FIRST TRIP TO THE BIRMINGHAM ZOO

WE WENT SUNDAY TO THE BIRMINGHAM ZOO, ALMOST ALL OF THE BIGGER ANIMALS WERE INSIDE THERE HOUSE'S AND WOULDN'T COME OUTSIDE. SHE WAS ABLE TO SEE THE GORILLA AND THE GIRAFFE.

ZOEY TURNS THREE

IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT ZOEY IS THREE YEARS OLD.

SHE LOVES THE "DOODLEBOPS" AND HAS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. WE HAVE EVERY DVD AND CD THEY HAVE MADE. SHE GOES TO SLEEP EVERY NIGHT LISTENING TO THIER CD OF SONGS.

NOW WE HAVE 4 DOLLS TO ADD TO HER COLLECTION,

DEE DEE, ROONEY, MOE, BOB AND ALSO A DEE DEE T-SHIRT.

WE WENT TO HUNTSVILLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND ZOEY GOT TO SEE THE DOODLEBOPS IN PERSON.

SHE WAS AMAZED! SHE JUMPED AND DANCED AND CLAPPED AS THEY PERFORMED.

SHE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT AND DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE WHEN THE SHOW WAS OVER.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY" ZOEY.

EASTER SUNDAY

EASTER EGG HUNT

WE WENT TO OUR EASTER EGG HUNT AT OUR CHURCH THIS PAST SUNDAY. ZOEY DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT TO DO AND BY THE TIME SHE GOT THE HANG OF IT THE EGGS WERE ALREADY FOUND BY THE OTHER KIDS.

SHE HAD FUN THOUGH AND ENJOYED ALL THE OTHER CHILDREN.

PROUD DADDY & MOMMA

WELL FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY WE LEFT ZOEY IN THE TODDLER CLASS AT CHURCH BY HERSELF WITHOUT ONE OF US STAYING WITH HER. SHE DID WONDERFUL!!
NO TEARS OR ANXIETY.

ME AND HER DAD WERE THE ANXIOUS ONES. WE TOOK TURNS PEEKING INTO THE ROOM CHECKING ON HER.
WELL WE ONLY DID IT TWICE. :)I WAS TOTALLY LOST WITHOUT HER,I WAS HAPPY KNOWING SHE WAS SECURE ENOUGH TO STAY & ENJOY PLAYING WITH THE OTHER CHILDREN WITHOUT ANY FEARS. I HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR THIS DAY FOR A LONG TIME. OUR LITTLE GIRL IS GROWING UP. SHE IS THE BEST THING LIFE COULD OF EVER GAVE US.

WE PRAISE GOD EACH & EVERY DAY FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HER PARENTS.

KOREAN CHILDREN'S CHOIR VISIT

OUR CHURCH ENJOYED A WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE BY THE KOREAN CHILDREN'S CHOIR. THESE KIDS WERE A SIGHT TO BEHOLD, FROM THE BEAUTIFUL SINGING TO WATCHING THEM PRAY AND WORSHIP OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR.

WE ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE OF HEARING DR. BILLY KIM

SPEAK. HE HAS OPENED MANY DOORS IN KOREAN FOR SHARING THE GOSPEL. HE IS A BRILLANT MAN, AND SO VERY SPECIAL TO MANY PEOPLE.

WE WERE SO HONORED TO BE ABLE TO HOST TWO OF THE GIRLS FOR THE NIGHT AFTER THE SERVICE.

"SONG, GAYOUNG" AGE 10 AND "PARK, YEEUN" AGE 9

THEY WERE SO KIND AND SWEET. ZOEY ENJOYED THEM

AND FOLLOWED THEM ALL OVER THE HOUSE.

ZOEY ALSO LOVED THEIR SINGING, SHE WAS SO ATTENTATIVE THROUGH THE ENTIRE SERVICE. I AM SO GLAD WE GOT TO BE APART OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN'S CHOIR.

ZOEY SITTING WITH ONE OF OUR GOOD FRIENDS

GARRY LEE

DISCOVERING WRAPPING PAPER

ZOEY DISCOVERED THAT TEARING UP THE CHRISTMAS PAPER WAS PRETTY FUN.

SHE WOULD TEAR SOME OF IT AND LAUGH AND SAY "I TORE IT"

AND SHE WAS SO PROUD OF HERSELF. SO OF COURSE I ENJOYED WATCHING HER DO IT TOO! THANK GOODNESS THE WRAPPING PAPER ISN'T EXPENSIVE! :)

CHRISTMAS 2007

CHRISTMAS WAS SO WONDERFUL THIS YEAR! WHAT A DIFFERANCE IT WAS CELEBRATING WITH YOUR CHILD. WE ENJOYED WATCHING ZOEY'S FACE WITH EACH AND EVERY PRESENT. SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK.

I THINK HER DAD WAS MORE EXCITED THAN ANYONE. HE STAYED UP AFTER ME & ZOEY WENT TO BED TO SET UP SOME OF HER LARGER PRESENTS. IT WAS SO SWEET! IT REMINDED ME OF MY CHILDHOOD AND BEING SO SURPRISED ON CHRISTMAS MORNING.

SHE HAS ENJOYED EACH AND EVERY TOY.

COUSIN'S CALEB & AUSTIN

ZOEY'S COUSIN CALEB

A VISIT TO THE PIERCE FAMILY

WE WENT TO TRUSSVILLE TO VISIT THE PIERCE FAMILY.

WE WERE IN CHINA TOGETHER WHEN WE GOT OUR GIRLS.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE SEEN THEM SINCE RETURNING HOME. WE HELPED THEM MAKE CHRISTMAS COOKIES AND THE GIRLS ENJOYED PLAYING TOGETHER.

WE HAD A GREAT TIME. ZOEY AND SOPHIE WERE SO CUTE PLAYING TOGETHER.

GOTCHA DAY!! 12/11/06
ZOEY'S NANNY IN HER ORPHANAGE
ZOEY TODAY 12/10/07


WHAT A DIFFERANCE A YEAR HAS MADE. ZOEY IS SUCH A DIFFERENT CHILD THAN WHEN WE RECEIVED HER. SHE HAS GROWN UP SO MUCH, AND HAS CAME SUCH A LONG WAY.
WE THANK GOD EACH DAY FOR BLESSING US WITH SUCH A WONDERFUL CHILD.

FANTASY OF LIGHTS

WE WENT SUNDAY TO CALLAWAY GARDENS IN GEORGIA TO SEE THE "FANTASY OF LIGHTS" WE TOOK THE TROLLEY RIDE THROUGH THE PATH OF THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF BEAUTIFUL LIGHTS. THEY WERE ALL ANIMATED AND A SIGHT TO BEHOLD !ZOEY WAS JUST AMAZED! SHE WOULD SLOWLY LOOK AROUND AT ALL THE SCENES. HER EYES WERE BIG AS MARBLES. AT THE CHRISTMAS VILLAGE GIFT SHOP THEY HAD A SNOWMAN & A REINDEER AND WERE ABLE TO GET PICTURES OF THEM WITH US.ZOEY LOVES "FROSTY THE SNOWMAN" BETTER THAN SANTA CLAUSE SO WHEN SHE REALIZED THAT FROSTY WAS IN FRONT OF HER SHE WAS SO EXCITED! WE WENT TO CALLAWAY GARDENS ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO AND IT IS WAS VERY NICE & PRETTY, BUT THIS TIME WITH OUR DAUGHTER BESIDE US AND SEEING IT THROUGH HER EYES WAS JUST PRICELESS!
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A VISIT TO THE WOODALL FAMILY

WE WENT TO VISIT OUR WONDERFUL FRIENDS " THE WOODALL FAMILY" IN ATHENS ON SUNDAY. THEY GOT HOME FROM CHINA ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO WITH THIER NEW DAUGHTER "REBECCA"

SHE IS SIX YEARS OLD. SHE IS SO PRETTY AND FULL OF LIFE.

SHE IS RUNNING AROUND HAVING A BIG TIME WITH HER NEW FAMILY. SHE IS ADJUSTING BEAUTIFULLY, AND WHY WOULDN'T SHE BE WITH SUCH A GREAT FAMILY MEETING ALL HER NEEDS AND THEN SOME. WE HAD AN AWESOME VISIT AND ENJOYED WATCHING ALL THE CHILDREN PLAY. THEY ALL GOT ALONG REALLY WELL.

ZOEY LOVED ALL OF THEM, SHE ESPECIALLY LOVED ALL THE DIFFERENT TOYS.. SHE JUMPED ON HER FIRST TRAMPOLINE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE GREAT TIMES WITH BILLY AND EMILY AND THIER BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN. WE TOOK SOME RANDOM PICTURES WHILE WE WERE THERE.

OUR FRIEND'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

ZOEY'S FRIEND AVA GRACE HAD A PRINCESS BIRTHDAY PARTY ON SATURDAY. IT WAS A GRAND EVENT ALL THE LITTLE GIRLS DRESSED IN THEIR FINEST PRINCESS DRESSES.

THEY GOT TO BOUNCE ON MOON BOUNCERS AND HAD A BEAUTIFUL CASTLE HOUSE TO PLAY WITH. ZOEY RECEIVED THE CUTEST PARTY FAVORS. HER FAVORITE WAS A "SNOW WHITE" SIPPY CUP. OF COURSE AVA GRACE LOOKED BEAUTIFUL!

SHE TURNED THREE. HER PARENTS ARE PART OF OUR CHURCH FAMILY DOUG & TERRA DELOACH.

ZOEY HAD A WONDERFUL TIME ! WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY MORE BIRTHDAY PARTIES. IT WAS SO AWESOME TO SEE ALL THE LITTLE GIRLS RUNNING AROUND LAUGHING AND HAVE A GRAND TIME, AND TO SIT BACK AND THINK "WOW" ONE OF THOSE LITTLE GIRLS IS MINE!! ALL MINE! I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SEE THIS DAY!! THANK YOU LORD FOR MY LITTLE BLESSING!