Santa baby

Anna Kate's first Christmas with us. We have been blessed beyond measure!

resting at the beach

Vacation in Orlando

We had a great trip. Some people won't take babies to Disneyworld but we enjoyed every minute of it. Kate rode every ride they'd let her on!

Here we are in the judge's chambers

A very tired baby on a long trip to Fayetteville

Our beautiful little girl

Let those who delight in my righteousness shout for joy and be glad and say evermore, “Great is the Lord, who delights in the welfare of his servant!” Then my tongue shall tell of your righteousness and of your praise all the day long. Psalm 35: 27-28

We're still here. It's hard to believe we have been a "family of five" for almost 6 months. Now, it feels like we've always had her. She is so bright and so busy! Her favorite toys are the remote control, real cell phones, our Siamese cat, and any other object that is labeled "no-no". She loves to have her hair fixed and she wants you to say "oooh, pretty". She is also quite the dancer. She has different moves for different genres of music. I could go on and on.
Thanks again to all of our family and friends who have prayed for us over the past year.

Daddy's girl

Daddy's little St. Louis Cardinals' Fan
I think I'll study a little theology, Dr Seuss is so yesterday!

So blessed!

I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! Psalm 34:1-3

I like bling-bling!

Extreme closeup:)

Working out on the treadmill
Hey...you try crawling in a dress!

Happy Birthday Anna Kate!

We are all doing fine and staying busy. I wanted to post some updated pictures of Kate and especially some birthday pics.

TOL

We're still here!

I'm sorry I haven't updated lately. It's been crazy (good crazy, but still crazy). Anna Kate is just amazing. We all love her so much. She is still Daddy's girl but I get the attention when he's not around. She is cruising and her main goal is life is to pick up everything off of the floor and put it in her mouth. She loves a crowd and especially a trip to the mall or a restaurant. She is really making me feel my age but I know this time will pass quickly and she'll be off and running so I need to treasure this time.

We only wish we could return to Korea and do this again. God is so good!

the video is finished!

too cute!

Happy girl

life with Anna Kate

holding babies at Eastern

at the airport

home

second visit pictures

Second visit

We just had another visit with Anna Kate. This time was for 1 hour and 15 minutes. She cried for about 45 minutes. I think it's going to be a difficult flight home. She is so precious and we can't wait until she loves us back. We will post pictures on Wednesday from our own computer at home. We are all enamored by Seoul. It was a little intimidating the first 2 days but now we feel pretty comfortable and we love the people here. We have bought several Korean things for Anna Kate and we want her to be proud of her heritage. Also the people at Eastern are so kind and both Dr. Kims are wonderful people.
Please pray for us as we fly home tomorrow. Thanks to you all.

coex mall

Outside our hotel

aquarium at Coex

sightseeing in Korea

Changdeokgung palace



Changdeokgung palace - inside


Secret garden (behind palace)




shopping at Namdaemun market

checking out Korea

Hello,
We are going to check out the COEX mall tomorrow. It is the largest underground mall and includes a huge aquarium. Yesterday, we went to Namdamun market and bought some things for family and friends. Today we visited Changdeokgung palace. It was so beautiful. We do not get to see Anna Kate again until Monday, so we are trying to stay busy to pass the time. We are quite the experts on the subway now:)
We are going to visit a church tomorrow. We are so tired. Yesterday, we returned to our room at 3:00 to take a nap and slept until 11:00 pm. Therefore, today we are making ourselves stay up until at least 9:00 pm. We will write again when we see Anna Kate.

our first visit

Here are pictures of our first meeting with Anna Kate