Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Luolin


Luolin Jr. Kindergarten 2010-2011

August - December 2010




It has been a very long time since I have sat down to update our blog ... since I last wrote, 3/5 of the family has moved to Toronto. Luolin is in Jr Kindergarten and Dylan is in his first year at Seneca College. Both are enjoying their new surroundings and doing quite well.

Lauren and Scott were married on July 17th. The wedding was beautiful - small and casual at Reid State Park with a luau reception under the tent in our field at the lake. They are still living with me in Winthrop. Scott is still keeping the prisoners in line at the jail and Lauren is at the GAP, Sears photo, working on her own photography business and heading back to school to become a certified teacher.

I am still teaching in the US. This will be my last year with RSU #4 as their 5-8 health teacher. I'll miss the kids, but not the politics that come about with working in a small school system.

The new house is still a work in progress ... someday it will be finished !

Happy Holidays to everyone ... may 2011 bring you much happiness and joy!

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Summer begins ...


Long time, no update !

Things are going well ... we are crazy busy with moving to Toronto and to our summer place ... all of the boxes have arrived and are slowly being unpacked ... it is a process !

Luolin is doing well ... she is due for a "new foot" in the next week or so and possibly a new socket in the very near future. She is growing like a weed !! It amazes all of us how she has grown into such a "little girl".

Now that we are living at the lake and the weather is coming around, there is far more to do outside ... look for more pictures and posts as we gear up for another great Maine summer !!

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Fin Day !!


Smilin'



Hanging with Sissy and Rosco

Today we celebrated our first year anniversary of having Luolin in our lives. We have made March 2nd, "Fin Day" in honor of The Fin !!

Friday, February 26, 2010

A year ago today ...






Hard to believe this was us a year ago in Chicago on our way to China. So much has happened with our family this year including Luolin !

Lauren is engaged and will be married on July 17. Dylan is in his senior year, graduating in early June. Our house in Toronto is finished. Kurt lives there almost full time. The rest of us get there when we can ... Luolin's surgery was successful and she is now a very mobile almost 4 year old.

I am sure that's not all, but those are the biggies !!

Monday, January 11, 2010

It has been such a long time !!!






Wow ... I can not believe we are coming up on 1 year ... 1 year since our journey to China to meet and bring home our small wonder ... the time has just flown by. There are really no words to describe it all either ! Here are a few shots of Luo this fall and winter ...
Thanksgiving in NYC complete with a trip to Tiffany's ... in the pink tutu was our first professional photo shoot ... with Daddy at Dylan's soccer game ... after the big snow storm with Dewey the Husky and mom ... first time out on her new cross country skis ...