Amelia's newest pictures

My Boys...wow!

A picture from her orphanage, along with an explanation of her name which means a complete circle. The director wrote and said that she was named this because when she came to the orphanage she was in such a bad condition physically and that her health was so precarious that their wish for her was that she would be able to make it physically and hopefully even find a loving family. What a beautiful, caring orphanage she was blessed to be in. They also said that her surgeries have been done by China's best surgeons in the field in Shanghai's Children's Hospital. What an amazing story...Doctors here who reviewed her file said that if they didn't have video they would not have believed that the girl on paper could be the girl in the pictures. Someone is taking special care of her. Thank you!

 

New Picture of Yuan Yuan!

A wonderful lady who had the chance to visit Yuan Yuan's orphanage in April shared this pic--and a heart-warming smile which is a wonderful addition to our little collection of pictures and forms that define our little girl for now! Doesn't she look comfortable in that smile. So glad she's had enough experience at joy that she knows how to do that! Praying for your child's safety when you've never met them and you've never seen where they are is so, so hard!

Craziness and Chaos

Alex, Andrew, Colin, Drew & Sky

Chaos brings cousins, or was it the other way around?

Either way, and yes it went both ways the last month was different to say the least. The tragedy of Japan brought this family a special gift: The Dyer family, Michael excluded got to come visit, as refugees, but still it felt like a vacation to us:) And so we packed in as many fun things as we could, the Dunns were even gracious enough to adopt two new children in celebration of the event and it has been fun getting to know them. I'm going to share some pics of Kate and William's Wedding tea with all of the girl cousins, a welcoming party for Burtukin and Almaz, and an Easter photo session in the park...Enjoy.

Princess Reagan

 

Andrew & Cora

Kristine and her friend from University

Amy and Kristine

Princess Party

Grandma Sell at the tea party

Almaz and Reagan

Princesses

Olivia

Almaz and Burtukin

Colin & Sky

And that's how we spent April!