July 4 weekend

Nick and his girlfriend, Kim, came down for the July 4th weekend. It was so nice to have the entire family together. Nick has really matured over the past year. He is working full time in New York doing IT work. He has really found a wonderful person to share his time with. We really like Kim. She is easy to be around and a whole lot of fun. Sophia now has another special person in her life.

We went to the fireworks on July 3 as a family. It was a great show and Sophia was so brave. She covered her ears about 15 minutes before the show started and kept them covered the whole time but loved the fireworks. She especially liked the purple ones.

We went to Steve's mom's house on July 4th. It was a very hot day but the pool kept us cool. It was great to have us all together. We celebrated Grandma Beadle's birthday.

July 1- Referral Day

Wow!! Four years have gone by since we received the referral for Sophia. It seems like just yesterday we were waiting, not very patiently, to get information about our daughter. It seems like just yesterday we got the call that referrals had come in and were being translated. Sandy told us that our daughter was in Chongqing and seven months old. It seems like just yesterday that Sandy sat us down each with a picture in hand and told us to turn the picture over and take a look at our daughter. What an amazing day that was. A day we will never forget.

Every year I take a picture of Sophia on July 1st holding the very first picture we had of her. It is amazing to see how she has grown through the years.

2006- referral photo2007
2008
2009
and this year