Learning to play by myself

Well Paige is getting much better at playing by herself. The other day while I was putting away groceries she was playing nicely in the living room. When I finished putting away the groceries I went to go see what she was doing. This is what I found.
















She had moved all these toys from across the room into this area and had been neatly setting them up. I just had to take a picture of her hard work. It wasn't until I looked closer that I saw she had swiped the bottle of ketchup from the fridge as I was putting things away.

Today was a beautiful day, not too hot, but plenty of sun. We spent the mornig outside. Below Paige is modeling her sunhat and sunglasses while trying to remain incognito.

Finally, and best of all for us, we have found a babysitter that Paige will stay with. Scott and I are actually going to go out on a date on Saturday. We will probably spend the whole time talking about Paige. While not the whole time since Scott wants to go see the movie Cars.

That's all from here. Smile and have a great day!

Amy

Paige and I have been busy partying here. This past week included a birthday party, a pool party, and a baby shower. We have another birthday party this weekend. I have include some new cute photos for everyone to enjoy!

Amy

Hello,

I have created this blog so friends and family can read and see how our family grows and changes. In case you have forgotten what we look like, here is a family photo.

Of course most of you are really looking at this blog to see pictures of Paige. So here are a few of my recent favorites.

Paige continues to grow and to learn to say new words. She has a vocabulary of over 50 words (most only mom and dad know though) and has about 30 baby signs. She is quick to smile and entertains people wherever we go. She continues to be the light and joy of our lives.

We are still in the process of gathering the necessary paperwork to adopt a second daughter from China. Wendy our social worker came to our home on Wednesday and we will have one more meeting before our homestudy is complete. We then will submit paperwork to Citizenship and Immigration (CIS) and hope to have approval by mid September. If all goes well we hope to have our paper work to China by late September. The we wait. The current wait is 14 months from the time the paperwork is submitted to travel to China. We have been told it could get longer. We will just have to wait patiently (those who know I don't wait patiently can stop snickering). Hopefully having Paige as a distraction will help.

Well that is all the excitement here. Feel free to leave comments and suggestion.

Amy