Finally an update. We are all doing very well though Barb and Isla were sick most of last week. It was a beautiful Saturday today but we are bracing ourselves for a couple days of rain (snow level at 8000ft). That ought to be lovely for the skiing. :(

Here are a few recent pictures. At the beginning of February we celebrated Chinese New Year with the many other families who have adopted Asian children. Her is a picture of Isla with two of her good friends.
Two weeks ago one of Isla's good friends stayed with us for a whole week while her parents traveled to Taiwan to adopt her little brother. Both of them did very well especially since neither had spent so much time with another kido before. Here are a couple pictures from that time.

First Day Skiing

Isla had her first day on the slopes today. She surprised both her parents and was able to ski a bit without us holding her. We didn't think we would get much further than putting on the skis and trying to walk a little, but she proved us wrong and insisted on taking the chairlift four times and didn't want to go when it was time for lunch and nap.

A quick dress rehearsal at home.Off we go...

Isla skiing!!!

Isla and mom taking in the view from the chairlift.


Apres ski treat in the making!

Happy New Year!

Hope your Christmas was merry! We visited family before the holidays, so we spent our Christmas at our home and with friends. We have been enjoying the wonderful wintery weather!!

More New England and birthday celebrations

Isla had lots of fun visiting grandma, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends while in Maine and Mass. She especially enjoyed meeting her new cousin Gemma and playing with her cousin Edie. Isla also seems to have a special affection for her uncles as you can see in the previous post's pictures.

We are now getting lots of snow. Isla loves sledding and is very proud of her first snowman.

Thanks to everyone who helped us celebrate Isla's birthday!

Isla's Birthday pics

Here are some pictures from Isla's birthday party yesterday.

New England visit

Here are some new pics. Text to come...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!