Hallie

Four Weeks at Home

How is it possible that we’ve already been home for four weeks? It seems, in some ways, like we just stepped off the plane a few days ago—the memories of […]

Well I can’t believe it, but we have been home a full week tonight. Things really are going very well over all, and the girls have slipped into life here. […]

This morning we had our appointment at the U.S. Consulate here in Guangzhou, and everything went very smoothly. Now, all we’re waiting for is for our guide to pick up […]

A Day of Shopping & Good Food

Today was another quiet, relaxed, slow day for us, and it was really enjoyable. We slept in just a little bit this morning, and in fact, we were afraid that […]

It’s been a few days since we’ve been able to post any updates, so we’re playing catch-up here tonight. Bear with us, as these three posts will be lengthy when […]

Last Full Day in Guiyang

It’s been a few days since we’ve been able to post any updates, so we’re playing catch-up here tonight. Bear with us, as these three posts will be lengthy when […]

Greg has been writing pretty much all of the updates since we left for China, so I decided that tonight it was time for me to do one. We had […]

We are now officially a family of eight! Isabelle’s adoption was finalized yesterday ( Tuesday), and the process here in Guiyang was much easier and more direct than it was […]