Thanksgiving & Hives

Sorry for not posting lately, we have been having skin issues with Sienna. She developed hives that would come and go (mostly at night) for almost a week. She didn't know what to do and has had scratches all over from digging at them before the benadryl kicked in.


































Just hanging out on Thanksgiving:

My fave outfit

We have had this outfit for almost a year and I am so happy that it fits now b/c I ABSOLUTELY love it! She has so much of this brand and after seeing her in all of it, it is definitely my fave kid's brand

Winter clothes

Well, it was really hard to shop for winter clothes this past Sunday when it was 75, but here you go

New Gymnastics Pics

Stretching before we begin:





























Somersaults:















Balance beam:

I was referred to the video entitled Vietnam Journey from Waiting for Khai. I was very heartwarming and it brought back a lot of memories from almost a year ago. I cannot wait until the end of the month so that we can celebrate our first family day together!!

Check out the poor nose-it has been running like a sieve!
But she is 'dangerously cute'

Our first gymnastics class:

Waiting to go:




















Doing somersaults with the coach:















Walking toward mommy on the balance beam:




















Hanging from the uneven bars (for dear life):















Swinging on the uneven bars (much more comfortable after a while):

There have been many issues in the VN adoption community about ethical adoptions. I traveled with a family that used an agency for their first adoption that was less than ethical (they didn't realize it until they were in VN-not PLAN, but another that does have a current license). They were terrified that they were not able to bring their daughter home. They eventually did, but they definitely did more research for their second adoption. I feel very bad for the families receiving NOIDs, but I do not feel bad that people are doing their jobs and making sure the integrity of VN adoptions remains high.

The littlest Giraffe in the world!!!














With Grannie:



















Reading her card with Papa:



















Trying to steal cousin Sophia's candy:



















Posing with cousins Sophia & Will and Great-Grandma Ellen's house



















Just me:



















Terrified of the evil trick-or-treaters:














Helping herself to the candy at Great-grandma Margie's house:














Posing with Great-grandma Margie