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Ryan-Kim.com
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May 31, 2008
Today is fun picture day. Nothing really going on with the adoption.
Hopefully will know this week when we get to go get our little man.
When I originally set up this website I was hoping to take a laptop with us to
China and update it everyday so all our family, friends and Internet friends
could follow along with us in China. We are not taking a laptop to China.
But one of the joys I have had while waiting to bring our son home is reading
other adoptive families journeys. The solution I have on how to update
everyone without a website is I am going to create an email distribution list.
I have figured out how to send email without everyone seeing everyone
else's email. If you would like to get an email from us while we are in China
click on the link to the left "Email US". I will set you up.
Now fun pictures!
Hopefully will know this week when we get to go get our little man.
When I originally set up this website I was hoping to take a laptop with us to
China and update it everyday so all our family, friends and Internet friends
could follow along with us in China. We are not taking a laptop to China.
But one of the joys I have had while waiting to bring our son home is reading
other adoptive families journeys. The solution I have on how to update
everyone without a website is I am going to create an email distribution list.
I have figured out how to send email without everyone seeing everyone
else's email. If you would like to get an email from us while we are in China
click on the link to the left "Email US". I will set you up.
Now fun pictures!
| Practice Make Perfect. Don't know if Bert agrees. |
| Yard Sale Memorial Day weekend. Not many customers. |
| Pirate Bert. (Maybe Allergies. Went down on its own.) And new landscaping |
June 14, 2008
I am a little late getting this on the website but we have our travel dates!!!!!
Our agency actually called us on June 2nd with our travel approval. We will
be in China July 9th - July 23rd. We don 't have an itinerary of our exact
plans yet, but we will be in Beijing for the first 3 days of the trip. Here we
should get to see The Forbidden City and the Great Wall. Then we will be in
Evan's province for several days and in Guangzhou for several days before
coming back to the US.
We have bought our plane tickets, now we are just waiting for our agency to
let us know our hotels and the specific itinerary.
Our agency actually called us on June 2nd with our travel approval. We will
be in China July 9th - July 23rd. We don 't have an itinerary of our exact
plans yet, but we will be in Beijing for the first 3 days of the trip. Here we
should get to see The Forbidden City and the Great Wall. Then we will be in
Evan's province for several days and in Guangzhou for several days before
coming back to the US.
We have bought our plane tickets, now we are just waiting for our agency to
let us know our hotels and the specific itinerary.
June 19, 2008
We got our itinerary yesterday. Here are our plans.
 | Day 1: Arrive Beijing |
| Day 2: Orientation meeting and Acrobatic show |
| Day 3: Visit Great Wall and Cloisonne Factory |
| Day 4: Visit Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden City, and a Hutong Tour |
| Day 5: Fly to Changsha in morning. Meet Evan in the afternoon |
| Day 6: Adoption Registration |
| Day 7: Free Day |
| Day 8: Visit Hunan Embroidery Factory and Yuelu Academy |
| Day 9: Visit Bayi Park. Fly to Guangzhou |
| Day 10: Medical Exam and Visa pictures for Evan |
| Day 11: Free Day |
| Day 12: Visa Appointment |
| Day 13: Consulate Appointment |
| Day 14: Fly home | |
July 5, 2008
We leave in 4 days to bring our boy home. Excited doesn't begin to describe it.
The first symbol above is the Chinese double blessing. We truly feel blessed from
God to have the opportunity to be Evan's parents. The next symbol is love. We
promise to love Evan with all our heart and hope that he love's us too.
This is the last website update until we are home from China. We aren't taking a
laptop and are going to try to email daily updates. If you want those daily emails
you need to click the 'Email US' link and I will add you to the list.
Evan - we are coming precious boy.
The first symbol above is the Chinese double blessing. We truly feel blessed from
God to have the opportunity to be Evan's parents. The next symbol is love. We
promise to love Evan with all our heart and hope that he love's us too.
This is the last website update until we are home from China. We aren't taking a
laptop and are going to try to email daily updates. If you want those daily emails
you need to click the 'Email US' link and I will add you to the list.
Evan - we are coming precious boy.
July 7, 2008
Another post before we leave. Kim was surprised with a cake and
presents at work today. They said this was a send off party and that
we would have a full blown event when Evan was home. How sweet!
Here are some pictures.
presents at work today. They said this was a send off party and that
we would have a full blown event when Evan was home. How sweet!
Here are some pictures.
July 25, 2008
We are back from China. It was a wonderful trip but I am glad to be home. We
are still adjusting back to the Central Time Zone. It seems like 3am is the magic
number as that is when Evan wakes up in the middle of the night. I am certain
he will adjust, but it all takes time. I heard for the kids it can take 1 week for
every change in time zone. China was 11 hours different, so I hope it doesn't
take 11 weeks for him to adjust to the time.
When Evan is awake we are trying our hardest to get him outside in the sun
and to play him hard to help him sleep through the night. We went to the park
yesterday and he went up and down the slide so many times his little legs were
wearing out and he could hardly push himself up the steps.
Today Evan went to the doctor for a physical. He is a tall one. In the 95th
percentile on the U.S charts, but he is a skinny little one. Only 15th for weight.
He had an outer ear infection and we had to get him some medicine ear drops.
He had been digging at his ear and it was nice to know there is something to
help him.
Here are some of the playing outside pictures. We still haven't got any of the
video off the camcorder yet. As soon as we do I will post some video. But since
we have to do it between naps and sleeping it may take a couple more days.
are still adjusting back to the Central Time Zone. It seems like 3am is the magic
number as that is when Evan wakes up in the middle of the night. I am certain
he will adjust, but it all takes time. I heard for the kids it can take 1 week for
every change in time zone. China was 11 hours different, so I hope it doesn't
take 11 weeks for him to adjust to the time.
When Evan is awake we are trying our hardest to get him outside in the sun
and to play him hard to help him sleep through the night. We went to the park
yesterday and he went up and down the slide so many times his little legs were
wearing out and he could hardly push himself up the steps.
Today Evan went to the doctor for a physical. He is a tall one. In the 95th
percentile on the U.S charts, but he is a skinny little one. Only 15th for weight.
He had an outer ear infection and we had to get him some medicine ear drops.
He had been digging at his ear and it was nice to know there is something to
help him.
Here are some of the playing outside pictures. We still haven't got any of the
video off the camcorder yet. As soon as we do I will post some video. But since
we have to do it between naps and sleeping it may take a couple more days.
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July 27, 2008
Here is our first attempt at loading video from our video
recorder. I not thrilled with the video quality. It should
be better. I'll have to work on that for next time.
We went to a friends house today after church and
played in the pool. Evan loved it. You can hear his
sweet laugh
recorder. I not thrilled with the video quality. It should
be better. I'll have to work on that for next time.
We went to a friends house today after church and
played in the pool. Evan loved it. You can hear his
sweet laugh
July 31, 2008
Some Evan pictures. He got to go to the zoo with Daddy today.
August 2, 2008
Here is a video Ryan put together. We will call it the first version. Ryan says he wants to
work on improving it, but I think it looks pretty good.
Yesterday our boy turned two. I have already done my mean Mommy thing. I wanted to
smoosh cake in his face and I did it to hard. You can see the results.
work on improving it, but I think it looks pretty good.
Yesterday our boy turned two. I have already done my mean Mommy thing. I wanted to
smoosh cake in his face and I did it to hard. You can see the results.
