SUMMER IS SO MUCH FUN!!!!!

WELL, SUMMER IS HERE & MY GIRL LOVES IT! SHE TANS LIKE EVERYBODY WISHES THEY COULD! COMPARED TO HER I LOOK LIKE CASPER. WELL, WE WENT ON A SMALL VACATION LAST WEEK. WE VISITED ZACH'S BROTHER AND SISTER IN LAW IN RALEIGH AND THEN WENT TO GREENVILLE TO VISIT HIS AUNT & UNCLE. THEY TOOK US TO THE NC AQUARIUM IN PINE KNOLL SHORES AND TO ATLANTIC BEACH. IT WAS A NICE RELAXING TRIP. WE GOT TO VISIT WITH UNCLE REID'S NEIGHBORS STEVE & HUE. SHE IS FROM VIETNAM & IS THINKING ABOUT ADOPTING FROM THERE IF ADOPTIONS GET STRAIGHTENED OUT THERE.
ZACH WENT BACK TO WORK TUESDAY AND WE WENT TO THE POOL AT MY SISTER'S HOUSE ON WEDNESDAY. WE SPENT A FEW HOURS WITH MY SISTER ERIN AND MY FRIEND ERIN (YES,2 ERIN'S) AND HER DAUGHTER EMMA. WE HAD A GREAT TIME & I GOT SOME GREAT PICTURES. HERE ARE SOME PICTURES FROM OUR EARLY SUMMER FUN!

IF YOU THOUGHT I WAS SLACK BEFORE......!

WELL, NO PICTURES THIS TIME BUT I THOUGHT THE LEAST I COULD SINCE I HAD ACCESS TO A COMPUTER WAS CHECK IN. I HAVE NOT FALLEN OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH BUT MU COMPUTER MIGHT AS WELL HAVE. I HAVE BEEN LIMITED ONLY TO MY SMARTPHONE FOR COMPUTER AXCESS FOR MONTHS. SORRY! I WILL MAKE IT A POINT TO GO TO MY MAMA'S HOUSE AND BLOG. CHECK TOMORROW FOR UPDATED CUTE PICTURES. YOU WON'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH AHNNA LEIGH HAS GROWN! SHE'S SUCH A BIG GIRL!!!!!!

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!

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!

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!

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!