China Adoption....Our Journey to Jaden

Koralee and Josiah.....

I love this picture!  On Wednesday I had the opportunity to go visit Koralee for a few hours.  She has three adorable children and this is her youngest.  Joey is four months old and so cute.  Koralee was playing with him and I had to have a picture of his smile!  (Click on the picture to enlarge ~ his smile is contagous!)  Also, look very closely at the bottom of the picture, on the right side.  You'll see Joey's older sister Michaela's face.  What a cutie!  Thanks for the baby fix Koralee and Joey. 

Come on China!

~Traci

Is this the greatest kid picture? I love it!

This is Gwen.....exploring her world!

Kimmie update!!!

It's been awhile since I've included a picture of Kimmie on our blog.  She was in church Sunday with a walker.  It was so great seeing her upright and making her rounds.  She is absolutely adorable.

Keep going Kimmie!!  We're rooting you on!

Love,

Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Valerie & Kevin

Here is Valerie playing with Kimmie!  She looks ready for her sister to come home, doesn't she?

Five kids for two days.....fun!!

Valerie, Taryn and Kimmie sleeping together in a queen size bed.  They did exceptionally well!

Kevin, Jeremiah and Taryn playing on Friday afternoon.  I hope that the kids had a great time.  They seemed to.

Taryn and Jeremiah told us that Kimmie loved baths and Valerie needed one, so we put them in together.  Kimmie played and played with Valerie.  She was in a great mood after this.  She talked, laughed and sang after her bath. 

We have enjoyed a bond with Taryn and Jeremiah for several years and I enjoyed sharing stories with Taryn about when she was a baby.  (Jeremiah was way too busy upstairs to listen to stories ;-)  We appreciate the opportunity to bond with Kimmie this weekend.   

I really enjoyed having three of the Fulp children with us and we thank Daryl and Wanda for asking us to care for them in their absence.  Scott had a great time with Kimmie, Jeremiah and Taryn as well.  He was sad that he would be gone this morning when they left.  He spent a little extra time with them before bed last night.

Taking care of Kimmie's needs for 48 hours helps me to remember what it's like to have a younger child.  We look forward to caring for Jaden's every need very soon! 

~Traci