Bria had a dance competition over the weekend.

My mom, Paula & the kids came to watch her performances.

Shocker...always eating.

Yep, Ava & Harper are twinkies!

The littles loved hanging out & watching the big girls dance.

A face of Special Needs Adoption

There's a discussion on Rumor Queen challenging bloggers to share their story of "special needs" adoption.

Here is our "special" girl!

Girl 10/2008 unrepaired cleft lip/palate

Referral Photo

Harper-March 2011

While waiting to travel to China, we found out that she was severly burned on her legs.

She has severe scarring which would also be considered a "special need".

She's nothing but beautiful to us!

Birthday Fun

We celebrated a few important birthdays recently.

We had a birthday dinner for Neil's granny who turned 90!

Granny celebrating with her great-grandchildren!

We also had a birthday brunch for my mom.

Mimi with her grandchildren & great-grandchildren!

We got the girls these silk dresses in China. I've been dying to  get all 4 of them together for a Kodak moment.

Harper was partied out by the end of the weekend.

Happy birthday to 2 wonderful grandmas!

6 Months

Wow!  It's hard to believe that Harper has been a part of our family for 6 entire months!

Everyday her personality gets bigger, her smile gets bigger & of course, her belly gets bigger.

She's gained about 5 lbs since we've been home. 

In 6 months, she's learned how to give hugs & kisses, can count to 10, & sings her ABC's.

We were expecting her to be delayed developmentally, but thus far, her speech is the only delay, which was expected.

It was apparent her foster family loved her & taught her more than the basics.

For them, I am thankful.

Foster Family-approx July 2010

We're so lucky to have a handful of photos of them.

You can't imagine the amount of time I spent analyzing the photos just to catch a glimpse of her life in China.

September 11, 2010

October 2, 2011 (Harper's bday, notice her cleft palate)

November 2, 2010 (hours before her palate repair)

December 2010

January 2011

February 2011

March 2011

Six months.....I can't believe it!

Can she get any cuter?

We're so lucky......