Building Families Through The Miracle Of Adoption

Oct 22, 2008

Thuy is responsible for our PHOTOGENIC Princess....


Many of you have heard me speak of Thuy. She is an angel who made it possible for Jason & I to have monthly photos of Halle-Grace when she was in the TQ orphanage seperated from us! There is no way to EVER repay her for her act of kindness! I think the only way to show her how much the photos of Ngan Khanh meant/and will forever mean to us...is to keep them coming. Halle-Grace LOVES the camera! Thanks to the nannies at TQ for putting her on the caterpillar all of those months and taking her beautiful photo. I hope they can see how happy she is! She is growing and loving life!!! Every night she sleeps to Vietnamese music and at times I think she is speaking to me in her native language! I know her memories of the nannies are FOND ones! I show her photos of adoption day and she points and makes a grunt (no spitting....Believe it or not!) LOL. She is magical and we are totally in love with the most beautiful girl! (Thuy and Michael's words...and of COURSE her daddy!)





The Homecoming/ 1st Birthday celebration is coming together very well. There's going to be many surprises...including a HUGE castle and a REAL LIFE Princess!

Halle-Grace's event calendar is once again full for the next few days...photos at Nanny's daycare, dinner with the Cornwells, a trip to the BEAUTIFUL NC mountains to see the fall leaves (and of course take more photos)...and much more!

5 comments:

Josh and Marcie said...

I love all the updates. Where did you find Vietnamese music? I really wanted some for Maeley and haven't found any here. We get to leave tomorrow so I am soo excited!

Suzanne said...

hey it is hannah you are so cute halle grace. love hannah.

Shannon Devine "Miss Magic's mommy" said...

Hey Marcie,

Let me say that Maeley is a DOLL BABY! There is a store in VN...ask Thu about it. She took Mer & I there and I was able to buy a CD for 5000 dong which is just cents! I also found children's books written in VN for 16,000 dong which is a $1.00 (I am sure you have all the conversions down by now...lol). I am not sure if your assistant is Thu but she can tell you exactly where the store is located. They sell the CDs in various lullabys.

AND TO MISS HANNAH!!!
WE LOVE YOU TOOOOOO MUCH! Thank you for singing Halle-Grace's FAVORITE song to her on the phone last night. You really helped to calm her down. Those teeth are giving her a real PAIN! She knows your voice and was trying so hard to look for you. You be careful at the beach this weekend at Nanny's house. Hopefully, we can ALL go together soon.

SHANNON

Shriver Family Blessings! said...

Shannon and Jason,

She is just beautiful, and yes she is very photogenic!!! Then again it's easy to be photogenic when you are that Pretty. We can't wait until the Princess Party. Halle-Grace is so blessed to have such wonderful and loving parents.

Shannon Devine "Miss Magic's mommy" said...

We are really looking forward to the Homecoming celebration/1st Birthday party! I hope everyone will come out and celebrate. Dana, I think the twins will love the BIG castle!

Sherry, I need your address if you are reading this? Thanks!!!