The passage of time.....
Dahlia turns 2
March 4, 2005
Dahlia turns 32006
Dahlia turns 42007
Dahlia turns 5
2008
Dahlia turns 6
2009
My beautiful girl is so grown-up!
Reminds me that each minute with our children is precious and should be treasured. (If only I wasn't so 'brain-dead' most of the time.) It's one of the reasons I wanted to start this blog - to force me to pause and really take in everything before it passes. To freeze frame bits and pieces instead of living on fast forward.
Dahlia turns 52008
Dahlia turns 62009
My beautiful girl is so grown-up!Reminds me that each minute with our children is precious and should be treasured. (If only I wasn't so 'brain-dead' most of the time.) It's one of the reasons I wanted to start this blog - to force me to pause and really take in everything before it passes. To freeze frame bits and pieces instead of living on fast forward.
I give you permission to remind me 0f my words (gently, of course) - should I show signs of forgetting.
Hi, I'm Wanda. I am a happy woman, wife to Danny for...oh....lots a years and finally Mom to THE most adorable little girl from Hunan, China - Dahlia. And now we have been blessed again with another daughter, Milana, from Zhejiang, China. (The 2 best things I've ever done!)
We live in the Montreal area. After a loooonnngg wait for Dahlia's little sister Milana (pronounced - Mee-lana, like banana), we finally brought her home in August 2009. Dahlia came to us in Nov 2004 (at 20 months of age)and a year later we began the application for another baby - at the time the waiting period was around 8 months. Almost 4 years later (say what!?!)we, at last, brought Milana home.
This began as the story of our journey to bring Milana home and life with her big sister, Dahlia. It now continues as we live as a family of four!
God.
My (growing) family.
Hangin' out with my girlies.
My wonderful friends (you know who you are!).
To laugh (out loud and a lot!).
Music.
Painting. Hugs.
Long chats with my buds.
My garden.
To read (ha...when I can!).
Sunshine.
Spring, Spring and more Spring.
Building things.
Cooking.
Decorating.
Parties (ahem).
The internet.
Life.
Movies. A.I.
Dancing with the stars.
So you think you can dance.
Travel. Umm..did I say laughing my head off.
Oh Gee...everything actually!!
6 comments:
What a sweetie pie!
Keep smilin!
Such an amazing progression. I love "before and after" photos. Someday, she'll stand there in her wedding gown (I'm making myself cry just thinking about it!)
Makes you not want to blink, huh!
Donna
I just stumbled upon your blog and noticed that your daughter came home in November 2004. Were you part of the "April Fireflies?" My youngest daughter, Vivi, also came home in Nov. 2004 and is from Guangdong. Dahlia is beautiful!
What a beautiful daughter! Love your site. Thanks for sharing it!!
Hello Wanda, I am also a follower of Danielle's: The Design Girl. We are starting a website where all of us bloggers can share our ideas. Since you have made the idea, we can gladly make you an author on the site if you email me at basicstopro@gmail.com We will be doing it on wordpress, but you wont need an account. Also, once you email, I will add you, not a long process!
-Andrew
Wanda, you are so incredibly blessed! Soon Milana will be home and thriving in your beautiful family.
Take care,
Jennifer
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