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    Hi, my name is Jonni and I am Mommy to Sofia (5 years old) and Samantha (6 years old) and wife to John. We reside in upstate NY. Our daughters are 5 mos. apart in age and a whole lot of fun. Sofia is from Jinchang City, Gansu and she turned 11 mos. during our trip to bring her home from China in 2007. Samantha is 5 mos. older but was our 2nd adoption. She was 3 years, 4 mos. when we brought her home from China in 2009. She is from Yangzhou City, Jiangsu.

    I love blogging about our girls, photography, fonts, printables & crafts and I also have a slightly obsessive John Mayer addiction. Thank you for stopping by. :)

Monthly Archives: June 2010

Our Day at The Amusement Park/Water Park

On June 17th the girls and I had the pleasure of accompanying our dear friends to a fun day at our local Amusement/Water Park. The girls loved it and this was Sofia’s second year of going to the park and Samantha’s first. Believe it or not, it was actually a very cool day but the…

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Norah - They are so cute! Looks like a really fun time : )

The Raudenbush Family - Now THAT looks like a fun day! Fantastic pictures…as usual!
Kelly

p.s. check out the new business I'm helping out with–www.jiayindesigns.com — really beautiful Chinese name charms and other things!

*Overflowing* - WHAT A BLAST!!! That place looks super cool!!! The girls look like they had so much fun! Beautiful pics. :)

The Gang's Momma! - Oh my. Those girls are just more beautiful every time I peek in around here :) And it does my heart good to see the SU shirts. Mmmmm, nothing like fellow Orange-women in training :)

Been a long time, I know. I'm so behind and I just sent the kids out to the pool to wear out Li'l E so I could catch up. First day of summer vacay – finally!!!!

Hugs to you my bloggy friend. I just hopped on the RQ forum yesterday for the frist time in almost two years and re-read some of the sweet messages you sent me when we first "met" – thank you again for being so kind and supportive in that very hard season :) You rock.

Sue - Is it you or your camera or both! Your pictures are beautiful!! I love to look and see what settings you used for pictures. But it wont let me anymore, darn it!
Fun place even better with China sisters!!

Snowflowers Mum - my god jonni, what amazing photos! wish we had a park like that nearby, it's amazing! Your photography is exceptional btw…you are such a talent.

Dentist Appointment for the Girls

Still catching up with posting pics from the past few weeks. The girls went to their 2nd dental appointment on Monday 6/14. They both had their teeth cleaned. They did great and earned lots of stickers and Sofia proceeded to wear hers on her forehead during the appt. That’s definitely a Sofia move (lol). No…

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Norah - Oh my goodness, are they not the sweetest little girls?!

Fliss and Mike Adventures - I am loving this… thank goodness that I only have to deal with 4 teeth so far and Shauna has already got her own little toothbrush :)

Mea - These pictures are so good. It's not just about how cute the girls are- the photos are soooo great.

Kristy - Oh Jonni I just can't get over how grown up they are, tell them to STOP!!!! I am so proud of them for doine so good!!!! You are such a good mommy!!!

Love and blessings, Kristy

ps Jonni how do you get your pictures so big??

Anonymous - This definitely look very different from the dentist that I went to when I was little =p

Your girls are gorgeous, and your photos are beautiful.

God bless.

~SoulPath (Malaysian-Chinese)~

"M" - your photos even make the dentist look great! The girls seem to handle it well.

*Overflowing* - They did soooo well…could you please have them call Cana and persuade her to do just as well????

Too cute mama!!!

My Quote for Today

“There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction”-Winston Churchill

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Colleen - I totally agree! Wishing you all the best and very excited for you. Can't wait to hear more details!

Amy K. - How funny you should post this. Jason and I were just talking about a possible change with his job as well…not sure where it will lead us or if it's just some frustration that will pass. I'm so glad you guys feel at peace with your decision. Here's to new beginnings!

Half Gaelic, Half Garlic! - Change is good……and it sounds like you are both feeling great about the decision you made!!!

Cute pics of your day at the festival…..the girls are just adorable….and getting so big:)

We are getting so close to our referral…..I am almost in denial, but I need to snap myself into reality quickly….thinking we might see her face in August or September!!!

Hugs,

Lisa

The FCC Dragonboat Festival & Happy Father’s Day

We had a great time with the girls last Saturday (6/12) at the Dragonboat Festival and it was our first FCC event since we brought Samantha home. The girls had so much fun and they loved showing off their medals that they won for participating in the race. Sofia used the same Dragonboat as last…

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Colleen - These are sooooo adorable!!!!! What precious dragonboats. Every time I see pictures of your girls they just make me smile…..your days must be so joyful.

"M" - As usual, your pictures are awesome. Love checking in and seeing all you guys are up to. Looks like a lot of fun.

Orchids and Ladybugs Boutique - Happy Dad's Day to John. The dragonboats were great and we are very jealous that there is nothing close by for Lil Orchid to do.
Great Photos of the girls!!

Susie - Adorable!!! I love the dragonboats♥

Lost and Found - Awesome! These pics are great and looks like the girls had a blast.

Joy - Your girls are so cute. I love their dragonboats. I wish we were able to do that somewhere.

Sofia Has to Send an Email…Are You Kidding Me?

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Orchids and Ladybugs Boutique - Hoping the hospital stay went well for your brave little one.We are wishing her get well soon.
Congrats on the 3 yr anniversary-it's incrediable, and a Blessing from above.
Today is National Photography Day…so just stopped by and saw the new photo's of the girls on the header…AMAZING! Love Ya

Anonymous - What software do i need to play the clip? No kidding, but i'm unable to watch it.
Wishing sofia well & God bless.

~soulpath~

Norah - That was adorable!

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