tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51553393733642253162023-11-16T08:57:10.484-05:00Faith Makes Five"I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of Him." 1Sa 2:1Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-6698095898537696122008-02-16T20:16:00.003-05:002008-02-16T21:34:00.933-05:00OK, So I'm not so good at this blogging thing.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNejR9aXIDcNp9go5ykB38pvofn7rMh1fczaIcKKbMgIwJfvs9WaW5thbfYhAPu_Um38lTiI1wztxivi88kQBcDjAHlPg911DIR5WLImyF7pK_S9OWaPZwVwIfi-C3vpqaOZ2nPZF4kuT/s1600-h/IDay_Collins+156.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167771640668713074" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNejR9aXIDcNp9go5ykB38pvofn7rMh1fczaIcKKbMgIwJfvs9WaW5thbfYhAPu_Um38lTiI1wztxivi88kQBcDjAHlPg911DIR5WLImyF7pK_S9OWaPZwVwIfi-C3vpqaOZ2nPZF4kuT/s200/IDay_Collins+156.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLytlp6V0lpaH1-TpGY8Jq8YREP-VbnnCdl9MYJlYSe-Kv-XzeAfYCM-8K7kdylYmarHKPvJYE2Mx15pHE59y8oJ73Fhizdh1Ag5gBdDP_As47IZxvUXLhIioiPoWX6b-pyTuJ99zk9qKb/s1600-h/Kim's+Camera+Dec07-Jan08+248.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167771653553614978" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLytlp6V0lpaH1-TpGY8Jq8YREP-VbnnCdl9MYJlYSe-Kv-XzeAfYCM-8K7kdylYmarHKPvJYE2Mx15pHE59y8oJ73Fhizdh1Ag5gBdDP_As47IZxvUXLhIioiPoWX6b-pyTuJ99zk9qKb/s200/Kim's+Camera+Dec07-Jan08+248.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgm9vxe9p6JFxHoeqTDKLB8ePtkxDncjeoUR92TY5XkOxM0hClSFPSct4fgPisFSN3dVX_DaiGC9NU8uuDISX12RhG8rwLQoTgBUZk1Fdb8CjujmqaJZS-V4LECxo-px9n0ZkDXzJOUQvg/s1600-h/Kim's+Camera+Dec07-Jan08+027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167771670733484178" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgm9vxe9p6JFxHoeqTDKLB8ePtkxDncjeoUR92TY5XkOxM0hClSFPSct4fgPisFSN3dVX_DaiGC9NU8uuDISX12RhG8rwLQoTgBUZk1Fdb8CjujmqaJZS-V4LECxo-px9n0ZkDXzJOUQvg/s200/Kim's+Camera+Dec07-Jan08+027.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EV8ccPZeLPfpr-TdIZH1_KErknYYCQqmpKHIEWbGopF_X8ICGfB4gqHjaAXmt8BKIq3F1-kuhvXRpKcISS28EqGJnBGR1_Jfvv4kG6vOp365ZJBeaBGjSEaFHoORYPt1gntJVEycQZ4X/s1600-h/December+2007+-+Jan+2008+025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167771675028451490" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EV8ccPZeLPfpr-TdIZH1_KErknYYCQqmpKHIEWbGopF_X8ICGfB4gqHjaAXmt8BKIq3F1-kuhvXRpKcISS28EqGJnBGR1_Jfvv4kG6vOp365ZJBeaBGjSEaFHoORYPt1gntJVEycQZ4X/s200/December+2007+-+Jan+2008+025.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Hello from the far off reaches of Virginia!</span><br />I'm beginning to think I'll never be a daily, or even weekly, blogger. Still, I refuse to give up.<br />Much has happened in the last six months. Most importantly we are all healthy and happy.<br />Connor is in the ninth grade and doing well. He plays center on the school's basketball team. At 6'3"+ he's the tallest boy on the team. He and Chris continue to be active in Boy Scouts. Chris is the Scout master again, and Connor is now a Life Scout which means the next step is Eagle Scout.<br />Glen is in the third grade and, like Connor, has proven himself to be brilliant. My non-biased opinion, of course. Anyway, Glen is homeschooled again for this semester and will rejoin his class at Grace in the fall. He is almost five feet tall (4'11" to be exact) and taller than most of his peers. He has a new dog named Sushi....really, he calls her Sushi. She keeps him busy and he loves her very much.<br />Olivia has gotten so big. She turned two in December and is 35 inches tall. The pediatrician estimates her adult height will be about 5'10"! Like her brothers, she's a genius. She has a great vocabulary and keeps us on our toes. She's a happy well-adjusted little girl.<br />Here are a few pictures. Enjoy!</div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-8117617113226847952007-08-08T10:51:00.000-04:002007-08-08T20:17:29.451-04:00Pigtails<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjA92axGCZkXbJBlO7jiaWGztrJRyk_VCX4Q-Zw75SnMaXscDAbGY1NukBTyCstCohZpoYYXtoDlNd0GJuFWCuiEtTjpSOmCwhC1kxGhLtCYvHf5ktlI6SQAXb0RvMHzY9ffMBb1qgwz62/s1600-h/Aug5-Pigtails+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096343499968674722" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjA92axGCZkXbJBlO7jiaWGztrJRyk_VCX4Q-Zw75SnMaXscDAbGY1NukBTyCstCohZpoYYXtoDlNd0GJuFWCuiEtTjpSOmCwhC1kxGhLtCYvHf5ktlI6SQAXb0RvMHzY9ffMBb1qgwz62/s200/Aug5-Pigtails+010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I'm so excited! I was able to put little, and I do mean <em>little</em>, pigtails in Olivia's hair. The guys didn't like them - said she looked like a martian - but I don't care. I'm thrilled that I can put pigtails in my daughter's hair!</div><div>What do you think? Too cute, right?!</div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-17464790396950414602007-08-04T21:45:00.000-04:002007-08-04T20:35:28.392-04:00So Much For Weekly Updates...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwR4134Sfi1x_aoBGXkdnTWYpP7RRiVTBMoamBmtuQ_mz_Q5VgWX65e7xo3pS44e8DlZvZl2uSOR9oc1RFN08Z8wYH7256T3odFbh1J4yBPywJbxopp3gs4qc2j2b4lWpzlu69RCi5bG1d/s1600-h/July+2+USNA+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095008516758895506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwR4134Sfi1x_aoBGXkdnTWYpP7RRiVTBMoamBmtuQ_mz_Q5VgWX65e7xo3pS44e8DlZvZl2uSOR9oc1RFN08Z8wYH7256T3odFbh1J4yBPywJbxopp3gs4qc2j2b4lWpzlu69RCi5bG1d/s200/July+2+USNA+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7vxCK3R03vWiEyQX5W2VSHGSlD7RkRs_JEqm5R1CBESe2xDtgilIamBJCv9v14R7MtgAXahX7BHjpQaUppqjs_3LBOaXovNloSkbtySELPHPCye1QIHrsEId4HQ0qvoQgV53D7qzKNcH/s1600-h/July+18+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095005089374993234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7vxCK3R03vWiEyQX5W2VSHGSlD7RkRs_JEqm5R1CBESe2xDtgilIamBJCv9v14R7MtgAXahX7BHjpQaUppqjs_3LBOaXovNloSkbtySELPHPCye1QIHrsEId4HQ0qvoQgV53D7qzKNcH/s200/July+18+024.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4UsyXEGwd7_8gevwUaBxptn_baZ8tvGCVpOIm6Fsy5NqTD85MSqWxYdX0J7W_DDNZspkcRJ3gSRYutrCM72-sLXUyyRzL8av9JlJ0thS7flHR6uDikS8OBEA_am2QtCrDBPnFuy8hFPO/s1600-h/Sony+139.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095005102259895138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4UsyXEGwd7_8gevwUaBxptn_baZ8tvGCVpOIm6Fsy5NqTD85MSqWxYdX0J7W_DDNZspkcRJ3gSRYutrCM72-sLXUyyRzL8av9JlJ0thS7flHR6uDikS8OBEA_am2QtCrDBPnFuy8hFPO/s200/Sony+139.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46TqrvOUs4A4dzBFK6odGskcO4myZOdDknTXTPRQvpmDG2WEu_TqNiB9POm17_KU9bnFE5-O8_PqNzCKBkR5baxZBzaFMt29gPnQUhHvTAdIiCs24Lke1Gfl6PhyphenhyphenzPL8GrR1YQWNT8e7j/s1600-h/Sony+166.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095005110849829746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46TqrvOUs4A4dzBFK6odGskcO4myZOdDknTXTPRQvpmDG2WEu_TqNiB9POm17_KU9bnFE5-O8_PqNzCKBkR5baxZBzaFMt29gPnQUhHvTAdIiCs24Lke1Gfl6PhyphenhyphenzPL8GrR1YQWNT8e7j/s200/Sony+166.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnXnMZ1ZejZyYs2bZSDu8Lgw9zuwnrvDNLNWrGJwQodXzwd8PR4GmOKNhK1uGhQH0dZFirXf6gEwtcaT8VlKVTw137gmBulxWTEKFvXszrrYktri6ciDLmNP97EvwloYKfGE5NNjiPQB7/s1600-h/Sony+151.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095005115144797058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnXnMZ1ZejZyYs2bZSDu8Lgw9zuwnrvDNLNWrGJwQodXzwd8PR4GmOKNhK1uGhQH0dZFirXf6gEwtcaT8VlKVTw137gmBulxWTEKFvXszrrYktri6ciDLmNP97EvwloYKfGE5NNjiPQB7/s200/Sony+151.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Is it just me, or does time just fly by these days?! Obviously I've not updated in the last two weeks. Sorry, Taylor.<br />I'm here now though so here goes....<br />The kids are well. Connor and Chris are preparing for Boy Scout Summer Camp. They'll spend next week in the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Shenandoah</span> Valley. Lucky ducks!!<br />Olivia, Glen and I will hang out here and get some work done. We'll also have some fun going to the pool and playing games. We may even have a bike ride or two.<br />Glen is ready for school to begin. He misses seeing his friends<em> </em>and he's looking forward to being a <em>third-grader</em>!!<br />Olivia has been active and sassy, as usual. She's constantly moving and "talking." Her newest word is, "Miiiiinne!" Said with a frown on her pretty little face. She is not shy about telling us what she wants. Fortunately she recovers quickly when she is told, "No!" ;-)<br />Chris' Mom, sisters, and step-dad visited us last month so I'm including some pics from their visit. We really enjoyed having them here. Maybe it can become a tradition. Hmmm.<br />Food for thought, Debbie. :-)</div></div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-48194876023950945772007-07-15T17:09:00.000-04:002007-07-15T17:42:52.160-04:00Can you belive it's been over four months?!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF38CBEtbjCTYUEkUZlR-PXanCYmZ_LuUk1YzS6jTG5xYKhg4_7zMT8UoSUIKFvmx6_5SOq3dEAbY_nDm8gZkWa4wLRqdwLAqzLlfNumoLN-wUSCVqKQnrDgkHKyl2hfQVS29AIAh9KTKM/s1600-h/church+direcory+photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087541036673179586" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF38CBEtbjCTYUEkUZlR-PXanCYmZ_LuUk1YzS6jTG5xYKhg4_7zMT8UoSUIKFvmx6_5SOq3dEAbY_nDm8gZkWa4wLRqdwLAqzLlfNumoLN-wUSCVqKQnrDgkHKyl2hfQVS29AIAh9KTKM/s200/church+direcory+photo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhp9IGE0mV9XdT_514LEm5VstYG2-YUqjm2dEk5Z0gTNG9sAn2-LIWeNUCgj7ES7TNGstVjFDKv7sGUBc-wxoeodNGqWytbXzShpgbXC3wpa5IBtaPvckiwH2HdkuaVMBH5pdQq-JMzW0/s1600-h/June+Portrait+Innovations+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087541040968146898" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhp9IGE0mV9XdT_514LEm5VstYG2-YUqjm2dEk5Z0gTNG9sAn2-LIWeNUCgj7ES7TNGstVjFDKv7sGUBc-wxoeodNGqWytbXzShpgbXC3wpa5IBtaPvckiwH2HdkuaVMBH5pdQq-JMzW0/s200/June+Portrait+Innovations+013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUs_Lnw0BgUsi9gNd7vr5nqGb5i6_i0Qzm7H3n5FJedsL_72TJp3RKdNxRQmw1lskvS_x9y-jagIUDfPVJVJglBk8qa6jNLmn4ETlI1s0uUtOOqqsYcKK5q7ZncftK8_zbYesUz-Iq0xm/s1600-h/June+Portrait+Innovations+067.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087541045263114210" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUs_Lnw0BgUsi9gNd7vr5nqGb5i6_i0Qzm7H3n5FJedsL_72TJp3RKdNxRQmw1lskvS_x9y-jagIUDfPVJVJglBk8qa6jNLmn4ETlI1s0uUtOOqqsYcKK5q7ZncftK8_zbYesUz-Iq0xm/s200/June+Portrait+Innovations+067.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhee8k-iLuwJwT9b9evFBteQMKZYGAAKgDPZ2Z1vL5-Vrrg9LZPP08pNuMzw93FcDiLxdSVb7kw_GIF9nUWg4PUR8ZoLm1ZtiWpQiXzwxbahrPKLGCS7VxTAg7Zf3MhpkTVP5ZUGk7GK86E/s1600-h/May+9+036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087541045263114226" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhee8k-iLuwJwT9b9evFBteQMKZYGAAKgDPZ2Z1vL5-Vrrg9LZPP08pNuMzw93FcDiLxdSVb7kw_GIF9nUWg4PUR8ZoLm1ZtiWpQiXzwxbahrPKLGCS7VxTAg7Zf3MhpkTVP5ZUGk7GK86E/s200/May+9+036.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgaiL2hPXtK0UOIvpTR8KrbCFAoK06ThTHaW6CoF6MlymLUXVvA9Zr8o57BNu-VoKwtZJWYcffnqU7yXy7_iSncCbqbSJlcKJOJz4Gka25_KH9tUtTnbg-BIhgKEqXyb2rpJs3Ao31X3B_/s1600-h/IDay_Collins+065.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087541053853048834" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgaiL2hPXtK0UOIvpTR8KrbCFAoK06ThTHaW6CoF6MlymLUXVvA9Zr8o57BNu-VoKwtZJWYcffnqU7yXy7_iSncCbqbSJlcKJOJz4Gka25_KH9tUtTnbg-BIhgKEqXyb2rpJs3Ao31X3B_/s200/IDay_Collins+065.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">That's right, it's been four months, two weeks, and six days since Olivia was first placed in our arms! Time has really flown by and Olivia has changed so much. She's grown bigger</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">and she has more hair now. Kim is loving the hair bows!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">She's full of personality and she's actually quite strong-willed.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">She is now a confident walker (and runner), she's eating almost anything placed on her highchair, and she's learning new words and communicating effectively most of the time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">She LOVES to squeal <em>loudly. </em>Glen will tell you that's not much fun for the rest of us. :-) She loves her brothers and the feeling is mutual. She's pretty attached to all of us and doesn't always feel comfortable with others holding her. She is, however, a social butterfly from a distance. She likes to wave and say, "HI!" to people, even if we don't know them.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I will make an effort to update this blog at least weekly. It seems some of you (Hi Taylor! ;-) enjoy looking at it and feel a little disappointed when there are no new pictures posted. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">That's it for now. Enjoy the pictures </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">In Him,</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The Buchanans</span></div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-60687464452023424862007-03-23T11:50:00.000-04:002007-03-23T13:16:59.692-04:00Just a Quick Update...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUEVo_BGRfio76OfsZUfrFnVEHeDYxgK0QmCxvd4-TDcLbgeF9_xLQnYITQ7agYik9Zpk_-C7joMfNoL84pKilKmQvT-8NEnEXWXBTVd-WOfs6mElPh3XKU0POSJ-j3hQgFnx2f6iYNC9/s1600-h/Olivia+Fashions+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045169743670901826" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUEVo_BGRfio76OfsZUfrFnVEHeDYxgK0QmCxvd4-TDcLbgeF9_xLQnYITQ7agYik9Zpk_-C7joMfNoL84pKilKmQvT-8NEnEXWXBTVd-WOfs6mElPh3XKU0POSJ-j3hQgFnx2f6iYNC9/s200/Olivia+Fashions+013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM0wF223FqGQYo-baPguXTHPyW2_n78geqdUwRRJF36ajIJmzVlhsOE9UgF56AR5ZLgGpADcRLoqX4wFrrh_-oT0fDbBq0Cf8s2l5C_nY1s4pByFJmtVUaGesBrjb_8I8w9VCWK5jPDqH/s1600-h/Olivia+Fashions+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045169752260836434" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM0wF223FqGQYo-baPguXTHPyW2_n78geqdUwRRJF36ajIJmzVlhsOE9UgF56AR5ZLgGpADcRLoqX4wFrrh_-oT0fDbBq0Cf8s2l5C_nY1s4pByFJmtVUaGesBrjb_8I8w9VCWK5jPDqH/s200/Olivia+Fashions+004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIYjJdDLxgLeyK2slKe5K3WiSdeDCWhjmlYWlMbZIpBYUIMBRvW_LIar66_VLi-OSd-LRG7C5H5CgnCY8OMiaOAM9kxw3RSyhEYzntflYDt0LVWrabMn12sTkvDwqCL0ZzScxBFW8DUxa/s1600-h/March+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045169760850771042" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIYjJdDLxgLeyK2slKe5K3WiSdeDCWhjmlYWlMbZIpBYUIMBRvW_LIar66_VLi-OSd-LRG7C5H5CgnCY8OMiaOAM9kxw3RSyhEYzntflYDt0LVWrabMn12sTkvDwqCL0ZzScxBFW8DUxa/s200/March+010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjGDCJfU-AUq1BYpsdV7ZA-A8EitLZT79faQeBHwjyiVs8lqzKNa_Eklmjypg5OGAGVIh9v83pXx3QtjeJJXe19Wz5-Mye4-QoyVBwklj9-s6vjhrpEK6Pe6psXWLc4wAxv88IRHDo2WE/s1600-h/Home+from+China+017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045168901857311778" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjGDCJfU-AUq1BYpsdV7ZA-A8EitLZT79faQeBHwjyiVs8lqzKNa_Eklmjypg5OGAGVIh9v83pXx3QtjeJJXe19Wz5-Mye4-QoyVBwklj9-s6vjhrpEK6Pe6psXWLc4wAxv88IRHDo2WE/s200/Home+from+China+017.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5KfaamArM5gTQ5DleWokZCo4zsXxGcbjYZfjSgj7D_TxkZdwWPcRB3oWifaArgRPg2p2LXvyNKHfatNj0W6J55G3EO626hwgr_22idWynIiXo2xw4PGClledwk4E6rNN5euDG98sVX5V/s1600-h/Home+from+China+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045168910447246386" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5KfaamArM5gTQ5DleWokZCo4zsXxGcbjYZfjSgj7D_TxkZdwWPcRB3oWifaArgRPg2p2LXvyNKHfatNj0W6J55G3EO626hwgr_22idWynIiXo2xw4PGClledwk4E6rNN5euDG98sVX5V/s200/Home+from+China+018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Hello all. We are very busy and doing well at the Buchanan house. Olivia continues to adjust to her new family/life. Our main difficulty is sleeping. She wakes up several times a night and really dislikes taking a nap. She feels afraid and needs a little reassurance and then she goes back to sleep usually. </div><div>The boys adore her. I am often found de-escalating arguments over who should hold her or feed her. Strangely, they never fight over diaper duty...they leave that to Mom and Dad. :-)</div><div>My mom is in town this week. She was excited to get to met her granddaughter. Olivia has charmed her and they have become fast friends. </div><div>Mark and Kay, my brother and sister-in-law, will be arriving this evening. This is their first visit and we're excited for them to meet Olivia. I'm sure she will love Uncle Mark and Aunt Kay as much as Connor and Glen love them.</div><div>Chris has been on a couple of job interviews. Our plan is for him to get out of the Marine Corp in September but actually begin a new job in August. We know that God will open the appropriate doors and close the others. He has been so good to us and we know we can trust him with everything, including this. We'll share with you His plans for us as soon as He reveals them to us.</div><div>I'm including pictures of our three beautiful kids. Connor enjoyed holding Olivia while she slept. Glen was watching TV while wearing his Chinese outfit. The pic of Olivia and me was taken on the first day she went to church. The other pictures were taken while she was trying on some new clothes...little girl clothes are addictive!!</div><div>Take care and God Bless.</div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-83038653551977334342007-03-14T23:14:00.001-04:002007-03-14T23:14:27.276-04:00Olivia Walking<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/9KVwrT4No30' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/9KVwrT4No30'></embed></object></p><p>I remember 3 weeks ago when she could barely walk the two feet between the beds in the hotel room. I guess all those laps in the hotel are paying off.</p></div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-54355213944930029982007-03-14T20:04:00.000-04:002007-03-14T20:05:09.642-04:00Mommy and Olivia enjoying some time<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyn72Dbms8PRrG11di2h8zPh92Oqvn9h9kqHcA_kpvOEeGtCDpUjiPH9nfCMrxf8fudEcVC7nM6nH-KxrARasiVli_Nkqnu4x98CldVzqQb6rrvN444wicqSudrYAYQgjR5QUY8WVfCPdW/s1600-h/DSC04509.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyn72Dbms8PRrG11di2h8zPh92Oqvn9h9kqHcA_kpvOEeGtCDpUjiPH9nfCMrxf8fudEcVC7nM6nH-KxrARasiVli_Nkqnu4x98CldVzqQb6rrvN444wicqSudrYAYQgjR5QUY8WVfCPdW/s320/DSC04509.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-TIw76Q0W1Zu-nz505pjWibOL_ed339T5t6dMDEUKsqGE1uQJDcRkLcomwCWBCQI729o38jQoCAXmF2aHc1VKjYF5LMDwVVYgG7Y-vqsjpMo7urZJk98AhoIKzfazorqWzWG0Pb-780b/s1600-h/DSC04510.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-TIw76Q0W1Zu-nz505pjWibOL_ed339T5t6dMDEUKsqGE1uQJDcRkLcomwCWBCQI729o38jQoCAXmF2aHc1VKjYF5LMDwVVYgG7Y-vqsjpMo7urZJk98AhoIKzfazorqWzWG0Pb-780b/s320/DSC04510.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObp6B0rWnNH7jlXWYYx3NoMHJtpndONpqDdizycEhsVqWmkIGfpSfo68Mb6v8MXtz2tlXWvAjVBkgKgHLvEMg95Xkmu0Z9mRavGCrlikFJ5ivftQYzHSf5EnQ8vs-HBWef4jKaS5FEUOa/s1600-h/DSC04511.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObp6B0rWnNH7jlXWYYx3NoMHJtpndONpqDdizycEhsVqWmkIGfpSfo68Mb6v8MXtz2tlXWvAjVBkgKgHLvEMg95Xkmu0Z9mRavGCrlikFJ5ivftQYzHSf5EnQ8vs-HBWef4jKaS5FEUOa/s320/DSC04511.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8X1ZQfQfK27vP9zR-Ik4EfMTNPWof_nFibbjbo9NQIR42GXn9eiRk_QAEPYaSKRfgc5Lwhv080gNHra33xU9YWUJofh4zOvaCeHmYa_mc5VgIL1zMNh7LYnqJsY-H-Z7cNzmF1-9ZJSWd/s1600-h/DSC04512.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8X1ZQfQfK27vP9zR-Ik4EfMTNPWof_nFibbjbo9NQIR42GXn9eiRk_QAEPYaSKRfgc5Lwhv080gNHra33xU9YWUJofh4zOvaCeHmYa_mc5VgIL1zMNh7LYnqJsY-H-Z7cNzmF1-9ZJSWd/s320/DSC04512.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-56953602389541958892007-03-12T05:50:00.000-04:002007-03-12T07:10:56.701-04:00Feeling human again<div>Besides an inevitable awakening at 4:30 every morning, we're pretty much back to normal. Olivia is thriving here. She has a new best friend... Dakota (our dog). Lets just say the relationship is symbiotic and centers around meal times.</div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_tvU1EjiJe5So6iRa3uP7R92iy1SzD16YCqyHMtqLbn-VJBx-R5iQFu-9JZ_b6KdPA_fAQ8frTXShkmSv6nXSYZOtgSP3weCyAdpOg-LdSercmfSqoGoQw_owXqAisPkDEi35c0_ayb4L/s1600-h/Home+from+China+031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040993244447333106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_tvU1EjiJe5So6iRa3uP7R92iy1SzD16YCqyHMtqLbn-VJBx-R5iQFu-9JZ_b6KdPA_fAQ8frTXShkmSv6nXSYZOtgSP3weCyAdpOg-LdSercmfSqoGoQw_owXqAisPkDEi35c0_ayb4L/s320/Home+from+China+031.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMqR7tbKobkwnXvi0Zgwn22Q25OeSivS3gvMVIO2X5P5z58aFSOeAWt-ECxfkdU19tv7IM2i6XTBM84IwCZpbbmkGR3Ze3yIiM3mJvkP3xTgSboT_Jr6Y4VUYuzs39gPx6Lhl6whfQj_Z/s1600-h/Home+from+China+033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040993257332235010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMqR7tbKobkwnXvi0Zgwn22Q25OeSivS3gvMVIO2X5P5z58aFSOeAWt-ECxfkdU19tv7IM2i6XTBM84IwCZpbbmkGR3Ze3yIiM3mJvkP3xTgSboT_Jr6Y4VUYuzs39gPx6Lhl6whfQj_Z/s320/Home+from+China+033.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-65734092789102959362007-03-07T09:18:00.000-05:002007-03-07T09:59:04.096-05:00Two more Thursdays!<div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>We are SO excited to get home. We are a bit aprehensive of the trip though. Our travelling (bus, plane, and automobile) will start at 6AM on Thursday March 8th and end at around 8:30PM the same day. So in one way the flight is only 14.5 hours. Unfortunately, at about 8PM on Thursday (1/2 hour before we are supposed to arrive at our house), we will cross the international date line and it will become 8PM on Wednesday again! That's right. In all, from the time we leave the White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou, China to the time we walk through the front door to our house in Quantico, it will take about 27.5 hours (subtract 11 for the time change)! Here is our itenerary in Eastern Standard Time:</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Leave White Swan: 5PM Wed 7 March</div><br /><br /><div>Depart Hong Kong: 11:50 PM </div><br /><br /><div>Arrive San Fransisco: 11:33AM Thursday 8 March</div><br /><br /><div>Process through US Customs - Olivia becomes a U.S. Citizen</div><br /><br /><div>Depart San Fransisco: 2:00PM</div><br /><br /><div>Arrive Washington Dulles: 7:01 PM</div><br /><br /><div>Introduce Olivia to everyone who shows at the airport 7:15-7:45</div><br /><br /><div>Arrive home: 8:30-9:00PM </div><br /><br /><div>Go to bed: 9:01PM</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>We can't wait to see everyone.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>For those who are already addicts, here is your Olivia fix.</div><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsThf94FokMAkHVB48iEw621SzTKvHB1i0AoV9aGkb-nKw6AfELd1lFg247MHmgwPUXdfuGOHf9s65AwJ8hN-z5VExe1f_Pf-ga37Dq_AgrS02w2IEkZjq7gzo3m6dG3GZx-QOwikNJcy/s1600-h/DSC04430.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039195509087174898" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKcOSLv-_pLzEY4_p92f6kEWi3KKUmgC8MEDLE4Yvl5m6pE9Keh-ZNXrtHR7b5sFejVQvrCYJkLklZVvxya_Rra84Y2xpgr4uC-gHk9c_62DWaSAb9MjVPuifhAFa1tt8MCg5NBfDASaq/s200/DSC04379.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-2598336836119684462007-03-06T03:52:00.000-05:002007-03-06T03:55:13.316-05:00Red Couch Photo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1t2OrIeiDpLYasbIKewwvUsdT7X4pnJqrHi7OxNX4WT9UgqU_YAXEQTR8vE6OpCiWH0Ej0HDz0FFc8mVV2G-ViNxcSmbfjehqtwB7pkprQvKe_XmSDw85HzMj-XyIk1YWSKRSJaSpSxX5/s1600-h/DSC04382.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038732296864301234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1t2OrIeiDpLYasbIKewwvUsdT7X4pnJqrHi7OxNX4WT9UgqU_YAXEQTR8vE6OpCiWH0Ej0HDz0FFc8mVV2G-ViNxcSmbfjehqtwB7pkprQvKe_XmSDw85HzMj-XyIk1YWSKRSJaSpSxX5/s400/DSC04382.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-79005265382530050692007-03-06T01:06:00.001-05:002007-03-06T01:06:07.950-05:00Tickle Baby<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/VJdYGvjvZpM' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/VJdYGvjvZpM'></embed></object></p><p>What a wonderful laugh.</p></div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-56508609291740926362007-03-05T20:23:00.000-05:002007-03-05T20:26:06.601-05:00Ham Sandwich<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9q9Jc7hVKf74hB3qdT1Op-Yu386_5DIyuBlrqwu4_zminQjey2JZ2DxK0ju0vEuUC8ZlhJd3aEg6i7K47MkKEypDRUv5xhwuvPG-lhP6VHGf4i22RouJiYatYPo7ip51W7XLfQE8oPi9-/s1600-h/DSC04243.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038616573265477794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9q9Jc7hVKf74hB3qdT1Op-Yu386_5DIyuBlrqwu4_zminQjey2JZ2DxK0ju0vEuUC8ZlhJd3aEg6i7K47MkKEypDRUv5xhwuvPG-lhP6VHGf4i22RouJiYatYPo7ip51W7XLfQE8oPi9-/s320/DSC04243.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Actually, it's BBQ pork... but it was obviously made by a ham.</div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-83271472468038386732007-03-05T00:27:00.000-05:002007-03-05T00:48:49.469-05:00Does This Look Like A Boy To You?!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4mMf9-NAgKXMViedJZEbddpWsVpjGLdVt7CnOXQLKWodHmz5dfgMTczI-qnOrEohDt2hxYeAMZ0xHE3rLV-NLmPGVbn1coazBJc3YltYkW4kPrESnQ7_uvCNRPMWgFMjc_S5QEL7qNrz/s1600-h/DSC04252.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038312742445605794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4mMf9-NAgKXMViedJZEbddpWsVpjGLdVt7CnOXQLKWodHmz5dfgMTczI-qnOrEohDt2hxYeAMZ0xHE3rLV-NLmPGVbn1coazBJc3YltYkW4kPrESnQ7_uvCNRPMWgFMjc_S5QEL7qNrz/s200/DSC04252.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Normally I wouldn't be bothered by one person asking the sex of my baby but when 4 people refer to my <em>girl</em> as a boy it begins to get under my skin! Did I mention she was dressed in a shirt with flowers on it, jeans with flowers on them, and shoes with pink bows on them?! Just to make sure it didn't happen again, I tortured my child by putting a head band on her the next time we went out. That will show them!! ;-)</div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-63773473762266949922007-03-04T07:36:00.000-05:002007-03-04T09:08:40.383-05:00Two BIG steps today<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitltb0TKsLuTeVdFLNBoftk_Yub_OwrGwDiKwyUNGskcmNsDh_6mYFYaIZKFkeX9lvhM4xHSvtTIxCkE_t8gjuafxUuvL3_Xjf03nSHwW-uD8C3IDwAyvx5KM28QFm254nrDR5wTskVdGw/s1600-h/DSC04016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038049156007682962" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitltb0TKsLuTeVdFLNBoftk_Yub_OwrGwDiKwyUNGskcmNsDh_6mYFYaIZKFkeX9lvhM4xHSvtTIxCkE_t8gjuafxUuvL3_Xjf03nSHwW-uD8C3IDwAyvx5KM28QFm254nrDR5wTskVdGw/s200/DSC04016.JPG" border="0" /></a>First big step... Olivia is crawling a bit around the room. I have a bit of video, but no pictures. Sorry. The second big step is the stroller. Boy do our backs feel better. She hated it at first... OK, so she still hates it, but as long as the wheels are turning, there's little complaint. If she seems angry, she is.<br /><br />I added the gotcha video to a private group at youtube. Here is the link (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/group/FM5">http://www.youtube.com/group/FM5</a>). Once you register and log on, you can request to join this group. If there any response, I'll post more.Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-36009457829824956612007-03-03T22:57:00.000-05:002007-03-03T23:00:07.183-05:00Shop until the baby drops<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkQaH0R4VNpE56vIIy2DDoRQJEvEFHHpO-4Xuo-NE4GBYAE3Uk6HZB7p3Hn0B2IxolCLkSk981vbsxvtLVyPBjbgysJJ-PfvSiuaprdvlSSChXnMD4I5F4wZ2MoPrkDlxCCs9Ys07ywg-/s1600-h/DSC04001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037914105056027506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkQaH0R4VNpE56vIIy2DDoRQJEvEFHHpO-4Xuo-NE4GBYAE3Uk6HZB7p3Hn0B2IxolCLkSk981vbsxvtLVyPBjbgysJJ-PfvSiuaprdvlSSChXnMD4I5F4wZ2MoPrkDlxCCs9Ys07ywg-/s400/DSC04001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>'nuff said.</div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-66336323518150688562007-03-03T08:24:00.000-05:002007-03-03T09:13:30.748-05:00Into the White Swan<div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037689843338666754" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagsdbIhWveRbsP9CQmbF70YZRbCReC9ed1RTUJJ7HwVfcoMCdSzjTabhR0n75tkAzTlQAJdAt5i5xTKtwUbvnBcj-KHmlA6H7YLX2BNS4jtpNzuSxNpSG4uF9IuSNz7sP7EMP88lV1gYA/s320/DSC03958.JPG" border="0" />We have only a few days left here in China. Today we made our journey to Guangzhou. THE most important thing that happened today is picured here. That's Olivia... sitting on the floor... with nobody touching her... AND SHE IS NOT CRYING!!! Isn't that great! (the answer is yes in case you're not sure.</div><div>"Ok, but how was the trip?" you ask. Well, I'm glad you asked.</div><div></div><div>Here is Kim entertaining Olivia at the airport in Changsha.<br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037694164075766546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQ7dZsN3ARd09Z3diR4pN-CaoJswZbrBE1NGIKqhHpLZZV_2bbPs__txnVT6cQxiWvBlHX12-1R0RM9iChFpyGZYvN6iWji3NkYLnIiVsvAzyO21TgfvMa9SXVuJ8bSFb5m6lG8J3r4uk/s320/DSC03879.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><p>After that photo, a bunch of stuff happened that I'd rather not remember, much less talk about. Let's just say if I knew she would be OK, the little one would take the plane ride in the cargo area.</p><p></p><p>Then we got to Guangzhou. This is Olivia saying "Get that camera out my face" (ala Nacho Libre).<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037694176960668450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNiZeCJgzjaVr92Z9hERZPgga0Yy6zRSv_HXi9youOZBTcor9pENXqz6VddoQoPE50b4WqSu8noF1XX-ubnob9UVTXWNbgrHSkuOBzFihlQe9wmnZhmE6XqKjWTiPmgTrL4rE2TarT9Kp/s320/DSC03900.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>This is Olivia playing with Kim's hair on the way to the hotel.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037694181255635762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6o6o-gMofyCkL46-a0bAhWyVHN0ssTV19pBj3Ub4WoaosaphsDkfiLJKhCBA2DHulZBP911-0nMBfHp68xWFNFnTZAWVgHd8EVyrGmRjibTLDupCKWM1vkc5Gz0LFppLr01UdtwiQg5Vc/s320/DSC03935.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>This is the hotel.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037696436113466178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wgEK_MXOUefxaB8cpeMHbdrQmAp9zrlQfFfbe0cZ1wx-h_O3dbW0rRRJ-pVAGfDsgZdcTGtfwXMZK-ely99pVmywgDsfiuJFFyfNH5OV7zUm9Jdf9GFkWVTmDouNaBS9LmqD8B528AMt/s320/DSC03950.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>This is the view from our room in the daytime.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037696444703400786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCe1UzRVflrQvNAeSe2cv0o0lX7UHx06r7pLjs1kKTsF1SLalamJ2XlUyRa0gLhXhKhTdSmaLJlouu6FYO9SyMK2eCfXSSJ1-J46NW4rx-121tOHY_xXOOH4xtXKyLrM_ltepozF28eYpB/s320/DSC03955.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>This is our view at night. (No that's not the same boat... well, it could be, but it moved. All the boats move here... except the big red one that you can't see in these pictures.)</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037696448998368098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxmJkEJ_6xDoVC409gl5swCnt5MqALZd2COvCaMn7n71TGERKiKQJ2JPsGjCXCB8CJQ7X0twniT2T0DoVkK9qhjNo7PwWySrZkMRx-Cg24vrK6bbqiGue9DJKKh2UtVCyKpwvPxa9HXn8w/s320/DSC03959.JPG" border="0" /></p><p></p>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-53345309249357661422007-03-02T07:39:00.000-05:002007-03-02T08:43:12.087-05:00Goodbye Changsha - Hello Guangzhou<div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Much has changed in the last 24 hours. Olivia is becoming more confident and the grins just keep coming. Olivia likes to tease Kim by biting her own toes which always draws a reaction worth a giggle or two (Yes that is food on her chin. I was feeding her... no, not her toes).<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037317632882860706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49BnocfKh7jObJMHiXw9OuwWN0QYPQQLxdUD6wvwhHcLMTuBwEwiPBYPZu2ruoT5XSbO1FGO5DU9gD_wgtvWHb2DqLj1cu-1hW3fA212qSR-6CLMMaLbtFxYJst_fKgb6piiEr0yMAbN0/s200/DSC03591.JPG" border="0" /></div><p align="left"></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037308420178010690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfl3im_8xuqnWXIbgczZOiKpRPLNgBd-1t2JJJYP3Sxvfq7iUbV2gr1gPIgAqV3NuJzA3dCgOrqPA9_9lCYXyj9VW6Xhzjjtnd2VWSomnpdKexCT5ctlfeiSFEPh65uUwRQ8Q7fQa8xo7/s200/DSC03590.JPG" border="0" />Last night I (Chris) was treated to dinner at a local restaurant by the parents of a foreign exchange student who is being hosted by Lisa. Thanks, Doris. Your parents were wonderful hosts, and I really enjoyed the "Long Happiness" restaurant where we ate. They were very thoughtful and ordered me a steak just in case I didn't like the local cuisine, but there was no need. I loved everything. We had cold boiled chicken, smoked fish, octopus soup, fish head porridge, chilli pepper salad, baked fish, meat dumplings, and many other things I don't really know what they were, but they were all delicious. Kim really wanted to go, but Olivia's table manners are not really very good yet, and it was close to bedtime before we left. She was especially sad to have missed it when I told her what delicious food we ate.</p><p>Today we went to the museum in Changsha where they have artifacts from several tombs that were dug here thousands of years ago. This is what Olivia looked like for most of the time at the museum:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037313483944452706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-z6rK6NfN9uFtN_dstNTxNMNE4VBb_m3sM5Gs0-dAvEvSswms1PUx1k1QjvehN1JvUnMJoLvsUSDYLTQR8T8WBQWFcvJTs4L5JyKvPaFy_bvegApHxtLdh8yD679tVu-d9rDUtxfMW5o0/s200/DSC03669.JPG" border="0" /> This is the lady that they found in the tomb as she looked over 2000 years ago:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037314768139674226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7ERM2CBitXR5wB4bT65XN8APuSmyakRpHutWp9BKeToxREMEcdEMvV9QGwxVVqBxiJeB1FlD69HKqUuAfmyDRW-CRHEdBX3MzWEV86xyrW1XSdYvjpj6Xr07CORMEuWBp0ugRlfFjHh4/s200/DSC03677.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>This is her now (makes me think of a Budweiser commercial from a few superbowls back):<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037316370162475650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeM68FLf1Jd1eyxzUYRqLD_q8DJSVxD_9skVrQgJhb8XcpCrrYgp9aWJaaJg580rJHDlv9WJkO2JmNcWiBeiX7VNoa7cejcfRk6WrCRLZBzc7p9JP8v1IdOncy97_NoJBg9jWCaT5ZC4fI/s200/DSC03793.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>This is her stomach:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037316378752410258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiea8o8j6GXs_5wWJ1brMaDkTAV5GLcw9BO-t9D-TDiDvDEGpn-Hm1UXCRzZrTDZKtCyJ7We4x64g5RCPZLvOu_suHfkH4myQonjL7sxrzYJKmN0ctPTkcmHKCN6kYold8NfoLDyQRLtTvd/s200/DSC03779.JPG" border="0" /></p><p></p><p>There is more of her to view upon request.</p><p>Tomorrow morning we leave Changsha for Guangzhou where we will spend the next 5 days. Guangzhou is the last stop in China before we return home. I am interested to see how Olivia does on the short plane ride, and with the change in scenery. Speaking of my favorite daughter... here are some more pictures...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037320282877682354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZ23l_6FURUM1kksVnT6asa4X7df8PHBPEm3geDrYFoEDo4R0cdF8IAqFguYE0jVUDxlss-QC2jqD7o9xeqtjWH7Kbw4D45x-cO2n1zCj_U-1uuOnt4tMo3rdq3XJ_nuQd8wpvi05HnP0/s200/DSC03594.JPG" border="0" /></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037320287172649666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTA2z5IQDjDnbSMSm9RK-Go1fs3dHBSdPHRZfMyQjcdV6Sap0gGO4dW45YUesPcnyXVG3es0r-23N67yU8pQrYhBxyTuLlZu3MGj4kOcO_CmqC4bd-Cy_I88kutjDStu3_qL3K08ItIATN/s200/DSC03599.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037320295762584274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmNYs6PrEZ-03FcNQ0u2Kr5dB4mtmS6B2HII9vuYw4G7xfa2Pfzo0dAkSleNW1lkf02VlPfmZh3PdBRKMHEDMgssSYyCV3h-QXlK01B_L8lKEqXRi1ejSiRpbnuFAHtr7H0x5Q-dveiWk/s200/DSC03621.JPG" border="0" /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037321159051010802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorFBRP812qu_JDN7kYSCsC-QeuT3-6KVgsIb9LPRcbjbpHDm3gWE5eg5i8N5sFhzfnQaoJ0TyrifEpRRrpd22xKjk5X5md8GITvIVYJEB1w_xULOGw4iliEOVXl2yUWkcMtFgFphe7WZ5/s200/DSC03849.JPG" border="0" /> <p>Lastly... post a response, please. It is great to read words of encouragement and to feel like our freinds and family are with us on this journey.</p><p>Thanks, </p><p>Chris, Kim, and Olivia</p>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-85922919077757677562007-03-01T21:38:00.000-05:002007-03-02T00:47:20.015-05:00This One's For Taylor<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwi6AzQCEs_ieB8KHkD_B2vO2X__ByTyqEcHowN0-e3iN0f51oChpV8s7UnNt9CfN3xEquL3XOAyQv6sUQEOd0BmKRR6D2R2oJCyIUdLR6PyMhjXkrVLQdoywu7nA5OwrQO7v3GbthzS_/s1600-h/DSC03618.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037199323713724962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwi6AzQCEs_ieB8KHkD_B2vO2X__ByTyqEcHowN0-e3iN0f51oChpV8s7UnNt9CfN3xEquL3XOAyQv6sUQEOd0BmKRR6D2R2oJCyIUdLR6PyMhjXkrVLQdoywu7nA5OwrQO7v3GbthzS_/s200/DSC03618.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Hi Taylor. Here is a photo of Olivia wearing the beautiful scarf you knitted for her. She loves it. I think the long strings tickle her and make her laugh. :-)</div><br /><div>We miss you all. Tell your parents, sisters, and brother we said, "Hi!"</div><br /><div>Love,</div><br /><div>Mr. Chris, Mrs. Kim and Olivia Faith</div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-47667036548605696432007-03-01T05:50:00.000-05:002007-03-01T06:35:01.307-05:00Embroidery?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PtlabpxjaeTaShNHUSJC3lu9xr-EUpgep8p5r0d3ZaKCgvp2KeCH6ds2R_E49iEqyLnbf4Gz0n_PkZlYDyPHygQDIlAvwREJQehbkFhyphenhyphenFqhqoddtyOIY-nPlEhlvIDVxSXqdNaod04kw/s1600-h/DSC03548.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036916346520816514" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PtlabpxjaeTaShNHUSJC3lu9xr-EUpgep8p5r0d3ZaKCgvp2KeCH6ds2R_E49iEqyLnbf4Gz0n_PkZlYDyPHygQDIlAvwREJQehbkFhyphenhyphenFqhqoddtyOIY-nPlEhlvIDVxSXqdNaod04kw/s200/DSC03548.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjudomD02smjg9LtwEpckUP4TDnF9mDdvKBnHiHGZ2u0kRoEKtsO36dvxoV0cQCB9UJ9BUvNivQ6p0QHbv8WutJaC4qdKH5XHTqjB2Sd8pUrCZYsZa4AehgavRpZSjjfJqNB6W_Hs7LLfq/s1600-h/DSC03562.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036916355110751122" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjudomD02smjg9LtwEpckUP4TDnF9mDdvKBnHiHGZ2u0kRoEKtsO36dvxoV0cQCB9UJ9BUvNivQ6p0QHbv8WutJaC4qdKH5XHTqjB2Sd8pUrCZYsZa4AehgavRpZSjjfJqNB6W_Hs7LLfq/s200/DSC03562.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLarjNYBssUNwUncK3CYKtB8qj5CYbqpsvp4vPE5jXnBMkU7xb6sOzGEGfbk4ttBM0T1drYJ84HoHu9EsbuuK_m6f2jN4T6v5X5Q4DptDIEi6v-EorwV2p3ygejfhvrQvxkv_JcsUtUFf/s1600-h/DSC03549.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036914572699323234" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLarjNYBssUNwUncK3CYKtB8qj5CYbqpsvp4vPE5jXnBMkU7xb6sOzGEGfbk4ttBM0T1drYJ84HoHu9EsbuuK_m6f2jN4T6v5X5Q4DptDIEi6v-EorwV2p3ygejfhvrQvxkv_JcsUtUFf/s200/DSC03549.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAKww6AwPa9l9d7R_3CumJlxRBxXDY3Eyr-HpVuXWEMyJcEmzfEtEAZ5Yg1-Ze-kre6PM2TrcGNTaGbBt4yFAT0BmAWEd2rgfE_QwUaxbNCf7QPXitPmZQRLJLZR5HKn13jdmVRcK1Yzk/s1600-h/DSC03550.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036914650008734578" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAKww6AwPa9l9d7R_3CumJlxRBxXDY3Eyr-HpVuXWEMyJcEmzfEtEAZ5Yg1-Ze-kre6PM2TrcGNTaGbBt4yFAT0BmAWEd2rgfE_QwUaxbNCf7QPXitPmZQRLJLZR5HKn13jdmVRcK1Yzk/s200/DSC03550.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Hello from Changsha. We hope you are all well. We are fine here and seem to be getting better each day!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Today we went to the Hunan Embroidery Factory. Hunan Province is famous for it's embroidery, especially it's "magic" two-sided embroidery. The picture of the piece with a woman in it is an example of the art with a different scene on each side. They also have pieces with the same scene on each side which are done concurrently.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">We were able to see the women working on different pieces during our tour. They work in a room without the lights on so they will not effect the choice of thread color. This way the embroidery is more realistic looking.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">It's hard to imagine, but some of the pieces take years to complete. Our CCAI rep, Daphne, told us of one piece that took 6 people four years to complete!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">An example of a large piece is the life-size Mao that Olivia and I are standing in front of. The picture of the man in a chair is not a photograph, it's another piece of embroidery work! It was really amazing to see the artwork which obviously required tremendous skill and patience. I've never scene anything like it.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Olivia's motor skills are improving daily. She's just about mastered the pincher grasp and she took four steps on her own today! She will even cruise a foot or so away from us. Doesn't sound like much but, believe me, it's progress.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Tomorrow is our last full day here in Changsha. We will receive the adoption decree and Olivia's (Chinese) passport and then it's off to Guangzhou Saturday afternoon. We're all excited to get to Guangzhou because we should have more flexibility there.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">We love and miss you all. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">In Him,</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Chris, Kim, and Olivia</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Connor and Glen,</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Only six days (China time) until we get home. Can't wait to see you! </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">We love you more infinity!</span></div></div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-8785273846327217852007-02-28T04:19:00.000-05:002007-02-28T06:07:01.442-05:00Another Day In Changsha<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLShpMaiapeGut-7_4WxJZymfY5frusBk-_LxRirecvVxuNkiuODkhAfJo58s6DYTVegEFOS5l3G-aqXtGE5wQkc2q4idhG76Dm2SewWF4ArAvj3VkQXQmeUDYaVhE08HDc2jU7t1U8QAV/s1600-h/DSC03430.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036538586967264018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLShpMaiapeGut-7_4WxJZymfY5frusBk-_LxRirecvVxuNkiuODkhAfJo58s6DYTVegEFOS5l3G-aqXtGE5wQkc2q4idhG76Dm2SewWF4ArAvj3VkQXQmeUDYaVhE08HDc2jU7t1U8QAV/s200/DSC03430.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29FkZTjrM3FyNUcsTdPnZq3HKnCB1R4MXmgjIynCQuoed6uLHCzCV-zxX52NcBdO0TkSa_pJLgNpN_97ISoo4vhbCQdkXbsA9W1G6MRsJ8l4lWPrlbSgpBv_Ndvlp5bM0tDMOnPtf9dYx/s1600-h/DSC03431.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036521179464813282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29FkZTjrM3FyNUcsTdPnZq3HKnCB1R4MXmgjIynCQuoed6uLHCzCV-zxX52NcBdO0TkSa_pJLgNpN_97ISoo4vhbCQdkXbsA9W1G6MRsJ8l4lWPrlbSgpBv_Ndvlp5bM0tDMOnPtf9dYx/s200/DSC03431.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTkfELMgpEaXhv_wRtQLsvl7pTR8kmPOojIWX3gQRr_ww-FvRIrnmxWlg4Jn5Vz2aV-3BoqoB6WDuqf22Od7ewKIcwji-1RRa9M27oTo6a8pu8QibiB9X3Zc1aHcQJwyWFFfdOIo1mhzt/s1600-h/DSC03431.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNNGMVT26_ixjRcEH57WT-Bg_G_qZIeLVcceqUie9yAoGcaIPlI8dQrMZPfkRzIBT5Yx9pd980_7IRjtMr1n4zQAfSZ-H7wguZLOB6e0CTpAHp8N8CYY0pR8iGxUAbbqr8llbHbr1shw-/s1600-h/DSC03446.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036521192349715202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNNGMVT26_ixjRcEH57WT-Bg_G_qZIeLVcceqUie9yAoGcaIPlI8dQrMZPfkRzIBT5Yx9pd980_7IRjtMr1n4zQAfSZ-H7wguZLOB6e0CTpAHp8N8CYY0pR8iGxUAbbqr8llbHbr1shw-/s200/DSC03446.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>It's Wednesday evening here and we've had another day of bonding. We woke up this morning and went downstairs for breakfast. There we visited with Kim and Blake, and Susan and Shawn. We also tried to feed Miss Olivia but she was more interested in making messes than eating. She had a good time, though.</div><div>After breakfast we took a short bus ride to a local department store. It was and interesting trip. The local way of shopping is a bit different than we are used to. If you want to purchase something you tell the sales person who writes up a ticket. You then take that ticket to a cash register and pay. They mark the ticket as paid and then you can go back to the same sales counter and trade the ticket for your merchandise. You certainly get a work out.</div><div>We did pick up some shoes and clothes for Olivia but nothing else.</div><div>When we left the store it was lunch time so we brought McDonald's back to the hotel with us. Olivia doesn't share Glen's love of McDonald's. Whew!</div><div>Olivia had her first play date this afternoon. We, the Peters, and the Newsoms took our girls to the hotel play room. It was enjoyable but the girls didn't really interact. </div><div>We've spent the rest of the day just hanging out in the room. We're looking forward to the trip the a local embroidery factory tomorrow. </div><div>Olivia is well. She's showing her personality more and more. She's very vocal and active. She seems to continue to bond with us and has shown few signs of grieving. Right now she's tired and calling, "Mama mama mama." Music to my ears!</div><div> </div><div>Take care and God bless!</div><div>Chris, Kim and Olivia</div><div>P.S.</div><div>Connor and Glen</div><div>Only 8 more days until we'll be home with your mei mei! We love and miss you!</div><div>Mom, Dad, and Olivia</div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-5655803640596743702007-02-26T22:19:00.001-05:002007-02-26T23:05:58.788-05:00It's Official!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGyeGF4D3miETPp8rLpuZC6_G7EE3U_zZEob2eKrdID5d0vai5dugDKm3WaoU-eg7tCQ6J42wk0AM-JZflDAQxy5ySKQIZwydYkbXMKfFA45gPtrfihTRfO8zm7uqrRXdq8UY2xhbBugG/s1600-h/DSC03322.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036055265707510450" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGyeGF4D3miETPp8rLpuZC6_G7EE3U_zZEob2eKrdID5d0vai5dugDKm3WaoU-eg7tCQ6J42wk0AM-JZflDAQxy5ySKQIZwydYkbXMKfFA45gPtrfihTRfO8zm7uqrRXdq8UY2xhbBugG/s200/DSC03322.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIZVpmWbLSk8l__JbHXcxTxM3EJQDYA1_id4b4v9ErrrF5WrvhUgZ0vWSdYKY2oYAWqRu3UYlMM5bo-uuMKmqOa45SUUXANj_mM3f8G-z8xPP5Y6t8kC0RHwsCjkIuragqOTPgrhcE-32/s1600-h/DSC03326.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036055274297445058" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIZVpmWbLSk8l__JbHXcxTxM3EJQDYA1_id4b4v9ErrrF5WrvhUgZ0vWSdYKY2oYAWqRu3UYlMM5bo-uuMKmqOa45SUUXANj_mM3f8G-z8xPP5Y6t8kC0RHwsCjkIuragqOTPgrhcE-32/s200/DSC03326.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmRaMIZQJ7WeZ5P83-qCKqyPE8OnFO2YxOkUBrRwVGnUIgJSjZozijPBRLkvkqFWINOWsZ3IFKRUZm9tnfZ1nAy0iBbVB5losrP_AUFv9vvMKB2SbK95O2rGjy5MET76Z2rqe0YWaCo6l/s1600-h/DSC03339.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036055278592412370" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmRaMIZQJ7WeZ5P83-qCKqyPE8OnFO2YxOkUBrRwVGnUIgJSjZozijPBRLkvkqFWINOWsZ3IFKRUZm9tnfZ1nAy0iBbVB5losrP_AUFv9vvMKB2SbK95O2rGjy5MET76Z2rqe0YWaCo6l/s200/DSC03339.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Praise God from whom all blessings flow!!<br />She's legally our girl! We went back to the registration office this morning, answered a few questions, and the adoption was finalized.<br />We also had the opportunity to speak to the director of Olivia's orphanage. She seemed like a kind woman who genuinely cares for Olivia. She asked that we let her know what we learn from the doctors. She also gave us the clothes that Olivia was wearing when she was found. That was such a nice surprise. Now we have the clothes and the note left by her biological mother so one day Olivia will have something from her.<br />We are all tired today. Although we went to bed before 7:30 last night, Olivia reminded us that babies don't always sleep well. She was up four times. I think she was waking up and realizing that she was in a new place and felt a bit scared.<br />God is so faithful and has answered all of our prayers. She seems mostly at ease and is bonding to both of us equally. She's healthy, except for a "throat infection," which is being treated with antibiotics. Plus, it's obvious she can hear some things but we haven't figured out which tones, volumes, etc. to use if we want her to hear us. We know this, too, is in God's hands and He makes no mistakes so whatever the outcome it will be perfect.<br />We miss you all and we're excited to introduce Olivia to all of her extended family!!<br /><br />Kim</div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-41390397228061957952007-02-26T04:57:00.000-05:002007-02-26T05:09:16.152-05:00Bonding and bedtime<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBWWSzwz8W0QtON3x3ea9SJ2bXPlsUxLOtXDj5y8QTekY4H-L2FDtWRydu1sGUHyYgCHBaSF2T_F6zCIaYgScPhNdXq3cma1aklxfel2_tzNOBq0htnJBLyyCMbOsZiJ3nl2EIUGIDoy4/s1600-h/DSC03305.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035781006275857042" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBWWSzwz8W0QtON3x3ea9SJ2bXPlsUxLOtXDj5y8QTekY4H-L2FDtWRydu1sGUHyYgCHBaSF2T_F6zCIaYgScPhNdXq3cma1aklxfel2_tzNOBq0htnJBLyyCMbOsZiJ3nl2EIUGIDoy4/s200/DSC03305.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxKjoydB4ZEtp2SxqNySuL3bIG0zJFglbshUzm2y-kCxim4WDTswk5Mjh27Em15EbIr8sxTdIa8acBRuzS5YBGwgJreumf1gtQR4WO06vvh2_TGTgMxp3JoqFFC_Br3z8laitADQFUPRd/s1600-h/DSC03304.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035780310491155074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxKjoydB4ZEtp2SxqNySuL3bIG0zJFglbshUzm2y-kCxim4WDTswk5Mjh27Em15EbIr8sxTdIa8acBRuzS5YBGwgJreumf1gtQR4WO06vvh2_TGTgMxp3JoqFFC_Br3z8laitADQFUPRd/s200/DSC03304.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><p>Kim and Olivia have already found common ground... potatoe chips. The international language of love. They took turns feeding each other and cuddling. What a wonderful day.</p><br /><p></p><br /><p>It's 6PM here, and Olivia just went down to sleep. She started her day very early to get to us, and has been fighting sleep. It seems she needs to be touched to feel secure... which, at this point, is fine with us. :)</p><br /><p></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035782668428200610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIvTQ7W5VKgNAJqKA0lqDgsaJcqVUXPYOI88iQ9yushc9pzrjRBTFA0s2rGnvg4aN2jyePZjg97w2gM0pHPl3GTONUAQL6CpbEQsGPaSSdtKgmZz-uQajhlmIef2D8vnEvQK-e0TCCjY0/s200/DSC03321_edited.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><p></p>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-31878972364185040792007-02-26T00:33:00.000-05:002007-02-26T00:58:13.303-05:00Gotcha!!<div><br /><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035714460052572754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-pBOhh54rs0coXDmY5ZsXgROXUpUMK40DxkaR5BS1dKi9tX8Up8HB2sJQejQSeYgtY3KJCtyYcitTQQMcfT9wfKfplKFQz5A2QkPbNq9DWGlTqxIJADnEXdjT-YcdcrTWoIihMDme5G2/s200/DSC03259.JPG" border="0" />This is the first picture we took. Olivia is looking over Kim's shoulder at her nanny.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisu1PFjKMdpWo-Fd7Og1TQ6Qzz8GQu5g-9vdBEzdIglT01cNkwmHtavTOMUXbIAzij9I4Sl0N8QeFqmmB_cg4vZawGiSps0U4InasOAsbPRn4eCSNBbxEf_L19O7-6PhTbFrYpOcA-_Gr3/s1600-h/DSC03282.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035715469369887346" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisu1PFjKMdpWo-Fd7Og1TQ6Qzz8GQu5g-9vdBEzdIglT01cNkwmHtavTOMUXbIAzij9I4Sl0N8QeFqmmB_cg4vZawGiSps0U4InasOAsbPRn4eCSNBbxEf_L19O7-6PhTbFrYpOcA-_Gr3/s200/DSC03282.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>A shout out to the homies. 'Sup Homies!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqu0k1H2hYFRdIY8fjwA9lTClyr3n5ty8pRUc4WLRJcv1FpeyS5k81IW-MvY5I7T0OtfIAD3niAHfYwDTdi99fNsBdXiamx3M7MzAkU4aUcOhCrq0kTU3BOCtwzr2q2ET3okO_XnN6AX4V/s1600-h/DSC03279.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035715022693288546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqu0k1H2hYFRdIY8fjwA9lTClyr3n5ty8pRUc4WLRJcv1FpeyS5k81IW-MvY5I7T0OtfIAD3niAHfYwDTdi99fNsBdXiamx3M7MzAkU4aUcOhCrq0kTU3BOCtwzr2q2ET3okO_XnN6AX4V/s200/DSC03279.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Just happy to be here. She is a happy baby from the start.</div><div> </div><div>She does not want to be put down. It doesn't seem like she can hear anything but the loudest noises. Her temperment is very mild.</div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-56344196601449009062007-02-25T08:43:00.000-05:002007-02-25T09:20:08.807-05:00Welcome to Changsha<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyz4t6fauISji7l5n7_RZSyqnhJ62wR5dqBAJjKB6dmo8ktEVQglEgPNJfe4ceSQ03IeuxrqCY6SspDjYTiquM5PTPKFtxSYouN06j1wcqAUD6r1LumxFPw9l2dSRHqkaldhQOeZcE1hC6/s1600-h/DSC03216.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035475913273985602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyz4t6fauISji7l5n7_RZSyqnhJ62wR5dqBAJjKB6dmo8ktEVQglEgPNJfe4ceSQ03IeuxrqCY6SspDjYTiquM5PTPKFtxSYouN06j1wcqAUD6r1LumxFPw9l2dSRHqkaldhQOeZcE1hC6/s200/DSC03216.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmNX8f1ToMNdWQOfLvw9jBO5FkbJ0kz5Fo6cJhnpqytnYdWL8jzd1crvevJeEfHAihVP-c4JBsb80jAMlUF1TRbIImpa9QlbEDD_lKW17v8wNOd51Tw4Dk827TcafPTRuOdPZcKGK59VI/s1600-h/DSC03239.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035471884594661922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmNX8f1ToMNdWQOfLvw9jBO5FkbJ0kz5Fo6cJhnpqytnYdWL8jzd1crvevJeEfHAihVP-c4JBsb80jAMlUF1TRbIImpa9QlbEDD_lKW17v8wNOd51Tw4Dk827TcafPTRuOdPZcKGK59VI/s200/DSC03239.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUunHqGQK6L8-V6aq5j7kD6f0RFeXjP4eNmvYvs2Vi_8SNrNjLVfwj4na-t0ai29lXYsSkXgySYdFveLinvctZxQJUvp36Xyx5aJ-61P0vRgbIJFN2haPNITgYn_SYwx4gcueY6PlWj18l/s1600-h/DSC03244.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035471923249367602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUunHqGQK6L8-V6aq5j7kD6f0RFeXjP4eNmvYvs2Vi_8SNrNjLVfwj4na-t0ai29lXYsSkXgySYdFveLinvctZxQJUvp36Xyx5aJ-61P0vRgbIJFN2haPNITgYn_SYwx4gcueY6PlWj18l/s200/DSC03244.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Hi. We are in Changsha, which is the capitol of Hunan province. We were met at the airport by CCAI Reps Daphne and Joanna. They seem very helpful and will remain available to us for the duration of our stay in Changsha. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>When we walked into the hotel room we found a crib and baby formula waiting for us. We're so close now...less than 14 hours.</div>This evening we had fun with some new friends, Susan and Shawn, and Kim and Blake. We went to dinner in the hotel but enjoyed the company more than the meal. We all agreed on Pizza Hut for dinner tomorrow night. :-)<br /><br /><div>Tomorrow morning we will fill out paperwork for the adoption, then we will be shown how to make Chinese baby formula, and then it's off to the registration office to pick up the babies. We will be back at the hotel by noon and then make a quick trip to a department store for any baby necessities. In the afternoon, CCAI's contracted doctor will be here to check out each baby. Then, finally, we'll just spend some time getting to know our daughter!</div><br /><div>We'll post pics tomorrow after "Gotcha"!!!</div><br /><div>In Him,<br />Chris and Kim </div><div> </div><div>Oh...the last photo is the view out the window of our room!</div></div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155339373364225316.post-51158348802086715352007-02-24T23:54:00.000-05:002007-02-24T23:59:59.765-05:00Wait, wait, wait!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9bRhfj5L7OVtRQGw12LYeQvlcE-D37yCgJ31i5Ttd3Pu6OMAkQ09ilLPCKRpnPbQcxiw9g7trJnpC44xUv5ceCZqADx5FpLul6DZCVjH3TG752TzdA2hgb-Bv1KJQUkcJlbJjAQaYHyL/s1600-h/DSC03207.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035331280827867746" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9bRhfj5L7OVtRQGw12LYeQvlcE-D37yCgJ31i5Ttd3Pu6OMAkQ09ilLPCKRpnPbQcxiw9g7trJnpC44xUv5ceCZqADx5FpLul6DZCVjH3TG752TzdA2hgb-Bv1KJQUkcJlbJjAQaYHyL/s200/DSC03207.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Here we are in the Hong Kong airport waiting. You'd think there was no end to it. Our plane was delayed over an hour. Flight CZ-3032 (as you can see). The good news is that there is only one more night that Olivia will be in an orphanage. Don't tell her though... it's a suprise.</div>Olivia Faith's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995055979607874659noreply@blogger.com0