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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!

Friday, November 9, 2007

I AM SOOOO SLACK!!!!!



WELL, I HAVE A LOT OF CATCHING UP TO DO! THE PICTURE OF THE 3 GIRLS IS AHNNA LEIGH WITH MY CHILDHOOD FRIEND, MELISSA'S 2 GIRLS, ZOE AND CAMDEN. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WE MET WHEN WE WERE 6 AND 7 YEARS OLD AND NOW OUR CHILDREN ARE 8,5, AND 2. ALSO, AHNNA LEIGH FINALLY STARTED WALKING ON OCTOBER 22. I AM SO EXCITED. SHE IS WALKING ALL OVER THE PLACE NOW. LASTLY, I PUT A PICTURE OF AHNNA LEIGH IN HER DRESS UP CLOTHES WE GAVE HER FOR HER BIRTHDAY. SHE IS SUCH A GIRLY GIRL AND I LOVE IT. WELL, I PROMISE TO KEEP UP MU BLOGGING FROM NOW ON. KEEP CHECKING IN WITH ME FOR UPDATES!

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!

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AHNNA LEIGH!!!!

I CAN'T BELIEVE MY SWEET LITTLE BABY IS 2 YEARS OLD TODAY! WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY! THE DAY THIS PRECIOUS GIRL WAS BORN OUR LIVES STARTED TO CHANGE FOR THE BETTER AND GOD'S PLAN FOR OUR FAMILY BEGAN TO UNFOLD! GOD IS SO GOOD!

FIRST TRIP TO DISNEY WORLD!


LAST WEEK WAS AHNNA LEIGH'S FIRST TRIP TO DISNEY WORLD! ZACH'S FAMILY GOES ALL THE TIME AND WE WERE SO EXCITED TO TAKE HER WITH US THIS TIME. TAKING OUR CHILD TO DISNEY WAS A PARENT'S DREAM. WE WENT TO "MICKEY'S NOT SO SCARY HALLOWEEN PARTY". IT WAS GREAT AND WE HAD A BALL. OUR LITTLE PRINCESS WAS THE PRETIEST SNOW WHITE OF THEM ALL!

Thursday, September 6, 2007

FIRST BEACH TRIP!




THIS SUMMER AHNNA LEIGH EXPERIENCED THE OCEAN FOR THE FIRST TIME. SINCE ZACH'S MOM AND STEPDAD HAVE A BEACH HOUSE SHE HAS BEEN THERE PLENTY, BUT IT WAS WAY TO COLD TO SPEND TIME ON THE BEACH. SHE DIDN'T MIND THE SAND AND SHE LOVED THE WATER, BUT WHEN THE WAVES COVERED HER FEET AND SHE COULDN'T SEE THEM, SHE WAS NOT VERY HAPPY. A WEEK AFTER WE LEFT A 7 YEAR OLD BOY WAS BITTEN BY A SHARK AT THE EXACT SAME PLACE WE HAD BEEN! ALL I CAN SAY IS I HOPE SHE LIKED THE OCEAN BECAUSE SHE'S NOT GETTING BACK IN IF I CAN HELP IT. NOW, LET ME EXPLAIN THE PUPPY DOG PICTURE. THE SECOND NIGHT WE WERE AT THE BEACH WE WENT SHOPPING. MY PARENTS, SISTER, AND I TOOK AHNNA LEIGH INTO THE DISNEY STORE WHILE ZACH AND MY SISTER'S FIANCE WENT TO GET THE CAR. SHE WAS SLEEPY AND CRANKY AND HER AUNT ERIN GAVE HER A PUPPY TO MAKE HER HAPPY. SHE SAID, "WOOF!" AND ROCKED THE PUPPY BACK AND FORTH. ERIN SAID, "YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO GET HERE THAT RIGHT?" SO I SAID I WOULD GET IT. WELL, MY DAD POINTED OUT THE STUFFED ANIMALS WERE 2 FOR $20 OR 1 FOR $15. SO, BARGAIN SHOPPER THAT I AM, I HAD TO FIND HER ANOTHER ONE. WE TRIED TO GET HER TO TAKE PLUTO, MAREI FROM THE ARISTOCATS, THUMPER, MICKEY MOUSE AND EVEN MULAN, BUT NO! MY CHILD WANTED TWIN DALMATION PUPPIES. SO, 2 DOWN 99 TO GO. (GET IT? 2+99=101, 101 DALMATIONS! HA HA!) IT WAS A GREAT TRIP! CAN'T WAIT TO POST FOR OUR NEXT TRIP WHICH IS TO DISNEY WORLD RIGHT BEFORE AHNNA LEIGH'S SECOND BIRTHDAY! SO IF I DON'T POST UNTIL THEN I'LL TALK TO YA'LL LATER!

YEAHY FOR BEST FRIENDS AND BABIES!




WELL, I'M A LITTLE LATE POSTING THIS. WE, OK, ALMOST 6 WEEKS LATE. BUT BETTER LATE THAN NEVER! ANYWAY, ON JULY 30 OUR VERY BEST FRIENDS IN THE WHOLE WORLD WELCOMED THEIR DAUGHTER, EMMA, TO THE WORLD! WE ARE SOOOO HAPPY FOR THEM. WE KNOW SH E'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, BUT WORTH THE WAIT. AHNNA LEIGH ALREADY SEEMS TO LIKE HER BUT I THINK SHE THINKS EMMA IS A BABY DOLL. OH WELL,SHE'LL LEARN. BUT UNTIL SHE DOES WE HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON HER. RIGHT NOW SHE LOVES TO ROCK AND KISS BABIES, WHICH IS FINE, BUT WHEN SHE'S FINISHED SHE JUST THROWS THEM ON THE GROUND! ANYWAY, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE SUCH GREAT FRIENDS AND THAT OUR LITTLE GIRLS CAN GROW UP TOGETHER!

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

I'VE BEEN A MAMA FOR A YEAR?!?




I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE THAT A YEAR AGO I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW MY PRECIOUS LITTLE GIRL EVEN EXISTED. I KNEW THERE WAS A BABY OUT THERE FOR US, BUT I HAD NO IDEA WHO SHE WAS. WHAT A WONDERFUL YEAR IT HAS BEEN! I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE THAT REFERRAL PICTURE IS OF THE SAME CHILD. SHE HAS GROWN SO MUCH STRONGER, AND BIGGER. WE ARE SOOOO THANKFUL TO HAVE OUR LITTLE AHNNA LEIGH IN OUR LIVES AND WE HOPE SHE KNOWS HOW MUCH SHE IS LOVED BY EVERYONE! PRAISE THE LORD! GOD IS SO GOOD!

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!


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!!!!



Sunday, June 10, 2007

Check out my Slide Show!



HERE ARE SOM PICTURES OF MY PRECIOUS BABY GIRL!!!!!

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!