A Bit Of Everthing

We had snow last night - probably an inch or two. And it actually snowed quite a bit more this morning!

And it has now melted. But the mountains are still covered with it, which made for some fantastic pictures.

This is our view from the back porch.

This is the view from the boy's room - lovely, isn't it?

I just love our mountain views!

And a day or two ago, Courtney snapped this photo of a giant rainbow....that actually ends on our property! It looked like it did, anyway.

(Hmm - wonder if there's gold down there?)

Here's Willie, all curled up on the porch.....enjoying a cozy winter nap.


David happened to be out in Mesa's pen retrieving an empy chip bag that she was chewing on - it ended up making a cute pose!

A wet and muddy mule and a handsome big brother.

In other news........we are currently packing for our China trip! Yes, packing. I haven't packed a suitcase since I was eight years old! I've never traveled internationally before, so this is going to be a very new experience.

Remember the new pictures of Isaac we got a few days ago? Here's a few more - the little guy in the orange is Isaac. This one is half of his face.....but at least he's smiling!

There's our little guy!

Anyway, you wouldn't believe how excited I am to go. The past few days have been...well...passed with ....um, "little activity" (a.k.a. wasted) because I am too excited to really do much. Only seven more days - but what long days they'll be!

Seven more days of being without Isaac...

but

it's also seven more days of a particular freedom that I won't have for years to come. Like.....leaving candles un-attended throughout the house.

Or leaving a bottle of Advil on the counter. And temporarily leaving a pair of scissors on the floor. Or laying my violin loose on my bed between practice.

Those are things I definitely cannot do when Isaac comes! But it's a small price to pay, and I won't miss them, except for leaving candles unattended. I am such a candle person! However, I'm sure I can make the sacrifice. :)

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MAJOR correction

Alright, who really believed we were going to be in China for 6 weeks? Big mistake.....I typed in the word "March" instead of "February".

Oops.

The correct dates are January 30th - February 13.

Sound a little more reasonable?

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Travel Details

For those of you who asked.............

We are leaving for China in 2 weeks - from the 30th of January to the 13th of March. We are OUTRAGEOUSLY excited! Prayers would be so appreciated for safety and easy transition of our little boy into our famiy.

As I said before, I will not be blogging about our trip - I am letting Courtney handle that on her blog! If you'd like to follow our trip, click here .

Thank you all for your kind comments! I look forward to getting back to blogging in March when we return. Right now we're keeping busy trying to prepare and get the house cleaned. Mom's exact words this morning were.....

"I feel like I'm just spinning my wheels - I have so much to do I don't even know where to

start!"

Now that is a feeling I can relate to - how about you?

The suitcases are layed out and we have begun packing....a little bit. Of course it's still a bit early, but we were so excited when we got our travel approval that we just had to get them out!

Lord willing, I'll be back on the blog in just a few weeks. Until then.....

CHINA OR BUST!!!

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I'll Be Back.....Later

As we are approaching our trip to China here in the next few weeks, I am going to be very busy!

Packing, making lists, getting nervous, this and that...

.....mostly just thinking about this little guy.

So, from now until we return home from China, I will be handing the blogging reigns over to my sister Courtney - she will be recording our entire trip....as it happens!

So stay tuned at her blog for all the latest - pictures, events, and EXCITING happenings! I will be back to blogging after we get back from China.

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China is so close!!

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No, we haven't gotten our Travel Approval yet.

But I am SO excited to tell you how CLOSE we are getting to travel time! On the optomistic side, we really could be IN CHINA (I can't believe it) in a month! That is AMAZING!

It's more than amazing, it's incredible.

Fantastic.

Remarkable.

Inconceivable.

That I could be in China in 30 days and be holding my little brother! It's one thing to know your mom is pregnant and see ultra sounds and be excited about it, but its' ANOTHER thing altogether to know that your little brother is already born and is over in another country waiting for you!

And it's perfectly awful to see his somber little face on looking at you on the computer screen day after day.

Can't you just hear him crying?

"Why haven't you come yet?"

Awww.....he's just too cute. I am more excited about this little boy than I have been about anyting for a long time. Of course, I was this excited when David came from Korea!

I AM SO EXCITED!!

That I could be boarding a plane bound for China in less than 30 days. And that I could be munching on M&M's while looking out the window and seeing...the North pole. Ice. Polar bears. Desolate cold wasteland with eskimos running around.

And that's one part I'm not really thrilled about, actually. I mean, what if our plane has to make an emergency landing because of engine failure in the North Pole? The thought of flying over the ocean isn't very nice either, which is unfortunate since that is what we'll be flying over the majority of the trip. Gulp.

Lord be merciful!!!

But, other than that, I am tickled pink about flying. Really.

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