4-Ever Family: grant update

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

grant update

Well, I just heard from one of the grant agencies that has kept us in the loop for the last year and they have turned us down. We're devastated but clinging to God to help us. Please pray for us and for provision for our adoption.

4-Ever Family

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

grant update

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Lily's new hair-do

Our girls

At the zoo

Finally....a smile on camera!

Our beautiful girl

Jing Jing's first Merry-go-round ride

Spring break Lily

Our girls

Lily & "Tigery"

The flower girls

The flower girls

Pearl River view from White Swan Hotel

Pearl River - rare sunny day in Guangzhou winter

Guangzhou zoo!

Ok, how pickin' cute & happy is this hippo?!

My precious girl

Amazing zoo scenery

Some more of the amazing scenery

Camel fam. hanging out

Dino & my fam. at the zoo

1 of the Flamingos at the Guangzhou zoo

Consulate oath complete!

Traditional Red couch photo - Jasmine & Bodie

Lily & Kai - 2 peas in a pod

Lily & Jing Jing on the red couches

Traditional photos on the "red couches" at the White Swan Hotel after the Consulate oath

Walking in Guangzhou near our hotel

Banyan trees & some of the "facelifts" for the Asian games in Nov. 2010

Playground near our hotel in Guangzhou

Bye Anita & Chengdu!

White Swan indoor waterfall

Chinese New Year Decorations inside the White Swan

Some more indoor White Swan scenery

White Swan Playroom

White Swan Playroom

Jasmine's visa physical

Six Banyan Tree Temple & Flower Pagoda

Leaning pagoda - Six Banyan Tree Temple & Flower Pagoda

Walking to the Guangzhou Cultural Museum

Check out the roof on this Cultural Museum!

1 of the carvings at the museum - spectacular!

Walk through this massive courtyard to our bus from the Cultural Museum

Same square - in the summer, it's packed and people dance here

1 of the artists - so talented!

Gorgeous scenery outside the Cultural museum

Shopping on Jinli Street

Jinli Street

More of Jinli Street

Lily & I shopping on Jinli Street

Some of the New Year's decorations

Shopping in Chengdu

Panda Reserve

Nothing like a little improve to keep baby dry!

Bamboo lined walkways

Red Panda

Snack time!

Pandas!

Chinese New Year at the Panda Reserve

This is 1 of the cars that tried to kill us

How cute is my girl w/her huge umbrella?

Feeding time!

Our first playtime w/our 2 beautiful flowers

Our first playtime - Almost smiling

Our first playtime

Our first playtime

Waiting and then..

Family of 3 becomes 4!

Daddy, Lily & Jing Jing

My new daughter in the mai tai

Us with Jing Jing's fav. nanny

Our group w/1 of the main nannies

Front of orphanage

Family of 4 by the orphanage sign

Crowne Plaza decorated for Chinese New Year!

Disney Train