Over the weekend, we traveled to Durant for Mia's baby shower. Everyone was so generous, it was an amazing day. Mia received many wonderful gifts - I can't imagine having to buy her anything for years!
We had a great time visiting with relatives, some of whom had yet to meet Mia. It was a very special day. Dustin and I enjoyed it very much, and as you might be able to tell from some of the photos, so did Mia!
For those of you who read my blog you have probably heard me mention our friends Nadra and Charlie (Ian's parents). Last week, Charlie was very sick and had to be hospitalized. He is now home and on the road to recovery, but if you would, please say a quick prayer for the family. Thank you.
Sas, thanks for the comments you have posted on my blog! I've searched for a way to respond, but can't find a link to your email address or a blog that you have created. Anyway, I'm very excited to hear that you are adopting from India! It has truly been a blessing to Dustin and I (as I'm sure you can tell from reading my blog). You asked about how our dog was reacting to the new addition to our family...well, our puppy (10 months old), Charlie, has done quite well. At first, he was very jealous as any "only child" would be! But now I can hardly stop the two from giving each other kisses 24-7! Anyway, good luck with the adoption - stay strong - it can be a very hard and long process (but VERY worth it in the end)! Congratulations and I look forward to hearing from you again.
Thanks to all of you who were involved with the baby shower - we had a great time! I'll post a few pics below.
Friday, July 21, 2006
Durant Shower Pics
Helping open gifts...
Mia and some of her cousins...
Who loves Mia?
Mia and her cousin Madison
Mia and some of her cousins...
Who loves Mia?
Mia and her cousin Madison
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Monday, July 10, 2006
Fourth of July Weekend
over the fourth of july weekend, we drove down to durant with chuck and sarah. durant is dustin's hometown and sits right on lake texoma. this was mia's first visit to durant, usa - and we couldn't wait to show her off to all of dustin's relatives!
we met up with nathan, another one of our college friends who now lives in dallas. nathan spent 4 months in india for work. we had a good time swapping stories - i have to say that he had many more than we did!
the guys camped out at the lake, but the girls stayed at ed and vickie's home. this was the first time that mia had stayed overnight anywhere else since we've been back. i have to say that she did very well - she cried for about 5-10 minutes then slept the whole night through. amazing. i was expecting much worse! she's an amazing kiddo!
saturday we headed out to the lake. i was so excited to get mia out in the boat. she loved it! we had a great time and boy did she look cute in her new swimsuit! that night was the big fireworks show on the lake. mia was captivated! i wasn't sure what she would think or if she would even notice, but she couldn't take her eyes off of them. she even tried to reach out to touch them! i'll post a pic. so cute!
sunday, we visited the church dustin grew up in. everyone seemed very excited to see little mia. sunday night we drove down to sherman, texas to visit tracie, dave & hannah (more friends from college). dave is the new pastor at the nazarene church down there. dave and tracie adopted their little girl, hannah, last year. what a story that is - maybe i'll post her blog site soon. adoption is such an amazing thing. it touches so many people and you can almost see the joy just spreading. it's truly a gift of God.
monday we went out to the lake again. kim came with us and we just had the best time. it was the perfect day to be on the lake. mia ended up taking a nap on the boat - i just held her & covered her with a towel to keep the sun away and she was good to go!
we had the best time. it was a great weekend!
we met up with nathan, another one of our college friends who now lives in dallas. nathan spent 4 months in india for work. we had a good time swapping stories - i have to say that he had many more than we did!
the guys camped out at the lake, but the girls stayed at ed and vickie's home. this was the first time that mia had stayed overnight anywhere else since we've been back. i have to say that she did very well - she cried for about 5-10 minutes then slept the whole night through. amazing. i was expecting much worse! she's an amazing kiddo!
saturday we headed out to the lake. i was so excited to get mia out in the boat. she loved it! we had a great time and boy did she look cute in her new swimsuit! that night was the big fireworks show on the lake. mia was captivated! i wasn't sure what she would think or if she would even notice, but she couldn't take her eyes off of them. she even tried to reach out to touch them! i'll post a pic. so cute!
sunday, we visited the church dustin grew up in. everyone seemed very excited to see little mia. sunday night we drove down to sherman, texas to visit tracie, dave & hannah (more friends from college). dave is the new pastor at the nazarene church down there. dave and tracie adopted their little girl, hannah, last year. what a story that is - maybe i'll post her blog site soon. adoption is such an amazing thing. it touches so many people and you can almost see the joy just spreading. it's truly a gift of God.
monday we went out to the lake again. kim came with us and we just had the best time. it was the perfect day to be on the lake. mia ended up taking a nap on the boat - i just held her & covered her with a towel to keep the sun away and she was good to go!
we had the best time. it was a great weekend!
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