tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27957440181777516142024-02-20T22:08:49.750-06:00Adventures in Anderson LandA blog to keep up with the happenings of the Anderson family.David and Danyelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936258789064826659noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795744018177751614.post-40756909767834315212013-04-26T10:49:00.001-05:002023-09-11T18:47:33.079-05:00Siri loves to play dressup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The other day the boys came to wake us announcing that Siri had colored on her face with brown marker. Coming in slowly behind them was Siri, sad to be outed, but in her defense it was lipstick, not marker.</div>
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This girl loves to play dress up and can run in plastic heels like nobody's business.</div>
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: ) DanyelDavid and Danyelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936258789064826659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795744018177751614.post-65015872475961819082012-09-25T09:00:00.000-05:002012-09-25T09:00:29.970-05:00Happy Birthday J Pistol!<div style="text-align: center;">
Five years ago today Jack Paul brightened our life at 9:43 am.</div>
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Jack, you have always made us smile! You are such a happy kiddo.</div>
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I love that God has blessed you with such a great sense of humor. Like the fact that you came up with your own nickname... J Pistol. And such a caring heart. You give the best hugs.</div>
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You crack me up how when you are describing a toy you would like to have, it is always something really creative that you have totally made up. I know Santa loves getting your list!</div>
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Happy birthday sweet baby boy! We love you!</div>
David and Danyelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936258789064826659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795744018177751614.post-48402216768742318222012-06-04T04:37:00.000-05:002012-06-04T04:37:46.194-05:00April/May Photo Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The last couple of months have been busy ones here is Anderson land. We celebrated Siri's one-year gottcha day. Part of me can't believe that she has already been home over a year....but she feels like she has always been a part of the family.<br />
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Dale had his first ride on a school bus with a field trip to the zoo.....<br />
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Dale was very excited for kindergarten screening.....<br />
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and preschool graduation....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks for everything Ms. Victoria!</td></tr>
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Dale had a great Mother's Day weekend too. He learned to tie his shoes and ride his bike without training wheels!</div>
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We spent Memorial Day at Table Rock Lake with Mom and Dad.<br />
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David spent most his time on the inflatable hot dog Dad pulled behind the boat. The kids loved it.</div>
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Dale and Natalia tried a few times to go solo, but they were too light and ended up in the water every time.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Siri fell in love with Pringles. She nearly polished off an entire can.</span><br />
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But the best part of the trip was we were able to go to the Thai Consulate and register Siri's adoption!! <br />
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The boys had a blast making snowballs and "snow cones". Siri wasn't quite sure what to think of this white stuff her brothers were eating.<br />
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We ordered Dad a "Times of Your Life" book from the New York Times store. It has a copy of the front page of the New York Times from the year Dad was born till 2011. A special thanks to Steven from FedEx for bringing the package to my house after a mix up with the delivery!<br />
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Dad was very surprised. Almost all of our family was able to make it to the party. Here is a picture of Dad with his brothers and sisters (minus Ted who had to work).<br />
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As even a bigger surprise (to even the surprise party planner) my brother Kobi and his family drove in from Wisconsin just for the special day!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We sang a little karaoke, ate cake and ice cream, and had fun watching Dale open his presents.</span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">This is the first party we have had outside of the house, and it was nice. The kids had fun, and we left the mess there. This is also the first time I ordered a cake instead of making one. It tasted great, and no-one got ill from too much food coloring. All in all a great day for a very special little boy.</span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Thank you to all of our family that helped to make Dale's birthday so wonderful!</span></div><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On a side note, basketball season has began. This year we are playing at The Courts, and we are probably the youngest, smallest team in our division. But the boys have worked hard, and we have actually made a couple of basket this year, unlike last season which ended without a successful basket (and this includes practice). Dale has even managed to make a couple of baskets during practice, which is huge for him. Last year he couldn't even hit the rim with the ball. </span></div></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and they have the best cheering section!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>September, 25th</strong> - Jack turned four. For Jack's birthday we had a racecar party. The weather was great and we had lots of fun with our wonderful family. Jack lovesto tell everyone "I am four, just like Dale". Dale always pipes up, "But I've been four longer." </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Off to the races in our cardboard box race cars.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Siri and Stella enjoying their cars.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great playground by the campsite.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can't go camping without smores.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First pumpkin carving of the year. Siri made an Elmo pumkin of course.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fishing was fun, even though we didn't catch anything (unless you count Dale catching himself).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack found a good one.</td></tr>
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At first I thought Jack was doing the robot, but on second look, I think he was doing some Kung Fu as inspired by the recently watched Kung Fu Panda II. And I promise Jack has shorts on. I guess he hiked them up to get his grove on. :)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/oaE3nXo-YIE?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>David and Danyelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936258789064826659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795744018177751614.post-23534442133587240732011-06-27T11:27:00.001-05:002011-06-27T11:29:03.534-05:00Display Your He{ART}: Handmade for HopeCheck out this awesome ETSY basket raffle to raise money for the Joplin tornado victims. Every dollar you donate gets your name in a raffle for one of 31 great baskets. The hard part is picking the basket! The deadline to enter is July 1st, so be sure to get your dollars in soon.<br />
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<a href="http://www.displayyourheart.com/2011/06/handmade-for-hope.html?spref=bl">Display Your He{ART}: Handmade for Hope</a>: " Almost 4 weeks ago, one of the biggest tornadoes America has ever seen swept through Joplin, MO., just 45 minutes from my home town. The ..."David and Danyelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936258789064826659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795744018177751614.post-11286294684099064622011-06-23T15:46:00.000-05:002011-06-23T15:46:37.704-05:00A Few Pictures From La Valle, WIWhile on vacation...<br />
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Dale made Siri her first Smore. It was a hit!<br />
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We ate at the <a href="http://www.dellsmoosejaw.com/">MooseJaw Pizza Company</a>, which not only has good pizza, but gives you a cool Moose Hat.<br />
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The boys got fun airbrushed tattoos and surfer necklaces.<br />
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~ Danyel AndersonDavid and Danyelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936258789064826659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795744018177751614.post-17981066301153214672011-05-30T16:54:00.001-05:002011-05-30T16:56:11.621-05:00Nine Years<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This weekend David and I celebrated nine years of marriage. It was a wonderful weekend! Siri and the boys spent the night at Nana and Papa Collins (Thanks Mom and Dad for babysitting) and she did great. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went for massages at Zen 3 Bodyworks, which was wonderful. Then, while on Pickwick Street, we discovered a really neat little grocery store. It is called </span><a href="https://www.homegrownfoodstore.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Homegrown Food.</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Everything they sell is made in the states, and most of it is made locally. We got some really great Apple Butter that was made in Dunnegan, MO by Ozark Country Kitchen. We also got the best granola I have ever had. We had the Dark Chocolate Cherry </span><a href="http://granolove.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Granolove</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and is made right here in Springfield, MO. I love how when you look at the list of ingredients on the back, you know what they all are. <span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">We will definitely be shopping there again. </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The following morning we decided to go mountain bike riding at </span><a href="http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/Applications/MOATLAS/AreaSummaryPage.aspx?txtAreaID=7940"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Little Sac</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Once we got there, we <span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">decided </span>to try our hand at </span><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Geocaching</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. We were using the app on our phone, which gets you in the ballpark of the hidden cache. <span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">On our first one, we started on the wrong side Highway 13, which was unfortunately full of poison ivy. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Turns out Geochaching is a lot of fun and we plan on doing it again. Maybe we can work it into our road trip to Wisconsin this summer. Although we will need to improve some on our hunting skills or it may make for an extra long trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for an amazing nine years David! We have had so many exciting adventures; I can only imagine what the next nine years will hold. I love you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Danyel</span>David and Danyelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936258789064826659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795744018177751614.post-52989724047914632292011-05-26T23:37:00.002-05:002011-05-27T11:44:22.688-05:00Volunteering in JoplinToday two friends (thanks Amy and Piper) and I went to Joplin to volunteer. We were planning on volunteering in the missing person call center, but when that area was full we ended up out in the neighborhood helping with debris removal. And I am so glad we did. I know we have all seen pictures on the news of the devastation, but to see it in person is surreal. <br />
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We were not even working in the most heavily damaged area because they are still conducting search and rescue in those areas. So we spent the day with about 20 strangers clearing out the backyard of two homes. We made a lot of progress, but there was still a lot to be done. A lot. It was a bit frustrating that so many of us worked so hard and barely made a dent in the work that needs to be done.<br />
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But I have to share, what touched me the most were the volunteers themselves. One traveled from Texas, another from Pennsylvania. We also had folks that had driven in from Oklahoma and Arkansas. They had seen the devastation on the news and wanted to come help. I can't say that if I saw that a tornado had hit Pennsylvania, I would feel compelled to drive there and help out. I can tell you that I will now. <br />
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When catastrophes such as these happen, it's easy to search the depths of your spirituality to find a reason as to why this was allowed to occur. In the past, I've spent so much time trying to figure out God's rationale, and fully knowing that I could never come to know His reasoning, that I lose sight of what's right in front of me. In this case, I still don't know the "why", but what I do know is that God was felt all over that place today. I truly feel that God is love. And despite what might look like a wasteland in pictures, God's presence is unmistakable.<br />
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The other day her friends Maddax and Tyler gave her a doll that has one of those magic milk bottles. <br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">When you turn it upside down the milk disappears. Siri just can't figure out where the milk is going. She will feed her baby, then try to take a drink herself. It is so cute! </div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Siri loves to do what her big brother's are doing. She HATED brushing her teeth in Thailand. Now she can't wait to brush her teeth and tries to do so many times a day.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Easter was good. Siri had fun coloring Easter Eggs and ate way too much candy. </div><div align="left"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JERqpLXM901otV0g9jUNAvVAaGBVEYy1KIImLljbtL1G0AsisbS1Mad1Qs9sPLjxbiOAT9EXZSStfjHLzMF32Vq8tZyHevhfkG-QpApd3bIrhU1EkiCvoVyvPzyGmwtAEpcOokVWbMOq/s1600/IMG_9307.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JERqpLXM901otV0g9jUNAvVAaGBVEYy1KIImLljbtL1G0AsisbS1Mad1Qs9sPLjxbiOAT9EXZSStfjHLzMF32Vq8tZyHevhfkG-QpApd3bIrhU1EkiCvoVyvPzyGmwtAEpcOokVWbMOq/s400/IMG_9307.JPG" width="266px" /></a></div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div align="left">Speaking of the little tornado, she is awake, so my computer time is up. :) </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Danyel </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwo_OtiGjPuY3jHMabxHClZfyFHvKpeEQ71XRct-gFof6jc1cT3By9VBPhKqAC-aiaKfKEaCc2aylwVKHd8Otb660-QaOEqGTaMG08q7YwvDtGanebZfo9nDbuIcJOSTc-WApmSAel7zjU/s1600/Danyel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwo_OtiGjPuY3jHMabxHClZfyFHvKpeEQ71XRct-gFof6jc1cT3By9VBPhKqAC-aiaKfKEaCc2aylwVKHd8Otb660-QaOEqGTaMG08q7YwvDtGanebZfo9nDbuIcJOSTc-WApmSAel7zjU/s1600/Danyel.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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We landed in Springfield at 1:30 (only 37 hours after we left our hotel room at 6 pm) and Dale and Jack greeted Siri with a welcome home sign. I swear those boys have gotten so much bigger in the two weeks we were gone!<br />
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Siri did great. At the house she ran around and played with the boys. She likes her room but she loves the boys' room. Anything that moves or makes sounds she loves. She played spaceship and monster truck with Jack. Dale tried to get her to sit on his lap and read a book, but she wasn't ready to sit still. <br />
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Around five the lack of sleep hit me like a ton of bricks. I felt like I had been drugged. I just couldn't stay awake. So we all piled into our bed to watch Bolt. Everyone was out but Dale. He woke me up after the movie wanting to play. Somehow I talked him into one more movie. Next thing I know it is one in the morning and we have all taken a really long nap. We got up and had dinner then played for the next several hours. Finally at three the kids were worn out, so we put them to bed and started unpacking. <br />
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We spent today visiting Khao San Road...the street where they filmed the movie, The Beach with Leonardo DiCaprio. It's changed a bit since then. Not quite so seedy as it used to be. <br />
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Tomorrow is the Thai new year celebration where everyone totes squirt guns and drenches everyone walking on the street. Evidently they decided to start the tradition a little early on Khao San Rd. Didn't get squirted, but saw several who did. You boys would love it. You can just walk around squirting people with your water guns. And they sell some big water guns.<br />
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Getting on the plane tomorrow! Love you and see you soon!<br />
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Love, Mommy and DaddyDavid and Danyelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936258789064826659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795744018177751614.post-17100147564284884492011-04-11T10:33:00.000-05:002011-04-11T10:33:59.767-05:00Siri gives kissesHey boys, it’s your daddy!<br />
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We had a great day on Monday. Along with all the other mommies and daddies that adopted kids here, we hired a driver to take us to the floating market. The market is about an hour and a half drive outside of Bangkok. Once we got there, we hired a boat driver to take us around the city that lines the canal. <br />
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Another highlight was when our boat driver docked and let us walk around a Buddhist temple. We took lots of pictures while a monk worked tirelessly making candles and bundles of incense for worshipers to burn. <br />
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Siri loved the boat ride. As we passed different vendors she’d wave and yell, “Bye-Bye!” Thai people find it so strange that we actually have a Thai baby with us. Many have stopped to talk to her and have told us how much she looks Thai. They’re really shocked when we tell them that she is. One lady, not trying to be offensive I’m sure, asked us if she was Thai, then proceeded to tell her how lucky she was. I was glad that she had no idea what she was saying. We just kept telling the lady of how lucky we were to have her. Wherever we go though, she attracts a lot of attention. <br />
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Oh, and today she gave me my first kiss on her own! It was a great day.<br />
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Hope you all have a wonderful day. Can’t wait to see everyone!<br />
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Yesterday we spent much of the day wondering through the HUGE Weekend Market. The market is said to be the biggest flea market in the world and after experiencing it, I believe it. It's a maze of tightly clustered vendors that covers about 10 acres of space. It was easy to get lost and lose your bearings once inside. The key was to locate the tower in the very center of the market so that you could figure out where you were in relation to where you began. So after spending so much time walking, sweating, and haggling with vendors over prices, we decided to keep today a little more low key.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">As we were about to depart, we noticed some really loud music and a bunch of commotion going on in the street. When we got to a better viewing point, we saw the Red Shirts. We read some about the Red Shirts before we arrived. Evidently, they are a group that doesn't like the Thai government and periodically form protests. This time last year, the protests turned violent and the largest mall in the country was nearly burned down. It's just now reopening. After talking to some bystanders, this was the anniversary of their protests a year ago and 75,000 Red Shirts were descending upon downtown Bangkok for another rally. As you can see from the video I shot, the police were on hand in big numbers, but stood by as Red Shirts jumped out of their vehicles to conduct the traffic themselves. Protesting the government in the US is nothing unusual, but in Thailand, it's against the law to say or do anything that paints the Royal family in a bad light. As you can tell from the video, not all Thais feel that the government is doing a poor job. This one old man was letting the protesters have it!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/fxmWsfQfRC8?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">But the best part of our day was watching Siri continue to make such big strides, like she has everyday. Today, her and I played a ton, and she laughed more than I've ever seen her laugh before. She let me pick her up and hold her for 5 minutes today, and really likes for me to pick her up and toss her in the air. We closed out the afternoon by the pool and she tried to swim to me. She likes the water, but can't help but try to drink it. She's adjusting amazingly!! After she goes to bed and mommy and me spend time on the sofa talking, I usually say something about how much progress she's made each day, but conclude by saying that I wouldn't look for her to make that much more tomorrow. But each day she becomes noticeably more social and open....especially towards me. At this rate, it's not out of the realm of possibility that I could be carrying her off the plane! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHxqIioBUOgCIvpAtUEBwgKpsJnfQTPK7YMmdHzw7rt9oyYQIqydKPIGqWEVPCk7ZGlT5fceW92HEYg28PNj_26SSMYwKnn76SPwUO5w0jG_IdjhONX0zpjudxz1mqAYaBKkw8DHzY3FM/s1600/IMG_0639-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHxqIioBUOgCIvpAtUEBwgKpsJnfQTPK7YMmdHzw7rt9oyYQIqydKPIGqWEVPCk7ZGlT5fceW92HEYg28PNj_26SSMYwKnn76SPwUO5w0jG_IdjhONX0zpjudxz1mqAYaBKkw8DHzY3FM/s320/IMG_0639-1.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Thank you to all those who've been praying for us. I couldn't ask for a better transition, or a better tempered daughter. I've told everyone that this girl is tough as nails! She can fall down at a full speed run and hop up with nothing but giggles. There hasn't been one time that she's fallen or banged her head that she's ever cried or shed a tear. No amount of heat or lack of nap or lack of food has ever caused her to be cranky or whimper. She's just so easy to take care of. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It's been 9 days since we first met, and I wake up each morning excited to see what new things I'll discover about her. In the beginning, all I could see were the differences between her and our other two kids. But the more I'm around her and get to know her, the more I notice how much she's just like our boys, and the better I feel about her integration into our family.</div><br />
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It was god to talk to you this morning. Hope you have a great day at the ball park with Nana and Papa. <br />
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It is raining here tonight. Our first big thunderstorm. Siri is sleeping.<br />
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We had a good day today. We took the metro for the first time. Siri seemed to enjoy riding the train.<br />
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Siri is also doing well. She is even learning to say your names. She likes playing with Daddy, and guess what Jack, she loves playing cars too! She pushes it around and says Brrrmmmmbrrrmmmm.<br />
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She loves shoes. She will put on Daddy's shoes and try to walk around the room. She also loves to say cheese for the camera, she can say bye-bye and she can blow a kiss.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>Love, Mommy and Daddy!David and Danyelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936258789064826659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795744018177751614.post-28369352560545956132011-04-08T10:25:00.000-05:002011-04-08T10:25:16.416-05:00FridayHi Boys -<br />
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It's Momma. Sorry we missed our morning call this morning. Siri was having a hard time going to sleep and I lost track of time. When I called you had already left for school.<br />
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Daddy, Siri and I had a good day today. Siri woke up in a great mood. She really wanted to try on the outfit our social worker, Pat, got for her. It is a traditional Thai outfit, and it is too big for Siri to wear, but she was determined so I left her put it on.<br />
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She also loves trying on shoes.<br />
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After breakfast we took a taxi to the Pahurat Market. Siri rode in the backpack carrier, remember, the one I tried out on you two. She was unsure at first but then loved it. It was a hot day and we all got really sweaty, but Siri was a trooper.<br />
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Hope you have a great day! We love and miss you. Talk to you soon.<br />
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Love, Mommy and DaddyDavid and Danyelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936258789064826659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795744018177751614.post-54255512117963273442011-04-07T11:21:00.001-05:002011-04-07T19:57:05.346-05:00I see your true colors shining throughHi Boys -<br />
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It's Momma. It was so good to talk to you this morning. I hope you have a fabulous day today. Siri had a really great day today. She is really starting to talk and play. Here are a few pictures and videos from our day. Here is Siri reading her family book. She loves to sit on the floor and crinkle the pages (thanks Jess and Nancy for the book - she loves it!)<br />
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Here is a picture of her napping. She likes to sleep holding the bottle in her mouth.<br />
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And here she is trying to wear Daddy's sunglasses.<br />
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She also loves to use the TV remote. I know two other little boys who love to do that!<br />
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</div>Love, Mommy and DaddyDavid and Danyelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936258789064826659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795744018177751614.post-49021587816788903042011-04-06T09:43:00.000-05:002011-04-06T09:43:06.404-05:00A Day at the Dusit Zoo in BangkokHey Boys! It's Daddy here. <br />
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Today we had the day off from any appointments or meetings and decided to spend the day at the zoo. Mommy and I were just talking about how sissy doesn't like hanging around the hotel room, as it probably reminds her of that horrible day when she was taken away from her foster momma. So the more time that we spend out and about, distracting her from thinking about her former home and having fun, the better.<br />
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The zoo was fun. We feed some goats a bottle of milk, sissy pet a baby cheetah (great parenting move on our part), and we got to see a sea lion show. <br />
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</div>While my goal of having her be calm with me holding her by the time we get back on the plane is growing dimmer by the day, progress is still being made, and everyday I see her smile a little bit more. It's signs like these that overwhelm any part of me that is saddened by her lack of affection towards me, and still make me the luckiest dad in the world.<br />
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We love you and miss you so much. It was so good to talk to you today. Hope you have a great day at school and we can't wait to see those school pictures!<br />
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Love, Mommy and DaddyDavid and Danyelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936258789064826659noreply@blogger.com1