Today we are celebrating our “GOTCHA DAY” 1 Year Anniversary! What a fantastic year! Love and congratulations to everyone
involved with Group 1921! What a wonderful group of people to travel with.
I'm sure today we are all asking ourselves, "Where did the
year go!?" It seems like only a short time ago we were in China
Tian is a 2 ½ now and doing great! She’s such a happy little
girl. She loves to sing and dance. On the way to school, we still sing “Twinkle,
Twinkle”, but now have added “The Wheels on the Bus”, “Itsy Bitsy Spider” and a
bunch more. On Thursdays, she is taking ballet and loves it! She wears the
whole pink get up! Shoes, Tights, Tutu! It’s adorable.
Lately we’ve been spending a lot of time on the swing set. She likes the bucket swing, but can use the normal swings too. What girl doesn’t like the swings? I think we do some of our best bonding out there.
Lately we’ve been spending a lot of time on the swing set. She likes the bucket swing, but can use the normal swings too. What girl doesn’t like the swings? I think we do some of our best bonding out there.
Her vocabulary has exploded. I’m not going to bore you with
the list, but she’s getting her point across most of the time now. She knows the ABC song and can point out the
colors. “Please”, “Thank You” and “Bless You” now come in flurries. Lots of 3 - 4 word statements. And finally,
a crystal clear, “I Love You Daddy”. It’s the best. Just saying.
At Sazio's in Delray Beach.
What else can she do? Well, she’s completely figured out my
iPhone, uses both the ladder and rockwall to reach the slide on the playset, rides
her trike, is in charge of music and lights at naptime, loves to help clean up
(unlike her big brother) and feed the puppies.
Halloween was the best! Kerry's favorite holiday. Hunter was a Ninja and Tian,
a ladybug. She had a blast. Norah and Jacob went house to house with Kerry,
Hunter and T. I heard Tian trained them early. She would follow the boys up to
the door, say “Trick ‘o Treat”, grab the stash, then back down the driveway.
Now this is where it gets good. She hands the bucket to Norah and raises her
hands to Mom to be carried to the next house only to be repeated. Classic.
Tian is very healthy. She's made great strides with her weight
and height. Gained over 3lbs and grew more than 4 inches. She has a super appetite, tons of energy and sleeps
well through the night. And according to her teachers, hitting all the age
appropriate milestones and excelling in other areas. We are very proud of her
knowing what she has accomplished in only one year.
Of course, I can’t leave Hunter out of this blog. I’m putting him up for Sibling
of the Year Award. I’ve said it before. The kid impresses me every day. He has
shown loads of patience, genuine caring and concern; and lots of love when
it comes to Tian. It's obvious she loves him so much. If I don’t tell you enough Hunter,
your actions speak loud and clear. Great job buddy. I love you very much too.
Sweet T is a very lucky little girl to have a big brother like you.
Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner. We are really looking forward to the rest of the year. It really has been a fantastic, busy, exciting, mind blowing year. Thank you again for letting me share our family updates and photos.
Our best to all of you!
Dustin, Kerry, Hunter and Tian
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