"Meahs Sbig Day!!"

Yes, I know you all think I typed the title wrong, but today is Meah's 1st Gotcha Day and we pulled out the DVD that Childrens Hope had made for us the day we received Meah and that was the title! Isn't that hilarious? Mark said, "I think from now on we should call this Meahs Sbig Day!" I concur.

Well, today is Meah's 1st Gotcha Day! It is hard to believe that a year ago we were in China meeting her for the first time. She is an amazing child and has been a blessing to our entire family. I'am so proud of her. She has worked so hard this year and learned so much. There are no limits to what she will do!!

This is a picture of Meah her first day with us...


and one year later.

Crazy Summer!

Well this has definately been a crazy busy summer! Isabel celebrated her 6th birthday. Everyone has lost teeth, except for Julien! We've been to a ton of ball games. We had a Great 4th of July Party at our house. Acel and Isabel are now playing tennis at tennis camp. Meah just had phase 1 of a BAHA surgery done on Monday and is doing great! It has been a busy, but great summer. I'm thankful for all the time we've had together!

Zoo Fun

A couple of weeks ago, Mark had a week of vacation after being gone two weeks for annual training with the National Guard. We had a pretty relaxing week and were able to go to the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. It is an incredible zoo and we had a great time!

A Little Girl Prays...

Meah is praying for Urumqi, China. It is the city where she is from and there was tremendous violence there on Sunday. She was very saddened by the news and everyone said a prayer tonight for Urumqi and all the people. If you get a chance pray for them, too.