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Emily’s Gotcha Day Party

Last Sunday, we celebrated Emily’s Gotcha Day with other families that have adopted from Vietnam. We tried to take pictures of everyone, but they are mostly action shots. All the children are getting more active. We got everyone except Jack. It was fun to see everyone! (I hope I spelled everyone’s names right in the captions.)

: Elise and Corinne on the right

: Emily is in the car.

: The families hanging out outside.

: Playing

: Elise and Sabian (I hope I spelled his name right.)

: Elise and I never looked at the camera at the same time.

: Sabian and Corinne

: Emily in the background

: Simon and his mom

Adoption, Elise, Pictures | Annie | April 26, 2009 | Comments (0)

Saturday

In between the April showers, Scott, Elise, and I went outside to enjoy the weather on Saturday.

: Just cruising

: Getting some help

: She needed some hugs.

: Trying it out on the grass

: Just having fun

: Touching the grass! She’s still not sure about the grass.

Elise, Pictures | Annie | April 21, 2009 | Comments (0)

Last Installment of Easter Weekend

I thought you needed to see the pictures of everyone hanging out while Scott planted the tree. Plus, you can see all the visitors Elise had. She has a lot of family names to learn!

: Cousin Nick’s knee, Elise, Uncle Andrew, and Uncle Ben hanging out in the back

: How come he’s not looking at me?

: Ahhh! Poor Nick.

: Why does his hair do that?

: Mamaw

: Shiner, Elise loves him.

: Erin and Uncle Johnny

: Uncle Ben

: Uncle Roy and Aunt Claire

: Papaw

: Happy Easter!

: She wore the bunny ears while she was distracted by lunch.

: Uncle Josh and Elise

Elise, Pictures | Annie | April 18, 2009 | Comments (0)

Planting Crape Myrtles

On Saturday, we had a family project: plant two small crape myrtles. The crape myrtles are rocket red, so hopefully they bloom. Anyway, we only had one shovel, so Scott had to do all the work with a little assistance. I just documented the process. But I love my new trees! (I know they look like bushes right now, but they’ll grow.)

: Looking in the general direction of the tree planting

: Posing

: Getting closer to actually working

: The ground was a little hard.

: Shiner thought he would try to help.

: We only had one shovel, so the rest of us just hung out.

: Andrew expertly loosening the tree from the bucket.

: The tree is in the hole!

: Dad came over to say the hole was too deep.

: Putting on the finishing touches

: Time for hole number 2.

: Elise exploring the new tree.

: The McClellans

Pictures | Annie | April 13, 2009 | Comments (2)

Easter Weekend

So, Scott, Elise, and I had my family in town for Easter. We were pretty busy. Here are just a couple pictures with more to come.

So cute

Now the other way

Tired

Elise, Pictures | Annie | April 12, 2009 | Comments (0)

Elise is growing!

So, I have some comparison photos of Elise in Vietnam at 6 months and Elise now at almost 10 months. Now she actually fits in the 6 month clothing we took to Vietnam. Woohoo!

She went to the pediatrician last Thursday, and she weighs 14 pounds (below 5th percentile). Her head measures in the 25th percentile and she’s 26 and 1/2 inches (20th percentile). The pediatrician assured me that Elise would probably be on the chart if we used a Southeast Asian growth chart as it is she measures a little low compared to all the Caucasians. Anyway, here are pictures of our growing girl! (Her birthday is two months away. How did that happen?!)