Home for almost 3 weeks! 4 Apr 2008 | 10:55 am

Well, now that we have been home for almost 3 weeks, I've found a moment to post to the blog. Anna is doing great! She continues to adjust well, attaching to me as well as to John. She likes playing ...

Pictures at Home 4 Apr 2008 | 10:19 am

"Christmas" in March 4 Apr 2008 | 10:00 am

The children and I had picked out and wrapped Christmas presents for Anna to have under the tree on Christmas morning. Anna opened them last week. She didn't understand unwrapping the gifts at first, ...

Last Night! 15 Mar 2008 | 02:18 am

We fly out of Guangzhou tomorrow morning at 8:20 local time! Our flight times are the same as I previously posted. The flight numbers are Northwest 10, 20, and 444. We are scheduled to arrive in Memph...

More Pix 15 Mar 2008 | 02:10 am

Taking pictures of newly adopted babies in Chinese outfits on the red couches at the White Swan hotel is traditional:

Photos 15 Mar 2008 | 02:06 am

Eating at another non-English, very local restaurant (we ended up with 6 meals at 3 of these restaurants): Trying on new clothes, which Anna LOVED: The traditional Red Couch at the White Swan photos...

Thursday, the 13th 14 Mar 2008 | 01:07 am

Tuesday was the last day for our first guide from the adoption agency. Wednesday morning, our adoption agency's main representative here in China took over as several families had come from picking up...

More Pictures 14 Mar 2008 | 12:58 am

This is a great picture from our day of walking around Guangzhou's markets off of Shamian Island. This is one of the side streets off the large shopping square. Anna's 1st taste of McDonald's: These...

Tuesday, March 11th 12 Mar 2008 | 01:49 am

We've been busy exploring the last few days. I've posted a lot of new pictures, plus 2 videos, that take up several posts below. Be sure to check them out! Rhodes was much better today. We think he h...

Videos 12 Mar 2008 | 12:59 am

We wanted to hear Anna talk some more, so we turned on our learning Chinese dvd. She sang the Chinese songs without any hesitation; it was so precious. My video of that was too long for blogger to acc...