CWA picnic and Pix from the week!

Well today we went to our Agency Picnic and it was GREAT!!! We had SOO much fun seeing the babies who were newly home from China and some of our Travel Mates- We got to see Lana and Sarah today which was soo much fun! We got to see Mina and another Anna Grace! We had a ball- My parents went out yesterday from about 2-10 and we stayed with Nana- So Anna Grace made my Mom pay today by not letting her put her down AT ALL! She warmed up some and let Me and my Dad hold her- We also got to Lindsey and her Mei Mei Chloe- We got to see Bobbi!!! and Lillie and Maddie who are as always ADORABLE! We had so much Fun today and can't wait for another picnic! Here are some pix from the picnic!

This week I tried to take pictures of Princess everyday- Now I got close but couldn't do EVERYDAY! Here are some pix of throughout the week! (The first set is from Tuesday and they are my FAVORITE! So I had to put them first-)








My Favorite

Happy 16th Anniversary Mom and Dad!!!

Here is a picture of my Mom In her dress it was all I could find! Sorry it is not rotated!

Not the BEST family pix- but the best I could find
Well today is my parents 16th wedding Anniversary! Sadly I don't have any pix of their wedding day on the computer- =( I will see if I can scan some and I will post them later! I only know where 1 picture of them- It was of when I was about 9 months old or less I think- Go Over to My Mom's blog and wish her a Happy Anniversary!!!!!!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MOM AND DAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE Your ALL-TIME favorite child =),
Ashton!


ALSO I NEED HELP!!! Princess is turning 2 in just a few months and I am working/playing around with invitations- She is having an Elmo party this year- Here is the first of many (most-likely) to come- Tell me what I could do to make it better! Any help is GREATLY appreciated!!


HAVE A GREAT weekend!!!

Thankful Thursday

When we were on the beach we took Red Thread pictures- For those of you who don't know what it is go here to my previous post-

Here is what I am Thankful For:

• Anna Grace
  
• SUMMMMMEEEERRR!!!!!
• Our great friends
• Being able to go to Chuck E. Cheese today with our very best Friends- Jodi and her kids'
• Getting to see 5 of the 9 Xiushan Sisters this weekend!
  
• My Family
• Our Church
• Our Red Thread that lead us straight to our Princess!!

Wordless Wednesday

An Invisible Red thread connects those who are destined to meet regardless of time, place or circumstance. The thread might stretch or tangle, but will never break.

-Chinese Proverb

We are HOME!!!! **UPDATE AGAIN**

I still have MORE pictures and promise to *TRY* and post them tomorrow!
Adam, Cole, Max and Hayne
The Twins! Hal and Craig in their (unplanned) matching "Life is Good" shirts
Bethany
Meighan, Sarah, and Princess (smallest one still)
Meighan and Princess

Princess and Meighan
The Sleepy Princess was not happy at breakfast!
Nana covering Shag in sand
Deb and Meighan

Princess smiling on 1 year Gotcha day!!!
Meighan on 1 year Gotcha Day
Princess holding her One Year Gotcha Day Present- A bracelet from China- she also got an Olympic stuffed toy!
Princess loves to put on make-up

Our BEAUTIFUL sand shark!! lol
Princess LOVED her "Ice Ceam"
Nana and Princess
Ken and his foot long shark! Way to go Ken! :)
Max and his fish
Shag and his fish he caught
Meighan was SOO happy
Cole, Adam and Hayne building a shark
So Pretty in her white dress
Nana and Bop-Bop "Horse'n Around"
Left to right: Max, Craig, Cole, Kamden, and Jo
Beautiful- My favorite picture

Princess on her Princess towel that she L-O-V-ES

A VERY rare moment of playing in the ocean/sand
Cuteness
Beautiful Meighan Fu
Beautiful Princess
Me and MY Princess- (I had floor burn on my knee from volleyball camp last week and it got looking REALLY bad so I put "Purple Medicine" on it- That is why it looks so freaky)
Another pix of me and my Princess
Hayne and Princess
Our lil Monkey and her Minana (Princess' word for Banana)

Well we got home from the beach at 3:15!! Deb and Ken are going to stay with us for 3 days!!!! We are sooo excited! Here is our Beach trip in a nut shell:
We (My family) got to the beach at 6:45 or so on Wednesday- We went to the Olive Garden at around 7:30ish and ate- We went back to the hotel and passed out- We got up on Thursday and went out to the pool and the beach- We had a veeerrrry uneventful day and just spent some family time together! On Friday we got up at 8:00am and went straight to the beach- We stayed out until about 2:30 or so and then Princess came in and took a nap- Nana and Papa got to the hotel at about 8:00pm (i think) We had dinner unload their "Over night" bag and went to bed at about 11:30pm- On Saturday we went to the pool and beach (go figure) and played around until 2:00pm and then we went in for lunch and Princess and My Mom took a nap- At about 6:15 Deb and Ken got to the resort! We got some food and just talked until 10 or so- Jodi and Craig got to the resort at about 9:30ish (I am pretty sure) We got up on Sunday and did the same as everyday- at again about 2 we came in and let the girls nap- We didn't do much on Sunday just relaxed and that is what vacation is for so we were all pretty good with that! On Monday we relaxed and at about 7 we went to Barefoot Landing and walked around- On Tuesday and Wednesday we did the same things- EXCEPT ON WEDNESDAY WE CELEBRATED 1 YEAR WITH PRINCESS!!!!!! (I know I am SOOO exciting right LOL) On Thursday we relaxed and just had fun- Joyce and Eric came over with Sarah and for the first time in a year we got to see Bethany and her family!!! I think Bethany gets the award for changing the most!!!! The girls were SOOO sweet together!! On Thursday Brian and Nikki came over and had Ella and her brother Thomas and Sister Monica!!!! I had soo much fun with Kara and Monica- We rode up and Down the elevator and playing around! Since Friday was the 4th of July all 5 girls: Princess, Meighan, Sarah, Bethany, and Ella were all at our hotel!!! The girls highlighted stayed at the same hotel as us! Craig got REAALLLY sick on Friday- (He had an allergic reaction to a spray he used) He felt pretty bad and had to go to the hospital a 2 more times yesterday! PLEASE PRAY FOR CRAIG AND HIS FAMILY!!!!!! On Saturday we got up at about 8 and packed up and at 10 we were heading out- We got home at 3:15- and we went to Nana and Papa's house to help them unpack- Deb and Ken were with us) We got to the end of the road and at the stop sign Ken pulled out and their car stopped completely- Ken, Chris, and My Dad got out to push- But very soon Myself, Kara, and My Mom were pushing (Deb got to drive the car- Luckily we were close enough to Nana's house that we were able to push it there- My Papa has connections and is going to get their car fixed!!! We had a great vacation and are going to a Chinese restaurant that we LOVE- I will have to post pix later!!!! SOOO SORRY about the lack of pix!!
**Craig is doing MUCH better!!! Now pray for Jodi's Daddy- The top part of his heart is beating to fast and the bottom to slow- Please pray for Jodi as she is exhausted!**

1 Year with Anna Grace

I cannot believe we have had Anna Grace for an entire year! WOW what a year it has been! I can't believe how much she has changed- It is amazing! Today we are meeting up with Joyce and Eric and Deb and Ken! (I wrote the letter below for Anna Grace so you can skip it)

(I hope you can read the text above)

Here are her first 11 months with us!!