"Trick or Treat!"
Friday, October 31, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Dress Rehearsal
Cousin Holden and Ming Mei prior to going over to Grandma and Grandpa Butler's house three days before Halloween...because when it comes to candy, practice makes perfect.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Sunday, October 05, 2008
Ming's Daddio and Big Bro
This morning in Portland, Oregon Titus and I tackled 26.2 miles of the hard, wet pavement of the Rose City. The race started with dry skies, but ended wet. Very wet. Here we are at the MAX station (light rail) catching our train downtown at 5:45AM.
Once downtown we lined up at about 6:40AM with an enthusiastic throng of other runners for the 7AM gun.
Linda caught me at the 5 mile mark - still dry, and still relatively fresh. The rain came just shortly after this photo and stayed steady throughout the remainder of the race.
Linda tried to get a shot of Titus at the 5mi mark, but he wasn't going to slow down for anything - not even his Mom.
I outpaced Titus for about 12 miles, then ducked into a porta-potty to get rid of some excess Gatoraide. Just as I was emerging from the pit stop, Titus was running by - divine! We ran together for 3-4 miles until we hit a manly hill. He forged up it while my legs were feeling their age. The last 5 miles for both of us were really something. No, make that Really Something.
Titus finished his 26.2 miles in 3 hours 53 minutes 17 seconds. I was about 5 minutes behind him at 3 hours 58 minutes and 31 seconds.
Now where did I put my ice pack...
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Out Like A Light
Mommy ran some errands this afternoon with Ming...by the time Linda pulled into the garage after some running around, Ming Mei was sawing logs. I couldn't resist the photo opportunity...
Friday, September 26, 2008
Friday Night Games
After being out of town for a week and a half (first to Sitka, AK, then to San Diego, CA) it was great to get home tonight and enjoy hanging with my family. Here's a shot of Ming Mei playing the Dora match game.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
2nd Day of School
Ming started pre-school this week. She's one of the younger students, but that doesn't keep her from enjoying the fun with the other kids. She's on a two-day-a-week schedule (Tu & Th) in the mornings. Because yesterday was Ming's birthday, Linda was asked if she wanted to bring 'treats' for the kids today. She did, and everybody was glad. (I *think* this will be the last birthday celebration for Ming this year.)
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Happy Birthday to Me!
3 Years ago today a little girl was born in a village the Jiangxi Province of China. The morning she was born she was placed in an apple box and abondoned at the gate of the Civil Affairs building in the town of Yong Feng. Whoever decided to leave her there, perhaps her mother but more likely another relative, included in the box a small red tear-off note that identified her birthday at September 10, 2005. Red is a sign of 'good luck' in Chinese culture.
Today that little girl has become an essential member of our family. The joy and blessing she has brought to us is way more than the word 'luck' can convey. She is a true blessing and a gift from God. And that little girl, Ming Mei, has a new bike for her 3rd birthday.
Monday, September 08, 2008
Sunday, September 07, 2008
Fixin' 2B Three
Tonight was the first of a couple of different celebrations as we count down to Ming Mei's third birthday on Wednesday, September 10. Tonight we were at Grandma Szym's house for dinner and cupcakes. I rushed in from the airport after a weekend in Boulder, CO to catch the party halfway through the yummy meal...fortunately I didn't miss out on the candles and cupcakes!!
Ming got them all in one breath.
Ahhh...the delicious prize.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
2 Years Ago
Tonight we celebrated our two year 'Mingaversary' with our precious little daughter. Two years ago we saw Ming for the first time at the Civil Affairs building in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China http://storyofmingmei.blogspot.com/2006/08/arrival-of-ming-mei.html . She's come a long way in 24 months.
We celebrated this special day by having Chinese food on the back patio with Keith and Stacy Nelson, our adoption friends from Spokane who we met during our trip to China as they were adopting Lily Mei from the Yong Feng Orphanage in which Ming lived. Lily and Ming are 16 days apart in age, lived in the same orphanage for the first part of their lives, and now live a short distance from each other in Spokane - thousands of miles from their birth place.
Lily still likes to put her hands in her mouth for pictures, and Ming has grown a little more comfortable with her Mommy and the camera.
Kylie is Lily's older sister...she also joined us on the trip to China so it was fun seeing how she has grown.
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