The lost tooth!

Regina lost her first front tooth!

Halloween

It was a very warm Halloween this year! We are never prepared for the cold except this year!! All three of us were dressed very warm too warm! Regina had a school party and parade and she was sooooo hot! Oh well next year we will have a both warm and cold! I can't believe I don't have a picture of me or Nick...........just keep on guessing until our friends email us a picture and I will post it!

Some random things

We are at the 10 month mark soon to be at the 11th month mark. Our adoption agency says 10 to 12 months to match!! So I guess any day now we could get the call. I just really realized this a couple of days ago. Its been a roller coaster ride but I know when we get her it will have been worth it! I also was reading an email post on a yahoo group that I belong to that the adoption agency is waiting on a new list of paper ready kids so maybe she's on the next list!
BIG news I am now 15 pds lighter! I feel great, this Isagenix program is awesome I love it!
I feel healthy, not always hungry and have great energy, its amazing to me that I was able to do this in 24 days!

Regina's Birthday celebration!

Amy, Kaitlyn and Regina went to Build a Bear!


We had dinner and cake at The Med with Nick. The girls had so much fun, so did I!!

PICTURES!

We caught a lot of trout! Regina really loves to fish!

OOPS, these pictures from camp got in with the pictures from Redfeather Lakes!

Our good friends Hanna and Haily, we stayed at their lake house! They joined us for one night.

Regina, Georgia and Henry had a great time at camp, lots of animals on the farm!

Back to School

Regina is in 3rd grade! She loves school. She does NOT like getting up in the am, its been hard but this week it's getting better!
Now I can get focused and get some work done.
Need to make some money so we can go to China!
Nick and I think that by November we will know who
Janae is and then travel in Jan. or Feb. 09. It will be cold
in China that time of year, I hope we can still go and hike
the Great Wall!
I'm doing a cleanse starting today so I can loose some weight
and get in shape before we travel!
My goal is 20 pds lighter and to walk 10,000 steps a day!
We had a wonderful time in Red Feather Lake, we stayed at our friends cabin
and went fishing every day all day, caught lots of trout! Regina caught two!
The dogs loved it too, they went swimming everyday all day!
Want to post some pictures but we are using shutter fly and I can't down load them!
Check back for future pictures of our summer vacation!

Happy Family Day

July 2nd, 2001 was the first day Regina was put in our arms! Wow seven years ago, time has really gone by quickly! We celebrated by shopping (of course getting gotcha day presents) and out to lunch. Our friends and neighbors invited us over for a wonderful dinner. It was really a nice time.

Some people call the first day their child is put in their arms "Gotcha Day", we like to call it "Family Day" because that was the first day we were a family of three!

When we were in China I made up a song and sang it to Regina when she was a baby, when she got older she didn't want me to sing it :( but this year she loved it!!

Here it is..............

Once upon a time in China

there was a little girl who needed a mommy and a daddy

so her mommy and her daddy went to get her and bring her home to Colorado

and her name is Regina Ya Xuan

and her mommy and her daddy love her very very much!

I'm a rock star don't ya think!