• Hi There!

    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. :)

Yearly Archives: 2011

My Sweet Girls

My sweet girls posed for me today. The girls are growing up so fast and it is making me sad. Can’t they just stay four years old forever? I am beyond late with posting pics of what the girls have been up to. Hopefully I will catch up soon.

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Kelly Raudenbush - Just visiting some blogs while the kids are occupied (and I’m avoiding the pile of dishes from dinner…confession). These pictures are stunning. Your girls are so beautiful!
Kelly

Sue - Beautiful pictures Jonni!

Nicole Chubb - How precious are these two! Love!

The Gang's Momma - They are growing up so quickly – and so incredibly beautifully! What lovely, lovely shots. You are blessed to have such amazing subjects ;) Missed your last few posts…. been out of the loop trying to keep the house running semi-normally in spite of the crazy abnormal routine here lately. UGH. Starting fresh again tomorrow :)

Gina - Love me some Sergi girls!!!! <3

Here’s Baby Mia & Happy Chinese New Year

One of my best buddies Gina just received the referral for her beautiful baby Mia! She has waited almost 5 years for her darling daughter and isn’t she just an absolute doll??? Gina and I met in our DTC group since we both had the same Log In Date with China. We became very good friends…

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Monica - Congrats to your friend, like us I know this brings beautiful memories! Our friend Christie was matched with her beautiful Maizi this time also.So Happy for everyone.

Kerri McLeod-Askew - Wonderful, congrats Gina, Gordon and Mia!!!

Fliss - Isn’t it amazing…

Lisa Schleicher Furey - Me too:) Love seeing all these precioius babies being matched with forever families!!

Fliss LaRosa - Isn’t it great… love referral day

Lisa Schleicher Furey - CONGRATS!! This little girl was at the same orphanage as Reagan!!! Gina, I just left a comment on your blog:) SHE IS GORGEOUS!! I believe I saw her the day I was in Chenzhou! Know that she is very well cared for….. The orphanage staff was AMAZING!

Gina Giordano-Hadden - Thanks Girl! Love you <3

Janet Tuininga - She is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!

Tomorrow the Girls Celebrate Chinese New Year at Preschool

I just finished the preparations for CNY at the girls school tomorrow (make that today). Since the girls only attend preschool on Monday, Wednesday and Friday I asked their teachers if we could celebrate it tomorrow and they thought that it would be a great idea. I found the cute little Chinese takeout boxes in the dollar section…

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Happy (Chinese) New Year! 恭禧發財 » The Chronicles of Mommia - [...] with our friends/China travelmates on Sunday but fortunately we are going to reschedule it. Last year the girls and I put-together CNY treats for their preschool classmates to teach the students about Chinese New Year. This year I ordered [...]

Monica - Everything looks yummy, made the fortune cookies for Lil Orchids 2nd Birthday, and you’re right the kids will love them. We have still been iced & snowed in so our celebration was just the three of us. Had fun! Lil Orchid is very concerned with Samantha’s boo-boo finger :(
Happy New Year!

Sharon - You did a FABULOUS job!

Vicki Campbell - The things you and the babies get into are just too cute.

Natalie - What a great idea! You are soooo amazing and creative. I have missed seeing your blog!!

Liene - Very cool! I want one. Hope the girls have a blast sharing the goodies with their classmates.

Leslie Raisor Corley - Your such a wonderful Mommy Jonni!!!
So glad you enjoy those beautiful girls of yours…what a treat!

Back In the Land of the Living

I am fully recovered from Pneumonia and feeling good. I have fallen so far behind with my blog and I am working on catching up. Thanks for the nice comments/emails asking how I was feeling. I feel like I have missed out on so much over the past couple of mos. due to being sick and…

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jessica2chin - Glad to see your updated post, it’s great that you are feeling alright now. God bless!

Clarice - Oh my gosh you poor thing. I’m so glad you are feeling better!!

Michele Fischer Dessecker - sorry to hear you have been sick! Lilly has been sick too. Hope the girls are well. I nned to check out the blog…it’s been so long!

Jaime L Hill - lol…if i could i would!

Jaime L Hill - It has been yucky the past couple months but yesterday and today…60s and gorgeous! Def glad to be here! Wanna move?! Lol

Jaime L Hill - Glad you are feeling better!

Sick with Pneumonia

I have been sick since before Thanksgiving and it has turned into Pneumonia. I have been in bed for the past week and hope to be back on my feet again soon.

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Sue - How are you feeling?

Kathie Hikade - Hope you are feeling better soon!!
Hugs to you!!
Kathie

Mary Marantz - Oh no!! Hope you’re feeling better! Let me know if you want me to bring over some chicken soup! :)

M:)

jessica2chin - Get well soon, and hope to see more updates on your girls ^^
God bless!

Sue - Jonni,

OMGOSH I hope you feel better soon. Im sorry to hear this.

take care
Sue

Colleen - Hoping you are feeling MUCH better!!!! So sorry to hear you’ve been feeling so bad. I’m sure you are on your way to a full recovery!! My goodness, your photos in your header are just too too precious!!! I love seeing the girls together and so happy!:)

The Gang's Momma - Awww, feel better soon! We’ve had lots of health related stuff going on here too…. But none as serious as that. Praying for you!

Jo - get well soon Jonni

hugs
Jo xxx

Fliss LaRosa - Ewww… not good… get better and soon…

Ann Robinson - The cover of the magazine is gorgeous. You have two beautiful little girls. Hope you are feeling better.

Kerri McLeod-Askew - wish you felt better, sending you hugs from the North!!!

Lisa - Oh no! Hopeing and praying you get better really soon. ((hugs))

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