CHI Waiting Child Video Includes Caroline

http://www.childrenshopeint.org/homelandtours/then_now.swf

Watch this video......it targets prospective adoptive parents....shows before and after pictures of waiting children that have been adopted.  Caroline is shown in one of the before and after pics.

Easter Sunday 2011

At church, following the Easter Egg hunt

Caroline, Nai-Nai (Grandma), and Higgins

All ready for church

Caroline and Mommy

China Dolls Playdate

Bella, Caroline, and Malia (we missed you, Chloe!)

The girls enjoyed their March playdate!

We are blessed to have other China adoptive families close by.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Caroline and Grandma

Caroline is growing both physically and socially.  She constantly amazes me with her questions and answers.  She is very loving and says "I love Mommy" quite often, which melts my heart.  She is getting closer to being potty-trained, but that seems to be our biggest hurdle right now.  I think that she doesn't want to give up being Mommy's baby.   She is such a wonderful gift from God and I am truly blessed.

Chinese New Year Celebration 2011

All ready to go to the Chinese New Year Celebration in Wabash, IN

Bella and Caroline (holding church offering collection bags - the celebration was held at a church....I think they actually made a little money with this!)

The China and Taiwan girls (and one boy!) with a big sister adopted from Khazakstan

Favorite Phrases

Caroline's vocabulary keeps expanding on a daily basis.   I don't always understand everything that she says, but I would say that I understand 90% of what she ways.  She is also very expressive in terms of facial expression and hand gestures.....so cute.  There are many times that I wish I had a hidden video cam to get some of this on video.    Her favorite phrase right now is "that'll work!"   Examples:   she eats her mashed potatoes with a 'kiddy' knife..."that'll work!"    She helps set the table (I fight the temptation of re-setting the table) and she says, "that'll work!"   Her other much-used phrase is "I love it."    Examples:  taste-testing her breakfast food..."I love it."........putting her blue jeans on...''I love it".........watching her favorite DVD..."I love it."    Another one.......she recently went to the movie theater for the first time and saw the movie "Tangled."   She calls the movies at the theater a "big DVD" while spreading her arms out to indicate 'big.'    The phrase that I use most often these days is 'LIFE IS GOOD!'

Fun in the Snow

We tried to build a snowman but the snow was too dry.

Makin' a snow angel

All bundled up in several layers