pictures from today!

After the first few pictures were taken Skeet lost it!!! He screamed at the top of his lungs for the rest of the time at the studio. So this is why there is only one pic of them together and more pics of Aleaya. He really had a melt down, poor little guy didn't want to have anything to do with the photographer and even reverted back to not wanting his shoes off and playing with the wheels of the stroller to avoid any sort of eye contact!!! Maybe it was too soon to try and take pics of them. He was a little sweetheart the rest of the day after leaving there....I feel bad for traumatizing him just to see his cuteness!!!! I won't be doing this again anytime soon, poor little guy! If you look real close at the picture of the two of them together he is about ready to say "Mom" and make a run for it!!!

Tylers new haircut!!

We took Tyler to get his haircut today and the guy who cut his hair talked me into getting his hair cut short!!! (I wanted to keep his little curls in the back) I really like the way it turned out!!! It is kind of spikey in the front and looks really cute!! We are going to get some pictures taken in the morning......which is long over due!!!!

Nothing stops this little guy from moving!!

Even with his braces on Skeet is always moving around.....he also loves playing with my junk mail!!!! He is so cute!!!!!!!

Tyler

Tyler has started talking a lot!!! Some of the new words he is saying are Thank you,truck,shoe,apple,baby,poo-poo,pee-pee,diaper,your welcome......he also will tell you "bless you" if you sneeze, it is the cutest thing!! I was in shock the first time I heard him say it, this little guy doesn't miss anything, Mommy needs to be careful what she says!!! I also need to be careful what I say around Aleaya-she went poo a couple of days ago and afterwards she asked if I could "come and wipe her ass" WOW, I need my mouth washed out with soap for that one!!!!

pictures of Skeet on his birthday!!

here are some picture's from Tyler's birthday!! I don't have any of him blowing out candles on his cupcakes or of the wonderful Chinese dinner we had because my camera was acting up.....I think it is time for a new one....every time I find the perfect moment for a pic. my camera stops working!! It is so frustrating!! Hummm, maybe I dropped it one to many times :) Also, check out Skeets poor little lip and the goose egg on his head, poor thing ran right smack into the wall, HARD!!!!!! poor thing cried a lot.........he usually doesn't cry when he gets hurt or falls, he cries when you aren't giving him what he wants, which happens A LOT!!!! this kid is a SCREAMER!!!!!!!! There is no doubt in my mind his foster family let him do ANYTHING he wanted to do!! He is having a hard time with the word no!!!

Happy Birthday little boy!!

Today is Tyler's birthday. He is 2 yrs old. We are having a small celebration today and having a birthday party for him on May 31st. I will post pictures later.

Earthquake in China

On Monday, May 12, 2008 a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan Province shortly before 2:30 PM local time. The earthquake was reported to have rumbled for 3 minutes toppling buildings, schools, hospitals and a chemical plant. Estimates of the number of fatalities have already reached 12,000 and continue to rise.The earthquake epicenter was Wenchuan, 60 miles northwest of Chengdu—the provincial capital, but was felt as far away as Beijing (930 miles). There have been 313 confirmed aftershocks.Much of the area is without power and water, telephone lines are down and internet connection is intermittent. Gas lines have been turned off due to the aftershocks. Heavy rains in the area have created landslides and left the roads impassable in many areas.Our heartfelt condolences are sent for lives lost and damage incurred as a result of this disaster. LWB has been in contact with our staff in China and they are trying to assess the situation as it relates to the children in LWB programs and those orphanages impacted. The devastation has been tremendous making communication very difficult and it will be some time before we know the full extent of this tragedy.We have set up a page on our website dedicated to ‘Earthquake News & Relief’. We will post updated information at http://www.lovewithoutboundaries.com/earthquake.cfm.We have also set up an Earthquake Relief Fund to provide immediate assistance to those in need. If you are interested in contributing to this fund please go to https://www.lovewithoutboundaries.com/donate.cfm and select “Earthquake Relief” as the category.http://www.lovewithoutboundaries.com/earthquake.cfm

I will keep everyone affected by the earthquake in my thoughts and prayers. This is just devastating news.

Birthday card from Skeet's foster family

我本熟人 寄来的贺卡《生日快乐》 回赠贺卡给您的好友

如果您无法查看贺卡，点击此处查看。
Tomorrow is kong Shen le's birthday, baby is two years old, best wishes to him,and best wishes to your family.



here is the birthday card sent from Skeet's foster family yesterday. This was very thoughtful of them and I'm sure they still miss him very much!! Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

Pictures

These aren't the best pictures in the world...but they had lots and lots of fun at the park!

Aleaya's Foster Mom

This is a picture of Aleaya's Foster Mom showing Helen the picture's of her. She looks like such a sweet lady.

We found Aleaya's foster mother

A few months ago I saw on my Yahoo group from Aleaya's province someone looking for a baby with the same name as Aleaya (Meng Yun Chun) the dates were a little off but I still emailed the lady anyway, hoping it could possibly be her....She had just gone to China to visit her daughters foster family and met a lady looking for her foster children in the USA, she asked if she could please try to find her and let her know that she is okay, she said she loved her very much. I sent her old pictures of Aleaya and she thought it just might be the same little baby!! So I had a letter translated and sent more pictures to her so that she could send them to China to find out if this lady truly was Aleaya's foster mom......Well, amazingly even though the dates are off by a few months, it is her!!! We feel very blessed to have found her and hope to hear something from her soon!!! It was obvious by the condition of Aleaya on Gotcha day that she was loved and very well taken care of. I have thought of her often in the last few years and hope someday that we can go to China and meet her...

went back to work!!

I started back to work on Monday!! I wasn't really very excited to go back, my Mom was nervous about the kids being naughty and her not being able to handle the two of them....Well, I am here to report that she said "they were little angels" of course, until I walked in the door, then a little bit of whining started but nothing too bad!!! You could really tell that Skeeter missed me a lot!! He followed me around the house and gave me my first "real" kiss and lots and lots of hugs, which he doesn't normally do!!! So, it was worth going back to work to get my hugs and kisses!!! Good thing I only work part-time not sure if the angel thing would last a full work week ;)