The best birthday gift ever

Maya certainly is the best birthday gift ever! She is daddy's girl and loves him very much!

Happy Birthday Daddy Dunn and Uncle Peter

Today is Patrick and Peter's birthday!

We spent the day at school with Patrick. The teachers and students all made/bought him cards and gifts. They had cake and cupcakes--it was so much fun and so thoughtful.

Happy Birthday P and P! We love you both!

Home for four months

Can you believe it? Maya has been home with us for four months today! Where does the time go? Maya will be baptised next weekend. I can't wait for her to wear the dress we bought for her in China--it is so beautiful.
We will also be doing her re-adoption on Oct. 18th. We will be able to get her birth certificates in English that day--very cool. We are still waiting on her US Passport--we applied for almost three weeks ago and paid extra to get it sent back sooner--however it still has not arrived.
Thanks to all of you who continue to follow our journey--we're happy to share our joy with you.

The Dunns

A future chef

Who knows? Maya was too little to bake cookies at EPCOT but they let her have a chef hat anyway. She is so darn cute.

Hanging out in her room

Maya has just discovered the window seat in her room. She can climb up and hang out with the stuffed animals and dolls that are on there.

Oooh la la

Maya was too cute wearing this pink Parisian hat at EPCOT the other day.

So long summer

Hard to believe that summer is over, that Maya Lily is 18 months old and that we have been home for almost four months!
Here is our sweetie trying to walk in my shoes--she loves putting on our shoes and trying to walk around the house.

Maya turns 18 months old today

My gosh--she is getting older by the minute. I beg her everyday to stay my little baby--she of course just laughs at me!
We had her 18 month check up today. She had to get three shots--not fun. Maya is now 22 lbs. and 27 inches tall. So she basically has only gained three pounds since being home--all it is pasta :) and she has grown three inches as well.
We tried to get her hair cut yesterday--she screamed so we ditched the idea for now.

It's a boy!

Our dear friends Jody and Ronnie Robinson shared the good news that their son, Robert Thomas, was born today. They live in Indiana. RT weighed 10.8 lbs. and is 21.5 inches long--oh baby! Ronnie said both Jody and RT are doing well. They also have a two year old daughter named Amelia.
We miss you guys and hope to see you soon. Ragazzi!!!

Four months since Gotcha Day!

Where does the time go? It was been such a crazy summer since we got home from China. Maya Lily continues to amaze us. Our love for her is deeper than we could have ever imagined. She lights up our day and has brought so much joy to our family.
I still can't believe it has only been four months since Maya was placed in our arms. I really feel like she has been with us forever.
We have finally gotten her social security card and applied for her US Passport. We also hired an attorney to assist us with our re-adoption. We should have a court date in October.
Maya Lily will be baptised on Saturday, Oct. 6th. Her god-father Paul will fly down from Boston for the ceremony.