, but she's been growing so much and we just couldn't stretch the sleeves any more. So...out came the blue coat. And, as for the pink boots and mittens...well, the girl likes pink. :) Maybe we have a trend setter on our hands.




Now...c'mon spring so all the little girls can wear their Easter sundresses next week!

Dance Dance Dance

We debated this winter about taking Hope to dance class...we opted to just play at home. :)
3/8/09

More Museum

Since Ron posted a few photos, I thought I'd add a couple more...just a very quick crop...no editing and not very high quality...

We had a fun time visiting with "Clippard and EmmyBeth." :)

Children's Museum

Today we went on a fun family outing.























It had been about a year since we'd been to the Minnesota Children's Museum and heard that Clifford was there so we had to go.

Just 4 Fun

Here are a few more fun photos of our cute "Valentine."
This first one is from church that weekend. Hope is forcing her smile a bit, but I still think it's a pretty cute picture. :)

Grandpa took these next three one afternoon when we came to pick Hope up after work.



And this video just makes me smile. Hope has three main canines in her life. Ella is our 115 lb. Newfie/Lab mix who has a deep "woof." Stella belongs to Mark and Andria and is a less than 10 lb. Shi-Poo who pipes up with a piercing "bark-bark." George is the "bow-wow" Beagle who lives across town with Brian and Tami. Too funny. :)

Fashion Show

2/21/09
I started pulling some things out of Hope's closet that she hasn't worn in a while. Also, it is time to start making some room for the next batch of hand-me-downs. I have bins to go through when I have some time. Although, it sounds like we're going to be cold here again this week so I guess there is really no rush. Anyway, you know clothes on the floor are fair game, right. :) Hope thought she should try each piece on and walk around the "loop" (kitchen, dining room, living room) modeling for us. I can't believe how quickly she outgrows things!

Photos from the "sweater/sweatshirt/coat" series...