Friday, December 7, 2007
WELL, IT HAS BEEN A YEAR SINCE LU, KIM DONG BECAME AHNNA LEIGH CORRIHER! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! MY SWEET LITTLE BABY IS NOT A BABY ANYMORE. SHE'S A SWEET LITTLE GIRL! SINCE OUR "GOTCHA" DAY ON DECEMBER 7, 2006 SHE HAS GAINED 5 POUNDS AND GROWN 5 1/2 INCHES. THAT WAS AT HER 2 YEAR CHECK UP A MONTH AND A HALF AGO! I'M SURE IT'S MORE NOW. I'VE INCLUDED OUR FIRST FAMILY PICTURE THAT WAS TAKEN IN VINH LONG LAST YEAR RIGHT AFTER OUR GIVING AND RECEIVING CEREMONY AND A PICTURE WE TOOK TODAY-EXACTLY A YEAR LATER. I SAW THE T-SHIRT SHE'S WEARING THAT SAYS, "BEST PRESENT EVER" AND IT SEEMED ESPECIALLY APPROPRIATE SINCE WE GOT HOME FROM VIETNAM ON DECEMBER 22 LAST YEAR. ZACH AND I ALSO DID NOT GET EACH OTHER A GIFT LAST YEAR BECAUSE WE FELT THIS GIFT FROM THE LORD WAS BLESSING ENOUGH! SO, "BEST GIFT EVER"?- TRUER WORDS HAVE NEVER BEEN SPOKEN. TOMORROW IS AHNNA LEIGH'S BIG "GOTCHA" DAY PARTY. I'LL POST SOME PICTURES FROM THAT TOMORROW. HAPPY FIRST GOTCHA DAY BABY GIRL! YOUR DADDY AND I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE DAY YOU BECAME "OFFICIALLY" PART OF OUR FAMILY AS THE HAPPIEST DAY OF OUR LIVES! WE LOVE YOU!
Posted by AHNNA LEIGH'S MAMA at 7:58 PM 2 comments
Friday, November 9, 2007
I AM SOOOO SLACK!!!!!
Posted by AHNNA LEIGH'S MAMA at 12:02 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
WELL, WE JUST HAD AHNNA LEIGH'S SECOND BIRTHDAY, BUT IT WAS HER FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY! WE WANTED IT TO BE SPECIAL SINCE NO ONE HAS CELEBRATED HER BIRTH BEFORE. BUT WE DEFINATELY WANTED TO CELEBRATE AND SHOW HOW HAPPY WE ARE THAT SHE WAS BORN. I DECIDED THAT I WANTED TO MAKE HER CAKE. WITH ZACH'S HELP WE GOT IT DONE BY 2:00 SATURDAY MORNING. THE PARTY WAS AT 11:00. SHE LOVED BEING THE CENTER OF ATTENTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN EVERYBODY SANG HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HER. SHE DIDN'T MAKE A HUGE MESS OUT OF HER CAKE EITHER. SHE'S SUCH A PRISSY LITTLE GIRLY GIRL! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!
Posted by AHNNA LEIGH'S MAMA at 10:34 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AHNNA LEIGH!!!!
Posted by AHNNA LEIGH'S MAMA at 7:22 PM 0 comments
FIRST TRIP TO DISNEY WORLD!
Posted by AHNNA LEIGH'S MAMA at 7:11 PM 0 comments
Thursday, September 6, 2007
FIRST BEACH TRIP!
Posted by AHNNA LEIGH'S MAMA at 6:33 PM 1 comments
YEAHY FOR BEST FRIENDS AND BABIES!
Posted by AHNNA LEIGH'S MAMA at 6:25 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
I'VE BEEN A MAMA FOR A YEAR?!?
Posted by AHNNA LEIGH'S MAMA at 10:39 AM 1 comments
Sunday, July 8, 2007
WELL, SHE HAD TO HAVE HIKING BOOTS!
WELL, SHE HAD TO HAVE HIKING BOOTS! A GIRL CAN'T GO HIKING AND NOT HAVE PROPER ATTIRE AND, OF COURSE, LOOK CUTE! WE WEN'T HIKING AT GRAGG PRONG, JUST PAST BANNER ELK IN THE MOUNTAINS. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND AHNNA LEIGH REALLY SEEMED TO LIKE IT. OVERALL, I WOULD SAY IT WAS A WONDERFUL FIRST TRIP TO THE MOUNTAINS. SHE LOVES TO BE OUTSIDE AND EVEN THOUGH SHE'S A GIRLY GIRL ( MOSTLY BECAUSE I DRESS HERE NOW) SHE'S ONE TOUGH COOKIE! SHE'S NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING AND NOT AFRAID TO GET SWEATY OR DIRTY! SHE IS SOOOOOO MUCH FUN! IT WON'T BELONG BEFORE WE'LL BE CHASING HER DOWN THAT HIKING TRAIL!
Posted by AHNNA LEIGH'S MAMA at 7:07 PM 1 comments
Friday, July 6, 2007
PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!!!!
WELL, IT WAS AHNNA LEIGH'S FIRST 4TH OF JULY AS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN AND WE SPENT THE DAY AT THE LAKE AND THEN AT A COOKOUT AT NANA AND PAPA'S HOUSE! I CAN'T REALLY EXPRESS HOW GLAD I AM THAT SHE IS HERE IN A COUNTRY WHERE WE ARE FREE TO TEACH HER ABOUT GOD AND HOW MUCH HE LOVES HER. WE ARE ALSO BLESSED TO LIVE HERE WHERE WE CAN BRING A SWEET CHILD FROM VIETNAM TO LIVE WITH US AND BE OUR DAUGHTER! I DON'T THINKIT IS A COINCIDENCE THAT AHNNA LEIGH'S "GOTCHA DAY" (ADOPTION DAY) IS DECEMBER 7TH, PEARL HARBOR DAY. IT WAS A LIFE CHANGING DATE IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY AND NOW IT IS A LIFE CHANGING DATE IN THE HISTORY OF OUR FAMILY! HOW BLESSED WE ARE! GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!
Posted by AHNNA LEIGH'S MAMA at 1:25 PM 1 comments
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Posted by AHNNA LEIGH'S MAMA at 8:03 PM 0 comments
HI! I'M HERE!!
WELL, I'VE BEEN READING ALL KINDS OF BLOGS SINCE WE DECIDED TO START OUR ADOPTION PROCESS IN NOVEMBER OF 2005 AND HERE IT IS JUNE 2007 AND I FINALLY HAVE ONE OF MY OWN. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL HELP ME KEEP PEOPLE UP TO DATE ON US AND OUR LITTLE PRINCESS. SHE IS GROWING SO MUCH AND I WANT TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE. I'LL BE AROUND!
Posted by AHNNA LEIGH'S MAMA at 7:02 PM 0 comments