Kings Dominion

I'm ready to ride mommy!

She could barely see over the truck.






We decided to take the day off yesterday and take the kids to a huge theme park about 3 hours away. We left Thursday night and drove outside of Richmond and stayed the night. We were up bright an early and had a wonderful pancake breakfast. We headed over to the park around 10 and stayed until 8pm last night. Allie had a blast and was able to ride a lot of rides. She did take a long nap in the "deluxe" stroller so she was in a great mood the entire day. The boys were so helpful with her. It finally cooled off around 6 so we got our second wind and rode more rides.
We a wonderful family day.

One Year Ago

On August 2, 2009 a very scared and sick little girl was placed in my arms. She was hungry and was running a fever. I was overwhelmed with emotions. I was sad for this little girl who had been taken from everything she has known and was happy because I knew we finally had our Allie. I knew that the love we could give this little girl was unmeasurable. Her two big brothers were so happy to finally see the baby that we had talked about for the last four years.

Once we were back in our room, we fed Allie a warm bottle of milk. She drank every drop and wanted more. She cried for about 15 minutes after the bottle and then she started to relax. By the end of the night we had her laughing and she was very curious about us. I decided it was OK to change her so I gave her a quick bath and put clean clothes on her. This picture was taken that first night. I love the look she is giving me!!

Today Allie is full of personality and is very happy. She loves her big brothers and her daddy. The two of us share a very special bond. I can't even describe the feeling I have for this little girl. She makes me feel complete. Thank you God for Guo Dan Ju. She is a true blessing and a miracle!