19 August 2008

Quick update

Oh how I wish time management courses offered a mommy management section. Still figuring it all out but I must admit it is getting easier as Van and mommy both get more comfortable with the new routine. We made a trip to NOVA this weekend to be part of a wonderful Baptism for my new Goddaughter Ada, beautiful daughter of our dear friends who are back in Virginia!!
This weekend we take a serious road trip to NJ and then next weekend to WVA. Van is doing pretty well on the short road trips as you can see...we'll report on the big ones next week....
Here's some cuteness...


Guess they didn't do bubble baths much in China!


Can Aunt Christina spoil Van any more after this awesome toy...his very own toddler size Quad!!

Road warrior


Van takes the cake at our belated family celebration and entertains Dad as usual

08 August 2008

Blogging and Working...not a match made in heaven

I know, I know we owe you an update and some photos...it's been a long two weeks of working full time and even with Nanie here cooking, cleaning and loving Van, I can still barely keep up. Hats off to all the moms out there (especially Nanie!) who manage it all with ease...please share your secrets!
Van seemed pretty interested in the Olympic Opening Ceremonies tonight. He got all excited when he saw all the kids in costume and the drums but then he got just as excited when he saw the VISA commercial. So perhaps we are reading too much into his sense of heritage or he's bound for a career in advertising like his parents...who knows.
So we have a date for surgery, September 17th and we had our first evaluation for speech therapy services. Everyone seems pretty convinced that Van will be talking up a storm pretty quickly after his recovery. He's got plenty to say now with his signing and sounds and we can't wait to hear what his first real words will be. I had a dream that he spoke a full sentence as his first "word" and it was "I no want to be a good boy"...hoping that dream doesn't come true...
Now what you've all been waiting for...the cuteness...
Van gets lots of attention at the Families of the China Moon since the girls outnumber him
Mr. Silly shirt thanks to Aunt Christina
Our impromptu play date at the mall playground and food court with our twin buddies Austin and Logan

Checking out a new playground
We got to visit the backlot of the John Adams HBO series and Van found some friends-another family who had adopted from China and live in the Virginia Beach area and also work in the TV industry


Oh yippee...pre-season Redskins football...who is the happier fan?!

02 August 2008

Pretty in Plaid

I've been meaning to post these photos for a while now. One of our family favorite photos is of Scott on his 6th grade graduation from Stratford Elementary School so we managed to get Van to pose at the same location just a few weeks ago. How cute are these boys!

Promise to post more later this weekend...this back to work schedule makes bloggin tough!