The girls went out trick-or-treating this year around the neighborhood. Taylor designed her Gypsy fortune teller outfit and Kendy went as a cat. Both girls used their cool goodie bags Grandma Greta made for them. Of course they collected lots of candy and we ate it all! We also went to Nick's garden center for their fall festivities and Tagawa's as well.
What fun October is with friends, family and trick-or-treating! We had a few guests come stay at Chez Altman this past month and are looking forward to more in December. Our good friend Terra came for a visit as well as Grandma & Grandpa Altman. Taylor was on Fall Break for the week, so we covered just about everything from swimming to major snow with sledding and lots of Halloween fun. Taylor was a kitty for the library story-time and trick-or-treating and "I Dream of Genie" for the fun at the Wild Life Experience, and then back to the kitty at the fun-filled Halloween Eve event hosted by a local church. Taylor, Michelle, and Kristen all attended the fun-fest with jumping castles, more candy and a cake walk! Grandpa even won a pumpkin cake. The big excitement was when Taylor scaled a twenty foot rock wall at the event, as did Michelle and Kristen. Amazing to see the strong leg muscles she has while going up...even better to see her smile when she came down. Taylor's school also celebrated with a Fall festival and classroom party. October is host to more activities for us than any other month. I can't wait for November :) Snow Day! Did I mention we had 18+ inches of snow in our yard? Grandpa kept busy shoveling for a few days while the kids and I went sledding!
"An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break."
~An Ancient Chinese Proverb
It is said that when a child is born, these invisible red threads reach out from the child's spirit to all the important people who will enter her life. As she grows, the thread shortens, drawing her closer to the people who love her.
Our Match / Referral Photo of Taylor
This was the very first photo we ever saw of Taylor. She was already a cutie pie! This picture was taken of Taylor when she was approx. four months old, just after she was found. She is from the Luodian SWI, south of the city of Guiyang, in the Guizhou Province, approx. 400 miles NW of Hong Kong.
Kendy
Our Match Picture! She is 14 months and 2 days
Our little Ladybug from China
Kendy ~ Kendal May Xinfan Chinese name: Lian Xin Fan Xin (shin) means New Fan (fawn) means Sail May after Kip's mom Greta May Birth date: July 28, 2009 Birth place: unknown Orphanage: Lianjiang SWI, Guangdong Province Match day: September 30, 2010 Gotcha day:Nov 8, 2010 LID: 5/16/06, paperwork arrived in China Travel dates: Nov 4 -Nov 18 Jie Jie: Taylor Alyene Minfang Our journey to our forever family with Kendy began in Jan. 2006.
