We're Home
December 23, 2009  |  January 14, 2010  |  February 19, 2010  |  April 10, 2010  |  July 11, 2010
|  October 18, 2010  |  January 30, 2011  |  August 30, 2011  |  April 8, 2012

Saturday, April 10, 2010 “The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.”- Audrey Hepburn Wow! We can’t believe that four months ago we were on our way to China. These past four months have gone so quickly, but time does fly when you’re having fun. Life with Caroline is such a joy. She has brought so much fun and laughter into our home that come with having a little person discovering everything for the first time. Since our last update we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day- one of Mommy’s most favorite holidays with our Irish Soda Bread and Irish music. Caroline loves music. She dances to anything with a beat and loves to listen to all kinds of music. Caroline also celebrated Mommy’s birthday. She is walking all around the house now- climbing the stairs and chasing the dogs. She can run faster than we can catch her. This is amazing to us since Caroline was barely crawling four short months ago. Her vocabulary is growing each day. Her words include: “Mum” which means “mom”, her own version of “thank you”, “uh-oh” which is usually exclaimed with perfectly correct intonation after something unfortunate has happened such as a spilled drink, “mmm” which she says when something is delicious to her, and “ball” which Daddy was very happy to have taught her after a game of rolling the ball. Her favorite foods are any kind of fruit, especially blueberries and strawberries. She loves taking care of her puppies. Mimicking what we do to take care of them, Caroline walks Bentley around the house on his leash, feeds them biscuits, calls them to dinner, and pets them lovingly. Her days are very full of playing with the big kids and running errands with Mommy. Since the kids were off from school we went into the Museum of Natural History to see the Silk Road Exhibit. Caroline was very good in the car as she had a new Barney Easter DVD to help pass the time. The exhibit was great and we saw an authentic Chinese concert. Caroline liked the music and danced when the performers played. We all had a great time at the museum and really enjoyed the Silk Road Exhibit. We went to the flower garden before Easter as we knew that the Easter Bunny would be there. Caroline wasn’t quite sure what to make of him, but she had a good time running around and looking at all the flowers. After that she had her first taste of Starbucks which she thoroughly enjoyed. On Easter Caroline was visited by the Easter Bunny who brought her lots of fun toys for the spring. She had fun running around in the beautiful weather with all the kids and even found some eggs of her own! The past four months have gone fast, but they have been wonderful. Caroline is doing so well and she has brought so much joy to our family. On this Easter we know that we are most thankful for the blessing of our little Caroline Mei. Happy Easter! The Stephens

Bentley, can you believe it’s snowing again?” Our happy Caroline Mei Just chillin’ An afternoon snack with my brother

I think I’d like to take piano lessons


Welcome to my cottage


Spring is almost here!


Baking Irish Soda Bread for St. Patrick’s Day


Maybe I’ll grow up to be an artist


“When I throw this, you go get it”


Visiting with my friends


“These look like mighty big doggies”


Alison and Caroline at the Museum of Natural History


In the dinosaur room at the museum


All the kids at the museum


Caroline and Mommy at the flower garden


This is so exciting!


Caroline and Shannon at the flower garden


Strolling through the flower garden


“Mmm, my first sip of Starbucks”


My first visit with the Easter Bunny


I’m not sure I understand this holiday


All ready to hunt for eggs


Me and my new lamb

Website by myadoptionwebsite.com