Actually, I can't wipe the grin off my face or the warmth from my heart!
They arrived, appropriately attired in the requisite colors. (Huh?....oh, you didn't know that it is required? Consider yourself warned. ;D )
And it didn't take long before the cameras were whipped out. This is Dita, standing in our, what I call, the tiniest powder room in the world. Dita disagreed. She had one even smaller in Holland.
Dahlia had more fun than she ever has had.
She and Wonderboy romped like little puppies the whole time.
We're looking at a real puppy crush here. I think I remember similar feelings when I was almost eight. I just wasn't ready to see them spilling out of my "baby" quite so soon. Sigh.........
It really was a thrill to finally meet these two darling kids. "Sweetie" lived up to her name perfectly. What a little lady. Very busy here with her stickers. Serious business!
It would be safe to say the kiddos did not stop for the two days. And the capturing of all this activity didn't stop either. I know Dita has way more pictures than I do and she'll be sharing hers too.
And what can I say about this man? I'm renaming him Mr. Dreamy! JR is not cutting it for me.
Yeah, Mr Dreamy with a heart so warm and such a soft spirit. What a pleasure. Of course, Dan & he gabbed away most of the time 'cause Dita and I were kinda busy chasing kids, picking up and stealing moments away to play on the computer with our pics and Photoshop and our beloved Lightroom. ( We owe Lightroom the thanks for bringing us together so we needed to pay homage. kidding)
Gorgeous, or what?
The kids doing "cheers" with their sparkling cider. I don't know where they learnt that?
;-)
What a great visit we had from a beautiful family, inside and out.
I feel a road trip coming on, sometime in our future. Hmmm...... somewhere south, I think!
And have a happy Wednesday!
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!!
33 comments:
Wow, beautiful photos! The groups shots are great, and Mr. Dreamy... ahhhhh.
Wow,lovely pictures. And outch the grown up boys (I´m drewling).
What can I say...seeing the beautiful photos of our wonderful trip up North just makes me wish we were still there.
You captured so many great moments here. I have so many photos and I will be posting this week (I was planning on posting tonight but you can thank VALERIE for me NOT posting since she had me on the phone all night long...she said you had me all weekend and I could at least give her one evening!)
You, Dan and the girls were such wonderful hosts and we can't wait to see all 4 of you again very soon.
Thank you for rolling out the red carpet and making every single thing perfect on this very special weekend.
We will always fondly remember our trip to Maison Malfara!
Love you,
xoxoxoxo
DITA
What a great GREAT photos! I love the bottle shot with the glass.
It looks as if you had a great time. Thanks for sharing.
Have a beautiful week. xxx
So many great shots! Beautiful BW and you can tell that everyone had a great time.
Erika B
I knew you guys would have a wonderful time together. It's amazing how this crazy world of blogging/adoption has brought so many people together. I hope we have a chance to meet in person one of these days. :-)
Love all of your pics. The kids certainly look like they had a great time together (the big kids look like it too).
Hugs...
Grace
What a blast! You guys look like you had a great time and all those pics are fabulous!!
Wow, that looks like a wonderful way to spend a weekend. Two gorgeous families. I wish I lived closer and had the right clothing (I didn't know the rule ;-)
I would like to say that phone records would reflect that Dita dialed me and refused to let me off the phone as a means to postpone putting up her photos, I am but a pawn in this game called blogger. We spent the whole time talking about what a wonderful time she had up North with the Canuks.
You all are so lucky to live in such close proximity. If I got in my car and drove for 4 or 5 hours do you know I would still be in TEXAS? (this is an SOS for help somebody get me out of this mini country within a country).
Valerie
This looks like such a wonderful visit and I really enjoyed looking through all of the pictures. Yay!
Hey Val.....adding you to the mix would have made it even more the merrier. And I just had a brainflash (happens now and then). Ummm......ever looked up in the sky and saw something like a big bird flying? Those are planes and they actually fly up here too. In case you were ever inclined. Ahem!
Love you.......
W
Such Beautiful pics...and You are one good LOOKING Bunch{smile}
Your shots are beautiful!
I love the one with Dita and the little girl on her lap - GORGEOUS is right!
Blessings,
Jill
http://fnaphotography.blogspot.com
And these are wonderful too!!! They captured the pure bliss of friendships for kiddos and the big folk too!!! :)
Now I feel a wee bit envious also....hey, its not pretty, but its true!!! :) *smile*
Wow -- what fun you all had! Gorgeous photos and beautiful kids and grown-ups too! :)
Thanks for sharing!
janet
Two lovely families! Wow.
M.
Yes, SOUTH, like Texas!!!
It looks like y'all had a wonderful weekend, I LOVE each and every picture. And stay away from the Hot Colombian, he's all mine! LOL! Well, after Dita is done with him, anyway. :)
Oh my gosh, these are BEAUTIFUL! What a fun time you guys had! I'm deeply, deeply envious!!
So, when are you coming to San Francisco? Hmmm?
;)
Donna
Our Blog: Double Happiness!
WOW! What a beautiful group you all make! Wonderful photos of such a great time :) WOW! This world is getting smaller and smaller all the time.
What a fabulous weekend you shared...Mr. Dreamy is WOWIE!!!! And gorgeous pics of all of you!
You captured it so well Wanda.
If you ever get to the Chicago area, let me know. I'm 2 hours away and would love to meet!!!
xoxo
fun memories....:) lovely shots....:)
thanks for dropping by on my B&W Wednesday.
What an awesome weekend you had and what a gorgeous group you all are!
I agree about Dita's hubby...My Dreamy!!!!
Beautiful photos and family. Nice.
Aww, so great that you get to get together with a good bloggy friend and her family! =)
LOL at the "puppy love" remark about Dahlia!
Great shot, great memories and great friends. what could be better
Oh what a lovely looking visit for TWO lovely families! So glad that you had this time together!
xo Jen
This looks like you guys had a blast!!! And that puppy love...I remember it too but I agree...I am NOT ready for my girls to have it just yet! Great photographs as usual...simply amazing!
I mean they're all amazing, but that shot you snapped of Dita, is I.N.C.R.E.D.I.B.L.E
Wow.
Dang, that is one good-looking group!!! :-)
OH MY WANDA!!! You captured the weekend perfectly!! You are one GORGEOUS GROUP!!! I am so happy that you set the timer and got eveyone in the shot....AWESOME!
I can only imagine the fun you had with Dita and the Darlings! They are such a great family.... and both JR and Dita have hearts of gold....and the kids?? What can I say....total cuteness!!
Next time yes, you need to come south.... Texas would be great, just pick us up on the way!
Hugs to you my friend. You totally rocked the camera and the post processing:)
xoxo,
Lisa
What a heartwarming story, Wanda. I love it when two families come together and it's friendship all round. Your images have captured the spirit of that wonderfully.
Nice to meet you via the Nestwork. x
You are incredibly blessed! I love the photos - it is so fun to see two of my favorite bloggers together!
Hopping over from Dita's blog...
I didn't think she could look anymore beautiful than she usually does but you sure caputured some great shots of Dita...just gorgeous! Wow! And hey...who can blame anyone for falling head over heels with Wonder Boy? :) You can see how giddy your daughter was...too sweet! Thank you for sharing your amazing weekend as two drop dead gorgeous families come together in their black and white. Love it!
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