3rd Birthday and other updates

Fun at Gymboree





At The Alamo

San Antonio Riverwalk

Anna just LOVES swimming and jumping in the pool



I keep thinking I should probably stop this blog. I keep passing up many milestones that I should be posting about. Two days ago marked 2 years since we met Anna. I can't believe its been that long, I guess mainly because we haven't even had her home a year yet. Its time again for our second Post Placement Report. Hopefully our agency will get out here in the next few weeks. I'm having to bug them.

At the beginning of the month we flew to Texas and visited with extended family in San Antonio for a week. We had the BEST time and the kids did amazing. After returning from Russia, a few hours in the air just seemed like a piece of cake. We'll definitely have to do it again soon and keep in touch with all the fabulous family we have there.

I will just leave with a slew of pictures from the last month. We are enjoying our summer. Its going to be very hard to switch gears in 2 weeks when the kids start school.

Pretend City

This place is a blast for little kids. Anna and Dylan both loved it. There's a grocery store, fire station, cafe, music stage, farm, beach, doctor's office, and more. Anna wanted to do everything, but mainly loved driving her little car around the city and was afraid to do anything for too long because she didn't want another kid to take "her" car.

Another Haircut

So I was taking pictures to post how short they cut her bangs and how terrible they look, but the pictures came out so cute!! I think she's just totally photogenic and a little cutie pie because the haircut reminds me way too much of the bad baby home cut. I shouldn't say that, the bangs are just too short, but I know I just have issues as I soooo don't like the little boy cuts they give the girls in Russia.

Anna and Mickey

While waiting in line to take a picture with Mickey Mouse we met a woman who was actually on a layover before heading home, who had just come from Taiwan and adopted a 7 year old little girl. She chose to stay 3 days at Disneyland with her before heading home to South Carolina. Wow, thats waaaaay more energy than I would have ever had! I just love it when I come across all these amazing families. Its just so wonderful that you can feel such instant connections to people and children you've never met because of this incredible process of adoption!

Swimming fun