Lots of Christmas Fun...

Fun Filled October

Riding a Roller Coaster at the Fair

Another fun camping trip

Beautiful Sunrise

Another view of the sunrise from the dock

Eight Years Ago Today...

Eight years ago today~ I had the most exciting phone call of my life... I found out I was a Mommy! Happy Referral Day Anniversary Nicole!

Here is a copy of the original post and the very first picture I saw of my beautiful baby girl!

Our Beautiful Daughter

We're the proud parents of Nicole Tong Shu. She was born 2/9/05 and is waiting for us at the Chenzhou Children's Welfare Institute in the Province of Hunan. We can't wait to hold our precious daughter.

The call that has changed our lives came in at 11:29am on October 4, 2005. What a wonderful moment.

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And now... my beautiful baby girl growing up...

 I love you Nicole Tong Shu!

Our First Camping Trip in a Yurt...

Playing Uno while waiting for our baked potatoes to cook in the campfire.

If you look carefully, you can see the water coming down the waterfall. Nicole and I had taken a hike in the woods and we didn't know what we would find at the end of the trail. To our pleasant surprise... we found a waterfall! Thankfully, we've had so much rain this year that there was actually 'water' to see. This is the second waterfall Nicole and I have ever seen here in Florida.

Nana and Grampa Visiting Us!

 We are so happy Nana and Grandpa came and visited us. We had a great evening together.

Nicole is sitting on Grandpa's shoulders... not as easy as it used to be. She's getting big.

Finished up dinner and now sitting down enjoying dessert.

First Day of 3rd Grade