Bree Mei age 4yr

Bree Mei    age 4yr

OUR HEARTS ARE FILLED WITH JOY

OUR FIRST DAY WITH BREE

QIU QI - AGE 1

QIU QI - AGE 1

BREE MEI - AGE 3.5

BREE MEI - AGE 3.5

Sunday, May 30, 2010

RUH ROH-FRONT BRAKE DISASTER!!!!


Santa had brought the girls new bikes for Christmas. With the weather in northwest Ohio, bike riding just doesn't occur much before May. We figured what a perfect opportunity to get the girls riding on their new bikes this weekend while camping. Well, I am definitely not a bike master- my bike as described by Doug hails from Alice on the Brady Bunch! So, now we have decided, daddy should have explained the front braking mechanism better to Brynn. Add this to the scenario of lots of other biking kids, golf carts and slow moving vehicles and you have a recipe for disaster. I looked up just in time to see Brynn catapulting over the handlebars, landing facedown and seeing her bike travel over her entire body. Mommy mode is immediately replaced with doctor mode. Fast forward to this morning and I am pretty sure her left wrist is broken. Actually figured it might be last night, but her pain control was fine. So we ran back to Toledo and I got a quick xray which confirmed the fracture. Not a bad one, but not exactly a just splint and go about our day one either. So, down to the ER we went where two very nice orthopedic PA's came and proceeded to explain that her bone would have to be "pushed" back into place. Brynn's first IV with conscious sedation (gotta love those meds-only wish I could have had some so I didn't remember the entire procedure!!). So we are now splinted until casting next week. Four hours later we returned to our campsite and tried to salvage the day. Can you say waterproof cast!! Oh, and just for all those wondering.....Yes she had a helmet on!! unlike the majority of kids in this park.

A GET AWAY WEEKEND



A couple of months ago we fulfilled another dream of ours to get a camper. This weekend is our "maiden voyage". Not far from home, just up into Michigan by 30 minutes to a nice place called Harbortown. Lots of fun stuff for the kids to do-miniature golf, go karts, bike paths, heated outdoor pool etc. Fortunately, the weather is supposed to stay beautiful all weekend. The girls are so excited to stay in their bunkhouse complete with a TV and DVD player (as my one nurse said-you aren't camping, you are going in a hotel on wheels!) I grew up camping, first by tent then by truck camper and finally by a travel trailer. I am not ashamed to say that I feel no need to rough it at my age! And by the looks of some of the campers at this campground, they aren't roughing it either!

Sunday, May 2, 2010

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

" Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God." Ephesians 5: 1


Yesterday was a special day for our Brooke as we celebrated her First Holy Communion.





Dear Family and Friends
We are so happy to share with you this wonderful journey we are taking to bring home our daughter
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Those beautiful rosebud lips!