Published by Jeff S. June 15th, 2009
in Fun!, kids and Family!!!.
How in the heck did that happen? I remember the day we held her in our arms for the first time. Full of fear and terror! Okay not really, but we should have been!
I little 9 month old just given to us to hold. We were in a small hotel room in China and had no idea WHAT to expect, but she was ours!
Fast forward to today!
I walked into her room to wake her up for the morning. Groggy and sleepy eyed, she tells me, “You forgot to say Happy Birthday to me!” Well I didn’t forget, she never gave me the chance! Liz and I have to both had work today so she and Sydney went to the beach for beach day monday and had a great time. I told her to have the car back by 5pm!! Just kidding! They went with our close family friends, second parents/family if you will!
As I have said before, today is a day that I think about the birth family of Suzanne. Do they wonder what type of little girl she has become? Do they wonder if she is smart? Do they wonder if she is healthy? Do they ever wonder what she looks like? I wonder every single day, when I get to look into her wonderfully deep brown eyes, what her birthparents wonder about.
She is a happy little girl! She is a healthy little girl! She is a smart little girl! She is also a beautiful little girl!
She is in the Girl Scouts and has had a great time with it this year. She has a lot of badges and has a great time with her friends. She loves to swim and loves playing at the beach and finally in the water! WooHoo! I am bummed that I am missing the first beach day monday of the year but I also know that I will make a few, I promise!!
Happy Birthday Little one, it is so great seeing you become a little girl!!
Shao bao bei
Baba
Published by Jeff S. May 28th, 2009
in Uncategorized.
Published by Jeff S. May 24th, 2009
in Damn Cute!, Fun!, kids, Family!!! and Adoption.
Today, was Sydney’s 6th Birthday party. Her Birthday isn’t until Tuesday but since it was a long weekend we decided to make the party today. She was so excited! She invited two of her friends from school but only one could make it. Still it was a fun time had by all. Suzanne was able to invite one of her friends too. In Sydney’s words, “So she wouldn’t be lonely!” Such a great sister!
I can’t help thinking, at each one of my daughter’s birthdays, about each of their birth families. I often wonder if the families or the birth-moms even think about how these beautiful kids turned out. I can only hope, someone out there is thinking of them, like I think of them. I can only say, THANK YOU!
Happy Birthday Little One!
Wa Ai Ni
Published by Jeff S. May 21st, 2009
in Sad.
Sad news in the world of cartoons and legends!
Wayne Allwine who was for the last 30 years has been the voice of Mickey Mouse!
The love of his life is the voice of Minnie Mouse! I always thought that was pretty cool!
Here is a link to a great write up with a video from YouTube. I suggest looking for all three videos. Very cool insight to two of the the best known Mice in the world!!
R.I.P. Wayne Allwine aka: Mickey Mouse
Published by Jeff S. April 10th, 2009
in Fun!, educational, kids, Friends, Funny and Family!!!.
I have a few updates!
A few weeks ago our family received some FREE tickets to the Hannah Montana Movie at Oakridge Mall! Everyone was excited. Sydney could not contain herself, it was pretty funny.
“Mama, How long until it starts?” was heard over and over again!
They both sat still for the entire movie and enjoyed it very much.
If you are a HM fan and have seen the TV show then you will love this movie!
If you have only seen the show once or twice, you should like the movie.
If you are a Dad, with a daughter, this movie will tear at your insides!
Trust me, it ripped me apart.
Overall it is a great family movie, you will have fun. It is not so much about Hannah Montana as it is about how you should always respect where you come from, and your family. Great Movie.
Last week I helped in Suzanne’s school. Apparently in 2nd grade you get to dissect a cow’s eye! Yup! Big old nasty cow’s eye! Suzanne has been dreaming,or having nightmares, about this ever since she heard it was going to happen. (About 6 weeks ago!) So the day finally came. All of the 2nd graders were able to do it. There were 5 classes of 20. Each one came in at different times and everyone was able to watch and see and experience the dissection. I was one of the parents that did the work. The first class it seemed that every table was taken care of so I just watched one of the mom’s do it. It was really neat. After the first class I was able to do the other 4 without a care. When it was time for Suzanne’s class they all came in and stood around the teachers table and she did a really quick demo of what was going to happen. Most of the kids were grossed out and I was able to get a few pictures of Suzanne and her friends hiding under the table ledge. Then I took Suzanne and another girl to a table and started in on mine. We went through all of the parts and and listed them one by one. Then the kids had to draw on all of the same parts on their paper. The kids all wore goggles, and gloves. Then we asked if the wanted to touch any part and Suzanne, to my surprise, decided she want to touch some of it too. It was really neat seeing her get past a fear that had bugged her for such a long time. During the drawing time the teacher came around and handed each kiddo an eye to hold so she could get a picture, and EVERY kid did it without a problem. Kids can be GREAT!!!
The last class was the BEST! I had two girls again and they wanted to touch and play with all of the pieces. They wouldn’t stop! With gloves, with bare hands, pencils. They asked all sorts of questions! It was great! They didn’t want to stop. All in all a really fun day!
This week coming up is spring vacation. Both Liz and I are off and the girls are out of school. The girls will be visiting Nana & Grandpa for two nights so Liz and I can go to San Francisco to see Wicked!
Can’t wait for that night!!! Also Sydney gets to go to a place she has really wanted to go for a longtime. The Rock Climbing Gym!!! The family is going to take a class on Monday and send a little bit of time climbing and jumping and having a blast!!!
At the end of the week Suzanne is going to go on her FIRST sleep over party!! She is very excited!
Last weekend Sydney was invited to the drive-in movies with one of her friends from school. Her mom is one of the Kinder teachers and also invited one other friends and the partner teacher in kinder, Sydney’s teacher!! She said she had a lot of fun. A little tired when she made it home but it was a great time!
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Published by Jeff S. March 23rd, 2009
in kids, Love, Family!!! and Adoption.
Gotcha Day - 2001
March 24-
Today is Suzanne’s Gotcha Day!
Some of you may not have any idea what a Gotcha Day is, so I will tell you.
From Suzanne: “Gotcha Day is a special day when I was a baby. That day is the day my Mom and Dad met me. Since we celebrate it today I get a special present that was bought in China during the time that we became a family. I think it is very special to have a Gotcha Day!”
Seven years ago today we were given a very precious gift. We had flown over the Pacific Ocean and spent a few days in Bejing and then driven over a very long and bumpy road.
I can’t believe that it has been 7 years. This little kiddo is an assume kid. She is smart, nice, has many friends! She loves to read. She loves art! She has a fabulous imagination. She is a great writer. She is a Girl Scout, well a Brownie actually. She loves school.
Gotcha Day is very special is our house. We celebrate it like a holiday. When we were in China w purchased 18 gifts. One gift given on each Gotcha Day anniversary. We will have dinner with family and a couple of close friends. Except this year it will be a few days later than normal. It’s just a busy week. Suzanne gets really excited and loves spending time with friends and family.
Another thing we think about is Suzanne’s birth family. They will never get to see her grow into the wonderful little girl we now know or woman she will become.
I know that I think about that every day.
HAppy Gotcha Day Kiddo
wai ai nei
Published by Jeff S. March 14th, 2009
in educational, Funny and General.
Published by Jeff S. March 2nd, 2009
in Uncategorized.
My favorite Dr. Seuss Book!!
“This may not seem
Very important, I know.
But it is. So I’m bothering
Telling you so.”
Dr. Seuss’s - Sleep Book
Published by Jeff S. February 12th, 2009
in Fun!, kids, Love, Funny and Family!!!.
Now these were the Princess, Flower & Sun requested drawings!
I love all of these pictures! It was really neat watching them being created. Suzanne was really effortless and Sydney had to work at it a bit.
Fun for sure!!
Published by Jeff S. February 11th, 2009
in Fun!, Damn Cute!, kids, Love, Funny and Family!!!.
Edit: Yep It’s me! Sydney drew it at dinner the other night. I asked both girls to draw a Princess, flower and a sun. Then Sydney drew this next. Cute Huh?? 
