ZOEY'S FIRST HAIRCUT

WE HAD TO TAKE ZOEY IN FOR HER FIRST HAIRCUT, HER BANGS WAS GETTING IN HER FACE. "SO LIKE OUR MOTHERS ALWAYS TOLD US" I DIDN'T WANT HER TO GO BLIND. LOL!! NEEDLESS TO SAY SHE DIDN'T LIKE IT AT ALL. IT WAS HARD GETTING HER TO SIT STILL.

THE BEAUTICIAN "JILL" EVEN TRIED TO BRIBE HER WITH A LOLLIPOP. I FELT SO BAD FOR HER, BUT I KNOW IT HAD TO BE DONE. SHE LOOKS REALLY CUTE WITH HER BIG GIRL HAIRCUT.

ZOEY AT A FRIEND'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

ZOEY WENT TO HER LITTLE FRIENDS BIRTHDAY PARTY ON SATURDAY. IT WAS A BOUNCIN B'S. THEY HAD BIG BOUNCERS AND SMALL ONES JUST FOR TODDLERS. ZOEY WASN'T TO SURE ABOUT THE BOUNCERS BUT SHE PLAYED ON THE LITTLE TYKES TOYS AND JUST RAN AROUND CHECKING EVERYTHING OUT. SHE IS REALLY DOING BETTER AROUND STRANGERS AND ACTING MORE COMFORTABLE.. EVERYONE "OF COURSE" THOUGHT SHE WAS JUST THE FUNNIEST, PRETTIEST LITTLE GIRL. HER FRIENDS NAME IS REID, HE JUST TURNED TWO. THEY ARE ONLY TWO MONTHS APART. I HOPE THIS FRIENDSHIP LASTS FOR A LONG TIME.

ZOEY AND DADDY PLAYING AND HAVING A SILLY TIME

What a great time Zoey and Daddy had, they just started playing and acting silly the other day. Zoey loves acting silly and laughing! She makes the funniest faces! These are the most precious moments I wouldn't take anything for.

LOOK AT ZOEY'S "COOL SHADES"

LOOK AT ZOEY'S "COOL SHADES"

LOOK AT ZOEY'S COOL SHADES. WE BOUGHT ZOEY SOME SUNGLASSES, AT FIRST SHE WASN'T SURE SHE LIKED THEM AND WHEN WE STARTED TAKING PICTURES OF HER, SHE DECIDED THEY WERE PRETTY COOL.

THEY ARE PURPLE WITH SILVER GLITTER. SHE STARTED PERFORMING FOR THE CAMERA.

LITTLE MONKEY

LOOK WHAT I CAUGHT ZOEY DOING ! IT ABOUT SCARED ME TO DEATH. SHE LOVES LISTENING TO THIS CD PLAYER BY OUR BED.
SHE WILL PUT THE CD IN AND OUT. SOMETIMES SHE WILL SIT DOWN ON THE FLOOR AND LISTEN TO IT. I GUESS SHE DECIDED TO VENTURE OUT AND WATCH THE CD GOING AROUND AND AROUND.

NEEDLESS TO SAY WE HAD TO FIX THE BED SO SHE CAN'T CLIMB ON IT ANYMORE. SHE KEEPS US HOPPING. WHEN WE FIRST GOT HOME WITH HER, SHE HARDLY EVER LEFT OUR SIGHT, BOY HAS THIS CHANGED! HA! SHE LIGHTS UP OUR LIFE.

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY ZOEY

OUR BABY TURNED TWO, MARCH 25 (SUNDAY) WE HAD A GREAT BIRTHDAY PARTY. WE HAD HER A SMALL CAKE OF HER OWN AND SHE DIDN'T LIKE PUTTING HER HANDS ON IT. SHE FINALLY DID TOUCH IT . SHE DOESN'T LIKE HER HANDS DIRTY. WE HAD A GREAT GROUP OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY BRINGING "BIRTHDAY WISHES."

ONE OF OUR DEAR FRIENDS LET US BORROW A BLOW UP BOUNCER, SHAPED LIKE A CASTLE. IT WAS A BIG HIT!!

IT WAS ZOEY'S FIRST TIME TRYING ONE OF THESE, AFTER SHE WATCHED THE OTHER KIDS SHE GOT IN AND TRIED IT. SHE LOVED IT !! "A BIG THANKS TO JAMELL FOR ALL HER HELP WITH THE PARTY. THIS WAS MY FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY TO HOST OF MANY TO COME. IT WAS WELL WORTH ALL THE WORK!

ZOEY LOVES HER COZY COUPE

ZOEY RECEIVED HER AT OUR SHOWER, AND SHE LOVES IT.

SHE WAKES UP IN THE MORNING TIME MAKING A CAR NOISE.

SHE IS LEARNING AND DOING NEW THINGS EVERY DAY. OF COURSE WE ARE JUST AMAZED! WHAT FUN WE ARE HAVING WATCHING HER.

Zoey in her Easter Dress

LOOK AT OUR BIG GIRL IN HER EASTER DRESS. SHE WAS SO CUTE, SHE HAD ON HER FIRST PAIR OF DRESS SHOES. THEY HAD A SMALL HEEL ON THEM AND SHE WALKED SO FUNNY, IT REMINDED ME OF

SOMEONE WALKING IN HEELS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

MY FAVORITE TIME TO WATCH ZOEY

I JUST LOVE WATCHING MY BABY GIRL SLEEP, THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE MOST PRECIOUS SIGHT I HAVE EVER SEEN. I REALLY LOVE THE LOOK ON HER FACE WHEN SHE FIRST WAKES UP, SHE ALWAYS HAS THE BEST SMILE ON HER FACE, SO CUTE & INNOCENT.

THIS LITTLE GIRL IS SUCH A HUGE BLESSING TO OUR FAMILY.

WE LOVE HER MORE THAN WORDS COULD SAY! BTW SHE HAS DADDY WRAPPED AROUND HER LITTLE FINGER! :) WELL AND COME TO THINK ABOUT IT, SHE HAS HER MOMMA TOO!

ZOEY'S CUDDLY PICTURE

I HAD TO TAKE A PICTURE OF DAD AND ZOEY IN HER CUDDLY COAT.

I LOVE THIS LITTLE COAT, THE EARS ON THE HOOD ARE TOOO CUTE.

CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION

WE MET WITH THE SHELBY COUNTY FCC GROUP FOR DINNER TO CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW YEAR. THERE WAS A GREAT TURN OUT.

THERE WAS THE PRETTIEST LITTLE CHINESE GIRLS I HAVE EVER SEEN. THEY WERE ALL DRESSED IN THIER CHINESE OUTFITS.

I WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE A PICTURE OF ZOEY, ANA CLAIRE, HANNAH GRACE. LOOK AT THESE BEAUTIES!

ZOEY'S FIRST SUNDAY AT CHURCH

ZOEY READY TO HEAD OUT TO CHURCH.

THIS WAS ZOEY'S FIRST SUNDAY IN CHURCH. SHE DID REALLY WELL. SHE SAT THROUGH THE MUSIC AND LOVED IT, THEN SHE WANTED TO TALK. SO OFF THE THE NURSERY WE WENT. OF COURSE MOM STAYED WITH HER. SHE DID OKAY, SHE WAS SORTA OVERWHELMED I THINK, BUT OVER ALL SHE WAS FINE. SHE KEPT WATCHING MAKING SURE HER MOM WAS STILL IN THE ROOM.

OUR LIVING DOLL

LOOK AT OUR SWEET LIVING DOLL, DOUG FOUND A CUTE BONNET IN ZOEY'S DRAWER (I FORGOT I BOUGHT IT!) :) oops. HE GOT HER DRESSED THIS DAY WITHOUT MY SUPERVISION. :) AND I MUST SAY HE DID VERY GOOD. HE PUT HER ON PINK FLOWERED OVERALLS,WITH A MATCHING SHIRT. I WAS REALLY PROUD OF HIM. AND OF COURSE SHE LOOKED LIKE A DOLL. SHE HAS THE SWEETEST BABY FACE. SHE IS GETTING MORE AND MORE SETTLED DOWN WITH GOING PLACES. SHE WILL ACTUALLY THROW KISSES TO PEOPLE WHEN WE ARE OUT. THIS IS A BIG IMPROVEMENT FOR HER, SINCE WE HAVE BEEN HOME.

ZOEY PLAYING ON HER BED

I JUST HAD TO CAPTURE THIS PICTURE, ZOEY LOVES TO SIT ON HER BIG GIRL BED AND LOOK OUT THE WINDOW. SHE LOVES ALL THE BRIGHT COLORS ON HER COMFORTER AND THE BRIGHT COLORS IN THE ROOM. SHE ISN'T SLEEPING IN HER BED YET :) BUT SHE DOES LIKE THE BED AND THE ROOM. SHE IS CO-SLEEPING WITH MOM & DAD RIGHT NOW. WE ARE LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF IT TOO !
I THINK THE BEST TIME OF THE DAY IS WHEN SHE FIRST WAKES UP. SHE HAS SUCH A SWEET LOOK ON HER FACE. IT MELTS MY HEART EVERY DAY.

ZOEY PLAYING PEEK A BOO

ZOEY LOVES TO PLAY PEEK -A-BOO. SHE WILL SQUAT DOWN IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I AM ON THE COUCH AND THEN JUMP UP LAUGHING. SHE THINKS BY SQUATING DOWN SHE IS HIDING FROM ME. IT IS HILARIOUS. WE HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN. SHE LAUGHS EACH AND EVERY TIME. :) THESE TIMES ARE WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD. SOMETHING SO SIMPLE BUT HAS SO MUCH MEANING TO HER AND ME. " THANK YOU LORD FOR THE SIMPLE THINGS. "

LUNCH WITH FRIENDS FROM FLORIDA

AFTER WE GOT FINISHED AT THE INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION CLINIC WE MET OUR FRIENDS, DAVE & JEN AND THEIR KIDS FOR LUNCH. THEY WERE IN TOWN FOR A DOCTOR'S APPT. FOR THEIR NEW DAUGHTER HANNAH. WE FINALLY GOT TO MEET THEIR OTHER TWO CHILDREN, JOSH & CALEB. WE HAD ALREADY SEEN PICTURES OF THEM WHILE WE WERE IN CHINA. IT WAS SO GOOD TO MEET THEM IN PERSON. THEY ARE BOTH PRECIOUS.
WE HAD A WONDERFUL VISIT AND HATED SEEING THEM GO HOME.
THEY ARE A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY. WE HAVE REALLY MET AND HAVE FORMED SUCH SPECIAL FRIENDSHIPS THROUGH THE WHOLE ADOPTION PROCESS. WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR EACH ONE OF THEM.

FIRST VISIT AT INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION CLINIC

WE HAD OUR FIRST VISIT TO THE INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION CLINIC. WE SAW DR. JENNIFER CHAMBERS. SHE EXAMINED ZOEY FROM HEAD TO TOE AND SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED AND SOUNDED GREAT. ZOEY HAD TO HAVE BLOODWORK DONE, AND I LET DOUG GO WITH HER AND HELP HOLD HER, I WENT AND WAITED IN THE WAITING ROOM. IT BREAKS MY HEART TO HEAR OR SEE HER CRY. THANK GOD FOR "DADDY" DADDY SAID SHE WAS A REAL TROOPER AND SHE DID REALLY GOOD, AND THEY EVEN HAD TO STICK HER TWICE. OUCH!
DR. CHAMBERS AND HER STAFF ARE WONDERFUL!! ZOEY REALLY LIKED DR. CHAMBERS ALOT. WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE CLINIC IN 3 WEEKS FOR THE LAB RESULTS.

GETTING READY TO GO TO THE INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION CLINIC

WE ARE GETTING READY FOR OUR FIRST VISIT AT THE INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION CLINIC IN BIRMINGHAM.
I LOVE BUYING CLOTHES AND SHOES FOR HER, THIS OUTFIT LOOKS SO ADORABLE ON HER I WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH EVERYONE. MY HUSBAND THINKS I AM CRAZY! OH WELL. :) I LOVE MY BABY GIRL!!!!

ZOEY MIMICING OUR DOG "BAILEY"

ZOEY IS SO SMART SHE IS WATCHING EVERYTHING AROUND HER, ESPECIALLY OUR DOG "BAILEY" SHE TRIES TO MIMIC HER. WHEN YOU ASK HER HOW THE DOG GOES, SHE STICKS OUT HER TONGUE AND MAKES A NOISE (SIMILAR TO THE ONE A DOG MAKES WHEN IT IS HOT). IT IS HILARIOUS. THEN THE NEXT THING SHE STARTED DOING WAS PICKING UP HER TOYS WITH HER MOUTH, AND CRAWLING AROUND HOLDING THE OBJECT. I WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE A PICTURE WITH ONE OF HER STACKING CUPS IN HER MOUTH. TOO CUTE!! SHE KEEPS US LAUGHING.

ZOEY'S FIRST DRIVING LESSON

Look at my big girl !! Can you believe her up in that big hummer acting like she can drive. :) Our dear friends & State Farm Insurance Agents, Herschel & Janet Jones helped us bring home all of our gifts from the shower on Sunday. Well Zoey let Herschel hold her when he was getting ready to leave and she grabbed onto that steering wheel like she had been doing it all along. She was so funny!! And was really enjoying herself. I just had to share these adorable pictures. Zoey is such a huge blessing for our family. We are just amazed how she is becoming more "Americanized" each day. Look out world. :) Thanks to our wonderful friends for helping us home with the shower gifts.