Let's start from the beginning

I am pretty new to this blogging thing but I thought I would give it a try. February 2006 we decided as a family to look into the possibility of extending our family through adoption. People ask us why we would do this since our other two children are just a few years away from college. We feel that we are good parents, have a lot to offer, and can offer another child a home full of love, provide a great education and enter a family with lots of friends and family members. Through a lot of research we decided to go the international route and adopt from China. In June 2007 we were given wonderful news that there was a little girl waiting for us from Zhangshu Welfare Agency. To say the least we were ecstatic. Hanyan Zhang turned 1 August 5, 2007. We hope to meet her soon!