Sunday, February 28, 2010
Please visit our new blog
We started this blog in 2007 to chronicle our adoption journey to Clare. A new journey is about to begin. We are proud to announce that God is blessing our family with two more children. So, we have decided to start a new "family" blog. Please join us at http://proudtoberomancatholic.blogspot.com and see what God has done!
Monday, December 28, 2009
Merry CHRISTmas 2009!!
We spent Christmas in the Oklahoma panhandle with Brycie's dad and step-mother. We headed out on Tuesday (instead of the orginally planned Wednesday) because we thought a snow storm was headed for Guymon. We got NO snow in Guymon because the storm took a different path and dumped 14.1 inches of snow in Oklahoma City! We had a great time in Guymon - going to Mass, eating, playing cards, and eating some more. We hope you had a wonderful Christmas Day as well. Remember: Jesus is the Reason for the Season!!
Middle l to r: Jim, Brycie, Audra, Terrie, Keith, Joan
Front l to r: Mia, Morgen, Clare
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Villa Teresa Christmas Program
The wonderful sisters and teachers at Clare's school created a fantastic Christmas program, and the kids did a great job!! Clare really enjoyed herself and can't wait to do it again next year!!
And yes, it is called a "Christmas" program, and yes, it is about the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We are SO blessed to be able to provide Clare the opportunity for a Catholic education! Thank you, Jesus!!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
"Gotcha Day" 2009
Today was "GOTCHA DAY" 2009. One year ago we were in Guangzhou, China, where we were united with our Clare. We let Clare pick where she wanted to eat this evening. She chose Buffalo Wild Wings. That girl knows how to clean a chicken wing!!!! Actually, she knows how to clean six chicken wings and about a dozen sticks of celery. She had sticky napkins all over the table. Here are some "before" and "after" photos -- Gotcha Day 2008 and Gotcha Day 2009. Just notice the incredible difference. Thank you, Jesus, for blessing us with a wonderful year and a fabulous daughter.
Monday, November 9, 2009
A Big Day For Clare - Re-Adoption Day
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Clare's First Halloween
This was Clare's first Halloween. We went to China on November 7, 2008, so she missed Halloween last year. She really didn't understand what was happening, but she had a good time. We started down the street from our home and went to about ten houses and Clare said she'd had enough and was ready to go home -- so we did. She had her little bucket of candy and that was that. We took our tub of candy across the street to the Ventresca's and doled out the candy from their house. It was a beautiful evening, so they opened the garage door and we all sat in the driveway and handed out the treats to all the little goblins, Spidermen, and Dorothy (I don't think we're in Kansas anymore). What was interesting was that Clare had a wonderful time organizing all her candy into lines and rows. She had more fun doing that than eating the candy.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Villa Teresa Halloween Carnival
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