One Year!

To be precise one year ago on August 23rd we met Qian Chun Li, now known as Maria Li (LiLi).  All 5 of our lives changed for ever, especially for her.  She was such a quiet, shy, scared little girl.  She was handed over to us and left everything she had known to come live with strangers who couldn't even talk with her. Plus she was given two blonde haired brothers.  She went from getting little attention to be the center of attention. We fell in love with her when we saw her first pictures, but our love flowed even more when we saw her and got to hold her.  She's been such a joy to have in our family.

She has changed so much this year.  She is so happy and loves to play.  Her personality shines through more and more each day.  We are blessed to have such a wonderful family.

Here are pictures showing LiLi when we first met her compared to recent pictures.

Hot Pot in China

Hot Pot in KC.  Unfortunately, Andrew was sick and stayed home.