Everyday is a Holiday with Halle-Grace!

Halle-Grace LOVES these pretty ladies! Thanks for the visit and ALL of the goodies! The matching socks and bows are perfect for Princess Halle-Grace, the bow holder is adorable!! Her bracelet...precious and the Christmas ornament... SO DEVINE!

Halle-Grace with Miranda, Cindy, Delois and Dana

Halle-Grace and Miranda

Thank you Miranda for the bow holder...it matches my room perfectly and it's full, thanks to Miss Cindy!

Cindy gives Halle-Grace her 1st piece of JEWELRY!!!

"Look at my BEAUTIFUL bracelet"


Photos below were taken at Mamaw Devine's house today after church. There are now 11 great-grandchildren!!! Five of the 11 were born in the last year...Kyle, Charlotte, Halle-Grace and the twins, Ruby and Will. The "Great-Grandchildren" Christmas photo this year will be one to treasure! We also visited with Mamaw Parker this afternoon where Halle-Grace took a stroll with Mamaw's walker and saw the train for the first time!!!

Halle-Grace and her cousin Jessie...just too cute!
Preston and Halle-Grace

Silly kids!

Halle-Grace with her aunt Amy and cousin Zoey

Halle-Grace with her cousin Lela...look at Lela's beautiful hair!
Halle-Grace and her great-uncle Ned Devine

Another day of fun with Little Miss Magic

Today was a fun day. We played all morning! Halle-Grace was fascinated with her new backpack from Ashley and Kaitlyn Calverly (she didn't want to take it off)...we went to Keri Ann's baby shower where Halle-Grace met a lot of her family and friends! Tonight we had dinner with Papaw Ronnie, Kay Kay, Mamaw Linda and Uncle Mickey.
Her new thing is to growl!?! I promise I didn't teach her...and she has a new facial expression that is way too funny (see photo below). Everyday brings more and more fun with Little Miss Magic...not to mention she gets cuter and more lovable each day! I can't stand much more sweetness!!! Jason is totally love sick...there are no words to describe it!
Halle-Grace is posing pretty!

Sitting so pretty with her backpack on!

Here's the new facial expression...I call it "attitude"

She LOVES her butterfly backpack...thanks Ashley and Kaitlyn (we are STILL up for the Disney Cruise)

Having dinner with my great uncle Mickey!

PHOTOS FROM KERI ANN'S BABY SHOWER!
Halle-Grace with Beth

Halle-Grace and Miss Andi *she promised Halle-Grace a necklace* OH BOY!

Halle-Grace and her great aunt Patty

Halle-Grace with Ashley

Halle-Grace with her Great-Great Aunt, Mabel (I LOVE this picture but is sure makes me miss Mom & Papaw Pete SO much)

Halle-Grace and Anissa

Halle-Grace rocks her baby!

This rocking chair was Papa Gene's when he was a little boy...MANY YEARS AGO!

Post-Adoption paperwork begins!

Loves to wrap up in the ANIMAL blanket...the monkey is her favorite...maybe because she acts like one!!!

Talented!

This is my new trick with my pacifier!!!

It's time to begin again...now that we are back in the USA, we have to re-adopt Halle-Grace. What does that mean...more paperwork, more visits from the social worker who completed our initial homestudy and so on. We must also write an annual report until Halle-Grace is 18 years old to submit with photos. The crazy thing is the paper said "do not submit nude photos of your child"...now, I am thinking WHO in the world did such a thing? You know there is a REASON they put that in the paperwork!!! Scary, huh? There's also a section in the paperwork that asks for photos every 6 months for the first 3-4 years, I so wanted to write in the blog address because I try to keep everything right here. I update photos weekly or at least try to. I have no idea what to write about...honestly, Halle-Grace acts like she has been with us since DAY 1! No adjustment issues, what-so-ever...she went to Jason & I immediately (not favoring one or the other), loves to entertain and be the center of attention. She is FOR SURE our child. She has my temper and today she started holding her pinky finger out when drinking her bottle. Jason almost died. He is always making fun of me! When I hold a glass, my pinky sticks out! I don't know why? But my daughter does it when holding her bottle!!! LOL

Her 2nd tooth on the bottom finally reared it's mean head. Poor baby has been in PAIN! It is sad! Speaking of pain, please pray for Scott! Bless his heart! He went in for what was suppose to be routine surgery and has had many complications...leading to a feeding tube today and is still in the ICU unit! Halle-Grace misses aunt Krista and uncle Scott and wants him to feel better SOON!

Have a great weekend!

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!

Save the Date...the Princess is having a party!

We are busy planning the "official" Homecoming celebration/1st Birthday Bash for Princess Halle-Grace. Mark your calendars for November 22, 2008! More details and invites coming soon!

Halle-Grace is 11 months old today

Oak Island, NC (October 19, 2008)